News Desk Thursday, July 19, 2007

PDP North Rejects OBJ as BOT Chairman

MEMBERS of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the three geo-political zones of the North have asked for the replacement of former President Olusegun Obasanjo as the chairman of the party’s Board of Trustees (BOT). MORE>>

EFCC Fails to Arraign Nnamani

CONTRARY to expectations, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) failed on Wednesday to effect the arraignment of former Enugu State governor, Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani, before the Federal High Court, Lagos. He was also not brought before the court. MORE>>

Kalu, Turaki: Increased Security Vigilance at Kuje Prisons

There has been an increased security alert at the Medium Security Prison, Kuje, Abuja following the large number of visitors that has been trooping to the place in recent times. The number of visitors to the place has substantially increased since Monday, as a result of the incarceration of the former governors of Abia and Jigawa states, Chief Orji Kalu and Alhaji Saminu Turaki. MORE>>

Dubai Govt Deports Alams

WARRI — THE Dubai government has returned former governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepereye Alamieyesiegha, to Nigeria, aborting the medical treatment he was undergoing in the Arab Emirate. MORE>>

Dangote, Others Pull out of Kaduna, P-Harcourt Refineries' Deal

LAGOS — BLUESTAR Consortium, comprising the business interest of Alhaji Aliko Dangote and Mr. Femi Otedola, has pulled out of its purchase of the Kaduna and Port Harcourt Refineries, belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The implication is that Nigerians may have to contend with the problems associated with imported petroleum products for much longer. MORE>>