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•Perm Sec, directors suspended
•EFCC may quiz them
DANIEL
IDONOR and Sylvester Akor, Abuja
President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s anti-corruption war
claimed its first major casualty as the Minister of Health, Prof. Adenike
Grange and the Minister of State in the ministry, Mr Gabriel Aduku yesterday
lost their job following their inability to return N300 million which was an
unspent funds in the ministry’s 2007 budget.
Imo dismisses report of gov’s arrest in London
Emma Ogu,
Owerri
Imo state government yesterday
described as untrue media report on the purported arrest and interrogation
of Governor Ikedi Ohakim by the Metropolitan Police in London over an
alleged money laundering, adding that it was a calculated and malicious
falsehood to smear the image of the governor.
No going back on Kogi election
—Iwu
TIMOTHY AJIBOYE,
Lokoja
AHEAD of Saturday’s governorship
election in Kogi State, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC) Prof. Maurice Iwu, yesterday declared that nothing including threats
of violence will stop the exercise. |
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Boat mishap:
Death toll rises to 11
Sunday kudaisi,
Akure
Three more bodies were
yesterday recovered from the boat mishap that claimed eight lives
which occurred in Igbo-Egunrun in Ilaje local government area of
Ondo State on Easter Sunday .
Fuel queues cause panic
•PPPRA assures
Sopuruchi Onwuka, Lagos
and RAYMOND GUKAS, Jos
MOTORISTS and sundry users of
the premium motor spirit also known as petrol were thrown into panic
yesterday following conflicting reports on market stock level.
Onitsha sets up committee for Chike Obi’s
burial
Alphonsus Nweze,
Onitsha
The Onitsha traditional
Institution has set up a five-man committee for the funeral rites of
late mathematician Prof. Chike Obi.
LDSP donates houses to LASU
TITUS ELEWEKE
Lagos State Development and
Property Corporation (LSDPC) has donated four blocks of 288 units
building at Ajara Housing Estate, to Lagos State University (LASU).
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Abia Tribunal verdict: Groups blast
Braithwaite, others
Mansur Oladunjoye
THREE human rights groups in
Abia State have slammed Lagos-based lawyers; Dr. Tunji Braithwaite,
Mr. Femi Falana, and Prof. Itse Sagay for lampooning the
nullification of Governor Theodore Orji’s election by the State
Election Petitions tribunal.
FCT targets N50bn for boulevard
Ben Ukeji,
Abuja
Federal Capital Territory
Administration (FCTA), has begun negotiation with the organised
private sector to raise N50 billion to finance the building of a
boulevard in Abuja.
Commercial motorcyclists disobey restriction
order
Commercial motorcyclists in
Port Harcourt have continued to operate beyond the official work
period approved by Rivers State Government, an investigation has
shown.
NBA commends Election petition tribunals
EBELE AKPEH
Nigeria Bar Association (NBA),
Ikeja branch has lauded the courage of the various election petition
tribunals in the country, saying they have through their actions and
decisions given the citizenry another sense of hope.
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