A senior clerk at the District Court in Nassau County in New York has confirmed to SaharaReporters that a bench warrant issued by the a district court judge with respect to current deputy
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Nigeria detains ex-minister over newspaper column
July 6, 2011 Comment Off 130 ViewsABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's secret service detained a former cabinet minister and leading opposition figure on Saturday over a newspaper column in which he criticised the high cost
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The trial of Dimeji Bankole
June 20, 2011 Comment Off 60 ViewsThe on-going trial of the immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dimeji Bankole, for corruption, is a good opportunity to address the problem of public corruption in Nigeria,
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Nigeria: Ex-Speaker, Deputy Released on Bail
June 20, 2011 Comment Off 38 ViewsFormer Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole and his former deputy, Usman Nafada , charged with illegally obtaining a loan of N38 billion Friday regained their freedom after
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Nigeria recalls envoy from Libya
June 10, 2011 Comment Off 57 ViewsNigeria yesterday recalled its ambassador to Libya following President Muammar Gaddafi's suggestion that the country be partitioned between Muslims and Christians. He made the remark while commenting
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Nigeria’s new parliament sworn in after April polls
June 10, 2011 Comment Off 51 ViewsABUJA (AFP) – Nigerian lawmakers elected in watershed polls in April were formally sworn in to parliament Monday facing the key task of enacting legislation on long-delayed oil sector
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Mixed Reactions Trail Bankole’s Arrest
June 10, 2011 Comment Off 64 ViewsMixed reactions on Monday trailed the arrest of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dimeji Bankole, by the EFCC. While some Nigerians urged the commission to arrest and
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Court Remands Bankole in EFCC Custody
June 10, 2011 Comment Off 86 ViewsAbuja — Justice Donatus Okorowo of a Federal High Court in Abuja has remanded the embattled former speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole in the custody of the Economic and
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House of Representatives speaker Dimeji Bankole detained after ‘resisting arrest’
June 6, 2011 Comment Off 654 ViewsABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria's anti-corruption agency arrested one of the West African nation's top politicians Sunday night on suspicion of defrauding the oil-rich country, an official
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Nigeria : National Assembly – Away With ‘Ranking’, Zoning
June 4, 2011 Comment Off 62 ViewsAfter the swearing in of the President and Governors, attention has shifted to the legislature, especially the National Assembly, which will be inaugurated next week. Shortly after, the leadership of
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