News Desk (Nigeria) Tuesday, July 08, 2008

They want to kill me, Clark cries out

FIRST Republic Federal Information Commissioner, Chief Edwin Clark, alleged yesterday, plan by people he did not name to assassinate him and then blame his death on armed robbers. He said the plot was on account of his crusade against injustice and corruption in the Niger Delta. MORE>>>

N19.5bn aviation fund: I released only N2bn –Okonjo-Iweala

A former Minister Finance and Managing Director of the World Bank, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said that only N2bn out of the N19.5bn aviation intervention fund was released before she left the ministry on June 21, 2006. MORE>>>

70 Nigerians await execution in Indonesia, Saudi Arabia

Few days after the Indonesian authorities executed two Nigerians, Samuel Iwuchukwu and Anthony Nwolisa, for their alleged involvement in drug-related offences, another 20 are said to be on the death row in that country. Also, another 50 are awaiting execution in Saudi Arabia and other Asian countries. MORE>>>

Diesel Heads for N200 per Litre

Nigeria’s energy crisis may further worsen as indications have emerged that the price of diesel – on which the economy is heavily dependent – may soon hit N200 per litre. MORE>>>