FORMER US Rep. William Jefferson presently standing trial in an Alexandria court for allegedly using his office to promote private bussiness described Nigeria’s former President Atiku Abubakar as ‘corrupt’, in secretly recorded tapes played out in a US court yesterday.

Mr. Jefferson, who served nine terms in the USCongress before he lost his re-election bid last year, faces bribery, money laundering and other charges stemming from a 16-count indictment.

Prosecutors in federal court in Alexandria say Mr. Jefferson took bribes in exchange for promoting telecommunications services and equipment to several West African nations.

The name of Atiku Abubakar, Nigeria’s former President Atiku Abubakar has been named in the scandal over the sum of $100,000 handed over to Jefferson intended for Atiku. It is yet to be be proven that Atiku eventually received the funds

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The Senate today unanimously confirmed the appointment of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria. He succeds Professor C. Soludo whose tenure expired May 29, 2009

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Nigeria’s Ikechuckwu Uche may be on his way to Arsenal as Wengerhas shown interest in the Super Eagles player

http://assemblyonline.info/?p=1357

We have understood that over the past one year, a lot of achievements have been recorded here in Lagos towards the proper implementation of Shari’ah. These include the establishment of the Independent Shari’ah Panels at Abesan Estate Central Mosque and 1004 Estate mosque, Victoria Island.

It is indeed very encouraging to hear that judges and registrars run these courts on a voluntary basis, and that an increasing number of Muslim litigants are patronising the courts on their own.

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The Democratic Peoples Alliance has queried the administration of Governor Babatunde Fashola for paying no less than N36 billion to a private company- Alpha-Beta Consultancy Limited from the internally-generated revenue of over N240 billion Lagosians paid in taxes in the last two years.


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A first half goal by Joseph Akala saw Nigeria’s National football team, the Super Eagles defeating their French counterparts in a football friendly played this evening at Saint-Etienne

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TUNISIAN National football team Captain Radhi Jaidi, told an Arab website that he was looking forward to a thrilling 2010n World cup qualifier game against Nigeria on June 20, adding that every member of his team was gearing up for the tie.

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Bacerlona’s star, Thierry Henry will not be in the line up for the French National team that faces Nigeria’s Super Eagles in an International friendly this week.

http://assemblyonline.info/?p=1278

Believe it or not. Woman has Man in it; Mrs. has Mr . in it; Female has Male in it; She has He in it; Madam has Adam in it; No wonder men always want to be inside women!

Men were born between the legs of a woman, yet men spend all their life and time trying to go back between the legs of a woman…. Why? BECAUSE THERE IS NO PLACE LIKE HOME

Okay, Okay, it all makes sense now… I never looked at it this way before: MEN tal illness MENstrual cramps MEN tal breakdown MENopause. Ever notice how all of women’s problems start with MEN?

http://christonline./2008/05/24/joke-and-humour-of-the-day-for-adults-only/

Forgiveness is not cheap but it is complete. We can be fully accepted in the LORD.

The adulterer can become a person ‘after God’s own heart’. Let us accept God’s forgiveness ourselves.

http://christonline./2008/06/03/premarital-and-extra-marital-sexwould-god-forgive-me/

European Commisssion in Nigeria has awarded a €7.2 million contract to provide technical assistance to the Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Reform Programme (WSSSRP) in Nigeria.

The contract was awarded to Atkins is a joint venture with UK based ITAD and Abuja based Enplan


http://assemblyonline.info/2009/05/eu-awards-72-euro-contract-to-improve-water-supply-in-nigeria/

FIFA’s vice-president Jack Warner got a bad airplane scare in Nigeria last week Thursday.

Reports coming from the Nigerian authorities revealed that Warner, who was leading a 14-man FIFA delegation throughout the African nation, was in a small aircraft which experienced tremendous difficulty in mid-air on a flight to Abuja city. Read the rest of this entry »

http://assemblyonline.info/2009/05/jack-warners-in-plane-crash-scare-in-nigeria/

Between 1960 and 1999, Nigerian officials had stolen or wasted more than $440 billion. That is six times the Marshall Plan, the total sum needed to rebuild a devastated Europe in the aftermath of the Second World War.

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One of the governors of the Delta that we investigated offered me $15m in cash to stop the investigation against him.

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"I don’t know anything else about the fight against corruption that we have not done. Now, how do you link Nasir el-Rufai with fighting corruption?

Well you see, for example, I am not aware of anything so far this government has done against Nasir el-Rufai. I am aware that the Senate has been investigating the activities of the past FCT Ministers. That you demolished someone’s house is not a mark of fighting corruption."

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http://assemblyonline.info/interview-with-yaradua/

Nigeria News: Swine flu in Nigeria

The …full story,

http://assemblyonline.info/2009/05/nigeria-news-swine-flu-in-nigeria-the/

TWO landlords Alhaji S. Oloye and Mr.O. Oloyo,with 24 bed room properties in Odo Oba Area,Ibadan, Oyo state are to spend the next 20 months in Jail for their failure to provide toilet facilities for their tenants

http://assemblyonline.info/2009/05/nigeria-news-two-landlords-jailed-over-non-provision-of-toilet-facilities/

The Nigeria Labour Congress in conjunction with the Civil Society have signalled their intention to embark on Nation wide protests to protests plans by the federal Government to hike the costs of fuel.

http://assemblyonline.info/2009/05/nigeria-news-nlc-plan-street-protests-over-planned-fuel-hike/

Don’t sack Amodu, Jossy Lad pleads

Former handler of Nigerian women national side, The Super Falcons, Coach Joseph Oladipo who is popularly known as Jossy Lad has opposed the calls for the sack of the Super Eagles Coach, Shaibu Amodu over the poor performances of the national team’s qualifying matches for the 2010 World-Cup

http://assemblyonline.info/2009/05/nigeria-news-don%e2%80%99t-sack-amodu-jossy-lad-pleads/

Several United States based environmental advocacy groups including the Center for Constitutional Rights, Earth Rights International, and other human rights have launched a campaign for an end to Gas flaring by multinational corporations operation in Nigeria, and also to press Shell Petroleum to disclose its role in environmental degradation of the Niger delta, human rights abuses, including the execution of Ken Saro Wiwa in 1995.

http://assemblyonline.info/2009/05/nigeria-news-us-groups-launch-campaign-against-gas-flaring-in-nigeria/

Several United States based environmental advocacy groups including the Center for Constitutional Rights, Earth Rights International, and other human rights have launched a campaign for an end to Gas flaring by multinational corporations operation in Nigeria, and also to press Shell Petroleum to disclose its role in environmental degradation of the Niger delta, human rights abuses, including the execution of Ken Saro Wiwa in 1995.

http://assemblyonline.info/2009/05/nigeria-news-us-groups-launch-campaign-against-gas-flaring-in-nigeria/

The United States Congress’s Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission heard a testimony about the negative environmental impacts of oil operations in the Niger Delta; including those of multinational oil giant Royal Dutch/Shell in the Ogoni region of the Niger Delta.

http://assemblyonline.info/2009/05/us-congress-holds-hearing-on-shell-activities-in-niger-delta/

The United States Congress’s Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission heard a testimony about the negative environmental impacts of oil operations in the Niger Delta; including those of multinational oil giant Royal Dutch/Shell in the Ogoni region of the Niger Delta.

http://assemblyonline.info/2009/05/us-congress-holds-hearing-on-shell-activities-in-niger-delta/

The United States Congress’s Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission heard a testimony about the negative environmental impacts of oil operations in the Niger Delta; including those of multinational oil giant Royal Dutch/Shell in the Ogoni region of the Niger Delta.

http://assemblyonline.info/2009/05/us-congress-holds-hearing-on-shell-activities-in-niger-delta/

US Congress holds hearing on Shell activities in Niger delta

The United States Congress’s Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission heard a testimony about the negative environmental impacts of oil operations in the Niger Delta; including those of multinational oil giant Royal Dutch/Shell in the Ogoni region of the Niger Delta

http://assemblyonline.info/2009/05/us-congress-holds-hearing-on-shell-activities-in-niger-delta/

A new law which prescribes life imprisonment without an option of fine for kidnapping offences has been signed into law by Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi

http://assemblyonline.info/2009/05/nigeria-news-kidnapping-not-attracts-life-imprisonment/

Uturn Concepts 2009 Stakeholders Forum tagged “Vision To Funding”, will hold at the Eko Le Meridien Lagos July 3, 2009.

Uturn Concepts empowers non-profit organizations and corporations for effective social impact by helping build credibility, capacity and attracting sustainable funding to achieve their objectives.

http://assemblyonline.info/2009/05/nigeria-news-forum-on-strategies-of-fundraising-holds-july-3/