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Battle over $15m Ibori bribe shifts to Jan

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, December 11th, 2012

An Abuja Federal High Court on Tuesday fixed January 10, 2013 for hearing in the legal battle between the Federal Government and Delta State Government over the $15m former Governor James Ibori bribe money. The federal and state governments had been battling over the right to claim the controversial $15m allegedly received as bribe money […]

Ex-gov Audu to be declared wanted by EFCC

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Kogi, State News Tuesday, December 11th, 2012

DECEMBER 12, 2012 BY FRIDAY OLOKOR, ABUJA 10 COMMENTS The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday said it had concluded arrangements to declare Kogi State ex-governor, Alhaji Abubakar Audu, wanted over alleged N4bn fraud. A statement by the spokesperson for the EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, said the decision followed alleged evasion of arrest of […]

New revenue formula unlikely now –RMAFC

Posted by admin Latest Politics Tuesday, December 11th, 2012

The Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission has said it has no plan to review the revenue formula in the nearest future. The RMAFC spokesman, Mr. Ibrahim Mohammed, said the Commission could not come out with a new revenue sharing formula for the federal, states and the local government councils because of “inadequate funding”. Mohammed […]

N881bn spent, additional N161bn needed – Jonathan

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency Tuesday, December 11th, 2012

BARELY 24 days to the end of the year, President Goodluck Jonathan is requesting a fresh N161.1bn to pay outstanding and future subsidy claims for the rest of 2012. The President said his government’s provision for subsidy payment in the year was underestimated. Jonathan’s request was contained in a 2012 Supplementary Appropriation Bill he sent […]

Customs seize ammunition, 117 bags of indian hemp

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, December 11th, 2012

The Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Customs said on Tuesday in Abeokuta that it had seized 3,000 shotgun cartridges smuggled into the country. The command also seized 117 bags (392kg) of Indian hemp with a street value of about N1. 7m in the last three months. The Customs also confiscated 171 vehicles, 2,058 cartons […]

Governors demand $1bn from Excess Crude Account (greedy governors)

Posted by admin Governors, Headlines Tuesday, December 11th, 2012

The 36 state governors have made a request to the Federal Government for the release of $1bn (N158bn) to them from the controversial Excess Crude Account for some developmental projects. The Deputy Governor, Sokoto State, Alhaji Mukhtar Shagari, said this while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the 10th meeting of the National […]

Lawmaker initiates elderly scheme, gives aged people N13m

Posted by admin House, Legislature, Senate Tuesday, December 11th, 2012

Senator Oluremi Tinubu has initiated Elderly Citizens Assistance Scheme as part of her programmes to alleviate poverty among the aged persons in her constituency. Tinubu, who represents Lagos Central Constituency in the Senate, gave N10, 000 each to 1,300 elderly persons, aged from 65 and above, spread across 13 local governments that make up the […]

The Charles Okah prison letter

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, December 11th, 2012

Several Nigerian-related websites and the social media are awash with what has come to be known as the Charles Okah Prison Letter.The handwritten letter, about five pages in length, was addressed to His Eminence Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie, the Archbishop Emeritus of Lagos. Pope Benedict XVI and the Catholic Bishop of Abuja Diocese were also […]

Gunmen kidnap Gen. Oluwole Rotimi’s wife

Posted by admin Headlines, Oyo, State News Tuesday, December 11th, 2012

Titilayo, wife of a Miltary Governor of the old Western Region, Brig-Gen Oluwole Rotimi (retd.), has been kidnapped by gunmen in Ibadan. It was learnt that Mrs. Oluwole was kidnapped around 6.30pm on Monday in front of her company, AOK Logistics Limited. Mrs. Oluwole, whose husband was also a former Ambassdor to the United States […]

Picture: Okonjo-Iweala’s mum’s kidnap: Army, Police, DSS, Customs lay siege to Ogwashi-Uku

Posted by admin Delta, Headlines, State News Monday, December 10th, 2012

Men of the Nigerian Police Force, the Army, Directorate of State Service, DSS, Customs and other security agencies have Monday taken over the premises of the traditional ruler of Ogwashi-Uku, Obi Chukwuka Okonjo and laid siege to other parts of the town after the kidnap of Prof. Kamene Okonjo, 82, mother of the Minister of […]