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Utomi, EFCC disagree over 2007 campaign funding

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Latest Politics Tuesday, September 17th, 2013

-punch Former Chairman of Bank PHB (now Keystone Bank), Prof. Pat Utomi, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday disagreed over the funding of his 2007 presidential campaign. The EFCC, through its counsel, Mr. Kemi Pinhero(SAN), said the defunct PHB had granted a N2.7bn loan to Baywood Continental Limited, also chaired by […]

Super Eagles are 100% sure of victory against Ethiopia

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, September 17th, 2013

The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) said it was confident the Super Eagles have a 100 per cent chance of beating Ethiopia to qualify for the 2014 World Cup finals. NFA’s Assistant Technical Director, James Peters, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja he was sure the team would be in Brazil […]

Ibori hid assets in Oando, says Briish prosecutors

Posted by admin Delta, Headlines, State News Tuesday, September 17th, 2013

-Punch Convicted former Delta State Governor, Chief James Ibori, hid some of his assets in an indigenous integrated oil company, Oando Plc, according to a British prosecutor. The prosecutor was quoted by Reuters in a report on Monday as saying that the former governor, who is serving a 13-year jail term in the United Kingdom for […]

Private Jet: El Rufai dismisses CAN’s threats

Posted by admin Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Headlines Tuesday, September 17th, 2013

-Punch A former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory and Deputy National Secretary of the opposition All Progressives Congress, Nasir el-Rufai, says he is not perturbed by the seven-day ultimatum given to him by the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria. El-Rufai had, in an interview with a national newspaper (not The PUNCH) […]

Undergraduates, others, arrested for stealing N2b from bank

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, September 17th, 2013

-Punch The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested two young men who claimed to be undergraduates of the University of Jos, Isaiah Friday and Azzaior Samuel, for an alleged N2.05bn fraud. Two bureau de change operators, Salihu Mahmoud and Dan Ibrahim, were also arrested in connection with the alleged crime. The suspects were […]

Revealed: The deal between Jonathan and the ‘rebel’ governors

Posted by admin Governors, Latest Politics Tuesday, September 17th, 2013

More facts have emerged on the Sunday night meeting between President Goodluck Jonathan and aggrieved governors in theNew Peoples Democratic Party. Presidency sources made this known just as Jonathan met behind closed doors with some PDP governors loyal to the Bamanga Tukur-led National Working Committee of the party. One of the sources at the Sunday […]

World Cup Play-off: Nigeria gets Ethiopia, Ghana gets tough Egypt

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, September 16th, 2013

By Ian Hughes BBC Sport Ghana will play Egypt in the pick of the ties in the 2014 World Cup play-offs which decide who reaches Brazil. Egypt, the only side on the continent to have a 100% record in qualifying, were the one non-seeded team all the seeds would have hoped to avoid. African champions […]

TIFF 2013: Nollywood never had it better at an international film fest

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, September 15th, 2013

The Toronto International Film Festival, TIFF, which opened on Thursday, September 5 and will close this Sunday, is sure to go down in the annals as one of the best for Nigeria. Not only have several of the country’s filmmakers showed up at the annual event, many Nigerians are beating their chests over the premiere […]

Jonathan may sack more ministers •As assessment team turns in fresh reports

Posted by admin National Politics, Presidency, Top Stories Saturday, September 14th, 2013

IT appears President Goodluck Jonathan is not done yet with the cabinet shake-up he began on Wednesday, as indications emerged on Friday he could name more ministers for replacement shortly. Saturday Tribune gathered that the assessment team, which x-rayed the sacked ministers’ performance, has already turned in another report, which will be used in relieving […]

Press Release: The Days of Abacha Are Here – Breakaway PDP

Posted by admin Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Presidency, Sani Abacha (1993-98) Friday, September 13th, 2013

13-09-13 PRESS RELEASE The Days of Abacha Are Here Again With Us – Breakaway PDP It started like a joke. After the State Governors elected their leader, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, in a vote of 19 to 16, defeating Gov. Jonah Jang of Plateau State to retain his position as Chairman […]