Tag: Femi Otedola

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OluwapelumiJuly 2, 2012

Femi goes to court: Otedola sues Lawan, Tambuwal for N250 billion damages

by Staff Writer As the investigations over the $620,000 bribery fiasco involving Farouk Lawan and oil magnate, Femi Otedola tries to gain ...

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July 1, 2012

Report: Police declares House investigation of Lawan illegal

by Stanley Azuakola Whether it is done in the open, or behind closed doors, the police say the investigation of the Farouk ...

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June 28, 2012

O you bribe money, come out by fire! Otedola’s $620,000 yet to materialise

  The $620,000 bribery scandal involving Farouk Lawan, the chairman of the House of Represantatives’ ad hoc committee on fuel ...

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June 26, 2012

Opinion: Corruption: The haemorrhaging of a nation

by Emmanuel Nwachukwu Mention Nigeria to any casual observer and the dominant image of the country is corruption.  “It is ...

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June 21, 2012

Funke Aboyade: Are we really ready for democracy?

  Frankly, we are only proving true the axiom that Nigerians have short memories. How else can one explain our ...

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June 20, 2012

#FaroukLawan: “I was never in possession of the $620, 000” -Lawan’s alibi disowns him

by Stanley Azuakola Where is the money, Farouk? Everybody wants to know. The answer to that question however, seems to ...

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June 19, 2012

#FaroukLawan: Intrigue afoot as police officers are detained for helping Lawan, might tender bribe money today

by Stanley Azuakola The Nigeria Police Force is in a tight fix. A suspect, who has admitted to receiving bribes ...

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June 18, 2012

Ijeoma Nwogwugwu: The House’s Trump Card

Watching events unfold over the past few days, I have come to conclusion that there is more to the House ...

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June 18, 2012

On a mission to bankrupt and balkanise Nigeria: That’s what Pastor Bakare thinks of the president

by Stanley Azuakola The Convener of Save Nigeria Group, Pastor Tunde Bakare, addressed a news conference in Lagos on Sunday over ...

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June 18, 2012

Top 5 Sound bites from last week (feat. Kola Boof, Peter Obi, PDP & more)

by Stanley Azuakola   “Our hospitals and clinics are dirty and smelling. This is not healthy for the lives of ...

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June 17, 2012

“He is a sinking man” – House of Reps replies Otedola

by Lekan Olanrewaju Take cover folks; it’s one hell of a war of words and you definitely don’t want to ...

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June 17, 2012

How Ojo Maduekwe got into the English Dictionary and more…in last week’s news with a pinch of salt

by Stanley Azuakola Ojo Maduekwe Gets Into English Dictionary Nigeria’s new Canadian ambassador, Chief Ojo Maduekwe, is going places. All ...

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June 16, 2012

Free for now: Farouk Lawan released on bail

by Stanley Azuakola The drama surely has not ended. But there was temporary respite for embattled member of the House ...

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June 16, 2012

Farouk Lawan Video: “He hid the money in his cap and put it on his head”

by Stanley Azuakola Most Nigerians are hoping that someday soon, the video showing member of House of Representatives collecting bribes ...

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June 16, 2012

“I have nothing to hide” – Femi Otedola thinks the House of Reps is “laughable”

by Lekan Olanrewaju The CEO of Zenon Oil and Gas Limited – who is currently caught up in a bribery ...

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June 15, 2012

Farouk Lawan is suspended – and 6 other thingss that happened in the House today

by Stanley Azuakola We know how easily some of us get bored with what goes on in Abuja. Not many ...

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June 15, 2012

#FemiVsFarouk: Police detain Lawan, D-day in the House

by Stanley Azuakola Embattled member of the House of Representatives, Hon Farouk Lawan, was not released after his interrogation by ...

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June 14, 2012

#FaroukLawan: At last, Lawan submits himself to the police

by Stanley Azuakola Hon Farouk Lawan, the man who has made all the headlines this week, finally showed up at ...

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June 12, 2012

#FaroukLawan: The noose tightens around Lawan as Otedola appears before Police Task Force

by Stanley Azuakola To be sure, Farouk Lawan is still innocent until proven guilty. Lawan has been accused by Femi ...

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June 12, 2012

#FaroukLawan: How Obasanjo nailed Farouk Lawan

by Stanley Azuakola As long as he is alive, Olusegun Obasanjo, will always be a factor in the political affairs of Nigeria. ...

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June 12, 2012

Report: I took it – Farouk Lawan admits

by Hauwa Gambo There are new reports that Farouk Lawan, the embattled House of Representatives member accused of extorting and ...

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June 12, 2012

“He collected the money and put in his agbada trousers” – Shocking details on the Farouk Lawan bribery deal

by Hauwa Gambo Premium Times has published the result of an impressive investigation into the sting operation organised by the ...

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June 11, 2012

Alleged $620,000 bribe: Femi Otedola reveals how he bribed Farouk Lawan

by Stanley AzuakolaMore chilling details have emerged about the $3 million bribery scandal involving members of the House of Representatives ...

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