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EFCC: The man, Ibrahim Lamorde

FOR Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), this is like second coming having served as Acting Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in the period former anti-corruption czar, Nuhu Ribadu was spirited away on course at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, prior to the […]

BY EMMA UJAH, CLIFFORD NDUJIHE, HENRY UMORU, INALEGWU SHAIBU, BEN AGANDE OSCARLINE ONWUEMENYI, PAUL ODENYI ABUJA — NIGERIANS, yesterday, hailed President Goodluck Jonathan’s removal of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Chairman, Mrs. Farida Waziri, saying it was long overdue. Waziri was eased out of the commission after three-and-a half years on the saddle with […]

UK Justice Ministry partners Nigeria’s judiciary on terrorism

The nation’s judiciary and the United Kingdom Justice Ministry have commenced talks on the possibility of judicial cooperation on terrorism and terrorism-related cases. Top on the list is the possibility of training selected Nigerian judges particularly in the area of case management, a relatively new genre in the judicial process and an area in which […]

Removal of oil subsidy: FG to save $6bn – Minister

CHIEF  Emeka Wogu, the Minister of Labour and Productivity, on Tuesday said that the Federal Government would save about 6 billion dollars by removing fuel subsidy. Wogu said this while declaring open the 5th Quadrennial National Delegates Conference of Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Association Institutions (NASU) in Abuja. The theme of the conference […]

Why Farida Waziri was sacked

FURTHER details have emerged as to the reasons that led President Goodluck Jonathan to relieve the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mrs Farida Waziri, of her position. Sources told the Nigerian Tribune that the final straw that compelled President Jonathan to effect the removal had to do with a representation of […]

Privatisation: Senate indicts BPE, El-Rufai, Chigbue, Onagoruwa

The Senate Ad hoc Committee on Privatisation has indicted former Directors-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises for their roles in the sale of Federal Government enterprises from 1999 to date. The former BPE bosses, namely Dr. Julius Bala, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai and Mrs. Irene Chigbue were recommended for reprimand by the committee for seeking […]

Seven Governors meet Jonathan over Sylva

By    Emman Ovuakporie, Chris Ochayi & Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA—A LAST minute rally by seven Governors to salvage the candidacy of Governor Timipire Sylva of Bayelsa State for a second term on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP failed, yesterday, as a meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan was inconclusive. The botched move by the […]

Jonathan confirms Lamorde as new EFCC boss – Relieves Waziri as Chairman

President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday, approved the  appointment of new chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC , Ibrahim Lamorde who takes over the leadership of the commission in acting capacity. Lamorde’s appointment takes immediate effect and effectively relieves Mrs Farida Waziri of her position. More details later.wp_posts

FG to repair damaged pipelines with N320bn -Deziani (Another avenue to steal)

At last, the Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Deziani Allison-Madueke yesterday appeared before the House of Representatives where she disclosed that the Federal government had set aside the sum of $2 billion (N320 billion) to repair damaged pipelines in the next 12 months. Briefing the House Committee on Petroleum (upstream), she apologized to the committee for […]

Same sex marriage: Jonathan should speak out now –Senator Agbo

The immediate past vice-chairman of Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory, Senator Anthony Agbo has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to speak out on the call on African countries to adopt same sex marriage as directed by British Prime Minister. British Prime Minister, Cameron, was quoted to have recently called on African countries to adopt same […]