Un-Lucky!!
Finally, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigns the immediate past governor of Edo state, Lucky Igbinedion, in a Federal High Court, Enugu on a 147-count charge of alleged money laundering
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A NEW YEAR MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE OF IMO STATE BY HIS EXCELLENCY,
CHIEF IKEDI OHAKIM, GOVERNOR OF IO STATE, BROADCAST ON 1ST JANUARY 2008
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“I am the Most Investigated Nigerian”
– General Ibrahim Babangida, former military president
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Stinking Wema Vaults
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), suspend Wema Bank’s Managing Director, Bisi Omoyeni, for fraudulent practices
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Meridian: A Ridiculous Allegation
Will Agbaso Get Justice in Imo?
Cries of Marginalisation
After years of political asylum, Lagos indigenes battle the state government over alleged exclusion from political appointments
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Royal Charges Against Igbinedion
The Esama of Benin, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion, is accused of impersonating the Oba of Benin
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‘The PDP of my dream’
–Senator Ebenezer Chukwuemeka Ikeyina, PDP chairmanship candidate
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An Oil Sheik’s Travails
The arrest and subsequent arraignment of the immediate past governor of Delta State, James Onanefe Ibori, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), caps his running battle with the anti-graft agency
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Echoes of Pogrom
Former Biafran leader, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu- Ojukwu, defies an order from the Federal Government to boycott a memorial lecture on the vexed issue of the l966 pogrom
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Atiku: A Prophet Rejected at Home
From a relatively obscure and humble family background that may not attract the envy of many, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s profile blossomed and within a period of less than two decades peaked when he became the country’s number two citizen between 1999 and 2007.
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A Hedge of Scorpions
The schemes of former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Ibrahim Babangida to outsmart each other in their battle for the control of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), results in the indefinite postponement of the party’s national convention
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Kano’s Water politics
Attempts by the PDP to dissuade President Yar’Adua from commissioning the Tamburawa water plant point to the increasing rancour between the party and the ANPP over the results of the local council polls
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Targetting Banks
A recent report which emanated from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), shows an increasing wave of fraudsters in bank operations
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A Cry for Justice
A customer of the defunct Hallmark Bank Plc, determined to recover his deposits, petitions the liquidator handling the affairs of the bank, over alleged irregularities
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Much Ado About Budget
Several weeks after, the Governor Peter Obi-led administration in Anambra State is still locked in a bitter discord with the State House of Assembly over budget matters
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Reaching for the Zenith
True to its promise, Zenith Bank Plc, on Wednesday, December 5, floated a bumper hybrid offer, making it the first Nigerian bank to achieve such a feat
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A Lost Paradise
Participants at a stakeholders summit dissect the dwindling fortunes of Benue State in sports, charting in the process a fresh road map
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Police Equipment Fund Imbroglio: The Untold Story
Even as the controversy over the formation and operation of the Kenny Martins-led Police Equipment Fund (PEF) continues, the motive for establishing the fund and its manner of operation are emerging
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The Controversial N28Billion
The claim by former Governor Celestine Omehia that he left behind N28 billion in the coffers of the Rivers State government is generating controversy
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Why AC May Lose in Bayelsa
The seeming disagreement within the Action Congress AC in Bayelsa State may cost the party its appeal against Governor Timipre Sylva’s election
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High Drama at Imo Election Tribunal
The drilling, penultimate week of Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, by Governor Ikedi Ohakim’s lawyers puts his petition on shaky grounds
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Between Anenih and Osunbor
While Governor Uduaghan and Chief Edwin Clark reconcile in Delta State, the rift between Governor Osunbor and Chief Tony Anenih escalates in Edo State
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Echoes of Bakassi
Barely two years after former President Olusegun Obasanjo handed over the much disputed Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroun, the Nigerian Senate’s desire to re-visit the matter engenders fear of armed confrontation between the two neighbours
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Tiv-Kuteb Crisis: A Dangerous Dimension
The two year-old Tiv/Kuteb crisis has claimed over 96 lives and destroyed property worth N2.4billion according to the report of the 15-man joint peace committee put together by the governments of Benue and Taraba states.
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The Chairmanship Battle
The fight over who will become the chairman of the PDP in Kaduna State threatens the unity of the party
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‘Dismissal of NICON board executive rascality’
– Jimoh Ibrahim, business mogul and core investor in NICON and Nigeria Re
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Major Mustapha and I
The Prison Notes of Lt. Col. (Dr.) Ibrahim Yakassai
I Have known Major Hamza El-Mustapha for I 7 years. We have been together since our cadet days.
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Plundering the Armoury
The startling discovery of missing weaponry from an Army depot sparks off security concerns
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A ‘Belated’ Apology
Six years after the callous destruction of Zaki Biam and six other communities in Benue State, an apology finally comes from the Nigerian Army
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‘I Disagree with the Supreme Court’ –Lagos-based lawyer, Gani Fawehinmi
Uwazuruike’s Heroic Return
Leader of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Ralph Uwazuruike, returns home to a heroic welcome, even as his problems with the federal authorities remain unresolved
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PDP and the search for a credible Chairman
My Mandate is Divine -
Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State
Amaechi: The Simple Matter Before The Supreme Court
A Mad House
Nigeria’s House of Representatives continues as a theatre of the absurd, recording scores of brawls and one death in three sittings
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Re: EFCC’s ‘Famous’ Detainees
Ebebi: Guilty as Charged?
Local Government Councils in Bayelsa State allege suspicious deductions from their monthly allocations as Vice President Goodluck Jonathan calls for probe
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Bayelsa’s Verification Wahala
Though the effort of the Bayelsa State government in checking ghost workers in its employment appears to be paying off, criticisms have continued to trail the exercise
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Will the Supreme Court Rescue Amaechi?
On October 25, 2007, the nation’s apex court, the Supreme Court will give its ruling on the legal tango between the former Speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi and his cousin, the incumbent governor of the state, Celestine Omehia
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Travails of an Oil Sheik
The twist and turns of the London court case involving former Delta State Governor, Chief James Ibori, calls to mind his celebrated “ex-convict” case a few years back
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Taming a Monster
Once again, the decadence in the nation’s education sector is brought to the fore with the release of the 2007 Annual Examination Ethics Report
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‘My Role in Niger Delta Crisis’
–Popular Ijaw nationalist, Chief E.K. Clark
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EFCC's ‘Famous’ Detainees
The Gang of 22
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“We’ll soon achieve zero refuse dumps”
– Chief Willie Amadi, Special Adviser to Imo State Governor on Sanitation and Transport
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Raising the Stakes
A strong possibility exists, legal experts say, that the position of Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State remains tenous, following the potency of Andy Uba's demands for a Judicial review of his Supreme Court
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Amaechi’s Legal Hurdles
The attempt to disparage the judiciary by supporters of Rotimi Amaechi over his case against Governor Celestine Omehia, governor of Rivers State, leaves a sour taste in the mouth of many observers victory
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A Man’s Disdain for Judges
Rallying for Etteh
Nigeria’s House of Representatives resumes this week as powerful figures within the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), join forces with pro-Etteh lawmakers to save her from impeachment
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Fleeting Victories
The nullification of election victories by election tribunals across the country, seems to justify allegations that the April 2007 elections were massively rigged
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A High Profile Seizure
Customs and Aviation agencies lock horns over a N40million high-profile contraband seized at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos
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The Return of Okonjo-Iweala
After the lull occasioned by her hazy exit from the Olusegun Obasanjo administration, Nigeria's former Finance Minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, returns to the spotlight as a top shot of the World Bank
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NLNG Prize Controversy
Although controversy has always dogged each edition of the prestigous literary prize instituted by the Nigerian Liquidfied Natural Gas (NLNG), this year's edition seemingly takes the cake
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A True Champion
Coming from a relatively unknown background, but not without paying a great price, Nigeria's Samuel Peter emerges the boxing champion of the world
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Now and Then
Many of the nation's previous chief law officers have, through their conduct while in office, sought to tarnish their image
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Amaechi’s Journey to Golgotha
As the legal ding-dong between former Speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly, Chibuike Amaechi and the State Governor, Celestine Omehia, climaxes, critics say the former speaker may have unwittingly consigned his blossoming political career to Golgotha
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‘Talent has no tribal marks’
–Bob-Manuel Udokwu, popular home video actor and anchor of the last Gulder Ultimate Search (GUS) reality show
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