News Desk Saturday, July 14, 2007

Ex-Govs Dariye, Turaki, Kalu Diverted Over N40bn Public Funds

ABUJA — Immediate past governors of Abia, Plateau and Jigawa states, Messrs Orji Uzor Kalu, Joshua Chibi Dariye and Saminu Turaki respectively were yesterday dragged before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja for allegedly diverting over N40 billion public funds into their private businesses and pockets while they held public office. MORE>>

254 Kids Treated by Kanu Heart Foundation

Super Eagles captain and President, Kanu Heart Foundation (KHF), Nwankwo Kanu, has revealed that 254 children with various forms of heart diseases have been treated by the Foundation since it was established seven years ago. MORE>>

EFCC Fail to Arraign Ex-Abia Gov

The Economic and Financial Commission [EFCC] yesterday, inadvertently confirmed widespread suspicion that there might indeed be more to the arrest, Wednesday, of former Abia State Governor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, than just any claim of fighting corruption and his failure to freely report to the commission for questioning. MORE>>

Bush Nominates New US Ambassador to Nigeria

United States President George Walker Bush has nominated a senior Foreign Service career diplomat, Ms. Robin Renee Sanders, as the new United States Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Nigeria. MORE>>

Why We Sacked Andy Uba - Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Friday said that it re-instated Mr. Peter Obi as the governor of Anambra State because he was wrongly denied the right to occupy that office by Dr. Chris Ngige, who was declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission as the winner of the 2003 governorship election in that state. MORE>>

Kidnappers Abduct 7 Staff of Dredging Firm in Onitsha

Awka—Kidnappers operating from Anambra River and River-Niger axis of Onitsha, Thursday evening, abducted seven men working for a local dredging company at Onitsha end of the River-Niger. MORE>>

Bow and Go: Hoe Senate Screened Ministerial Nominees

The Senate’s decision to allow live coverage of the screening of ministerial nominees was a step probably taken to build up the image of the legislative body. However, at the end of the second day of the screening exercise, the image conveyed was that of a patronizing Senate with distinguished Senators falling over one another to adore the nominees. MORE>>

This Day Music Festival Live at 6 PM

Shakira, the Latin Ame-rican singing sensation, Kelly Roland and Rihanna arrived Nigeria in the early hours of today to participate in the 2007 THISDAY Music Festival. Their arrival was preceded by neo-soul singer, John Legend, earlier on Friday, on a British Airways flight. MORE>>