New evidence has emerged to prove that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) actually cleared former Governors James Onanefe Ibori, Victor Attah and Bola Tinubu of all allegations – in 2008 – while Mr. Nuhu Ribadu himself was EFCC boss.
THE government of Ondo State, in honour of the late legal icon and human rights activistis, Chief Ganiyu Oyesola Fawehinmi, promised yesterday to establish a Diagnostics Centre in his hometown, Ondo.
THE Federal Government has announced a loss of about 1,101,488 barrels of oil per day (bopd) during the first quarter of 2009 alone mainly due to the crises in the oil rich Niger-Delta region.
Investors’ woes were heightened last week, as the value of their investments on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) dipped by N706.21 billion.
NIGERIA has some laws ordinary Nigerians would wonder when they were made. One of them is the Fiscal Responsibility Act, FRA, a 2007 law that expects prudent management of public finances from governments and their agencies.
The law is observed in breach as cases of outright malfeasance show. The FRA was meant to track and prevent [...]
By Godfrey Bivbere
When Lt. Commander Tanko Ibrahim finished preparing for work that fateful morning and bid his family goodbye as he drove out of his Close B, House 9, Navy Town Ojo residence, little did he know what danger awaited him.
He had decided to visit some of the boys working for him around Tin-Can Island [...]
By Emmanuel Ovuakporie
OWERRI—The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Vice Chancellor of the Imo state University, Prof I.C.Okonkwo and two other top officials of the institution over an alleged N70million fraud.
PETROLEUM and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), has given a July 3, 2009 deadline for all labour/industrial relations matters including pensions and gratuities of members that must be discussed and finalised before any alleged planned sale of Addax Petroleum Development Nigeria Ltd is consummated to avoid the wrath of organised labour.
THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has renewed its determination to make the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos a no-go for drug traffickers.
The agency’s position was made known as a drug trafficker abandoned 19 pieces of compressed cannabis with a total weight of 20.8 kg in a refuse dump at the Lagos airport.
The [...]
*Says President’s style guarantees stability and assured development
*Speaks on his relationship with Senate president and Senator George Akume
GOVERNOR Gabriel Torwua Suswam has been the governor of Benue State for two years now. As the nation continues its celebration of ten years of democracy, Suswan, who was a member of the House of Representatives from 1999-2007, [...]
