Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, yesterday, dismissed as spurious, wicked and mischievous, an allegation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, that a total N32 billion of the proceeds realised from the sale of Federal Government houses between 2005 and 2007, under his supervision, was missing.

Former Chief of Army Staff, General Martin Luther Agwai, has warned that Nigeria’s democracy and those of other countries in Africa were in danger of being run aground unless issues of corruption and ignorance, as well as free and fair elections are tackled and given the attention they deserve.

A Lagos High Court has been asked to stop the proposed delegate conference slated for July 2010 by the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA.

AFTER reigning for 15 years, the Olofun of Irele in Irele Council area of Ondo State, Oba Cladius Olanrewaju-Lebi, was deposed yesterday as an Okitipupa High Court declared the stool vacant.

The World Bank has earmarked $158 million, approximately N23.7 billion, for the implementation of agricultural projects in Lagos and four other states of the federation.
The other states are Kano, Kaduna, Enugu and Cross River.

In a statement jointly signed by Chief Ogbetuo, Prince A Abugo and Sir (Hon) Eddy Akangbou, publicity secretary and secretary respectively the forum further urged the new PDP helmsman to end imposition being perpetuated by forces hiding under the noose of various State executives, especially in Delta.

NIGERIA Labour Congress, NLC, and the Action Congress, AC, yesterday, criticised the Federal Government’s decision to hold a summit on the nation’s 50 years of independence in London, describing it as wasteful and unpatriotic.

TRADE Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, has called on governors of the South- South states to adopt and implement the new salaries for civil servants in their various states.

THE Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Edo State, Dr Tunde Lakoju, who declared his ambition to run for the 2011 senatorial seat for Edo North district of the state, weekend, said that only the people of the area will decide who picks the senatorial ticket for the party and not “money bags.”

Environment advocacy group, Environment Rights Action and Friends of the Earth (ERA/FoEn) has expressed concern over the incessant oil spills at Ikarama community in the old Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.