News Desk Thursday, October 11, 2007
Kogi Guber Election Results Cancelled
LOKOJA — THE Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lokoja, yesterday, voided the April 14 election that returned Alhaji Ibrahim Idris as governor, and ordered fresh polls. MORE>>
AU Approves $100,000 For Slain Soldiers Families
ABUJA — FOLLOWING the killing of seven Nigerian soldiers in Darfur by rebel militia a fortnight ago, the African Union has approved the payment of $100,000 (about N12.5 million) to the family of each of the seven Nigerian soldiers killed recently by rebels in Darfur. MORE>>
Nigeria Still Highly Corrupt - World Bank
THE World Bank has told Nigeria not to claim victory over corruption yet as it is still a highly corrupt nation. The bank also said there was crisis in the country’s power sector due to poor investment in the sector. MORE>>
Court Stops Investigation Of Ibori
Twenty-four hours after President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua announced that he had authorised a visit to Nigeria by the London Metropolitan Police conducting a criminal investigation of Chief James Ibori, the Delta State government has secured a court injunction to halt the process. MORE>>
LOKOJA — THE Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lokoja, yesterday, voided the April 14 election that returned Alhaji Ibrahim Idris as governor, and ordered fresh polls. MORE>>
AU Approves $100,000 For Slain Soldiers Families
ABUJA — FOLLOWING the killing of seven Nigerian soldiers in Darfur by rebel militia a fortnight ago, the African Union has approved the payment of $100,000 (about N12.5 million) to the family of each of the seven Nigerian soldiers killed recently by rebels in Darfur. MORE>>
Nigeria Still Highly Corrupt - World Bank
THE World Bank has told Nigeria not to claim victory over corruption yet as it is still a highly corrupt nation. The bank also said there was crisis in the country’s power sector due to poor investment in the sector. MORE>>
Court Stops Investigation Of Ibori
Twenty-four hours after President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua announced that he had authorised a visit to Nigeria by the London Metropolitan Police conducting a criminal investigation of Chief James Ibori, the Delta State government has secured a court injunction to halt the process. MORE>>
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