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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 […]

Alamieyeseigha, my political benefactor – Jonathan

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

Alamieyeseigha, my political benefactor – Jonathan DECEMBER 11, 2012 BY MIKE ODIEGWU, YENAGOA 2 COMMENTS President Goodluck Jonathan | credits: President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday described the former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, as his political benefactor. The President also called on the political class in the state to put aside their grievances […]

EFCC seeks Switzerland’s help in fuel subsidy probe

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, EFCC Politics, Headlines, Latest Politics Monday, December 10th, 2012

DECEMBER 11, 2012 BY AGENCY REPORTER 1 COMMENT EFCC Boss, IBRAHIM LAMORDE | credits: File The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has sought Switzerland’s help in its investigation of a multi-billion dollar fuel subsidy scam, after some Swiss oil trading houses refused to cooperate with the authorities in Abuja, Nigerian officials have said. Reuters reported […]

Nigeria imported 96,629 vehicles in nine months

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, December 10th, 2012

DECEMBER 11, 2012 BY RASHEED BISIRIYU 2 COMMENTS | credits: File copy Nigerians imported 96,629 vehicles between January and September of 2012, the Nigerian Automobile Manufacturers Association said in its latest statistics. A breakdown of the figures showed that 22,192 of the vehicles were new and 74,437 vehicles were used ones. Of the new vehicles, […]

Corruption as Nigeria’s 37th state

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, December 10th, 2012

“Corruption has become a state of the Federation, drawing its weekly and monthly allowances from the Federation Account unabashedly” — Lagos lawyer and activist, Fred Agbaje Lately, the Nigerian media has been awash with opinions, analyses and editorials on the spiralling rate of corruption especially under the President Goodluck Jonathan-led administration. The war against graft […]

Okonjo-Iweala’s mom: Police dismiss $1bn ransom phone call

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, December 10th, 2012

DECEMBER 11, 2012 BY ADELANI ADEPEGBA AND IFEANYI ONUBA 6 COMMENTS PROF. Kanene Okonjo, mother of the Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala | credits: The police in Delta State have dismissed reports that abductors of Kanene Okonjo, mother of Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, are demanding $1bn as ransom. The state Police Commissioner, […]

EU releases fresh list of airlines banned from its airspace from Africa

Posted by admin Aviation, Headlines Monday, December 10th, 2012

THE European Union has released an updated list of airlines that remained barred from the continent’s airspace over safety related matters. EU’s Transport Commissioner, Siim Kallas announced that Eritrean air carriers are no longer certified to fly in the EU, with previously banned airlines from Mauritania now removed from the list. According to Kallas, “safety […]

Ibori’s appeal for hearing in early 2013

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, December 10th, 2012

THE appeal by former governor of Delta State, James Ibori, will be heard at the Royal Courts of Justice in the new year, sources at the courts told The Guardian Monday. Ibori, who was jailed in April at the Southwark Crown Court by Mr. Justice Anthony Pitts, is currently serving his 13-year jail sentence at […]