The EFCC on Friday dragged former Bayelsa governor, Mr Timipre Sylva to a Federal High Court in Abuja for alleged misappropriation of N6.46 billion public funds. The anti-graft agency in suit
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Hollywood Salon To The Stars Has Opened
February 24, 2012 Comment Off 33 ViewsWhat happens when two of the most acclaimed hair and makeup artists in Hollywood decide to work together? Magic! Jennifer Lopez and Celine Dion's makeup maestro, Scott Barnes, and Kim
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Scammers scammed: conmen duped out of £22,000 by fraudster
February 24, 2012 Comment Off 62 ViewsA woman described by a judge as having a 'dishonest bent' stole more than £22,000 from a gang of Nigerian scam artists who had set up a dodgy internet car sales business. Australian Sarah
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Tyra Banks proves she’s more than just a pretty face as she graduates from Harvard
February 24, 2012 Comment Off 75 ViewsAs the brains behind the America's Next Top Model franchise, we already knew Tyra Banks was more than just a pretty face. Now the model and mogul has defied any remaining doubters by
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McFly star joins school pupils in Mascot Dance
February 24, 2012 Comment Off 57 ViewsMcFly's Tom Fletcher, writer of the London 2012 mascot song 'On a Rainbow', paid a surprise visit to pupils for the launch of the new London 2012 Mascot Dance.
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Revenue allocation skewed against North
February 24, 2012 Comment Off 185 ViewsNorthern governors will engage stakeholders in pressing for a review of the revenue allocation formula to attain some level of equity for the overall development of the country, Niger State
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FG has not contacted us on vetting contracts
February 24, 2012 Comment Off 39 ViewsNigeria has not formally contacted the World Bank over vetting of contracts through procurement processes in the country, an official of the financial institution told Daily Trust
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Bill Gates pledges $200m to boost smallholder farmer productivity
February 24, 2012 Comment Off 34 ViewsBill Gates announced nearly $200m in grants to reinvest in projects aimed at helping smallholder farmers as he called on the big UN food agencies to work together to create a global productivity
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Stocks record N35bn gains
February 24, 2012 Comment Off 53 ViewsThe market capitalization of 186 first-tier equities appreciated by N35 billion as market sentiments turned positive. Four out of the five NSE sectoral indices closed positive as NSE 30 which
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SEC to restructure Abuja commodity exchange
February 24, 2012 Comment Off 110 ViewsThe Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it plans to restructure the Abuja Securities and Commodities Exchange (ASCE) this year. Director General of SEC, Arunma Oteh
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