234Next Archive for October 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
Bode George’s bail application to be heard on November 9
Nigeria's Access Bank swings to H1 pre-tax loss
Bolt plans to move up to the 400 metres
Lawmakers okay bill seeking life imprisonment for kidnappers
FORENSIC FORCE: Niger Delta: not yet Uhuru
'We write on the floor'
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Securrency suffers major image hit
Under the October Rain
The pain and agony of Bakassi returnees
FORESNIC FORCE: Niger Delta: not yet Uhuru
Nigeria needs its four refineries back at work
EXCUSE ME: A blurry journey
Why we have children
‘Why hath thou forsaken me?’
Exchanging a degree for a bowl of porridge
A producer’s pain
‘We write on the floor'
Law enforcement agency arrests more than 5000 traders in three months
Fire incident at Lagos domestic airport
Night and day in Calabar
CHOPAHOLIC: Pot noodle flop in Bangkok
Shell cuts 5,000 jobs as profits tumble
Ghana’s refinery out of debt
Skye Bank posts fourth quarter loss due to bad loans
Regulator cannot locate microfinance banks
Inability to act contributed to risk management failures in banks
Increased access to information will boost Nigeria's businesses
Labour ends nationwide rallies to protest against government policies
Appeal Court sacks Oyo Deputy Speaker
SEC's Appeal
Lagos Assembly adopts softer stance on Sunborn Yacht saga
Appeal court removes Iyiola Omisore from the Senate.
Malawi, Algeria go down again
Mazembe will be tough, says Heartland captain
So much at stake as Nigeria, Argentina light up Bauchi
Decision day for Brazilian starlets as group goes to the wire
Opposition party begins campaign for Oyo Rep election rerun
Kutigi queries judge handling Ibori case
Pacquiao set to deliver Cotto knockout, says trainer
STUDIO VISIT: Nurudeen Odebiyi
More Nigerians deported from Spain
Police arrest cable vandals at Calabar Stadium
Nigerian workers protest oil deregulation in Abuja
Badagry plans Christmas Festival
Nigerian wins Commonwealth regional literary award
Bode George's Pilate gambit
Senator gives backing to bill on electoral offences commission
Sudan apologises to Nigeria over senate president’s aborted trip
‘Quantity surveyors left out of Procurement Act’
Nigerian wins Commonwealth literary competition
Imperfect fantasy
Lessons from Kabul on electoral reform
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Creating an open plan home
Nigerian distressed banks to recapitalise soon, says CBN
African champions, Gambia face early exit
Nigerian basketball clubs brace up for Africa challenge
World Cup titbits
Before the deregulation
That sound in the pot
Swine flu detected in Nigeria
Bar Association offers to draft constitution
Reps’ committee to probe Nigerian Ports Authority
Asia will be golf’s next powerhouse, says Nicklaus
Oil firms partner government on post-amnesty scheme
My fearful generation
Kidnappers demand N500 Million for Soludo's father
Players’ indifference may mar start of cricket season
Government revalidates mineral titles
Death of man in agency’s compound remains a puzzle
Airport Customs remits over ₦26b to FG in 10 months
Three fake police officers arrested at Airport
Bank PHB directors in court over N80 billion fraud
‘Equity oil will douse tension in Niger Delta’
Fin International sets up shop in Nigeria
Construction firm opens new housing estate
Lawmakers ask robbers to declare temporary ceasefire
UNICEF calls for training, re-training of health workers
Italy, Korea fight for supremacy
Cowrie Rugby Club beat Ghanaian national teams
In a world of his own
Lawmakers seek law to fix time for budget presentation
Ministries' fight for control halts N6b solar project
Senate votes to limit education fund to tertiary institutions
Absence of police boss won't stop dismissal suit
Chevron’s Angola output to see a 25% rise by 2011
Starcomms gives customers access to Facebook, Twitter
FinBank funds indigenous vessel project
Corporate Affairs Commission gets new boss
Energy lifts Dow and S&P, but consumer confidence stays low
FG to establish aircraft maintenance centre
House of Reps probes allegation of N75m fraud in NNPC, PPMC
Appeal Court sacks House of Rep member
Mozambique holds poll, Guebuza expected to win
Obama officially extends sanctions on Sudan
Oil steady near $79.50 on API drawdown
Real suffer Cup humbling at third-tier Alcorcon
CBN sets loan loss provision deadline for banks
SON alerts Nigerians on existence of substandard roofing sheets
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
‘Prince’ arrested for stealing chemicals worth N16 million
Copy that!
Lawyers advised to embrace alternative dispute resolution
Political parties, rights group okay Bode George's conviction
Senators seek more time on oil reform bill
New appearance for Kiwis in Nigeria
Switzerland edges Japan in seven-goal thriller
Buhari, Atiku, Bafarawa say Nigeria may disintegrate by 2011
Bode George's conviction
The astute regulator
Little Ends: Still on El-Rufai
The rise and fall of Nigerian television
Famous 5: Dorisha
Xtra-Terrestrial: MC Hammer
Pushing the boat out for Olokun
Greek, Latin and other love languages
Whether Report: Bueka
Police offer N2 million reward for information on the murder of The Guardian editor
Stars to watch in the new NBA season
Eaglets move closer to title defence
Subscriber demands drive the growth of telecoms sector
Labour condemns ‘hardship allowance’ to politicians
Blackberry unveils new device
Our officials are too corrupt to have immunity, says Yar'Adua
Police stations visit reveals disparity in service delivery
Lagos tourism commissioner absent from House hearing on Sunborn Yacht
Armed robbers and not police killed Ogundeji, rules coroner
Soludo's father kidnapped
X-Throwback: Sound of Music
Deadline for completion of abandoned Foreign Affairs headquarters
GENDER POINTS - Religion on our minds
Monday, October 26, 2009
Mydrim's case for pastel
Isio Wanogho’s hair and beauty routine
Irrationally uncomfortable, passionately fashionable!
Soldiers arrest group members over assault
S(H)IBBOLETH: A hello from hell
Congrats, Mr. Lecturer?
Keeping the doctor away with vitamins
The gods of our fathers
There is much to cheer in the MEND ceasefire
There are no ‘ritual killing' hotspots in Nigeria, say police
Wanted: Laws for the elderly
Old girls, meet the new
Ogun embarks on ‘aggressive' revenue generation for 2010 budget
Ondo bans television viewing in public offices
XAMINATION - My heart bleeds for this one
myTunes: Kaffy
Government funds critical projects from excess crude account
Strategic investments pay off for firm
Agent Rinspeed 007
West Africa plans legal framework on mobile roaming
Folawiyo Energy denies misconduct in petroleum storage
Dangote unveils new noodles
Etisalat is one
Zain offers pilgrims package
Six years after, justice is served
All waste, no wealth
Federal Government urges industrialised nations to implement Kyoto Protocol
Akuneto charges Eaglets to avoid past mistakes
Reps tired of borrowed robes
‘Controversial' Ovrebo for Brazil, Mexico match
Free match tickets in Enugu State
U-17 World Cup Titbits
We blame politicians for problems facing youths
Cheer Eaglets to victory, Garba Lawal tells Nigerians
Safina reclaims world number one spot on eve of Doha
Doregos Basketball Championships dunks off Thursday
Falana calls for al-Bashir's arrest
Soludo wants court to invalidate his suspension by INEC
A ram's ordeal: Jelili Atiku's Agbo Rago
Swapping guns for cameras
Government, software firms to halt Internet crime
Rescue imminent for aviation industry
Cocaine discovered in vehicle parts
Africa heading for 2009 growth due to China: expert
Man kills brother in a fight
Iwuanyanwu backs petroleum industry deregulation
Minister wants road contractors to adopt rain technology
Safina and Serena ready for Doha shoot-out
BREAKING NEWS:
Bode George is sentenced to 2 years
Gunmen kill Uniport Chief Security officer
N3bn bad debt: We're not owing, says Vaswani brothers
Tunisian president wins landslide election victory
Baghdad bombs kill 132
OPEC to raise output if oil at $100: president
Oil falls below $80 on economic recovery concerns
Barca thrash Zaragoza to go three clear of Real
Poor attendance at U-17 World Cup
Anambra Party chieftain decamps to PDP
45 percent of Nigeria’s population below 15 years - UNESCO
Party chairman wants FG to develop Niger Delta region
Anambra Party chieftain decamp to PDP
Price of garri reduces by 14 percent
Businessman joins senatorial race in Kebbi
AC leader promises candidates impartiality
AC says re-branding should start with PDP
The Niger Delta crisis and the critical ‘now’
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Mixed Blessings
IMHOTEP: The peoples'commonwealth
Servicom my foot!
Stock market indices appreciate
Maritime agency to effect ban of foreign vessels on Nigeria's inland waters
Microsoft says piracy threatens growth
Nigerian swimmers come up short in Mauritius
Al-Bashir’s visit to Nigeria
I am a celebrity get me in here
The hidden truth
Obuh blames goals on technical indiscipline
MEND ends war in Delta
Corps member arrested for drug trafficking
Group demands probe of police extra-judicial killing
Lawyers say president’s assent not crucial to constitutional amendment
Losing faith
PERSONAL FINANACE THROUGH LIFE'S STAGES: Planning for your child’s education - Part I
Are we really hosting the U-17 World Cup?
IMAN: The Unknowing hand
MEND declares indefinite ceasefire
The trouble of making ends meet on the streets
Junior is watching porn
Cooking up a solution
Polo teams gear up for showdown in Kangimi
Lagos centre still in turmoil over money, accreditation
A sea of troubles
Nigeria and Microsoft look to halt Internet crime
A continent in search of leaders
Saturday, October 24, 2009
The prime of Stephanie Okereke
The eaters of the living have eaten the prize
ELAN PERSONALITY: Genevive Nnaji
Forever fabulous at 50
HERE AND THERE: Of women lying and men looking
DEEPENING DEMOCRACY: Designed to fail
ON WATCH: Cold cash for silent guns
Raped at 15, still healing at 20
Sewing from leisure to business
‘Manufacturing is still profitable in Nigeria’
It’s raining bonds for trouble-free banks
African youngsters aiming toget it right in Nigeria
Gambia battles Iran for supremacy
‘Golfers will make Nigeria proud’
Italy cooks up 2020 bidders like pizzas
Nigeria in on Cricket’s colourful outlook
Yes, Mr. President
Abuja lepers complain of neglect and ill health
Foreign admission agencies cash in on ASUU strike
Putting a knife through lawmakers' allowances
Action Aid discovers eight neglected communities on Eggon Hills
DELTA: 200,000 Nigerians die of pneumonia annually
EKITI: To own university
ENUGU: Electoral commission to spend N280m on LG polls
Federal government and academic union agreement lapses in 2012
JOS: State has 134 nomadic schools
Nigerian Prisons Service to recruit more medical personnel
Who let the dogs out?
Sack fever grips aviation workers
Police interrogate Ogun teachers' union leaders over differences
Of Alien journeys and dispensations
The multiple threat syndrome
JUSTICE ARCADE: The failure of justice
VEXED INTHE CITY:It’s all about the Benjamins
Brazilian Parreira named South Africa coach
NBA reaches deal over refs lockout, says commissioner Stern
Friday, October 23, 2009
MUSON Festival 2009 starts on Sunday
Shell offers to educate, fund ex-rebels in Nigeria
Bode George knows fate Oct. 26
PDP defends choice of Soludo as governorship candidate
Cholera claims 70 lives in Borno
EFCC Shuts 800 Scam email Addresses
Rivers' Assembly passes vote of confidence on Amaechi
Enugu Speaker's mother kidnapped
Cadbury Nigeria extends rights issue to Oct 30
Benfica, Shakhtar enjoy big wins in Europa League
We are under pressure, say Lagos varsity students
Mixed reactions trail ban on cement importation
Amnesty International urges Yar’Adua to arrest al-Bashir
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Group urges Senate to expedite action on Tobacco bill
The challenge of leadership
My bank and I
FORENSIC FORCE: 140 million liabilities
EXCUSE ME: Chairman!
Naira slips due to strong dollar demand
Minister says three refineries will restart operation soon
NNPC says deregulation is targeted at encouraging investors
The Good Dokta
Brazil try Japan for size in Lagos
The Beach Boys
CHOPAHOLIC: Japanese Lessons at Little Italy
Rep faults delay in funding road repairs
Reps pass bill to promote Nigerian participation in oil industry
Universities pensioners mobilise against e-payment
Probe him, court orders police
Human rights lawyer gets court's approval to sue Yar' Adua over budget implementation.
Nigeria, Germany rivalry returns
Ondo approves fund for renovation of courts
Standardisation can reduce false clinical diagnosis
Lawmaker, NNPC clash on Petroleum Bill
Steelmaker Nucor posts third consecutive quarterly loss
NNPC boss lobbies governor over petroleum bill
MY TAKE: Manchester United, Liverpool in Super Sunday clash of titans
Airline operators seek government's support
Opposition politicians in dispute over Ondo jobs
Again, Bankole threatens to sack committee chairmen over poor performance
PDP can only dream of winning in Lagos, says former governor
116 Nigerians languish in Nigerien prisons
The language of peppersoup
Insurance stocks record higher trading
Bureau moves to resolve Skypower sale dilemma
Another candidate expresses opposition to Soludo's imposition
Glover romps home by five shots in Bermuda
Appeal court nullifies federal legislator's election
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
The Oracle at Delphi
This DPO is nobody's friend
The trouble we must fight against
World Cup stewards stage protest in Lagos
Reps order Minister to remove speed bumps on Abuja roads
Ogun teachers ignore their union's call to resume work
Nigeria gets seven additional universities
Deportees accuse embassy officials in Libya of neglect
Nigeria is gravely at risk of climate change
Ondo lawmakers insist on Assembly's closure
Former militants to undergo orientation in Plateau State
Suspension of ASUU strike ends tomorrow
Court grants businessman leave to sue Nigeria Customs
Senators train sights on scandal
they describe as grave
Little Freedoms
Nig’09: Organisers make last-minute effort to save championship
Nig’09: Abuja centre comes alive
IMF cautions central banks
EU ministers plan to curb C02 from planes, ships
Economic crisis affects Lagos Motor Fair
Sweet soul music
Carpet hunting
Steel workers say government owes N6.1b unpaid benefits
NYSC: the Lagos experience
States creation has undermined Nigeria's unity, says Belgore
Pay attention to mental health, nurses plead
ELAN UNCOVERED: Adewale Ajadi
The log-in lover's guide
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Famous 5: Inyanya
Identity crisis
Access Nollywood
The Prize Trojan: Misleading by example
Chelsea train at set pieces for Atletico
Mastroudes backs Amodu
Family who lost son to police bullets need help to bury their dead
Corps members pass out into uncertainty
Sorrow, tears and flood
Lawmakers threaten minister over primary health care projects
Power of the VEDA
Niger Delta plan will not affect foreign oil companies
My wife drinks ‘paraga', man tells court
Eaglets-Berger match fallout
Pensioners say pay review delay violates constitution
Reps to investigate Soludo's role in bank crisis
Excuses for Eaglets’ poor performance
Youth corps members pass out across Nigeria
El Rufai renews passport, savours the reward of protest
No freedom yet for former MDs of Bank PHB and Spring Bank
Soldiers turn toll collectors
Lagos Assembly uncovers more details on Sunborn Yacht Hotel
Letters to the editor
An environmental disaster that won’t go away
Winning the wrong war
Wey Dora dey
Kenyans, Ethiopians may dominate Obudu Race
More companies record losses after tax
The numbers don’t add up
Controversy trails local content scorecard
NIG’ 09... the gaps that may de-brand Nigeria
Ogun State tops medals table at National School Sports Festival
Police arraign 7 women for alleged prostitution
Oni opens defence at tribunal
Local government awards N72.1 million market contract
Man docked for alleged assault of woman
FRSC in Osun launches anti-accident campaign
ECOWAS women parliamentarians call for anti-discrimination laws against women
Police kill 2 robbers who shot colleague
Activist advocates synergy for good governance
Lagos exempts 100 hotels from consumption tax
Monday, October 19, 2009
Okah holds talks with Yar’Adua on peace deal
ELAN PERSONALITY: Mrs. Anyanwu-Akeredolu
Eulogising Mama Ekundayo in pen and ink
Groups hold rally to fight poverty
Damaged pedestrian bridge puts commuters at risk
Man killed in domestic squabble with wife
Al-Mustapha: panel report is illegal
Lagos residents protest construction of shops
NEXT TURN: Chichidodo critics
S(H)IBBOLETH: The Soludo solution
So who killed Dele Giwa
MI's time to shine
X Bites: Celebrity quotes
With All Due Respect Press Play (or Don't)
Roach rage
Help, I've got an allergy!
Reps ask ministers to suspend action on terminal concession
Stock operators deny knowledge of probe
OPEC to support Nigeria’s deregulation
Taraba, others plan new TV reality show
Ways of achieving food security
Angola’s oil exports to remain above OPEC target
The devil is in the oily detail
Global investors to meet in Cairo
Lafarge acknowledges government’s support
Canadian consultants, administrators hold investiture
Confusion as police close PDP secretariat
Nig’09 website back, but not better
Brazil, Mexico arrive but Iroha doubts our Eaglets' success
Dele Giwa's sister blames Babangida for brother's murder
Two swimmers for African Junior Championship
We are here to win, says Gambian coach
Yar’Adua urges support for Eaglets
Injury rules big stars out of Champions League
Okocha may play for Gateway
After secret meetings with EFCC, debtors promise to pay
NLC gives 14-day ultimatum to Ogun government
Lawmaker sues Sanusi over N620 billion bank bailout
Unemployed graduates get lifeline
Victims of sexual abuse get help from Weird MC and women rights group
Government disburses N606 billion stimulus funds
Group considers litigation over $34.7 billion oil revenues
Aspirant denies backing Soludo’s nomination
No African leader gets the Mo Ibrahim Prize, this year
No winner for African leadership prize
The significance of Dele Giwa’s death, by journalists
Ondo State House of Assembly adjourns sitting
Kaduna Airport ready Oct. 28, says Minister
NUJ inaugurates lecture for Dele Giwa
Arik plans operations from Ilorin Airport
Botswana's President Khama wins new term
Iran promises "crushing" response as attack toll rises
Oil retreats from one-year high above $79
Man City held at Wigan, Blackburn beat Burnley
Ikhana set to quit Sharks
Afraid for their lives, Ondo lawmakers close Assembly
Three dead as 30 year-old building collapses
Terror in Ayobo
Schools appeal to council to tackle flooding
His ghost won’t let me rest
Police flee after causing accident
Thousands turn out for World Food Day
Fraud suspect fights for bail
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Inspiring the young through the masters
Understanding skin discolouration
Wanted: Working children
Banking intervention not in investors’ interest, says report
No threat to Sanusi’s life
U-20 World Cup: Adenuga says Black Satellites’ victory is for Africa’s youth
The silver lining from our failure in Egypt
Davydenko beats Nadal for Shanghai title
Messi favoured to win the European footballer of the year
Player dropped for failing age test in Eaglets’ final list
Bra tossing non-feminists
IMHOTEP: The dragon and the sphinx
Senate to pass Petroleum Bill before year end
OBSERVATIONS: Their debt, but we pay
Ressurecting the Dele Giwa murder investigations
Minister briefs House on crisis in the steel sector today
Vietnamese experts arrive Akwa Ibom to reactivate rice plant
Nigeria to head UN Security Council
Made in Nigeria
Official says Nigeria’s economic growth will triple by 2020
Checking unruly and disruptive air passengers
Popular and ‘successful’ school dropouts
Facing lean times, banks devise survival means
Dropped out but not knocked out
Train autistic children, centre says
The fear of oil sector deregulation
When ministers, ministry officials and contractors connived to defraud the nation
The military works better within a democracy
Saturday, October 17, 2009
What is going on at Cele Bus Stop?
The many tangled roots of MEND
Exhibitions galore in Lagos
Rom Isichei's piece of sheet
STUDIO VISIT: Ibe Ananaba
Ebiwari Okiy's eye on Benin City
Time to dismantle this sham literature prize
A towncrier's pain
A poet's love game
If only they would get their spellings right!
MY TAKE: Soludo, the PDP, and impunity
HERE AND THERE: Twenty-three years on
DEEPENING DEMOCRACY: Last chance for elections
Government draws N676billion from power sector fund
Oil companies cautious about amnesty
Nigerian Banking Industry: The challenge of leverage in post crisis competitiveness
The truth about Amodu and his journeymen
Obaseki's moving train is moving in reverse
Soludo handled Securency currency printing deal
Spilling the blood of protesters in Garden City
Litigation threatens position of National Assembly's new clerk
Senior officials scheme over leadership of National Assembly
The murder of Grace Ushang Adie
The question of infidelity
Prayer for our boomerang!
JUSTICE ARCADE: The ‘uniform' and the corruption of state power
Nigeria govt may acquire shares in 9 rescued banks
Friday, October 16, 2009
U.S. charges billionaire Rajaratnam with record insider trading
Black Satellites break Africa jinx
Lagos governor calls for state police
Buhari, Atiku, Falae express support for Uwais' report
Wrong Number!
In Dakar, life's a beach everyday
Near death experience
Associations suspend strike for two weeks
Thursday, October 15, 2009
FORENSIC FORCE: How to wrap roasted yam
Borno government to close cholera isolation camp
Mysterious fire kills accountant in Ijesha
Two arraigned for visa forgery
EXCUSE ME: Infamous Boyboy Bestiality
Court to give findings, as widow fails to testify in late journalist’s inquest
Civil defence to clamp down on foreigners in private security companies
Why did Miss Arulogun die
CHOPAHOLIC: plantain pusher takes Manhattan
Cross River seeks inclusion in post amnesty deal
Stockbroking firm denies owing Bank PHB
Mobile operators barred from buying three NITEL assets
Stockbrokers condemn publication of new debtors' lists
Deregulation to wait
IMF’s comment does not mean bill is without failings
OPEC calls for action on climate change
Mind your tongue: A few words of advice for the new bank CEOs
Dangote completes deal to increase cement production in Africa
Bank's northern zone records fall in deposits
Government demolish roadside structures in Ibadan
Messi and Ronaldo should be at the World Cup
Siasia backs Brazil to beat Ghana today
Let’s Go There! Your weekend event diary
Nigerians bundled out of Governor's Cup tennis
D'Tigress battle Senegal for semi-final slot
Nigeria unveils U-17 World Cup Eaglets
Maradona has the last laugh
Sharks, Dolphins Garden City derby lights up Glo League
Australian company sabotaging Nigerian mint
In Dakar, life's a each everyday
There will be no sacred cows in CBN's debt recovery drive
Blackout at the presidential wing of the Lagos airport
Privatisation chief says bureau has not met revenue target
MEND to resume attacks
Notes on inspiration
Cameroonian soldiers kill 6 Nigerians in Bakassi
Is this the end of the internet?
Red is for stop
Family pleads with police to release son's body
‘Don't expect quick economic turnaround'
Government favours public-private partnership despite past controversies
Gombe awards N133m contract to upgrade facilities at NYSC Camp
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Hospital commissions digital cardiac unit
Bankers advised to dump litigation for alternative dispute resolution
Kenya rallies fans ahead of Nigeria clash
Rain disrupts Governor’s Cup
Federal government approves new economic blueprint
Drug Agency arrests woman for trafficking
Ogun government intervenes in disagreement over late politician’s burial
Lawmakers want increased pensions for older retirees
Steel workers get 10 months outstanding pay
Robbers raid mobile phone shop
78 Lagos undergraduates get scholarships
Daily Independent newspapers recall 21 sacked workers
Bellview puts operations on hold
Yar’Adua denies sacking intelligence chief over passport issue
Senate summons NYSC Director over corps member’s murder
Old and new faces make up banks' N349bn debts
Eastern Promise
Welcome back to the dark ages
Superstition and the gift of food
Little Messi, the ‘genius’ leading our Eaglets
2010 will be my year, says Seun Adigun
Balcony gardening
Yar'Adua urges support for made-in-Nigeria goods
Cloning of mobile phones worries manufacturer
Huawei, AIRCOM in network integration deal
The fire within
Firm sues Lagos over Yacht Hotel ownership
Ekiti Assembly in rowdy session over leadership
Hundreds of malnourished children receive treatment
Monitor events before returning to school
Immunisation suffers setback
NDLEA impounds 27.93 kg of hard drugs, arrests 85 suspects
Lack of street numbers hampers mail delivery
Record of Nigerians involved in crime in Ghana drops
Abuja officials disregard minister’s directive on new land charges
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Foreign Ministry differs with government's strategy on El-Rufai, Ribadu
ELAN UNCOVERED: Edore Jarikre
Nine called, none chosen
Steel's ‘desert' opus
Poll shows US recession over
Stock Exchange lifts suspension on BankPHB, Springbank stocks
These gadgets will rock 2010
States withhold contributions to emergency power fund
Oil workers warn government against subsidy removal
Tradesmen, artisans embrace online advertising
Cartels will manipulate deregulation process
Ghana seek to make history at the finals
Lack of funds halts Sydney training programme
Diego Forlan relishes battle of life and death with Argentina
Maradona prays for another divine intervention in Uruguay
Argentina, Uruguay will be terrible
Lawmakers want ministerial nomination to come with portfolios
Tough day for Nigeria in Governors Cup
Angola, Senegal our biggest challenge, says Ewalefo
11 Northern states to experience drought, NEMA alerts
Lawmakers order Abuja minister to reverse Abuja land rates
Protesters clash at the Ibori NIIA lecture
Senate supports Sanusi’s bank cleansing
CBN governor queries Australian central bank over bribery scandal
Improved local content in oil and gas
‘Slumdog Politics’
MEDIA & SOCIETY: Peter Ajayi: The editor as public guardian
LITTLE ENDS: Those messages to the nation
Yar'adua's dagger comes out
US Recession over
Weekend of drama in World Cup qualifiers
Ibori’s security aides attack protesters
Make cooking gas available and affordable
Transformation increases property value in Oshodi, Lagos
Defendants fail to appear in court over 11-year-old girl's death
Family of slain corps member rejects N2m
GSM: God's reward for talkative Nigerians
FRANKLY SPEAKING: Health care for Africa
MONEY MATTERS: Improving healthcare
Association warns against higher tuition
Chairmen get tenure extension
Fencing of Abuja airport yet to begin
No new projects will be accomodated in 2010 budget - Commissioner
Lagos decentralises building plan approval system
Curbing unwanted pregnancies will reduce maternal deaths
Do not delay post-amnesty programme, artisan leader warns
Trader docked for receiving N21m stolen goods
Monday, October 12, 2009
Taming throat torture
Eze goes to school
EFCC moves to repatriate Akingbola, Nana-Shettu, Oye
Obudu Mountain may get Grand Prix status
Eagles fail to sway Nigerians
Ibrahimovic's drama-filled weekend in World Cup qualifiers
Another mark for Woods at Presidents Cup victory
Football update
Readers' digest (Nigerian edition)
The movie in those eyes
Proudly Niger Deltan
Divine solution to sports problem
Deathly roads
D’Tigress takes on Cote D’Ivoire
Delegates in Anambra protest choice of Soludo
Suspension of strike fails to revive academic activity
Nigerian army was lenient to the 27 soldiers accused of mutiny
Companies bidding for NITEL to pay $25,000 application fee
House committee to be guided by national interest in petroleum bill
VROOM - not your average SUV
The conundrum of gas prices
Bullish run returns to the market
CBN governor needs more time
Poor policy implementation affects food security
Nigeria produces 1,200 films yearly -Adesanya
People Power
Save the mind
Corsets, cameras and camouflage: Meeting Kate Adie
Economists query provisions in petroleum bill
Opposition criticises PDP’s choice of Soludo
The politics of the asset management company
Reps summon Works and Finance Ministers over road maintenance funds
Victims of collapsed building say government is insensitive
Board uses security agencies to screen pilgrims
Motorcyclists reject government’s helmet
Aviation unions threaten to shut down airspace again
Police arrest fake assassin
Eight die in bus fire
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Dying to be Permanent Secretaries
Nigeria to benefit from Canada’s lifeline
Bag cost threatens Nigeria’s cocoa exports
SNEPCO-Saipem deal gives Bonga a fresh lease
We are now organised, say brokers
CBN works out modalities for asset management company
Groups wants public procurement law in states
Wingless Eagles live to fly another day
Scandals trail Flying Eagles failure
D’Tigress face mixed fortunes in Madagascar
STUDIO VISIT: Sangodare Ajala
Lanre Da Silva Ajayi’s hair and beauty routine
One non blonde
There is no winner for premier literary prize
Senate may adopt Uwais’ recommendation
Central Bank to grant licences for specialised banks
Probe begins in Soludo CBN bribery scandal
The Immunity Bill
A patriot's missile
REPAT'S RANTINGS: The pimping of our children
IMHOTEP: A death we can't afford
We are not serious about tennis development, says Odizor
President's Cup: Woods finds compatible partner in Stricker
PERSONAL FINANCE through life’s stages
Home, sweet home
Misplaced priorities
Lagos is a ‘BILL-ionaires’ dream
Reaching out to people through songs
Nasarawa's white farmers hang on despite the odds
16 years after, Abuja community is still waiting for compensation
ARTICLES OF FAITH: Assassination 419
OPINION: Lulu's broken glass house
MEDICAL REPORT: Alamson Ayuba K
House girls gone wild
The school that time forgot
About African Masters' Patron Cup
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Nightmare on Beach Road
Mr Smith goes to Washington: A Nigerian tale
ELAN PERSONALITY: Ngozi (ZiZi) Cardow
DEEPENING DEMOCRACY: Option A4 -the Nigerian fetish
HERE AND HERE:Curious policing
SECTION 39: Abroad thoughts from home (2)
Nigeria’s multiple cables to enhance broadband connectivity
A lifelong wedlock with canes
Banks’ troubles won’t go away without robust regulation
President's Cup: Woods finds c ompatible partner in Stricker
Super Eagles must win, yet it may not count
Controversy trails ex-lawmaker's visits to House
Kudos to Senate on bill for gunshot victims
First Lady calls on NGOS to support vulnerable children
800 graduate from Army Peacekeeping Centre
NGO offers free eye treatment in Kastina
Ferguson apologises for criticising referee's fitness
Guineans protest at UN office in Geneva
Lagos to relocate 65 communities for airport project
Newspaper publisher arrested a second time in months
Obi saddened by deaths in accident
Visa delays arrival of Kenyan cricket pitch curator
PDP asks former governorship aspirants to support Soludo
It's zero hour for ruling party
Friday, October 09, 2009
Senate advised to remove names of local councils from constitution
Popular Ogun State politician, Otegbeye, dies at 84
University lecturers suspend strike for two weeks
Two dead, eight injured in Benin-Agbor road crash
Saraki wants FG to embrace Islamic Banking
Fayemi ends submission in Ekiti petition
PDP concludes primaries in Maiha and Mubi federal constituency
FRSC introduces road safety initiative for the youth
Kogi emerges winner of 2009 Judo championship
Militants continue registration
Women say poverty causes violence
Thursday, October 08, 2009
The dos and don'ts of workplace hair and makeup
Three men and a little lady
Yummy yam dishes
The beautiful and the wild
Trucks damage pedestrian bridge in Lagos
Wrongheaded
Nursing mothers need more fish
FORENSIC FORCE: Unmasking Nigeria's elite
Council boss to fix FESTAC roads in three weeks
Secure bank service
EXCUSE ME: Honest visa application (HVA)
Woman arraigned for multiple financial fraud
30-yr-old man arraigned for stealing motorcycle
Tension in Ondo community over lawmaker's swearing-in
Environmental officers council investigates allegation of extortion
Transparency agency urges governors to set up units in states
Manufacturers laud plans to promote made-in-Nigeria goods
Amnesty yields economic dividends
Government to guarantee loans for marketers on fuel importation
Experts criticise slow pace of work on mental health bill
South African economic confidence falls on strong rand
Indian state-run telecom ‘disqualified' from NITEL bid
How social media breaks the corporate ego
$874.3m for railway modernisation
Siasia blames players over poor World Cup performance
Clueless Siasia indulges in buck-passing
Super Eagles beg fans to show up for Mozambique tie
Kerosine scarcity hits Cross Rivers State
Reps want posthumous national honour for killed youth corper
Senate president wants peace blueprint for Africa
Indomitable Lions aim for revenge against Togo
Rules of the game
Nigeria leaves its best out of Taekwondo Championships
D’ Tigress begins campaign against Mali
More than 8,000 lay down arms in the Niger Delta
Yar'Adua's government is hostile to education
Muller wins Nobel literary prize
Opportunities abound?
Forget South Africa ticket, Tunisia tells Eagles
Nig’09 and the burden of hosting
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
CBN works out models to strengthen microfinance banks
Police arrest cleric, eight others for stealing cars
A transformer to ‘decorate’ the neighbourhood
ECOWAS praises ‘success’ of Nigeria’s amnesty programme
Ladoja yet to return, says Oyo PDP
Ghana electoral commissioner clears Iwu of blame
Reps to probe non remittance of funds to roads agency
Ekiti honours teachers with cash gifts
Ogun government accuses striking workers of blackmail
Neglect frustrates growth of art and craft
Nigeria's Forgotten Heroes: Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (Part 1)
Econet battles Zain over shareholding
Abuja consumers wait endlessly for Oando kerosene
Companies make headway in reducing toxic gas
Lawmakers say 23 million youth are unemployable
EFCC begins probe of newly sacked bank chiefs
Again, Flying Eagles break our hearts
Woods can’t do enough to satisfy fans
After the amnesty
The malediction of a name
Big men say the darndest things
Fried Plantains
Lawmakers want to be above the law
Ready for the world
Celebrating ‘100 per cent-Nigerian’ spaces
Hilary Mantel Wins Man Booker Prize
Niger Delta: Not yet Uhuru
Culinary Adventures
Judge grants joint custody of kids to Keyamo, wife
Women's group voices concern over amnesty programme
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
We need the yahoo boys, say cafe owners
We need the ‘yahoo boys’, say cafe owners
Researcher wants better funding for institutes
Road safety lists approved licence centres
Girls report father to police for negligence
Bigger is better
What’s going on...
Famous 5: Etcetera
Xtra Terrestrial: Regina Askia
A more intimate approach to fiction
Shosho's guide to older men
Team captain vows to improve game
Eagles have only history on their side
OVERSIGHT: Nigeria's football house has fallen
Wenger's riches
World leaders back 1GOAL education campaign
D'Tigress leave for Madagascar today
MEDIA AND SOCIETY: The journalist as publicist
The earth as his parish
The National Assembly: Of gorillas and vacation
Low forex demand strengthens Naira
Bureau sets new deadline for NITEL bid
Rebound continues amid bank crisis
Mobile phones threaten the future of landlines
Local content target is not realisable
Universities Commission, others plan IT training
Oil industry welcomes dialogue on reforms
A Mini package from Mimo
Government withdraws N300billion crude oil money for economic stimulus
Delta Commission asks lawmakers to investigate allegations against it
Governors support extra budgetary provision for ex Niger Delta militants
Government promises health workers improved salaries
Senate approves bill to jail doctors for gunshot victims' neglect
Nail this one for a change
Civil organisation to hold police station visits
Governor says we have 100 months to curtail global warming
Calabar-Uyo road is ‘an economic waste'
Ibori convicted twice, for theft
We either swim or sink today, Siasia says
Ghana beat South Africa 2-1
Amnesty: Militants Drag Yar'Adua to Court
How we rigged Ekiti re-run polls, burnt INEC office, by PDP chief
Oil firms spill over 66, 697 barrels of oil in 4 years - Minister
FG promises pensioners N17b in 2010
Lufthansa introduces additional flights to Nigeria from Oct.25
Coroner Inquest: Court Summons SARS Officer
CBN withdraws N48.9bln from circulation
BankPHB, Spring Bank Placed on Technical Suspension
Eagles switch hotels
Venues continue to worry London organisers
Monday, October 05, 2009
Second victim of Yaba police shooting dies
Teachers jubilate as Oyo gets new head of service
23 die, as cholera spreads in Borno
Ogun State promotes tourism potential
Ondo teachers want reflection on Nigerian education
Ogun teachers shun resumption directive
Promotion tests for Oyo State workers begin
Another union to paralyse universities over partial negotiation
Plateau governor warns politicians in the state
Bureau to create another GSM company out of NITEL
Retired postal workers protest unpaid allowances
NEXT TURN: Madmen in high places
S(H)IBBOLETH: Noisome pestilence
Yar'Adua approves $2 billion stimulus plan
Employing creativity for wealth generation
Foreign banks support sector cleansing
Stock exchange suspends shares of two banks
Advisory group calls for reforms in IMF
The price of fuel
Madmen in high places
Noisome pestilence
Saving our banks
mY Tunes: Terry Tha Rapman
Rated X Throwback : Ace
Sleep yourself slimmer
Eight things to stop worrying about right now
EGYPT '09: Haruna hopes to make amend
EGYPT'09: Italy eliminate 10-man Spain
Agbeko to defend IBF title against Perez
Nig'09: Hoteliers decry lack of patronage
Uncertainty surrounds team's departure to Japan
Serena is one win away from number one
Foreign players dominate Governors Cup
EFCC files 28 count charge against Boni Haruna
2011 polls in jeopardy
UN expresses worry over urbanisation in developing countries
Asari Dokubo sues government over amnesty
Bobby's guide to losing weight
Do you speak my language?
Creating the Nigeria of our dreams
Notes from an opening: The Garden City Literary Festival
A return to rational banking
ARTICLES ON FAITH: A kingdom of wheat and tares
Telecoms anti-theft controversy grows
Are you being served?
Who's the boss
Australians act to save Nigerian on death row in Indonesia
YOUNG BOSS: My style, your style
Money gone bad for Doyin Motors, banks
Local firm takes on banks, multinational company in court
Northern civil servants up against sacked senior colleagues
Ondo Assembly won’t swear-in lawmaker
Madagascar leader will pick new PM if aid unblocked
S.Africa former police chief denies corruption charge
NUT suspends strike in Lagos
CBN to publish more names of bank debtors, says Sanusi
Nigeria consults with South Africa, Ghana on electoral reform
CMD decries dumping of corpses in LUTH
Oil well explodes at Igbokoda, says Oba
Norway world's best place to live, Niger worst
CBN says wants naira in present band
Oil steadies near $70, eyes on US manufacturing data
Flying Eagles off to Suez
NSE suspends shares of BankPHB, Springbank
University recruits 50 lecturers
Gwagwalada residents protest bad road
228 died in auto crash this year
Power generation hits 2,900 MW, says minister
Sunday, October 04, 2009
Midway into the 4th month
Keep the cake
FRANKLY SPEAKING: What must be done in Zimbabwe
IMHOTEP: Fifty cheers for Nigerian economics
Heels, don't fail me now
What Lara George did next
MTN subscribers complain of communication failure
Poor handling of ATM fraud cases worries customers
Shell prepares to end flaring in some oil fields
Kighiga upstages Adebayo
Siasia hopes flat-footed strikers will turn sharp shooters
Criticism trails Flying Eagles ahead Germany test
Samba dance around the golden Olympic calf
Vettel eyes world crown
Bayelsa hope to rekindle Mali performance
Low key celebrations for World Habitat Day
Nigeria ranks low in Harvard governance index
A tale of two rankings
Tompolo surrenders as amnesty ends
ELAN UNCOVERED: Beatrice Olumhense
Money Life: Trading in art work
PERSONAL FINANCE THROUGH LIFE'S STAGES- Renting your first home
Rubicon takes title chase to Adamawa
Heartland facing tough Pillars test in champions league
The character of a nation
Ateke Tom surrenders weapons
Saturday, October 03, 2009
Yar'Adua appoints Burkinabe President ECOWAS facilitator on Guinean crisis
IMF, World Bank endorse CBN's reforms in banking system
Supervision of microfinance banks to be outsourced, says CBN
Imansuangbon, former AC governorship aspirant decamps to PDP
Tompolo beats FG Oct. 4 deadline, surrenders in Aso Rock
The art of perseverance
STUDIO VISIT: Nkechi Nwosu-Igbo
Educating Rita and other Kokolettes
A way forward for the film industry
The gospel of the medicine man
WORDS FOLLOW ME: Writing India
Two books on my coffee table
A school worth returning to
Grime, shovels and condoms: The life of a drainage cleaner
Anambra politics
SECTION 39: Home thoughts from abroad (2)
MY TAKE: Anambra State for sale
HERE AND THERE: Beauty, truth and ugliness
Oil, still a resource of the future
Cocoa farmers cry out for help
Prepaid meters nowhere to be found
DEEPENING DEMOCRACY: Independence from our rulers
Nigeria may fail to host
Our education system is failing our children
Federal lawmakers resume to face bulky workload
Zimbabwean farmers' debt puts bank at risk
Millions in bribe paid for new bank notes
Field commander of MEND accepts amnesty offer
Judge adjourns hearing on Ibori aides’ trial
Sharapova wins comeback title in Tokyo
Rio wins 2016 Games as IOC rebuffs Obama
ASUU will end strike within a week, Oshiomhole says
Rural electrification project to be ready soon- commissioner
Speaker's aides, 4 others die in accidents
Bauchi govt appoints new Emir
JUSTICE ARCADE: Of courts and the anti-corruption war (2)
Abuja wants new housing guidelines
Airlines to come under EFCC's radar
Half light is better than none
27 year old man killed by police
Friday, October 02, 2009
CBN fires Adenuga and three bank CEOs
Storm in the building
Rio de Janeiro wins 2016 Olympic Games bid
FG dissolves University of Benin Governing Council
Kaduna state secures 7,018 visas for pilgrims
Ekiti govt. to generate $1b revenue from tourism
Sokoto govt sacks member of sultanate council
Shabaab rebels take full control of Somali port
Nestle stops buying from controversial Zimbabwe farm
Energy: Katsina govt. to build 4 biogas pilot projects
Youth protest extrajudicial killing at Yaba
Bank PHB's chief executive resigns
Thursday, October 01, 2009
Lets Go There!
Famous Five
Gas development can drive growth
Suya
Environmentalist says improved seedlings will lead to food security
Experts list ways to improve stock market
Savouring cassava-leaf soup in Freetown
Photography exhibition opens on travel website
Globacom denies owing billions of naira to distributors
CBN’s asset purchase fund to improve liquidity
Nigeria ready for Rugby
Banks to get more money
Decision day for 2016 Olympics bid cities
Rugby Update
Dolphins, Kwara United light up Garden City
How are the mighty fallen
Our leaders have failed us
Flying Eagles hanging in the balance
Union Bank gives cars, motorbikes to customers
Ecobank appoints new chairman
Ateke Tom, militant leader, in amnesty talks with Yar Adua
FORENSIC FORCE: When Nigeria is 50
A few good words
The crippling cost of being powerless
EXCUSE ME: Good job Mr. President
CBN to fire Bank PHB MD, other heads set to roll
Nigeria is heartbreaking says Clinton
Literary feast as Farafina workshop ends
Welcome World Cup but...
‘Come and claim these bodies'
How is your financial knowledge?
Researcher advocates policy to boost agriculture
Nigeria, the remix
Cholera epidemic kills 80, spreads from Adamawa to Borno
Key Nigerian rebel leader accepts amnesty offer
Voices from the past
Lagos as I remember it
Blindman drags lover to court asking N64,000 ‘refund'
Security chief urges support for government programmes
Inflation rate drops by four per cent, says Yar'Adua
Ray Ekpu supports FG's amnesty for militants
Chinese investors eye Nigeria's mining and steel sector
FG plans efficient inter-modal transportation system
Yar'Adua speaks on Nigeria's ambitions
Nigeria and the future of e-commerce
Power sector: the way forward
When will microfinance revolution commence?
Lessons learnt investing in Nigeria
Yar'Adua sees signs of economic recovery
Council boss gets seven-year jail term for fraud
Nigerian Sports at 49, a mixed bag
Climate change to cut crop yields
Suspect tries to escape from trial
Nigerians survive near air mishap
Lawmaker calls for death penalty for kidnappers
200 voters registered in Abuja since 2007
Varsity workers vow to resign
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Nureni Adedoyin Mahmoud
UNCOMMON LAW: Gang-up against Gani
FOOD MATTERS: Judicious eating
A state of darkness
You love me, you love me not...
His royal Iceness
Yar’Adua launches polymer notes
Nigeria is still staggering and crawling at 49, says Falae
Amidst the doom and gloom, a few still find reasons to be cheerful.
Nestled in the abyss of corruption
Poor marksmanship may cost our boys qualification
Nig’09: Fashola urges positive attitude
No more forced consolidation, CBN says
Independence without stable electricity supply
Nigeria and China’s oil deal still a secret
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