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Govs meet on N304bn deductions by FG

Posted by admin Governors Monday, April 23rd, 2012

BY HENRY UMORU ABUJA- THE 36 state governors under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, NGF, will today meet in Abuja to deliberate on the lingering problem of heavy deductions by the Federal Government from the Federation Account in the name of fuel subsidy. Director-General of Forum, Asishana Okauru, told Vanguard, yesterday, that issues […]

N1.1trn Subsidy Fund Scam: NNPC dares CBN, Reps; wants proof

Posted by admin CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), House, Latest Politics, Legislature Monday, April 23rd, 2012

By Emmanuel Aziken, Clara Nwachukwu, CLIFFORD NDUJIHE, aDEMOLA aKINYEMI, Yemi Adeoye & Mike Eboh LAGOS—Ahead of tomorrow’s commencement of debate on the report of the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee on the utilization of petroleum subsidies, industry and political stakeholders were weekend separately upbeat and muted over alleged errors in the recommendations. The Nigerian National […]

Ibori’s legal team to appeal sentence

Posted by admin Delta, Headlines, State News Monday, April 23rd, 2012

By Emma Arubi WARRI—THE legal team of the former Governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori is to appeal the 13 years sentence handed him by a London court last week. A reliable member of the team and a Warri- based legal practitioner, who does not want his name in print, told Vanguard exclusively, that […]

Pension scam: Seven bureau de-change operators used to loot N38bn, EFCC tells court

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, April 23rd, 2012

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has exposed before a Federal High Court in Abuja, how five civil servants in the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, OHCSF, used seven different bureau de-change operators, to steal over N38 billion from pension funds. The anti-graft agency […]

Aregbesola islamisation plot: Evidence abound – Omisore

Posted by admin Osun, State News Monday, April 23rd, 2012

BY GBENGA OLARINOYE OSOGBO — Former Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, Senator Iyiola Omisore, yesterday, dissociated the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from alleged security report claiming that Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State was planning to islamise the state and secede from Nigeria. He argued that evidence on the ground was enough to substantiate the […]

Nigeria not ripe for diaspora voting, says Andy Uba

Posted by admin Legislature, Senate Monday, April 23rd, 2012

BY Henry Umoru ABUJA — CHAIRMAN, Senate Committee on Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Senator Andy Uba, PDP, Anambra South, has said if the commission must carry out the prosecution of one million suspects for electoral offences, there was the need for holistic electoral reforms to be carried out. He also said Nigeria was not […]

Pictures: Pandemonium as UI students protest epileptic power supply

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, April 23rd, 2012

By Nnamdi Ojiego Pandemonium this morning erupted at the Nigeria’s premier university – the University of Ibadan, as students took to the streets within the university to register their grievances and dissatisfaction over the epileptic power supply both from the PHCN and the university maintenance section. …the protesting students The protest led by the newly […]

Okonjo-Iweala seeks World Bank’s support for data base on Nigeria’s poor

Posted by admin Latest Politics Monday, April 23rd, 2012

Washington DC – Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, has solicited the World Bank’s support to create a good data base to help improve the social safety nets in Nigeria. She spoke on Sunday at the on-going Spring Meeting of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in Washington DC. Okonjo-Iweala said […]

Church condemns marital abuses

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, April 23rd, 2012

The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Kaduna Province II, on Monday condemned the act of marital abuses among Christian spouses. Mrs Aanuoluwani Olaniyan, wife of the Pastor in charge of province , said that marital abuse was sad and an evil that was now manifesting in Christian homes and in the Church of God. Olaniyan was speaking at the fourth […]

Boko Haram: We ‘ll continue to preach peace, says Catholic priest

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines Monday, April 23rd, 2012

The Vicar-General of the Catholic Diocese of Kano, Rev. Fr. Peter Ebidero, says the Catholic Church will focus on preaching peace and the virtue of living in peace. Ebidero made this known on Monday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano. According to him, in spite of the current wave […]