Daily Archives: December 4, 2012
Eko 2012: Melee mars Gombe, Kwara match
Yaba Polytechnic football pitch yesterday turned to a battle ground as supporters of team Gombe descended on team Kwara football team beating its head coach, Moshood Adebayo, mercilessly Read More »
How marketers stole N232bn oil subsidy – Okonjo-Iweala
The Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, disclosed yesterday how 50 oil marketers stole N232 billion subsidy even as she said that N29billion had been recovered by the Federal Government. She did not reveal names ... Read More »
Lagos/Ibadan Expressway ready in 8 weeks –Works Minister
The rehabilitation of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway by Messrs Julius Berger and Messrs Reynolds Construction Company Limited would be completed in the next eight weeks. This was revealed by the Minister of Works, Mr. Mike Onolememen when he came to monitor ... Read More »
No going back on Ojukwu’s Will – Lawyer
The controversial Will of the late Ikemba Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu which was read last Friday at the Probate Registry of the Enugu State High Court has been described as sacrosanct by Chief Emeka Onyemelukwe, the family lawyer Read More »
Boko Haram, attention seeking group – SSS
Director-General, State Security Service, Ekpenyong Ita yesterday, said terrorists craved media attention for their dastardly actions to intimidate and instil fear in the people. He made the disclosure while declaring open a week-long security training Read More »
Market crash: FG clears N22.6bn stockbrokers’ debt
As part of efforts to revive the comatose capital market, the Federal Government has decided to forgive N22.6 billion margin loans by 84 stockbrokers, as well as cancel the payment of stamp duties and Value Added Value Tax (VAT) on ... Read More »
2 dead as militants attack Navy in Onitsha
Two persons were confirmed dead yesterday when hoodlums suspected to be militants attacked a Naval outpost located at the outskirt of the commercial city of Onitsha . This was just as police averted what could have been another bloody clash ... Read More »
EFCC kicks against bail application for oil marketer
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has kicked against granting of bail to an oil marketer, Mr. Oluwaseun Ogunbambo over alleged multiple crimes perpetrated by him. The anti-graft commission yesterday told a Lagos High Court, sitting in Ikeja that it ... Read More »
Bauchi: Death toll in Azare attack now 10
Death toll in the deadly attack launched by gunmen in Azare, Katagum Local Government Area last Sunday has risen to Read More »
Delta Judges’ kidnap saga: I’m vindicated – Rita Lori
An Itsekiri leader, Chief (Mrs.) Rita Lori Ogbebor has declared herself vindicated over her incessant cries concerning the alleged abduction and kidnap of judges in Delta State. She was suspecting that the case of kidnapping of Judges who were about ... Read More »
