THE Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, has threatened to sue ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua, Borno State Governor, Senator Ali Bunu Sheriff; Attorney-General of the Federation and the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ogbonna Onovo, for the mindless killing of Christians by a Muslim fundamentalist sect —Boko Haram— in parts of the country last year.

The Rivers State government has said the state possessed a huge gas reserve that would last for over 150 years.

The chief driver to Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Joe Frank, has been kidnapped, with N100 million ransom placed on his head by the abductors. [More…] [More…] [More…] [More…]

FORMER Vice President, Atiku Abubakar yesterday stormed the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to formally intimate the party’s National Chairman, Prince Vincent Ogbulafor of his return to the party.

ACTING President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, rounded-off his five-day working visit to the United States of America, USA, with an appearance as a guest at the Centre for Global Development, CGD, in Washington DC, where he acknowledged the sterling contributions of Malam Nuhu Ribadu, the founding Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

Ghana Coach, Herbert Ado, is confident his players would cherish a clash with Nigeria in a dream final of the First WAFU Nations Cup, holding in Ogun State.

The Economic and Finanical Crimes Commission, EFCC, insisted yesterday that it sent an invitation letter to former Delta State governor, Chief James Ibori, saying he was not declared wanted same day he was invited.

Last Friday, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, released a draft proposal of its new capital base for the three categories of banks that may be licensed soon. The draft proposal indicates that banks that will operate as national banks will maintain the current N25 billion minimum capital base, while those that will operate as international banks will be required to have a minimum capital base of N 100 billion.

Former governor of Delta State, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, has refuted what he called curious claims by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday 14 April 2010 that it invited him by “proxy” to answer certain questions in its office.

WAFU Cup has been a harvest of goals for the Super Eagles as they top Group A with 11 goals and nine points followed by Senegal with five goals and six points which gave both the semi-final ticket.