Fashola Advocates Action Against Electoral Fraud, Impunity
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Thursday called for concrete action against those who perpetrated electoral fraud during the immediate past national General Elections saying it is the only…
The Implication of State of Emergency
The anticipated ‘State of Emergency’ has now been declared by President Goodluck Jonathan during his nationwide broadcast. The declaration which came less than 24 hours after the Nigeria Governors Forum,…
Military Resume Offensive…As Gov. Nyako Query Emergency Rule
Twenty four hours after the declaration of state of emergency in three states, President Jonathan is yet to transmit copies of the official gazette containing the proclamation, including the details…
Gov. Orji and the unlimited foreign Trips
It has become obvious that the Abia State Government House, Umuahia, is no longer conducive to Governor T.A Orji, as he is supposedly bent on spending more time abroad than…
EFCC Gets Order To Evacuate Stolen Crude Oil
Justice E. S. Chukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja today granted the request of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, to evacuate for safe keeping the petroleum products recovered…
EFCC Arraigns Former FCDA Director Over N28m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned one Aminu Ibrahim Gaya before Justice Olasubo Olarenwaju Goodluck of the FCT High Court, Abuja on a four-count charge bordering…
CJN Queries Abuja Chief Judge over El-Rufai’s Expose
Following a revelation by former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mallam Nasir el-Rufai that the FCT gave out grants annually to the Judiciary in Abuja, Chief Justice of…
Mixed Reactions Trail Declaration of State of Emergency
There has been an outpouring of varied reactions since yesterday’s announcement of a state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states by President Goodluck Jonathan. Opposition Action Congress of…
Lamorde Urges Compliance with Money Laundering Laws
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Lamorde has called on professional bodies classified as Designated Non-Financial Institutions (DNFIs) to comply with extant regulation on rendition of…
Why Government and Banks are Afraid of Dollar Certificates
Notwithstanding government’s unusual reticence to our persistent recommendation for the adoption of dollar certificates for the monthly payments of distributable dollar-derived revenue, a regular reader of this column has suggested…