Nigeria NewsNews on Nigeria continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Nigeria: Corruption Body to Arrest 23 Ex-Governors- August 11, 2008 The chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission , Justice Emmanuel Ayoola has said at the weekend in Abuja, that within the next two weeks, the commission would come out ...http://www.topix.net/world/nigeria/2008/08/nigeria-corruption-body-to-arrest-23-ex-governo... Nigerian ship hijacked in Somalia- August 11, 2008 Somali militants have hijacked a Nigerian merchant ship, holding its captain, Graham Egbegi, and its crew hostage, local media reported Sunday.http://www.topix.net/world/nigeria/2008/08/nigerian-ship-hijacked-in-somalia?fromrss=1 Human trafficking criminal- Yar'Adua- August 11, 2008 PRESIDENT Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has described as criminal, abominable and unacceptable trade in human trafficking by Nigerians.http://www.topix.net/world/nigeria/2008/08/human-trafficking-criminal-yaradua?fromrss=1 My grandmother was buried by landslide, says American based Nigerian professor- August 10, 2008 Madam Sedi, a light complexioned woman who also had ties with the Portuguese, was not with her daughter, Mrs.http://www.topix.net/world/nigeria/2008/08/my-grandmother-was-buried-by-landslide-says-ame... Nigeria: Ports Authority Scam - Accused Charged- August 10, 2008 Barely 24 hours after he was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission , the former Deputy National Chairman of the PDP and Chairman Nigeria Ports Authority Board of Directors, Chief Olabode ...http://www.topix.net/world/nigeria/2008/08/nigeria-ports-authority-scam-accused-charged?fr... Nigeria President Yar'Adua Under Fire for Privatization Proposal- August 10, 2008 Nigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adua is coming under intense criticism after he reportedly announced the he will seek cabinet approval next week for draft legislation to restructure the state oil and gas sector.http://www.topix.net/world/nigeria/2008/08/nigeria-president-yaradua-under-fire-for-privat... Nigeria: Why Chief of Crimes Commission Was Demoted- August 9, 2008 The ordeal of former Chief Executive of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, worsened during the week when the Police Service Commission, , ordered that Ribadu and 139 police ...http://www.topix.net/world/nigeria/2008/08/nigeria-why-chief-of-crimes-commission-was-demo... Nigeria: Infrastructure is Key to Poverty Alleviation - World Bank Vice President- August 9, 2008 The World Bank Vice President for Africa Region, Mrs. Obiageli Ezekwesili yesterday described infrastructure as key to the battle against poverty and the realisation of the Millennium Development Goals .http://www.topix.net/world/nigeria/2008/08/nigeria-infrastructure-is-key-to-poverty-allevi... Nigeria: EFCC Arrests Bode George, Dabo, Accuses Them of N100 Billion Dirty Contracts- August 9, 2008 Former Chairman of the Nigeria Ports Authority board of directors, Chief Bode George, and former Managing Director of the same authority, Alhaji Aminu Dabo, have been arrested by the Economic and Financial ...http://www.topix.net/world/nigeria/2008/08/nigeria-efcc-arrests-bode-george-dabo-accuses-t... Nigeria imports goods worth $200 million from Ukraine- August 9, 2008 T HE Nigeria-Ukraine Business Council has said that Nigeria imported steel, iron rods, fertilizers and other goods worth $200 million from Ukraine in 2007.http://www.topix.net/world/nigeria/2008/08/nigeria-imports-goods-worth-200-million-from-uk... |