News Desk (Nigeria) Wednesday, July 23, 2008

NNPC pays militants N1.4b

It may not be news that government or its agencies reach out to militant groups who take hostages for ransom. What may be curious, however, is the price paid to pacify some of the deviants like the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation's (NNPC) experience. MORE>>>

Reps Discover N1.5tr Unremitted Funds By MDAs

A total N1.5 trillion that ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) failed to remit into the Federation Account between 2003 and 2008 has been discovered by the House of Representatives Committee on Finance. MORE>>>

Police docks ex-Gov Mbadinuju over forgery

THE Police yesterday docked former Governor of Anambra State, Dr Chinwoke Mbadinuju at an Abuja High Court, Gudu, over a two-count charge of conspiracy and forgery.
Specifically, he is facing trial over alleged forgery of police documents relating to the murder of a one-time chairman of Onitsha Chapter of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Barnabas Igwe and his pregnant wife, Amaka about six years ago. MORE>>>

Ribadu in court, denies ownership of $3.9m mansion in Dubai

Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has told a Federal High Court in Abuja that he neither owned a house in Dubai nor in Abuja as alleged by two lawyers. MORE>>>

Obasanjo’s govt blew N25b fertiliser fund, ex-minister tells Senate

The Senate Committee on Food crisis yesterday heard how the Obasanjo administration blew over N25 billion on fertilizer without anything to show for it. Former Agriculture Minister Mallam Adamu Bello said many farmers did not benefit from the fertilizer. MORE>>>