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Zimbabwe opposition declares victory

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:57:11 -0100

(CNN) -- Zimbabwe's main opposition party has said its leader Morgan Tsvangirai will be the country's next president.

UN workers 'kidnapped in Somalia'

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:55:17 -0100

Two foreign contractors, a Briton and a Kenyan, working for the UN in Somalia have been seized by unknown gunmen in southern Somalia, reports say.

How we got N10m from health ministry, by Senate panel

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:50:58 -0100

From Azimazi Momoh Jimoh, Collins Olayinka and Florence Oretade, Abuja

EFCC defends invitation to Reps' counterparts

AT last, the Senate Committee on Health headed by Mrs. Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello has broken its silence over its role in the alleged sharing of the N300 million unspent 2007 budget of the Federal Ministry of Health.

Contractor Overpaid by N.22bn; Imoke wants projects completed

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:49:28 -0100

From Stanley Nkwazema in Calabar, 04.02.2008

Another shocking revelation greeted members of the House Committee on Power and Steel yesterday as they continued their tour of power projects sites in their probe of the funds released to the sector between 1999 and 2007.

Divorce case: Moji Obasanjo wants journalists shut out

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:47:18 -0100

By ADESINA AIYEKOTI
Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Mojisola, estranged wife of Dr. Gbenga Obasanjo, son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, has asked an Ikeja High Court to give a judicial order barring the press from covering the celebrated divorce case between her and the husband. She said that press reports have traumatised her and her children.

Tragedy! ...Bride, 30 celebrants drown in Bagwai dam, Shekarau attends funeral, condoles with families

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:44:46 -0100

By ABDULLAHI D. ABDULLAHI & ALIYU YUSUF

NO fewer than 31 people out of about 35 mainly women and children lost their lives when a canoe carrying them capsized Monday at Watari Dam in Bagwai Local Government Area of Kano state.

Diana jury considers verdict

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:43:18 -0100

Apr 2 2008

A jury has finally begun deliberating on the deaths of Diana, Princess of Wales and Dodi Fayed 10-and-a-half years after the car crash in Paris in which they were killed.

2008 Budget: Presidency denies receiving harmonised copy

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:40:54 -0100

By Ihuoma Chiedozie, Abuja
Published: Wednesday, 2 Apr 2008

Indications of further delays in the passage of the 2008 Appropriation Bill emerged on Tuesday when the Presidency denied reports that the National Assembly has sent the harmonised copy of the budget to the President for assent.

Irish PM resigns over cash-payments scandal

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:38:04 -0100

Ahern denies wrongdoing after probe uncovers $150,000 in secret deposits

Kogi Chief Judge sacked

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:32:41 -0100

Written by Hassan A Karofi & Yusha’u Adamu Ibrahim, Kano
Wednesday, 02 April 2008

Chief Judge of Kogi State Justice Umaru Eri was removed from office yesterday by a resolution of the State House of Assembly, and acting governor Chief Clarence Olafemi immediately appointed Justice Sam Otah as the acting Chief Judge.

Power probe: FG to prosecute indicted persons

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:30:11 -0100

Written by Ben Agande, Tordue Salem & John Ighodaro
Wednesday, 02 April 2008

*Govt overpays contractor by N224m
*C'ttee to summon Obasanjo, Atiku, others

THE Federal Government is set to prosecute anyone indicted by the House of Representatives Committee which is currently investigating the power sector in the eight years of the Obasanjo administration.

FBI probes Nigerians over money laundering activities

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:28:52 -0100

From Laolu Akande, New York

LAW enforcement cooperation on money laundering between Nigeria and the United States (U.S.) seems to be on the rise in the last one year as the U.S. government disclosed that its Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) is currently working with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to break a group of money launderers, including Nigerians, using U.S. banks.

Missing Edo commissioner found dead in hotel room

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:57:14 -0100

By TONY OSAUZO, Benin
Tuesday, April 1, 2008

The missing Edo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Barrister Calus Enoma, has been found dead in one of the rooms of Palm Royal Hotel, in Ugbowo area of Benin, the state capital.

Scarcity looms as new rule stalls fuel import

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:56:21 -0100

By Taiwo Hassan

UNLESS fuel importers and the Federal Government immediately address some new challenges in the industry, Nigerians may experience another round of acute shortage of petroleum products.

Shock, Disbelief as House Panel Tours Power Projects; Due Process approved payments •Nenadi: I was never summoned

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:54:08 -0100

From Paul Ibe in Abuja, Stanley Nkwazema in Uyo and George Orji in Kaduna, 04.01.2008

The inspection tour of power plants under the National Integrated Power Projects (NIPP) by the House Committee on Power began yesterday with an avalanche of revelations on the controversial project.