THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has recovered N171.05 billion from debtors of seven of the ten troubled banks, representing 15.13 per cent of the total of about N1.13 trillion debts owed them.

The judicial staff in Ekiti State yesterday joined their counterparts in the federation to stay away from their duty posts.

The All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) gubernatorial candidate in the 2007 elections in Edo State, Mr. Emmanuel Arigbe-Osula, has charged Governor Adams Oshiomhole to focus on his campaign promises instead of chasing shadows of Chief Tony Anenih, the PDP leader in the state.

IJAW national leader, Chief Edwin Clark, yesterday, accused the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Michael Aondookaa, SAN, of plotting to free the former governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori, from the corruption charges leveled against him in a Federal High Court in Asaba, Delta State.

FOR Mr. Benjamin Nnamdi Ekwueme, serving in the Imo State cabinet is not only a privilege but service to the people of his state. Ekwueme, an engineer, is Special Adviser to the Imo State Governor, Ikedi Ohakim, on Project Monitoring and Implementation, and was recently honoured by the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) with fellowship awards.

THE Management of Capital Oil, an operator in the downstream oil and gas sub-sector has accused major marketers of petroleum products of masterminding the artificial fuel scarcity currently experienced across the country.

THE Paramount ruler of Ogbe-Ijoh kingdom, HRH, Pere Oduwor 11, has charged his people to continue to live in harmony with their Urhobo brothers. He also expressed happiness that the age-long boundary dispute between both ethnic nationalities was resolved during his reign.

The Supreme Court, will today commence hearing in the suit on who the flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State in the April 14, 2007 governorship election was, whether it was Mr. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and Sir Celestine Omehia.

THE police has been handed another rare opportunity to prove its seriousness with the promises it has made to tackle kidnapping. The kidnap of Pa Simeon Nwankwo Soludo, father of Professor Chukwuma Soludo, former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has upped the intrigues in the Anambra State governorship election. Events so far are […]

THE conviction and sentencing of erstwhile chairman of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Chief Olabode George and five other members of the NPA board under him to two and half years in prison each, seems to have elated many Nigerians.

By Sola Ogundipe THE call by Ministers of Health of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for the passage of abortion laws all its member States including  Nigeria, has been received with mixed feelings. The call which was contained in a communiqué issued after the First Extraordinary Assembly of ECOWAS Health Ministers held […]

…marks 50th anniversary By Chioma Obinna Where do I go from here?” This was the question Bosun asked no one in particular as he stared into space one sunny afternoon at a Primary HealthCare Centre (PHC) in Ikorodu area of Lagos. The 20-year-old youth stood speechless at the entrance of the PHC with his hands […]

By Sola Ogundipe LAGOS State Governor,  Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has been called upon by the State branch of the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) to put a check on activities of the Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency (HEFAMAA) under the Lagos State Health Reforms Law. Fashola is also urged to critically appraise […]

By Sola Ogundipe PRESIDENT Umar Yar’Adua, Vice President Goodluck Jonathan and  the 36 State  Governors are set to participate in the upcoming  Presidential Summit on Health  being coordinated by the Federal Ministry of Health. The event with the theme  “Accepting Collective Responsibility for Improving Our Health in Nigeria,”  holds in Abuja on November 5-6, 2009. […]

By John Moyibi Amoda THE Fall of Adam RECENTLY the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God was reported to have removed the pastor of one its high profile parishes from the office of pastor on account of his re-marriage after a long period of being separated from his wife.