Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mrs Farida Waziri has described as baseless criticisms over a purported advisory list to political parties saying that those behind the outcry are only out for mischief.
Within the past four weeks, I have read reports where some Nigerians suggested that revolution may yet be the way out of the mess in which we have found ourselves floundering as a nation. Some of them were well-meaning citizens too.
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday declined to issue a bench warrant for the arrest of the Managing Director of Spring Bank Plc, Mrs Olushola Ayodele and other top management staff of the bank, standing trial over alleged fraud and economic crimes to the tune of N5.208 billion.
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, has ordered the dissolution of all the 16 local governments in Ekiti State, just as the affected council chairmen have vowed to jettison the directive of the state government.
THE newly appointed Transitional Committee members appointed to run the affairs of the 18 Local Government Councils of Edo state, were yesterday sworn_in by Governor Adams Oshiomhole of the state.
Director General of National Agency For the Control of AIDS, NACA, Dr John Idoko, said preliminary reports had shown that national prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS was below 4.6%. This comes as National Toll Free Counselling lines have been made available to Nigerians for more information on HIV/AIDS.
Peoples Democratic Party Elders in Bayelsa-West Senatorial district in Yenagoa, have called on Bayelsans to vote for a credible politician from the area as governor of the State come 2011.
Former Rangers technical adviser Christian Chukwu has waded into the burning issue between former Rangers assistants coach Sylvanus Okpala and his ex-employers-Rangers.
THE dissolution of Enugu State Executive Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by the party’s National Chairman, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo, has again ignited a fresh round of crisis in his home state.
Commercial acti-vities were yesterday disrupted at Mushin area of Lagos State, following a renewed clash between factions of the National Union of Road Transport Works (NURTW) and outlawed members of Odua Peoples Congress (OPC), leading to the death of a female trader.
In its celebration of five decades of being at the forefront of cement manufacturing and sales in Nigeria, Lafarge Cement WAPCO Nigeria Plc, has pledged its continual contribution to the growth of the Nigerian economy through its brand, Elephant cement.
Senator Francis Spanner Okpozo, is one of the respected leaders in the South South. He is rooting for President Goodluck Jonathan in next year’s election.
After a lull in attack on oil facilities in the backwaters of the Niger Delta, unknown armed gunmen Friday blew up two pipelines belonging to the Italian oil giant, Nigerian Agip Oil Company in Bayelsa State about 4,000 barrels per day of production to be shut in.
Attempts by some Members of the House of Representatives to stall the ratification of the budget of the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, with the inclusion of the budget proposals for SIM Card registration, has drawn the ire of industry chieftains who said the issues border on the security of the nation and should be treated with utmost dispatch.
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