Why grains importation won’t happen soon – Stakeholders
There may be delay in implementation of the zero-tariff grains importation policy of the federal government as Financial Vanguard reliably learnt at the weekend that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is yet to receive a comprehensive list of the firms to select for participation in the intervention programme.
Kaduna SSG kidnapped
— THERE is controversy over the whereabouts of the Secretary to the Government of Kaduna State (SSG), Mr. Waje Yayok, with his family alleging that he was kidnapped and his kidnappers demanding a N40 million ransom
Stella Obasanjo’s killer doctor jailed
* To spend one year behind bars, licence suspended MALAGA, SPAIN — THE Spanish surgeon who carried out a tummy tuck operation on Mrs Stella Obasanjo, wife of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, in 2005, was yesterday sentenced to one year imprisonment for manslaughter by a court in Malaga, Spain. The court also suspended for three […]
FG begins manhunt for sponsors of illegal oil bunkering
By Kingsley Omonobi ABUJA – The federal government said at the weekend that Amnesty for militants or not, it has directed security operatives to go after illegal oil bunkerers, their Nigerian collaborators who are some misguided youths from the region and their foreign sponsors/collaborators with a determination to end the problems affecting crude oil production […]
N92.9bn recovered as more bank debtors pay up
No decision yet on 14 banks – CBN By Gabriel Omoh, Innocent Anaba & Emman Ovuakporie LAGOS — THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has recovered, so far, a total N92.9 billion from the debtors of the five banks, whose Chief Executive Officers and Managing Directors were recently sacked by the Central Bank Governor, […]
Banking Sector Reforms: 2nd round of audit reveals rot
*MD corners N85billion share capital; invests N12billion depositors funds in own company By Gabriel Omoh, Group Business Editor Despite assurances by the Central Bank (CBN) governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido that he does not expect many surprises from the second round of audit of banks in the country, reports reaching Sunday Vanguard suggest that the rot […]
Son to Nigeria’s newly appointed Ambassador to US accused of rape
Adedamola son of Nigeria Ambassador-designate to the US Professor Tunde Adediran was charged with rape in the US. It happened in Maryland, and he is now charged with gang_raping three women in the city of Baltimore, according to ABC_2 News, a local Baltimore television station. However Prof. Adeniran in Nigeria confirmed that Adedamola is his son but feigned ignorance of the rape charges.
Anambra guber race : PDP clears Soludo, Okonkwo, others…disqualifies 17 aspirants
By Tony Edike ENUGU – SEVENTEEN Governorship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State have been disqualified while 31 others have been given a clean bill to contest the October 2, 2009 gubernatorial primary election of the party. Top on the list of aspirants who were unable to pass the screening were […]
Education, Labour ministers escape kidnap plot
THE State Security Service (SSS) paraded, in Abuja, yesterday, three undergraduates of the University of Abuja and a suspected fraudster who allegedly attempted to kidnap two ministers in order to demand N300 million ransom, and force the Federal Government to sign an agreement with ASUU ending the on-going strike action.
Sacked bank chiefs gone for good, says Sanusi
THE Central Bank (CBN) has vowed that it would not allow the ownership of the five rescued banks return to their former owners and also listed the criteria to be met by new core investors seeking majority holdings in the banks.
Tears, as Gani is buried
AMIDST tears, the body of the late legal icon and human rights activist, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, was committed to mother earth yesterday at his Oka palatial building beside his late mother, Alhaja Munirat Fawehinmi, in Ondo town.
