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Saturday, July 31, 2010

Gunmen kill mother of three

10 parties ready for Cross River council polls

Boxing Federation to relocate camp

Nigerian sprinters win gold in relay

Dearth of science, mathematics teachers worries education minister

Ajumogobia, Clinton to meet next week

Nigeria nears deal for private power producers

Bad and nice

Losing the desktop wars

Friday, July 30, 2010

Okocha to know fate on Monday

Group calls for enquiry into police killing

Mega party begins mobilisation for 2011 polls

Joseph Daudu is new NBA president

Oil spill destroys N100m Ekpan fish farm

BRF FA cruises on into the next round

Fire disaster looms at Idimu

Higher oil output, prices to boost growth

Growing smartphone battle seen hitting vendors' profits

Nigeria oil reforms to be passed in 4-5 weeks

Thursday, July 29, 2010

A night of great sax

THROWBACK: The Charly Boy Show

XAMINATION: Port Harcourt Boy

>Music, comedy, and a man called ‘Genius’

‘Winning machine' Mourinho is a threat, says Ibrahimovic

Ahmed Musa to miss Super Four tourney

Okagbare, Adigun win gold for Nigeria

Now, on to Namibia

Exchange row threatens market confidence

CBN partner Security Commission on single registrar

Central Bank may sack staff

NDDC's grand marriage budget

EXCUSE ME: Of political finaglers and mafia machinery

Egusi no get shem

French mother confesses to killing eight babies

Bankole fights Daniel in Ota

INTERPOL investigates Yerima marriage

138 people killed in DR Congo boat accident

French mother confesses to killingeight babies

Diaspora Nigerian grills Bankole on corruption allegation

Legislators adjust laws to favour INEC

Ondo directs ruling house to select new king

Two arraigned for alleged rape

‘We are ready for 2011 polls’

Senate disbands committee over nominee screening fraud

Jega wants N74b in two weeks

Our Falconets are history makers

Falconets to face Germany in World Cup final

Hackers study vulnerabilities as ATMs spit cash

Bolt to face Gay and Powell in Stockholm

North seeks consensus candidate to face Jonathan

Senate delays NDDC budget approval

Ex-militants protest shabby treatment in Warri

Denver resident joins Nigerian presidential race

The pain of Lagos commuters

As Kogi fights over refinery location

Man nabbed for vandalising NITEL cables

Nigerian cricketers one match away from ticket

Bankole gives conditions for new states

We are eager to send PDP away, says Tinubu

Amazon offers $139 wireless Kindle for mass appeal

HABIBA'S HABITAT: Importance of spousal support

Heavy rains delay salvage of crashed Pakistan plane

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

The messy 50th anniversary budget

Policing problems

Lost in a maze

New guideline to reshape banking landscape

No end for NITEL staff woes

Falconets battle Colombia for final ticket

Nigerian athletes sparkle in Kenya

Soyinka evades birthday reception at ‘Fela! on Broadway’

Senators want more states in South East

Nigerians to attend Obama forum

Shekarau announces presidential bid

FOOD MATTERS: Akara and honey

BP sells assets to pay for oil spill

‘Northern governor’s decision is victory for north’

Cabinet praises Sanusi on financial reforms

Party official heckles Ondo electoral commissioner

N6.1bn SIM registration sparks another Reps brawl

MASSOB lobbies American government

Jonathan grounded by faulty aircraft in Uganda

ANPP zones presidency to the north

2011 elections to cost N74 billion

Sanusi seeks 200 percent hike in electricity price

A card and a wink

We can build United States of Africa, Gaddafi says

Pakistan plane crashes, all 152 on board dead

Federer changes coach

Bill on punishment sparks debate in schools

Anambra tribunal upholds Obi's election

Nasarawa youth torch police station

Oshiomhole fires two engineers over shoddy job

Massive importation stifles industrialisation in Nigeria

Our lawmakers are selfish, says Sagay

Ex-militants protest non-payment of arrears

Central Bank disburses N130b to real sector

‘Financial supermarket' not major cause of banking crisis

No survivors in Pakistan plane crash

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Nigerian athletes in Kenya without kits

Policeman kills bus driver over N50

‘Market recovery impossible without investor confidence'

Shareholders, Central Bank disagree over rescued banks

No changes in commission, says vice chairman

CORA hosts award book party

Sharing art, fashion and identity

Sesame Square premieres with Zobi and Kami

House suspends commission's budget over N12b ‘error'

Northern governors fail to endorse Jonathan

Reps support NDDC's N90m marriage budget

INEC cancels recruitment exercise

Bankole absolves House over failure of power probe

Ondo doctors suspend strike

Court to decide suspended lawmakers' fate in August

Ajanaku to contest Ogun governorship seat

Attorney General says zoning is illegal

PDP lists condition for Abia governor's return

Unilorin is best university in Nigeria

Three in court for beating sanitation officer

Court says it has no power to hear Pfizer case in Abuja

Court adjourns Ibru's case again

Absence of law stalls exploitation of renewable energy

Police arrest suspected Internet fraudsters

Fiddling while Abia burns

MEDIA AND SOCIETY: Endless war

Who cooked the planet?

Level playing fields, in soccer and finance

Zoning splits opposition party

Egbeda residents protest police assault

Alao-Akala ready to drop immunity over allegation

Man escapes with group savings

One-third of aviation accidents caused by weather

Monday, July 26, 2010

International Finance Corporation supports Nigerian banks

Here comes Audi Q7

New BP boss should boost safety, asset sales

Stocks gain on asset bill

EFCC freezes football federation’s accounts

Raul leaves Real, may go to England or Germany

Federation names team for basketball championship

Nigeria starts off with a win

Rugby league winning spree halted

Ferrari fine dims Alonso win

Bankole supports N71b new voter register

Seattle Court sets luxury living benchmark

Agency arrests Chinese nationals over N4b cocaine

South South leaders back Jonathan

El-Rufai says court lacks power to try him

Lawyers elect officers this week

Ondo House summons commissioner

Governor rejects party’s apology

More maths...

Finding a way out of cybercrime

On being a cybernomad

Endangered languages

‘We’ll not support illegality’

Court adjourns Abia deputy governor’s suit to stop impeachment

Civil Defence corps arrest 69 fake NYSC members

PDP disqualifies aspirants with less than N500m

Fake pensioners arrested

‘Police have been used to terrorise Nigerians’

Cholera outbreak kills 77 in northern Cameroon

Government sends relief items to flood victims

Hoodlums assault journalists at Edo re-run election

2010 Africa Fashion Week

Alonso wins German Grand Prix

Union leader arrested for masterminding protest

Edo lecturer in salacious Youtube video

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Corrupt judges should be investigated, says Akanbi

Outrage over pressure on Abia governor to quit party

Institute flays flying of torn national flags

PDP seeks to lure Abia governor from APGA

Anambra to reactivate five water schemes

Group demands for elections

Activists protest electoral commissioner's posting

Group petitions agency over abducted girl

PDP petitions minister over Lagos assembly certificate scandal

Parties trade words over Ondo assembly bye-election

Gadzama to run for NBA presidency

Emir of Bauchi buried

Bankole lists response to global economic crisis

Party canvasses support for INEC

Opposition cautions Alao-Akala against traditional rulers

Lawmakers approve N17b for independence anniversary

Traditional jobs, modern mind sets

When tragedy's no longer news

ONGOING CONCERNS:Continuing education classes for governors

In Somalia, talk to the enemy

IMHOTEP:Accelerating our transformation

‘Small businesses will drive nation's economy'

‘Adopting international reporting standard is not enough'

Commissioners to face senate screening

Utaka eyes Fulham, Bolton

Falconets make history

Veiled Arguments

Second batch of ex-militants to resume training tomorrow

Rubicon, Keffi Ponies favourites for Katsina polo

Congo rebels seize Indian pilot in attack on plane

African leaders denounce Uganda bombers at summit

Bashir to miss AU summit, Sudan snubs Uganda

Falconets earn semis ticket

Who is Louis Oosthuizen?

Getting football back on track

Are women taking their pound of flesh?

Saturday, July 24, 2010

ELAN PERSONALITY: Starting Over

The battle for Nuhu Ribadu’s future

‘Edo politics behind my defection from PDP to AC’

Parents of abandoned child found after five years

Zamfara introduces dress code for female teachers

Lack of trust hampers police anti-kidnapping work

Filmmakers weigh up taxation options

The adventures of Shondrella

How the Stickfighter got his game

James Hadley Chase novels bounce back with Nigerian flair

Femi Kuti and his father's story on Broadway

Banker in court for forgery

NGO canvasses action against child sexual abuse

Lagos government takes on a beggar

That beer may harm you

Who is a Lagosian?

No city for disabled people

Gambler docked for allegedly stabbing fun seeker

‘Taxation without representation is tyranny'

Much ado about telecoms mast radiation

HERE & THERE: No romance without finance

Attahiru Jega’s minefield

SECTION 39: Attahiru Jega: Our part

DEEPENING DEMOCRACY: The real N72 billion imperative

Nigeria prepares for life after Lagerback

Unsung heroes hoping for recognition

‘Hope 4 Girls' bounces into Lagos

Falconets up against quarter final jinx

The falling stock of Nigerian footballers

The many sins of Maradona

Anarchic Aba is our kidnap capital

Nigeria making progress but insufficient achievement in MDGs

Interbank rates ease on liquidity glut

First Bank shelves bond, eyes Jo'burg listing

VEXED IN THE CITY: As easy as ticketing

STREET TALKING: Top Billing: Is communications ready for prime-time?

Focusing fully on the NFF

NFF reject stories of Lagerback exit

Nigerian interbank rates ease on liquidity glut

Nigeria First Bank shelves bond, eyes Joburg listing

Gunmen blow up politician's home in Bayelsa

France's World Cup squad suspended for next game

Friday, July 23, 2010

Fire razes PHCN office at Ijora

Nigeria denies involvement of citizen in Uganda attack

Reps accuse Shonekan’s company of defrauding Nigeria

Autonomy for state assemblies causes stir in senate

Reps stop regulator’s N6.1bn SIM registration plan

Buhari urges INEC to conduct free polls

Ondo residents reject new electoral commissioner

Edo lawmakers face probe over tax clearance

Opposition wants suspension of polls in Cross River

Butchers sue government over proposed demolition

Giving life to rap

Thursday, July 22, 2010

Nigerian company loses English Premiership rights

Rugby federation targets 16 schools for league

Guineans arrives today for Flying Eagles

Brazilian threat for Mikel

London Nigerian club gets temporary reprieve

‘NNPC to join stock exchange’

‘Corporate governance must be given priority’

Shareholders promise customers of safety

Not my data!

FORENSIC FORCE: What if Jonathan chickens out?

The plight of retirees

EXCUSE ME: Hawkers

Police arrest ex-soldiers for car robbery

‘Women most affected during crisis'

Ondo blasts opposition parties on bank raids

Banks responsible for kidnapping, says Ohakim

Adunni Olorisa’s son wins arts competition

A Trafalgar Square in Benin City

Death toll rises to 10 in collapsed Warri building

Onovo snaps over questions about his award

Lawyer questions EFCC’s power to detain people

Delta community calls off protest at Chevron facility

Oyo governor threatens to sever relations with Osun

Group honours Enahoro at 87

Nigerian parties are demonic and dubious, says Ihonvbere

Party primaries to hold before November

Refinery may be sited near Nigeria’s first oil well

Police lack equipment to fight kidnapping

INEC wants ₦55b for voters register

Mandela relatives held at gunpoint in robbery bid

Niger set to host age-grade handball tourney

Yakubu, Kaita out of Korea friendly

Nigeria telecoms firms sign up to new broadband cable

Activists want Obasanjo prosecuted over power spending

Government restores junior classes in Unity schools

FRSC supports N1m pay for accident victims

‘Nigerian soldiers left 250,000 children in Liberia’

Government establishes 80 rural internet centres

Schools get N37 million each from World Bank

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Tweet less, kiss more

Time tough

Misplaced rage against foreign education

Safe as stews

Bank seeks EFCC assistance on loan recovery

Council distributes free fertiliser to farmers

INEC deploys state commissioners ahead of 2011 elections

Senate approves N4.43trillion 2010 budget

186 Nigerians to get honours award today

Asset company gets N1.5trillion support from banks

NNPC accused of planning to sell refineries

Naval officer rapes infant daughter, say police

Suspected assassins kill transport union leader

Government acquires 90 cars to combat crime

Opposition protest fresh council polls in Osun

Federation boss drums support for Flying Eagles

Rugby League action returns to Lagos

Stick to your own kind... or not?

Jonathan swears in two new INEC commissioners

‘Delta states are more peaceful now’