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N12bn pension fraud: Trial of ex-director, 31 others suffers setback

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, April 11th, 2011

A Federal High Court in Abuja, Monday, ordered an immediate arrest of two aides to the former Director of the Pensions Department, office of the Head of Service of the Federation, Dr Sani Teidi Shuaibu, following alleged roles they played in the illegal diversion of N12 billion from the coffers of the government through fictitious […]

Suspected Drug Courier, Ex-Naval Officer, Charged

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Headlines Monday, April 11th, 2011

A former Officer of the Nigerian Navy and one other person have been charged to court by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) over attempt to smuggle substances suspected to be hard drugs into the United States of America (USA). The suspect, who served with the Nigerian Navy for 12 years before he retired […]

Virgin Atlantic ‘May Need to Merge To Survive’

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, April 11th, 2011

Virgin Atlantic may need to merge with a rival or join an airline alliance to survive in the increasingly competitive world of aviation, which has been changed by the advent of cross-border super carriers. After falling behind in European consolidation following Air France’s merger with Dutch-based KLM, Lufthansa’s recent tie-ups and last year’s BA-Iberia merger, […]

FG shares N424.5bn

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, April 11th, 2011

THE three tiers of government yesterday, shared the sum of N424.578 billion from earnings in the month of March. While the federal government took a total of N177 . 712 billion, the states and local governments received N 115. 211 billion and N86. 724 billion, respectively. The oil producing states of the Niger Delta also […]

Picture: Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo is Captured

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Monday, April 11th, 2011

Forces loyal to Ivory Coast’s elected president Alassane Ouattara have seized strongman Laurent Gbagbo from his residence, bringing to a head a protracted conflict between two presidential rivals that had tilted the world’s largest cocoa producer toward civil war. A spokeswoman for Mr. Ouattara said Monday that Mr. Gbagbo was captured during a flurry of […]

We Got The Bomb From Osama Bin Laden -Kaduna Bomb Suspect

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, April 9th, 2011

THE police in Kaduna State have confirmed the arrest of three persons in connection with the bomb explosion that occurred at the outskirts of the state capital on Thursday night. This was as one of the survivors, who said his name was Mohammed, said that the bomb originated from Afghanistan. Speaking to newsmen on Friday […]

Court Dismisses Igbinedion’s Suit on Seized Property

Posted by admin Edo, Headlines, State News Saturday, April 9th, 2011

An application by the former governor of Edo state, Lucky Igbinedion, to have his property seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) released to him was on Friday dismissed by Justice Mohammed Idris of a Federal High Court in Lagos for lack of merit. In the meantime, the ex- governor speaking through his […]

Supreme Court Upholds Wammako’s Victory in 2007 Poll

Posted by admin Headlines, Sokoto, State News Saturday, April 9th, 2011

THE Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the fresh application brought by the Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) gubernatorial standard-bearer in the 2007 Sokoto election, Alhaji Mahammad Maigari Dingyadi, against Governor Aliyu Wamakko. Dingyadi had, through his counsel, Chief Akin Olujimi (SAN), approached the apex court asking it to reverse itself on its November 26, 2010 judgment […]

Drugs Concealed in Man’s Shoes as NDLEA Arrests 7

Posted by admin Headlines, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency) Saturday, April 9th, 2011

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has again traced narcotics concealed inside the sole of a passenger’s shoes. The development came even as seven suspected drug traffickers were found to be in possession of 8.262 kilogrammes of illicit drugs. One of the suspected drug traffickers that supplies phone accessories, Onuora Emeka, hid one kilogramme […]

WAEC Bans Candidates, Teachers Over Malpractices

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, April 9th, 2011

Some of the 51, 876 candidates who were involved in various allegations of examination malpractice at the November/December 2010 West African Senior School Certificate Examination have been banned from writing any WAEC-organised examination for three years. The acting chairman of the Nigeria Examinations Committee (NEC) of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Chief Adeniyi Falade, […]