ADAMUGATE: Bio confirms EFCC interest
The minister of sports and chairman national sports commission, Ibrahim Isa Bio has said he has lost contact with embattled Nigerian CAF and FIFA executive committee member, Dr Amos Adamu; since he was provisionally suspended by the world football governing body over the alleged cash for vote scandal.
Fashola hosts Mary Robinson, Jesse Jackson at Kuramo Conference 2010
Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola of Lagos State is expected to host about 3,000 delegates from 25 countries across the continents at the Kuramo Conference 2010 scheduled to hold between November 2 and 4.
Senate scraps PIC over illegal sales of FG houses
THE Senate has approved the scrapping of the Presidential Implementation Committee, PIC, over alleged non-remittance N1.2 billion made from sales of Federal Government properties in Lagos and Abuja.
External reserves fall by 4.82%
Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has announced that the nation’s external reserve has fallen by 4.82 per cent to $33.907 billion within the first 21 days of October.
Peace keeping fund: Reps summon Kayode, Aganga, Sanusi others
The House of Representatives Committee on Defence has summoned the Minister of Defence, Chief Adetokunbo Kayode, SAN, and Finance Minister, Olusegun Aganga, to appear before it tomorrow to explain what they knew about several billions of naira meant for United Nations Peace Keeping operations in Liberia and Dafur, among others.
Revolt in PDP: Jonathan’s intervention fails to stop turmoil
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, stepped into the crisis engulfing the National Chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo with a plea to rebel members of the National Working Committee, NWC, to sheath their swords pending the return from medical vacation of the embattled chairman.
