Buhari's Final argument at the supreme court
Following the conduct of the Presidential election on 21st
April, 2007 by the 1st and 2nd Respondents and the
declaration of the 4th Respondent as the winner on 23rd
April, 2007 the Appellant, together with his Vice-Presidential candidate Chief
Edwin Umezoke, filed a petition against the said declaration of 4th
Respondent herein (5th Respondent in the petition)
and his Vice-Presidential candidate, the 5th Respondent herein (6th
Respondent in the petition). The petition was filed in the Court of Appeal
Abuja on 22nd May, 2007. The 1st and 2nd
Respondents were duly served the petition on 28th
May, 2007, but did not file any reply until 10th
September, 2007. This was after a contested enlargement of time granted by
the Court below
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NNPC Probe: Obasanjo May Be Compelled To Face Panel –– Hon Farouk
The immediate past chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on
National Security and Intelligence, Honourable Umar Farouk, has indicated the
readiness of the House of Representatives panel probing the activities of the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to compel the immediate past
president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to appear before it and explain all the
transactions that took place at the NNPC to members of the panel between 1999 to
2007. Speaking during an exclusive interview with LEADERSHIP WEEKEND
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insisted that there won’t be any sacred cow in the ongoing investigation no
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National
Coordinator of the scandal-ridden Police Equipment
Foundation (PEF) Mr. Kenny Martins was arrested by the
Police yesterday after several weeks’ manhunt. A source at
the Force Headquarters, Abuja said Martins was arrested
following a warrant of arrest issued by an Abuja Chief
Magistrate’s court. Mar...
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Houses: How FG, FCT Shared N25bn Proceeds
Of the total N55.881 billion realised from the sale of 24,450 houses to
allottees as at March 31, last year, the Federal Government and the Ministry of
the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) shared N25.526 billion at a sharing formula
of 75 per cent and 25 per cent respectively
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Private Investment in Telecoms Hits $11.5bn
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed that $11.5 billion
investment has gone into the telecommunications sector.
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the perception in some quarters that the President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua
government is slow, explaining that the President was taking time to lay a
foundation for running government properly
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A Nigerian United Nations (UN) peacekeeper has been killed by rioters in Haiti
protesting high food price in the Caribbean country
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Former governor of old Enugu state and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP), Senator Jim Nwobodo, has said that the influence of former president
Olusegun Obasanjo in the zone will not deter the committee from achieving its
set goals of reconciling the party in the south-east
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EFCC Arrests Obasanjo’s In-Law
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May arrest Iyabo this week
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on
Saturday arrested the national coordinator of Police Equipment Foundation
and a brother in-law to former president,...more
IGI Seeks
Injunction Against Govt, Nicon Settlement
Industrial and General Insurance (IGI) has approached a court
to seek an order of perpetual injunction restraining NICON Insurance Plc,
the Federal Government...more
I Am Ready
To Face Senate
– el-Rufai
Former minister of Federal Capital Territory
(FCT), Malam Nasir Ahmed el-Rufai, yesterday said that he will honour the
invitation of the Senate committee probing the sale of federal government
houses...more
POWER PROBE
Reps Summon Energy
Minister
The minister of energy (power), Hajiya Fatima Ibrahim, is to
appear before the House of Representatives Committee on Power and Steel to
explain...more
Yar’Adua Signs 2008 Budget Today
At last, President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua will today at the
Presidential Villa give assent to the 2008 Appropriation Bill at a ceremony
to be attended by the leadership of the National Assembly....more
2 Nigerians
Beheaded in Saudi
Two Nigerians were yesterday beheaded by the Saudi Arabian
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Ports
Concession: Reps Probe Intels’ 50-Year Exclusivity Agreement
Against the backdrop of petitions against the
concessioning of ports by the Bureau of Public Enterprises to Intels,...more
World Bank
Seeks Pro-poor Benefits With EITI++
Six years after the launch of the Extractive
Industries Transparency Initiative,...more
Sacked FAAN
Security Chief Heads Back To Court
The legal team of a security chief, Captain Balarabe
Usman, who was allegedly removed from office as director of aviation
security by former President Olusegun Obasanjo over allegations of drug
trafficking has given a fresh life to the matter before an Abuja federal
high court....more
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