Military Church bombings: Defence Head Quarter removes two generals

In what is apparently a fallout of the suicide bombings of a church in the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State, the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), yesterday, removed two top military officials from their posts.

The DHQ announced the removal of the top officials – Air Vice Marshal Ibrahim Kure (equivalent of a major general in the air force), the Commandant of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, and Major General Mohammed Isa, Commander, Nigerian Army Corps of Infantry, Jaji – It learnt that the bombs used in the Jaji operation may not have been the usual Improved Explosive Devices (IED).

Ibori’s $15m Bribe: Edwin Clark Threatens To Open A Can Of Worm

Prominent Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, on Thursday, said he would appear before any court to testify in the alleged $15m bribe offered the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, by former Delta State Governor, James Ibori.

Clark, who spoke with journalists in Abuja, also called on President Goodluck Jonathan to remove the current EFCC chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde.

The former Federal Commissioner for Information described as disappointing the anti-graft agency’s handling of the alleged Ibori bribe.

Boko Haram Gives Condition For Cease Fire, Wants Ali Modu Sheriff arrested

THE leadership of the Boko Haram sect, has said that it is willing to cease fire and stop all atrocities being perpetrated by the group if the state and Federal Governments will truly heed to its demands.

The acclaimed spokesman of the sect, Abu Mohammed Ibn Abdulazeez, who doubles as the second-in-command (Amir) to its leader, Imam Abubakar Shekau, in a tele-conference with journalists in Maiduguri on Thursday said that if the state and the federal government want the group to cease fire completely, former Borno State governor, Ali Modu Sheriff, must be arrested and prosecuted according to the law of the land.

Sale Of PHCN: Eko DISCO: How Sambo, others influenced bids

Fresh facts on the just concluded bid for the 11 PHCN Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOs) have exposed gross irregularities that characterised the exercise with Vice President Namadi Sambo and other members of the National Council on Privatisation (NCP) showing their hands in who got what.

Akwa Ibom gets new deputy governor

Akwa Ibom state governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio, yesterday swore in Lady Valerie Ebe as the new Deputy Governor four days after the resignation of the last occupant, Nsima Ekere.

Akpabio said the swearing into office of Ebe would fast track the development of the state.

The Governor spoke at the Government House in Uyo, the state capital.

Akpabio said: “The change of baton in the Office of the Deputy Governor was nothing more than a shift of gear.

Political Tussles: The Deputy Governor Of Akwa Ibom Resigns

The Akwa Ibom State deputy governor Mr. Nsima Ekere has resigned from office.

The Deputy governor, hurriedly resigned to the members of the State House of Assembly to the planned  impeach of the deputy. He announced his resignation about 6 p.m. Wednesday 31st October, 2012, after he had reliably confirmed the moves to impeach him was at the final stage.

 

Some Teachers In Edo State Will Nolonger Go To Heaven For Reward

Some tearchers in Edo State will nolonger wait to reach heaven to receive the reward of their good jobs. That is why, recently, in continuation of his unscheduled visits to educational institutions in Edo State, Governor Adams Oshiomhole has ordered the immediate promotion of three school teachers and also reward them with cash gift.

 

Why Our Educational System Will Continue To Die As Mrs Florence Ajimobi Denies Arrest

The wife of the Oyo State governor, Mrs Florence Ajimobi, who was allegedly arrested by London Metropolitan Police for money laundry, described the report as a rumour sponsored by people playing dirty politics.

P.M.NEWS had reported on October 30, 2012 that the Met confirmed to them the arrest of Mrs. Ajimobi in London, with the sum of 400,000 pounds and thousands of US dollars, valued at N500million.

A Man Arraigned For Critisizing Governor of Bauchi State For Using State Money To Fund Son's Wedding

Abbas Faggo, a 30-year old civil servant, who has been detained by Bauchi State Government for allegedly posting a Facebook account of alleged monumental corruption in the state, was yesterday arraigned before a magistrate court over alleged injurious falsehood and defamation.

The prosecution accused Faggo of using his mobile telephone number to posting   a message on his Facebook profile on September 4, alleging that the state funded the wedding of the state governor’s son, which took place at the Azare area of the state on September 8.

Oil Industry: Dirty Deals In Nuhu Ribadu's Report

Nigeria lost out on tens of billions of dollars in oil and gas revenues over the last decade from cut price deals struck between some multinational oil companies and government officials, a confidential report says.
A team headed by the former head of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Nuhu Ribadu, produced the 146-page study on an oil ministry request. It covers the year 2002 to 2011.

Nigeria is Africa’s largest crude oil exporter, shipping more than two million barrels per day (bpd), and is also home to the world’s ninth biggest gas reserves and one of the largest Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export terminals.

Final Debate: President Obama Rattles Gov. Romney

President Barack Obama portrayed rival Gov. Mitt Romney as "all over the map" and inexperienced on key national security issues in the third and final debate of the presidential election Monday night in Boca Raton, Fla. Each candidate attempted to paint the other as an untrustworthy commander in chief, but Romney's performance was less aggressive than Obama's, and the governor was often on defense in the 90-minute exchange.

"I know you haven't been in a position to actually execute foreign policy—but every time you've offered an opinion, you've been wrong," Obama said, referencing Romney's initial support for the Iraq war.

The president in general was harshly critical of Romney, and landed a few well-placed zingers. "The Cold War's been over for 20 years," he said in response to Romney's comment from several months ago that Russia is America's primary geopolitical foe.