Daily Archives: December 13, 2012
Court orders AMCON to re-open Capital Oil
Justice Abdul Kafarati of a Federal High Court, Abuja has ordered the Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON) to re-open the facilities of Capital Oil and Gas Limited to allow it resume business activities. In doing so, the court vacated ... Read More »
Gov’s son arrested for alleged money laundering, under-declaring forex
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), have arrested the eldest son of Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Aminu Lamido over alleged case of money laundering. Aminu Sule Lamido, it was gathered, was arrested on Tuesday night on his ... Read More »
Crack police team arrives Delta as palace chiefs hold marathon talks
For the first time since last Sunday’s kidnap of the 82-year-old Prof. Kamene Okonjo, mother of Coordinating Minister of Economy and Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the council of chiefs yesterday held a marathon meeting at the palace of the ... Read More »
Kidnap gang leader’s mansion discovered in Delta
The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) unit of the Lagos State police command has discovered a mansion suspected to belong to alleged kidnapping kingpin, Abanara (other names withheld). The magnificent mansion on 15B Fokade Street, Okuatata, Effurun, Read More »
Attack on Jonathan: Bode George blasts OBJ
Former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George has lampooned former presidents in the country who were in the habit of criticizing the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. He said it was wrong for the ... Read More »
Ndume made contacts with Boko Haram spokesman 73 times –SSS
A prosecution witness, in the trial of Senator Aliyu Ndume over alleged financing of terrorism, Usman Aliyu, has told a Federal High Court that in the course of investigation, it was discovered that 73 communication contacts were made between the ... Read More »
Babalakin’s lawyer quits
The much-touted arraignment of the Chairman of Bi-Courtney Limited, Dr. Olawale Babalakin (SAN) over alleged money laundering suffered a setback yesterday as his lead counsel, Chief Ebun Sofunde (SAN) withdrew from the case Read More »
Eze Ilomuanya: Court slams N10m damages against Imo govt
A Federal High Court sitting in Owerri, Imo State, has awarded N10 million as damages to a south eastern monarch against the state government over unlawful invasion of his residence. Chairman of South East Council of Traditional Rulers, HRH Eze ... Read More »
Abuja’s twin city underway in Nasarawa
There is a new agenda to turn much of Nasarawa State, especially the area enjoying proximity with Abuja, into a twin city to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and it is driven by a vision to end reliance on the ... Read More »
Afenifere berates Jonathan over insecurity in Nigeria
Afenifere, the Pan Yoruba Socio-political group yesterday berated President Goodluck Jonathan over his inability to curb the insecurity in the country. The Secretary-General of the group, Bashorun Seinde Arogbofa said the insecurity and the destruction of lives and prosperity by ... Read More »
