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Nigeria:
Bulletproof Cars - I Never Granted Waiver, Okonjo-Iweala Tells C'ttee
Leadership, 5 November 2013
Minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, yesterday in Abuja said no waiver was granted by her office for the two contentious… Read more »
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Nigeria:
EFCC Begins Probe of Odua's N255 Million Car Scandal, Quizzes Coscharis Boss
Premium Times, 5 November 2013
Law enforcement officials on Monday quizzed Cosmas Maduka, the chief executive of Coscharis Motors, the car firm accused of selling two armoured cars to aviation minister, Stella… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Bullet-Proof Corruption
Premium Times, 6 November 2013
It was bound to come to this. The moment our "zero tolerance for corruption" president decided to fight tooth and nail against the public declaration of his assets, the moment he… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Oduagate - Port Users Call for Scrapping of Duty Waiver
Vanguard, 6 November 2013
WAIVER of import duty on the controversial bullet proof BMW cars allegedly purchased by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for official use of Minister of Aviation,… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Oduahgate - Lagos Denies Issuing Waiver to Coscharis for Importation of Armoured Bmws
Premium Times, 5 November 2013
The Lagos State Government has denied issuing a waiver to Coscharis Nigeria Limited for the importation of the two armoured BMW 760 for the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA.… Read more »
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Nigeria:
N255 Million Armoured Cars - Questions House of Reps Committee Failed to Ask Minister Oduah
Premium Times, 3 November 2013
The investigative hearing conducted by the House of Representatives' Committee on Aviation leaves a lot of unasked and unanswered questions in its trail, suggesting that the… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Bulletproof Cars - Reps Report May Indict Oduah
Leadership, 4 November 2013
As the deadline given to the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation to submit its report of the investigation into the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority's purchase of two… Read more »
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Nigeria:
We Sold the Best BMW B7 Series Armoured Cars to NCAA - Coscharis
Vanguard, 30 October 2013
IT was another round of startling revelations Wednesday as the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation continued the suspended investigative hearing into an alleged purchase… Read more »
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Nigeria:
N255 Million Cars - FirstBank, Coscharis, Customs State Cases At Hearing
Vanguard, 31 October 2013
IT was another round of startling revelations yesterday as the House of Representatives Committee on Aviation continued the suspended investigative hearing into an alleged purchase… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Bulletproof Cars - Okonjo-Iweala Granted N10 Million Waiver
Leadership, 31 October 2013
More revelations emerged yesterday during the resumed investigation of the House of Representatives into the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)'s alleged purchase of two BMW… Read more »
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Nigeria:
With Six Bulletproof Cars, Duty Waivers, Concerns Persist Over Cost
This Day, 31 October 2013
What is the actual cost to Nigerian taxpayers of the two BMW bulletproof cars and other armoured cars ordered by the Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, in the face of air… Read more »
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Nigeria:
'Oduagate' Gets Messier...Customs Says N255 Million Cars for Lagos Govt
Daily Trust, 31 October 2013
The N255 million bulletproof cars purchased by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for aviation minister Stella Oduah were imported in the name of the Lagos State… Read more »
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Nigeria:
N255 Million Armoured Car Scandal - House C'ttee Continues Hearing Today
Vanguard, 30 October 2013
THE House committee on Aviation investigative hearing on alleged purchase of N255million bullet proof cars by the Minister of Aviation continues today amidst doubts that Aviation… Read more »
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Nigeria:
President Jonathan's Panel Yet to Start Probe of Oduah's Bullet Proof Cars
Daily Trust, 30 October 2013
The panel set up by President Goodluck Jonathan to investigate the purchase of two bullet proof BMW cars bought at the rate of N255 million for the Minister of Aviation Stella… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Bulletproof Cars - You're On Your Own, PDP Tells Stella Oduah
Leadership, 30 October 2013
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday spoke on the controversial N255 million bulletproof BMW cars, saying the embattled aviation minister, Stella Oduah, is on her… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Aviation Stakeholders - N255 Million Car Scandal Not Priority of Abuja Meeting
This Day, 29 October 2013
As the various stakeholders in the aviation industry gather today for a crucial meeting in Abuja, THISDAY gathered that the crisis rocking the industry as a result of the two… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Controversial Cars Were Not Bought, Falana Says
Daily Trust, 29 October 2013
Lagos lawyer Mr. Femi Falana SAN yesterday said that the letter from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has confirmed that the two bullet proof car were not bought. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Aviation Scandal - PDP Will Not Condone Corruption, Says Metuh
This Day, 29 October 2013
Mr Olisa Metuh, National Publicity Secretary of the party, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja while reacting to the N225 million car scandal in the Aviation Ministry. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Aviation Scandal, PDP Will Not Condone Corruption. Says the APC Is the Headquarters of Corruption in Nigeria
PDP, 29 October 2013
The Peoples Democratic Party has cleared every doubt as to its position on the 225 million car scandal in the Aviation Ministry, declaring that the party had never and would never… Read more »
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Nigeria:
N255 Million Bulletproof Cars and NCAA's Claim of Innocence
Leadership, 29 October 2013
The House of Representatives last week began an investigation into Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority's purchase of N255m bulletproof BMW cars for the Minister of Aviation, Princess… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Jonathan's Panel Yet to Commence Probe of N255 Million Car Scandal a Week After
Premium Times, 29 October 2013
The three-member panel commissioned Wednesday by President Goodluck Jonathan to investigate the purchase of two armoured cars by aviation minister, Stella Oduah, at an inflated… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Why Stella May Get Her Groove Back
Vanguard, 30 October 2013
"It is better to escape with difficulty than to be caught with difficulty." -Hausa Proverb. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Embattled Minister Stella Oduah Gets Respite As House of Reps Reschedules N255 Million Car Hearing
Premium Times, 28 October 2013
The House of Representatives has handed the embattled aviation minister a 24-hour respite by rescheduling the N255 million armoured car hearing earlier scheduled for Tuesday. Read more »
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Nigeria:
N-Assembly Approved NCAA's Budget to Purchase 2Two Armoured Cars, Group Insists
Vanguard, 29 October 2013
A group, Concerned Independent Aviation Observers, CIAO, has said that there was budgetary allocation for the purchase of two armoured vehicles by the Nigerian Civil Aviation… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Armoured Cars - We Have Lease Finance Documents - NCAA
Daily Trust, 29 October 2013
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has denied media report suggesting it doesn't have appropriate documents on the transaction involving the purchase of the two armoured… Read more »
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Nigeria:
N255 Million Cars - Reps, Aviation Minister Head for Showdown
Vanguard, 29 October 2013
The House of Representatives and the Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah are now heading for a showdown over the summons of the House Committee on Aviation requesting the… Read more »