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Why the Federal Government Must Insure National Youth Service Corps Members

Details: Published on Friday, 04 March 2011 10:04; Written by Iliya Yame Kwache

Sometimes in April 2010, I want to the Michika Local Government Area secretariat to sort out some paper work about my house. During the course of that my visit I saw a group of Youth Corps Members about 12 of them or there about. Out of curiosity I greeted them in the Kamwe Language by saying “Samewaa” and to my surprise they all chorused back to me “Yewaa”. Again their answer encouraged me to go a step further and I still asked

Igbos In America Hold Protest At Nigerian Embassy Dc

Details: Published on Thursday, 03 March 2011 21:20; Written by Rev. Fr. Ahamefula Nnorom

In commemoration of the assassination of Major General J. T. U Aguiyi Ironsi, Nigeria's first and only Igbo executive Head of State; the massacre of most of all the Igbo/Eastern officer's of Nigeria Armed Forces Personnel and the subsequent pogrom which culminated in the genocidal extermination of more than 50,000 defenseless Igbo civilians in all hamlets, villages, towns and cities in Northern Nigeria by Hausa‑Fulani Islamic feudalists and their

Jonathan says Suleja Bomb Blast is Callous and Condoles Families

Details: Published on Thursday, 03 March 2011 20:51; Written by elombah.com

President Goodluck Jonathan says the Bomb Blast that rocked a Peoples Democratic Party rally this afternoon is Callous and Condoles Families of the victims. A bomb exploded during a political rally near the Nigerian capital Abuja, killing at least three people, and wounding 21 others. The blast happened during a rally for the governing People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Suleja, about 40km (24 miles) from Abuja.

N6.5b Aviation Fraud: Court Admits Efcc Evidence Against Borisade

Details: Published on Thursday, 03 March 2011 20:48; Written by elombah.com

TA Dairo

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory , presided over by Justice Abubakar Sadiq Umar, on Tuesday, March 1st , 2011, ruled that the confession of Mr. T. A. Dairo, Personal Assistant to a former Minister of Aviation, Professor Babalola Borishade, on July 25th , 2008, was made voluntarily; hence admissible in court. The judge also ruled that all the authorities cited during trial within trial by a counsel to a former Managing Director of the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency to Rowland Iyayi, are inapplicable and should therefore be discountenanced.

Opposition Parties Lack Internal Democracy - INEC

Details: Published on Thursday, 03 March 2011 20:42; Written by elombah.com

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has identified ack internal democracy as a major handicaps of Nigeria’s opposition parties. The other problem according to INEC is that their members have a defeatist mentality. INEC also observed that when the parties are defeated in the polls, they embark on scapegoating and blame the polling for rigging the election on behalf of the ruling party.

Why decolonization and Independence don't work where Self Determination would

Details: Published on Thursday, 03 March 2011 20:06; Written by Oguchi Nkwocha, MD.

It is fact, if not on record, that neither decolonization nor Independence worked for African countries. The effects of such failure are still evident

today, exemplified by the current stunning revolution sweeping through former colonies long ago "decolonized" and "Independent" in Northern Africa (while the rest are a ticking time bomb); and by the relative backwardness of Africa in general, even though it sits on enviable and stupendous

Explosion at Suleja PDP Rally

Details: Published on Thursday, 03 March 2011 17:59; Written by Elombah.com

A bomb has exploded during a political rally near the Nigerian capital Abuja, killing at least three people, and wounding 21 others. The blast happened during a rally for the governing People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Suleja, about 40km (24 miles) from Abuja, officials say. National elections are due to be held in Nigeria next month.

Interpol declares Nigerian day care fire suspect wanted

Details: Published on Thursday, 03 March 2011 10:35; Written by elombah.com

Tata

HOUSTON - Interpol has delivered a "red notice" to police in Nigeria and other countries, alerting them to look for a Houston day care operator whose home-based center caught fire last Thursday, killing four toddlers in her care and injuring three others, officials said on Wednesday. The suspect, Jessica Tata, 22, has been charged with reckless injury to a child and child endangerment. The Interpol notice circulates the warrant worldwide with a request that the wanted person be arrested with a view to extradition.

Buhari: Nigeria's ex dictator launches election bid

Details: Published on Wednesday, 02 March 2011 22:45; Written by elombah.com

Buhari

(AFP) – Nigeria's former military dictator and main opposition presidential candidate on Wednesday launched his campaign telling supporters to "lynch" anybody who attempted to rig the April vote.Retired General Muhammadu Buhari, a reputed stern and anti-corruption figure, told thousands of supporters to guard their ballots. "You should never leave polling centres until votes are counted and the winner declared and you should lynch anybody that tries to tinker with the votes," Buhari told a large crowd of supporters in his local hausa dialect.

A Great Plea for Ribadu: the Story of a Nigerian Anti-Graft Czar

Details: Published on Wednesday, 02 March 2011 20:00; Written by Adeleke Adeeko

A Great Plea for Ribadu: Wale Adebanwi’s A Paradise for Maggots: the Story of a Nigerian Anti-Graft Czar

Although this tome is about Nuhu Ribadu, the founding chairman and nurturer of one of the world’s most famous anti-graft agencies, the EFCC, and current presidential candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), the biographical subject happens not to be the protagonist of the narrative.

EFCC Vs Emeka Ugwuonye: Is There a case to Answer?

Details: Published on Wednesday, 02 March 2011 19:49; Written by George Emeka Omoko, Esq.

"If Mr. Ugwuonye "wrongly withheld" money from sale of Nigerian properties in the US, what is the business of EFCC in that dispute? Why didn't the Nigerian government file a claim against Mr. Ugwuonye to collect our money in the US? Is it because in Nigeria, "who know man" will best serve as duress to achive what otherwise cannot be legally obtained in civilized countries? How is it that HE, Prof. Adefuye, a Yoruba, is expending personal energy in this matter, is that there are no pressing matters of state affairs to be dealt with?"

What Are You Thinking?

Details: Published on Wednesday, 02 March 2011 19:07; Written by Odimegwu Onwumere

Sometimes, it is very difficult to succeed in a country like ours where the government is not thinking in the direction to alleviating the sufferings of its citizens and enforce a radical change in its ill-policies and rapacious activities practiced by those who occupy the government; such government is better with knowing what it has gotten instead of thinking what it has given its citizens; very sad to see a country where majority of the people

Nigeria cleric arrested for defacing President Jonathan's campaign sign

Details: Published on Wednesday, 02 March 2011 17:46; Written by Elombah.com

(Associated Press) A prominent Muslim cleric and four others have been arrested in northwest Nigeria for defacing the president's campaign poster, police said Wednesday, a sign of the rising tensions ahead of next month's elections in Africa's most populous nation. Abubakar Jibril was arrested Monday evening in the city of Sokoto for "inciting public disturbance," said federal police spokesman Olusola Amore. But some civil groups argue that the

Libya’s crisis could be Nigeria’s opportunity

Details: Published on Wednesday, 02 March 2011 17:35; Written by Javier Blas - Financial Times

Normally Nigeria is an unreliable crude oil supplier that refiners have learnt to avoid. Over the past five years, chronic unrest in the oil-rich region of the Niger Delta has periodically crippled the country’s output of high quality light, sweet oil. But with Libya’s own output of premium oil seriously disrupted, European refiners

Bola Tinubu Quizzed by the SSS

Details: Published on Wednesday, 02 March 2011 11:02; Written by Elombah.com

LEADER of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Sen. Bola Tinubu, was at the headquarters of the State Security Service, SSS, in Abuja, yesterday. It was not exactly clear what took Senator Tinubu to the headquarters of the intelligence agency, but January this year the Action Congress of Nigeria raised the

My Life in Detention, by Emeka Ugwuonye

Details: Published on Wednesday, 02 March 2011 01:09; Written by Ephraim Emeka Ugwuonye,

Today is the 10th day after I was kidnapped by the SSS, tortured and then handed over to the EFCC where the same cruelty and inhumane conditions continued. Neither the EFCC nor the SSS has a genuine case against me indeed Nigerian courts do not have jurisdiction to try me for a transaction that was entirely conducted in the United States period! This is why they refused to take me to court. Instead, they hold and abuse

Nigeria’s ambassador to US Pressurises the EFCC against Emeka Ugwuonye

Details: Published on Wednesday, 02 March 2011 00:23; Written by Elombbah.com

Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United States (US) Prof. Ade Adefuye has personaly travelled to Nigeria to press more charges against Ephraim Emeka Ugwuonye before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the sale of Nigeria’s mission houses in the US.
Nigerian US-based Attorney Emeka Ephraim Ugwuonye has been in EFCC custody for over two weeks over the alleged sale of the houses.
Elombah.com learnt that one of the petitions against Ugwuonye came from Mrs Sola Adeeyo over alleged diversion of $94,000 kept in a “Client Trust Account” in Ugwuonye’s Law Firm.
The diplomat visited the EFCC headquarters in Abuja on Monday and Tuesday with new petitions to the anti-graft investigators.

Presidential poll: Posers for Ribadu

Details: Published on Tuesday, 01 March 2011 23:43; Written by SIYAN ADEOLA

Politics as usual makes strange bedfellows. The Action Congress of Nigeria (CAN), has at least demonstrated its lack of depth by fielding Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), as its presidential candidate. Few people would have imagined they would ever see the day when Ribadu and Czar of ACN would ever walk the same side of the political divide. But desperate and drowning

Nigeria Senate Passes Anti-Money Laundering Bill

Details: Published on Tuesday, 01 March 2011 23:33; Written by Elombah.com

The Nigeria Senate has passed the Anti-Money Laundering Bill to compliment the Anti-Terrorism Bill. The Anti-Money Laundering bill provides for an act to repeal the anti-money laundering laws following appeals by President Goodluck Jonathan that its passage will reassure the international community of the country�s commitment to the global fight against terrorism. The Anti-Terrorism Bill is one of those that President Goodluck

Imo Budget Scandal: An Unpardonable Profligacy

Details: Published on Tuesday, 01 March 2011 21:33; Written by Barrister Uchendu Nwachukwu

ohakim Press Release: The Imo Interest Group hereby joins all well meaning citizens of Imo State to condemn in its entirety the Re-Ordered Estimates (Virement) of the 2010 Appropriation Act of Imo State of Nigeria to the tune of N24,033,479,660 before the Imo State House of Assembly. For the avoidance of confusion, a virement is a legislative approval that empowers the executive at any level of government to divert funds appropriated

Dora Akunyili; update on Edemobi kidnap saga

Details: Published on Tuesday, 01 March 2011 19:53

Edemobi, younger brother of former Minister of Health, Professor Dora Akunyili: Witness admitted being police informant, names culprits *Reveals how kidnap gang consulted Herbalist to abduct Nnubia

JASHUA Ayuba, one of the accused persons standing trial over the kidnap of an Enugu-based medical doctor, Dr. Francis Edemobi in December 2008, has told an Enugu High Court that he was the police informant that exposed the hideout of the kidnappers where the victim was held hostage for four days.

Western use of Armed Force against Gadaffi, Arabs Warned

Details: Published on Tuesday, 01 March 2011 09:00; Written by elombah.com

Soldiers and dozens of tanks from the Libyan military's elite Khamis Brigade

As western powers threaten to use armed force to topple Libya’s leader, Col Muammar Gdaffi, International observers call for caution and suspect their motives could be anything but altruistic. The U.S. moved naval and air forces closer to Libya and said all options were open, including patrols of the North African nation's skies to protect its citizens from their ruler.

France said it would fly aid to the opposition-controlled eastern half of the country. The European Union imposed an arms embargo and other sanctions, following the lead of the U.S. and the U.N. The EU was also considering the creation of a no-fly zone over Libya.

Hunt For a Nigerian that started Fire that killed Toddlers in the USA

Details: Published on Tuesday, 01 March 2011 07:49; Written by elombah.com

Jessica Tata

Jessica Tata, the woman charged over a fire that killed four toddlers at a daycare centre, has fled to Nigeria, the Houston Fire Department confirmed. Authorities said the department has asked the U.S. Marshal's Office to intervene to have Jessica Tata extradited back to Houston, reports CBS affiliate KHOU. Twenty-two-year-old Jessica Tata returned to her home in Nigeria just four days after the tragedy on Crest Park at Waypark in west Houston.

Fire Department Assistant Chief Michelle McLeod refused to reveal how she knew Tata had gone on the run.

But passport coding has verified she took a flight out of Dallas, possibly as early as Saturday afternoon.

Court Upholds Governor Orji's Candidacy; OGD's suit adjourned

Details: Published on Tuesday, 01 March 2011 01:03; Written by Administrator

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has upheld the candidacy of the governor of Abia state, Chief Theodore Orji as the validly elected PDP governorship candidate for Abia state. In a two and half hour judgment, Justice Gabriel Kolawole held that the plaintiff, Chief Ikechi Emenike did not show enough cause to warrant the court overturning the primary election of Governor Theodore Orji as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic

Ambassador Rotimi And The $20 Million Question

Details: Published on Tuesday, 01 March 2011 00:42; Written by Chika Onyeani

“I am not going to return the money,” said Mr. Emeka Ugwuonye, “my firm earned it as a fee. It is right there in our retainer agreement with the Embassy.” Ugwuonye was referring to the $1.55 million allegedly reimbursed to the Embassy by the State of Maryland, according to one of the write-ups in defence of Ambassador Oluwole Rotimi, who has been asked to return to Nigeria after sending an incendiary and explosive, tribally-laden

Senator Mohammed Abba-Aji, The Cog in the Wheel of Nigeria's Progress

Details: Published on Tuesday, 01 March 2011 00:06; Written by egbuefi

Abba-Aji

I believe Senator Mohammed Abba-Aji, Special Adviser, SA To President Goodluck Jonathan is crazy. After decades of Struggle to get the Nigeria National assembly to pass the Freedom of Information Bill, the House of Representatives, in a landmark effort, passed the contentious but highly sought after FOI, the question now should be: when and how will the Senate follow suit? But if it all depends on Senator Mohammed Abba-Aji, this hope will be a mirage and all the efforts, a waste!.

The Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on National Assembly Matters, Senator Mohammed Abba -Aji has said his principal would be advised against assenting to the Freedom of Information Bill if it is eventually passed by the two chambers of the National Assembly.

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