Year: 2013
Zambia Ex-President Pleads Not Guilty To Graft
Zambia’s embattled ex-president Rupiah Banda pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of illicitly receiving election campaign vehicles from a Chinese-linked…
Talks with Jonathan: ASUU to brief members says Fagge
After meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja on Monday, for about 13 hours, the leadership of the Academic Staff…
Oduah car scandal: Okonjo-Iweala denies granting duty waiver
The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in Abuja on Monday said no waiver was granted by her office for…
Jonathan’s meeting with ASUU drags into late night
A crucial meeting between the leadership of the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities and President Goodluck…
Oduahgate: Police Arrest Melaye, search office
Ayorinde Oluokun/ Abuja Dino Melaye, a former member of the Nigerian House of Representatives and executive secretary, Anti-Corruption Network, ACN,…
Imoke presents N176.3b budget for 2014
Gov. Liyel Imoke of the southern Nigerian state of Cross River on Monday presented a budget of N176.3billion for the…
Ex-manager sues John Holt over unlawful dismissal
A former employee of John Holt PLC, Mr Echezona Nzeribe, has taken the company before the National Industrial Court, Abuja,…
Waivers, duty exemptions dent Nigeria Customs revenue by N603b
Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko, the Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), said on Monday in Abuja that the agency lost…
Acting governor pledges scholarship for late Speaker’s children
The Acting Governor of of the north eastern state of Taraba, Alhaji Garba Umar, on Monday condoled with the family…
Court orders police, bank pay for torture, unlawful arrest
A Nigerian High court in Oyigbo, Rivers state, has ordered the police and Main Street bank to pay N5 million…
Fayemi disbands football club, floats another
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of the western Nigerian state of Ekiti on Monday announced the disbandment of the state-owned football club,…
Anambra Poll: Supreme Court affirms Nwoye as PDP candidate
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Legal battle over who should be the authentic candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for…
Borno, Gombe corps members to camp together
The NYSC said 2,200 corps members posted to Borno and Gombe states, in northern Nigeria for the 2013 batch ‘C’…
Dangote group to cultivate 300k hectares of sugar cane
The Dangote Group said on Monday that it has concluded plans to invest in 300,000 hectares of sugar plantation across…
Stampede: Ngige campaign group faults Obi’s reaction
The Senator Chris Ngige Campaign Organisation has described as “unfortunate” Gov. Peter Obi’s reaction to the tragedy at the Holy…