‘Bode George, others should return stolen wealth’ – The Nation
The National Conscience Party (NCP) governorship candidate in Ogun State in the April 14, 2007 election, Mr. Lanre Banjo, has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) not to stop at the conviction of former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Chief Bode George and others, for fraud, but to recover the stolen wealth. George [...]
Read More →Shelve rally, FG tells NLC – Daily Trust
The Federal Government yesterday made a last-minute appeal to labour to shelve its protest rally scheduled to hold in Abuja today, against government’s planned deregulation of the downstream oil sector. In case labour rejects the appeal, the police authorities in Abuja said they have deployed 3,000 policemen to “monitor” the protest rally organised by the [...]
Read More →Atuche, Ojo remanded in EFCC custody – The Nation
Sacked Managing Directors of BankPHB and Spring Bank Plc were yesterday ordered to remain in the Lagos detention facility of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Akinjide Ajakaiye of the Federal High Court, Lagos made the order shortly after Francis Atuche and Charles Enaholo Ojo were arraigned before him on a 26-count charge [...]
Read More →Govt okays N179.13b for projects in N’Delta, others – The Guardian
As part of the post amnesty programme, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday approved N179.13 billion for the execution of 44 projects in nine states in the Niger Delta region. And contrary to a recent report that the United Nations (UN) will not be part of the amnesty deal for Niger Delta militants, the United [...]
Read More →Robbers on the rampage in Kogi, Oyo – Kill 12 people, including 5 policemen – Tribune
For two days (Tuesday and Wednesday) in Kogi and Oyo states, armed robbers went on the rampage killing 12 people, including five policemen. In Ibadan, the robbers were said to have robbed on Ososami Road before linking Anfani Road. It was while trying to find a route of escape that they sighted a policeman in [...]
Read More →Tribunal threatens Ribadu’s arrest – Vanguard
The former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu may soon be arraigned over his alleged failure to declare his personal assets while in office, as the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) which is prosecuting him, yesterday, said it would issue a bench warrant for his arrest, in the event [...]
Read More →Al-Bashir absent at Abuja parley over Darfur – The Guardian
Nigeria will today host a meeting of the African Union’s (AU) Peace and Security Council on Darfur. But Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir will stay away from the conference as he is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for trial on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the troubled region. Rights groups [...]
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