News Desk Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Offering Puppies is the newest twist in Nigeria Scams

The Council of Better Business Bureaus and American Kennel Club were to issue a warning today about fraudulent Web sites, MySpace postings and print ads asking people to help save puppies that are in desperate straits. more>>

Oil recovers in London on continued worries over Nigeria tensions, US gasoline

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Oil prices recovered in London from losses posted yesterday as traders focused on continued tensions in key crude producer Nigeria and remained concerned about US gasoline supplies. At 10.22 am in London, benchmark Brent crude contracts for July delivery were up 21 cents at 69.93 usd per barrel. more>>

EFCC's Reprieve for Orji

Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu yesterday declared that Abia State governor-elect, Chief Theodore Orji has secured reprieve from prosecution till the next four years.

Speaking in a telephone interview with Daily Champion, Ribadu, an Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) said, Chief Orji who is expected to be sworn-in today as governor would not be arrested by his agency by the virtue of the bail he secured in a Federal High Court Lagos last week. more>>

We may sack Akala, Uba from office after swearing-in -- Supreme Court

ABUJA—The Supreme Court yesterday refused an invitation by Senator Rashidi Ladoja of Oyo State and Mr Peter Obi of Anambra State to stop today’s inauguration of their successors. more>>

PDP chooses David Mark as Senate President, Etteh for House Speaker

ABUJA—RETIRED Brigadier-General David Bonaventure Mark (Benue South) is the choice of the leadership of the ruling PDP as the nation’s next Senate President, and Mrs. Patricia Etteh (Aiyedade/Irewole/Isokan Federal Constituency in Osun State is its choice as the next Speaker of the Hosue of Representative. Senator Mark was nominated as the PDP upon the strong backing of President Olusegun Obasanjo who leaves office today. more>>

BPE hands over PH, Kaduna refineries to Dangote, Otedola, Others

LAGOS—The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), yesterday handed over Port-Harcourt and Kaduna refineries to Bluestar Oils Services Consortium, floated by business mogul, Alh. Aliko Dangote, Femi Otedola of Zenon Oil, Rivers State Government and other Nigerian investors. more>>

Tight Security at Eagle Square as Yar'Adua takes over

At every corner of the square and under the pavilions are gun-wielding soldiers and plain-cloth security men under a strict instruction to prevent movements into the expansive arena. Please by one of our correspondents to some of the operatives for permission to get into the area for a closer appraisal of the state of readiness, were turned down. more>>