News Desk Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Ayogu Eze,Ribadu, EFCC top shots in crucial talks

CHAIRMAN of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, yesterday, met in Abuja for several hours, with top officials of the commission, in what one source said might be the first in the series of his valedictory meetings. MORE>>>

EFCC: Oshiomhole faults Ribadu's removal

IMMEDIATE past President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Action Congress (AC) gubernatorial candidate for Edo State in April 14, 2007 election, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has faulted the removal of the Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr. Mallam Nuhu Ribadu on the pretext of a study leave, lamenting that there is hardly anything to prove that it was not politically motivated. MORE>>>

Nuhu Ribadu: The Anti- Corruption Cop They Feared

MALLAM Nuhu Ribadu, until recently, Chairman of Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is our Man of the Year, 2007. The context of his selection is worth defining. The year 2007 was a turbulent year for Nigeria in which both the Nigerian people and the government grappled with the issues of transition politics and misgovernance. MORE>>>

Senate to commence constitution amendment in January

The Senate will commence the amendment of the 1999 Constitution once it resume sitting this month. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Information and Media, Senator Ayogu Eze, who disclosed this at a news briefing in Enugu on Monday, said the review would take care of the many inconsistencies in the 1999 Constitution. MORE>>>

Ribadu is Silverbird man of the year 2007

Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, has emerged the 2007 Silverbird Man of the Year. This was revealed in a statement by the Secretary of a Lagos-based promotion outfit, BMG Promotions, Mr. Ladi Ayodeji, which was made available to our correspondent on Monday. MORE>>>