NAFDAC refutes alleged attack on DG
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has denied media reports alleging that its Director General, Dr. Paul Orhii was mobbed by irate youths in Makurdi over location of dump site for destruction of seized fake and substandard drugs.
Suspects’ absence stalls GUO Transport boss’ kidnap case
An Onitsha High Court in Anambra State, presided over by Justice Chudi Nwankwo has adjourned further hearing to Monday, in a charge preferred against seven suspected kidnappers of an Onitsha-based transport magnet and Managing Director of G.U.O. Transport Limited, Chief G. U. Okeke.
Court upholds powers of N’Assembly to legislate on political parties’ nomination of candidates
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, upheld the powers of the National Assembly to legislate on how political parties nominate candidates for elections.
The court declined to invalidate Section 87 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended).
Senate hearing on petition against transfer of oil blocks fails to hold
The hearing on a petition against the alleged transfer of four oil blocs reportedly valued at N58.9 trillion to a private company scheduled to hold in the Senate yesterday, failed to hold.
Diamond Bank shareholders endorse $ 750m capital raising
… Increases share capital to N15bn
Shareholders of Diamond Bank Plc have endorsed the Board of Directors’ proposal to raise $750,000,000 additional capital in order to enhance the bank’s working capital and finance business development initiatives.
The little things that matter
February 2013: Seigha Porbeni called me from Port Harcourt where he was watching the last Secondary School Games and lamented this way:
