News Desk Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Obiekea Murder: Army Releases Suspected Soldiers for Trial
OWERRI—The Commander of 34 Field Artillery Brigade, Obinze, Brigadier General Amnon Kalayi Kaskebe, has in compliance with the order of an Owerri High Court, released the two soldiers accused of killing Citizen Sylvester Nnaemeka Obiekea, barely seven hours after his return to Owerri from his base in the United States of America. MORE>>
National Unity Govt: PDP Meets AC, ANPP Today - Sets up Ekwueme-led Reconciliation Committee - OBJ is new Board of Trustees Chairman
National Unity kicked off on Monday in Abuja, President Umar Yar’Adua has disclosed. This is coming as former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, emerged as the new chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), while former Vice President Alex Ekwueme was appointed the chairman of the party’s reconciliation committee. MORE>>
Dokubo-Asari Demands N137m - Says No Disarmament Until Money is Paid
LEADER of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujaheed Dokubo-Asari, on Monday asked for the refund of N137 million being the amount he said he used to procure the arms he surrendered to the Rivers State government. Addressing newsmen during his visit to Bayelsa State, Dokubo-Asari disclosed that Rivers State government still owed him N137 million, adding that the government should not talk about disarmament until the debt was settled. MORE>>
Nigeria Has Failed Africa - Rawlings
Watch out Nigeria, you may lose it all! That is the warning from Jerry Rawlings, the revolutionary who began to turn Ghana around from 1979, first as a military Head of State, then as a civilian President. He laughed off Nigeria on Sunday for not getting its act together. MORE>>
FG Orders Ehindero to Vacate IG's Residence
Efforts by former Inspector-General of Police, Mr Sunday Gabriel Ehindero to retain the official quarters of the IGP, which he bought while still in service, suffered a setback on Monday, when the Federal Government ordered him to pack out of the residence with immediate effect. MORE>>
Asari-Dokubo Blasts EFCC
Ijaw freedom fighter, Alhaji Mujahid Abubakar Dokubo- Asari, has launched a blistering attack on the anti-corruption campaign of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), accusing the agency of selective operation. He also gave an indication that he would drag former President Olusegun Obasanjo to court to account for money the country earned in eight years. MORE>>
OWERRI—The Commander of 34 Field Artillery Brigade, Obinze, Brigadier General Amnon Kalayi Kaskebe, has in compliance with the order of an Owerri High Court, released the two soldiers accused of killing Citizen Sylvester Nnaemeka Obiekea, barely seven hours after his return to Owerri from his base in the United States of America. MORE>>
National Unity Govt: PDP Meets AC, ANPP Today - Sets up Ekwueme-led Reconciliation Committee - OBJ is new Board of Trustees Chairman
National Unity kicked off on Monday in Abuja, President Umar Yar’Adua has disclosed. This is coming as former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, emerged as the new chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), while former Vice President Alex Ekwueme was appointed the chairman of the party’s reconciliation committee. MORE>>
Dokubo-Asari Demands N137m - Says No Disarmament Until Money is Paid
LEADER of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujaheed Dokubo-Asari, on Monday asked for the refund of N137 million being the amount he said he used to procure the arms he surrendered to the Rivers State government. Addressing newsmen during his visit to Bayelsa State, Dokubo-Asari disclosed that Rivers State government still owed him N137 million, adding that the government should not talk about disarmament until the debt was settled. MORE>>
Nigeria Has Failed Africa - Rawlings
Watch out Nigeria, you may lose it all! That is the warning from Jerry Rawlings, the revolutionary who began to turn Ghana around from 1979, first as a military Head of State, then as a civilian President. He laughed off Nigeria on Sunday for not getting its act together. MORE>>
FG Orders Ehindero to Vacate IG's Residence
Efforts by former Inspector-General of Police, Mr Sunday Gabriel Ehindero to retain the official quarters of the IGP, which he bought while still in service, suffered a setback on Monday, when the Federal Government ordered him to pack out of the residence with immediate effect. MORE>>
Asari-Dokubo Blasts EFCC
Ijaw freedom fighter, Alhaji Mujahid Abubakar Dokubo- Asari, has launched a blistering attack on the anti-corruption campaign of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), accusing the agency of selective operation. He also gave an indication that he would drag former President Olusegun Obasanjo to court to account for money the country earned in eight years. MORE>>
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