Vanguard Newspaper Archive for February 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
Golf stars take Lagos by storm as TPC tees off next week
WORLD CUP QUALIFIER: Okala urges Amodu to look for ‘hungry’ players
Glo-Lagos Half Marathon dwarfs Jo’burg Marathon in Prize money
2010: South Africa to battle ticket fraud, other crimes with N60bn
Ogbemudia’s framework for sports has stood the test of time
Glo Premier League Fallout:My players disappointed me -Eguavoen
Poaching: Ngerem slams Ebewele, says his approach fosters gangsterism
Talks about foreign Technical Adviser for Rangers are mere distractions — Chukwu
Asari is no longer relevant to our struggle in the Niger Delta—MEND
Nollywood’s built on a wrong footing — Fidelis Duker
I want my family affairs kept private — Peter Okoye
Mr. Right? God, I need prayers to get one –– Portia Yamahan
I was harassed sexually — Bukola Awoyemi
What I have passed through at 80
Civil war or not, Igbo have no apologies for Nigeria, says Uwechue
Only a credible Igbo man will get Ohanaeze support — Achuzia
Before reason dies finally
CAN holds prayer congress...urges Nigerians to remain steadfast
Walking in dominion
The Voice Of Christ Reality: Be joyful (III)
Lawmakers threaten to impeach Gov Mimiko for freezing 18 councils’ account
Fashola pays N5b pension arrears, urges teachers to return to work
Uduaghan, Sylva condemn Britain over travel advisory
Kidnapping threat: Okiro propososes bill to register GSM subscribers
Mimiko decries partisan role of traditional institutions
Death in custody: Coroner orders policemen prosecution
PDP’s bid to reconcile Fayose, Oni’s factions deadlocked
Mixed reactions greet CAN’s vote of no confidence
Gov Orji debunks EFCC money laundering story
Economic meltdown can bring down government — Arewa
Unity or no unity, Ndigbo are ripe to produce Nigeria’s president — Richard Ozobu
The younger generation has more at stake — Uwechue
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Scarcity of eggs hits Jalingo
Court adjourns Sado, Ekhabafe suit till April 21
NLC's N2bn loan for Zamfara workers flops
FG gives airlines indebted to FAAN two weeks ultimatum
Group decries FG’s handling of anti-graft crusade
Nekede Poly Council chairman commends management
JTF, victims' families resolve rift over killing of 3 in Bayelsa
C-River boosts CRUTECH with N83m lab equipment
NSCDC threatens to seal illegal private guards’ firms
Idris wants Russians back to Ajaokuta
VP Jonathan, vision and positive change
NNPC calls for increased use of local barytes
Bullish trend continues, drives share value by N85bn
Transcorp declares N16bn loss, plans diversification
Eds microfinance bank opens shop
Stock market : Cement equities still viable — Vetiva
SON to destroy 2,744 substandard Gas Cylinders
PHCN workers threaten to throw the nation into darkness
Same Old Stories
Bayelsa community at the mercy of the Forcados River
$180m bribe: Prosecute indicted persons now — CDHR, SERAP
Intellectual Property Law Reports: Lawyers moment of relief—Adeleye
Kogi lures teachers back to classrooms
IIJ hails Senate's decision on return of Area 11 property
Enugu, Vietnamese govt in new deal
Fashola pays N5bn pension arrears
'Retrial of Okocha's petition against Uduaghan non-issue'
Amaechi's wife advocates vibrant rural ecomomy
Shun hostage taking, VP urges N-Delta youths
Threat to Vanguard GM’s life: 2 suspects arraigned, granted bail
Printing more Naira: Poisonous economic therapy
Senators back Iwu, say he can't be sacked
APGA supporters jubilate over Appeal court ruling
Rethinking constitutional reform strategies
Education critical to MDG goals, says Amaechi
Cult killings: Oshiomhole expresses concern
I was not forced to resign, says ex- commissioner
Lawmaker condemns attack on Utorogun Gas Plant
JTF kills armed robber in Delta
Plateau PDP splits
Crisis: CAN got it wrong, by Bauchi govt
Abuse procurement process and be jailed, BPP boss warns
Appeal court assumes jurisdiction in Agbaso’s case
Anambra reads riot act to contractors
Rivers tasked on empowerment scheme
Oha elders warn Orerokpe community over land
A-Ibom royal fathers place curse on kidnappers
FG removes excise duty on 7 products
EKITI RE-RUN: Ogbulafor, NWC members relocate to Ado-Ekiti to beg Fayose
Bayelsa teachers suspend strike
Bankole suspends main opposition leader for two weeks
Kano keeps tab on okada riders
Plateau youths call for state police
Time for intellectual approach to N-Delta struggle —VP
Teachers' association threatens strike
Inquiry into Ogbe-Ijoh/Aladja crisis begins
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
14,000 Nigerians killed in ethno-religious crises —Makinde
Gov Aliyu wants more women in politics
Funtua electricity consumers get 1,500 pre-paid meters
Nigeria, 8 W-African states in polio
Appeal Court upholds Delta Speaker's election
Robbers kill three, injure two in Abeokuta
Teachers' strike paralyses schools' activities in S-West
Delta Vision 20-2020 Steering C'ttee meets tomorrow
Anambra LGs promote 5,000 workers
CBN descends on bureaux de change
Police to arraign 2 today over threat to Vanguard GM’s life
Nigeria of the faithfuls
Nigeria and the kidnappers
Agricultural policy formulation: AFAN wants partnership with FG
Steel sector laws need review — Bankole
Congestion: 100 ships await berth at Lagos ports and oil terminals
Meltdown: UBA to inject funds in Ebonyi
Govt securities records 86% over subscription
Pathetic tale of a fake pharmacist-cum-medical doctor
America is a failed state of this century —Odia Ofeimun (2)
NERDC tasks state govts, end-users on new 9-Year Basic, SSE curricula
Sam Egwu’s visit to Govt College, Calabar
Oshiomhole allocates N6.11b for education, to arrest decay
Food Science Institute cautions on NAFDAC leadership
ANPP accepts ruling on Niger gov
Don't waste state resources on re-run, Ekiti AC tells PDP
NYSC tasks community over missing corp member
10 cultists drown in Rivers
Oil sector reforms to shave jobs, says minister
NAFDAC seizes N336m rotten frozen fish
Court remands PEF official in Kuje prisons
Bank workers petition Senate over unethical practices
Reducing Road Accidents
Flood worries as the rains come knocking
Ogoni youths warn against Shell resumption
Police parade five teenagers for alleged robbery
Igbo stores closed as peace returns to Bauchi
ICAN, ANAN disagree over CIMA
NUT drags Imo govt to Tribunal
Court orders arrest of LG’s education secretary
Foundation to hold summit on kidnapping
PDP chieftain commends Anambra NLC for suspending strike
Stop kicking against transfer, NUT warns
No to printing more naira
Egbokodo-Itsekiri protest exclusion from security meeting
Bauchi crisis religious —CAN
CSM claims three in Sokoto
Row over paternity of 9-yr-old boy
Meltdown may worsen varsities' fortune—Don
Meningitis outbreak in Zamfara
Lawmaker condemns call for Iwu's sack
S-East, S-South Speakers to meet on Bauchi crisis
Mob razes Southern Ijaw LG secretariat, injures two
Efcc arraigns 6 Ghanaians over N330million theft
UNEP team set to clean up Ogoni land
Six killed in Bauchi auto crash
Man kills mother's friend, dumps her body at GRA
NUPENG worried about attacks on refineries
Mimiko freezes LGs account, dissolves boards of commissions, parastatals
10 suspected cultists feared drowned in Rivers
No one can sack me—Iwu
Asaba LG boss battles armed robbers on Asaba-Benin road
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Immigrations asks Nigerians to obtain e-passport
Ebosa lauds Uduaghan’s policy on small businesses
Group wants Isoko native as NDDC executive director
Most varsity graduates unemployable—Minister
Fresh trial of Okocha's petition against Uduaghan begins today
NASU directs member on SUBEB transfer not to vacate office
Bayelsa converts NRC, SDP secretariats to satellite prisons
Edo to boost cocoa production
'Katsina prisons have 1,300 inmates'
Fashola launches safety traffic advocacy
The Patriots lists ways for peoples' constitution
Two Policemen get cash reward for diligence
Daniel vs Amosun: Judge steps down
Whose Palliatives?
He criticized my performance
Re-inventing local self-governance
FANAF worries over impact of global crisis
Leadership confab holds in South Africa, UK
Global crisis, 20 million jobs under threat — ILO
Nigeria can be self sufficient in food –– US envoy
Bulls return, boost share value by N18bn
UBA boosts FG’s 7-point agenda with N50bn Agric fund
RECESSION:Print Naira now —Jimoh Ibrahim
Nigeria, Algeria Commit selves to $12b Trans Sahara Gas Pipeline Project
Lagos Island: The dreaded CBD becomes toast of investors
Zinox thinks power, launches laptop with 13-hour battery life
We have the capacity to produce 3 million PCs in a year- Zinox boss
30,000 cows for artificial breeding in Jigawa
Reps to curtail President’s power on military deployment
Jonathan heads Ekiti re-run campaign team
Fayose calls for dissolution of Ekiti PDP exco
Akpabio grants two poisoners amnesty
Opposition parties in Bayelsa want Iwu's INEC sacked
Port congestion: Shipping firms lose N2.4bn
How ex-Gov Kalu diverted N5bn Abia funds—EFCC
Yar'Adua okays boards for aviation, education
Estate developers target .5m houses annually
Anambra workers resume as NLC calls off strike
Gov Orji congratulates Mimiko
Odenema condemns plot to unseat NDYM president
ADC hails court's ruling on Agagu
JCCR: Senate denies sharing N352 million retreats
NCC denies plans by GSM operators to hike tariff
Senate advocates power to try offenders for EFCC
I'll step on toes, says Mimiko
Imo community razed over leadership tussle
Clerics in court over church leadership
CAN condemns Bauchi killings
Bauchi crisis victims reject govt's aid
State creation: Imo c'ttee pledges equity
Senator tasks Yar’Adua on revenue
Uvwie monarch sues for peace
Group condemns attack on Clark
Uduaghan to be guest speaker at London roundtable on N-Delta
Obi, Ngige clash over projects
Yar'Adua, Shekarau task leaders on devt
Dr. Olusegun Rahman Mimiko sworn-in as Ondo State governor
National Economic Council votes N323bn for power
Rivers moves to fast-track IPP
JTF opens fire on protesting Ubeji youths, kills three
Monday, February 23, 2009
Fayose blames PDP woes on Obasanjo, party leaders
Fashola dissociates govt from illegal arrests, levies
FRSC to try crash helmet violators in mobile courts
Anambra: Group carpets NLC over plans to call off strike
‘ANSEPA working despite strike’
Traditional ruler fingered in Nibo land case
Anambra reacts to resignation of officials
Lawmaker faults agitation for state creation
Robbers raid medicine dealers home in Imo
Vacuum in Ondo Govt House
'We 'll allow court decide Edo PDP chairman —Ogbemudia
Oil thieves devise new strategy
Tension in Enerhen as elders suspend community leaders
Isoko group faults DESOPADEC on projects
FG to upgrade UNTH, ABUTECH, Nat. Hospitals, others
Amaechi blames N-Delta crisis on neglect
Group lauds Uduaghan on security
AC advises DPA on mega-city controversy
Missing Phone …
Government is the cornerstone in any energy integration process - Osezua
Kaduna Refinery TAM to gulp $20m – Barkindo
Oshiomhole for 6th annual Aret Adams lecture series
Stock market: Brewery sector looks defensive, sustainable — Vetiva
Mallam Talba resumes as NERC administrator
Shareholders decry non posting of FinBank share certificates
N1.75tr Trans-Sahara gas pipeline project viable – Barkindo
Money supply, credit to private sector shot up by 59% in 2008
AVRIS partners 2,500 hospitals to promote safety
LUTH oxygen plant nears completion
Fashola hails judiciary
Labour Party's race to power
Ijaw nation rejects
One killed, 5 injured in Lagos auto crash
PDP’s losing streak in the south continues
Ondo final judgment: Mimiko wins
Mimiko: End of PDP's hold in South-West
Long, tortuous journey to Ondo state house
Queen Delta mourns death of sextuplets’ mother
N1.5bn defamation suit: Goje loses bid to secure court order punishing RMFAC
Nine die, 13 wounded in Benue road crashes
NERC: Senate insists on Babalola's appearance today
3 die in Mimiko's celebration dance
Afenifere, Aregbesola laud Ondo appeal
PHCN assures Isoko South LG on electricity supply
Mimiko freezes Ondo accounts
It's victory for democracy —LP, NLC, TUC
Mimiko: Iroko's rise to stardom
Bayelsa urged to probe disruption of KEFFES leaders, Chevron parley
NGO sets up centre for pregnant teenagers
Red alert! Kidnappers target Lagos churches
Panic in Bayelsa PDP over Appeal Court's ruling on Agagu
Ijaw now have identity in Nigeria, says VP Jonathan
Bauchi crisis worsens:...9 lives lost, 13 churches torched so far
Steve Chinua Ogwu fake journalist / blackmailer arraigned
Gov’s bonanza for Yobe bachelors!
Ocean Boys FC in mourning over killing of 7 supporters
Appeal Court sacks Agagu, Ondo State Governor
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Bauchi crisis: Jos tightens security
Consultants to train Benue teachers
A birthday manna for widows in Lagos
Senate President, Yobe govt ,others mourn El-Kanemi
Ondo LP chieftain escapes suspected assassins
Court didn't indict us of electoral malpractice, says Ekiti PDP
Oni's political appointees remain sacked— Acting Speaker
Education conference holds in Jos
Reps to probe importation of petroleum products
Mother of sextuplets dies after delivery
LUTH spends N1.6m on diesel daily
Africa not immuned to global crisis fall-out, says IMF
Nigeria, Ghana insurers named in Aon's bribery scandal
Stakeholders meet to avert maritime workers' strike
Ondo:Agagu, Mimiko know fate today
Drivers plan to establish driving school in Anambra
Bayelsa AC flays passage of 2009 budget
Uduaghan vows to cater for senior citizens
Ajumogobia pledges FG's commitment to security in N-Delta
Atiku has lost his presidential —EDEBIRI
Mark – Right On Time
‘Nigerians Don’t Believe in Themselves’
Understanding the Role of Financial Analysts
The Agony of an Industrialist
FG to Partner States on Low-Income Housing
Demolition in Lagos Worries Micro Finance Banks
Hard Times are Here
Main One to land submarine cable from Portugal to Nigeria
Zain to lift Nigerian education with Zain Africa challenge
CBN in Battle for the Soul of the Naira
Economic Crisis: Balogun Blames Govt, Regulatory Authorities for Poor Handling
NAPEP's COPE reaches 250 families in Kogi
Senate moves to legalise NAPEP
Death toll rises to 11 in Bauchi crisis
Mixed reactions greet Ibrahim's call for more naira
Yar'Adua presents Bill to amend Land Use Act
14,200 perform Christian pilgrimage
Confirm Nwadialor as Customs boss, FG urged
Fire guts Nekede poly
Company for Treena
Taking a bow?
Shell' MD tasks FG on stable operating environment
Militants strike in P-Harcourt, abduct two
Transportation: Amaechi apologises to Rivers people
Kidnappers abduct Dep CBN Gov’s mother in Imo
Govt House shooting: Policemen to face trial
IMSU introduces e-payment for fees
Gunmen engages JTF troops in fresh shootout in Bayelsa
Itsekiri youths protest Globe Star's alleged discrimination
A-Ibom govt assures displaced traders on relocation
Delta procures 2 armoured personnel carriers for police
Budget proposal: Warri South LG boss lauds lawmakers
Achebe to deliver Pope John XXIII Lecture
Lari Williams: A word with Theatre La Masque
I will take a shot again at the Presidency-- Bashir Tofa
We are preaching to N-Delta militants — Rt Revd Ide, Bishop of Warri
All the money I made from magic went into drugs, says Peller's son
Owen Jackson Obaseki: I raised over 200 doctors
Saturday, February 21, 2009
How we're re-branding NAN, by Remi Oyo
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES' CRISES: Bringing down the roof on the House?
N2.3 bn car probe report: The intriguing story of a probe
Tension in Ondo
Politicians blamed for religious crisis in Bauchi
Outraged!!!
Oghogeheme aims to dominate national athletics
Nigeria can regain past football glory, says Amuneke
Thousand cries of pain
CBN urged to monitor implementation of policies
Why we are developing Olokola Free Trade Zone — Ondo govt
South-East will be Nigeria’s fastest growing economy soon —Chris Okoye
Africa loves football, deserves to host 2010 world cup --- Tymoschuk
I paid dearly for my mistakes — Barbara Soky
I took a break to plan my future and then ...— Tosin Jegede
White paper on electoral reform committee ready —Yar’adua
Rumours of reprisal attack of Jos crisis grips Adamawa
Forcados River washing away Bayelsa community
Trailer crushes bus conductor ‘Gongo Aso’
Lagos' ailing bridges
South south leaders flay appointments in oil sector
Trader delivers sextuplets in Sagamu
How armed robbers killed eight policemen
Assassins kill Ebo, PDP chieftain in Abia
Ekiti: ‘AC ahead of PDP’
Expert blames banks for moneylaundering
Ports Congestion: NPA bars vessels from entering Nigeria
Mamora: The choirmaster on sabbatical in the Senate
Gurara water project: FG targets 430 MWs of electricity
One-hand commercial driver laments menace of Agberos
What’s sex got to do with love? (2)
Friday, February 20, 2009
My near-death experience — Rymzo
2009 budget: Executive must implement N60bn constituency projects — Reps
Senate queries Maduekwe over disbursement of N15.2bn
Fashola wants FG to release N49bn foreign reserve
2009: Nigeria will not disappoint FIFA — Lulu
Poaching impedes Nigeria’s sports development — Ogbemudia
Militants killed my father for nothing — Oritonye
We Don’t Care About Loss Of Foreign Understanding—MEND
Niger-Delta struggle: ‘ Ijaw is losing sympathy’— Dr Chris Ekiyor, IYC President
Can Akunyili really “re-brand” Nigeria?
What’s sex got to do with love?
Nollywood is dying— Francis Onwochei
Naija Music Idol: Fittest 9 in the house
It broke my heart to see my father on the street, Kokoro’s son
Hip Hop World Awards hold May
Re-run: TMG urges Ekiti people to be on alert
Five killed as hospital complex collapses
Fasting, prayer can’t change Nigeria —Mike Okonkwo
Our greatest fears for Nigeria— Adeboye, Okonkwo, Uma Ukpai, Oritsejafor
Ekiti: NLC renews call for Iwu’s sack
Kogi Lawmakers to monitor budget implementation
Dakingari presents N59.9bn budget to Kebbi Assembly
Oil theft: 13 Filipinos 65years imprisonment
WAEC releases 2008 results, records huge failure
Two killed, scores injured as PDP supporters clash
FG, state govts to raise $5bn for power generation
Militancy : Yar’Adua others sue for peace
Delta probes disruption of Clark's reception
NUT strike cripples activities in Bayelsa schools
Govt upgrades College of Health Technology, Calabar
Thursday, February 19, 2009
NIMET warns of severe weather conditions this year
DELSU VC nominated for Int'l Socrates Award
Amaechi tasks contractors on early completion of projects
Alaere Alaibe and the genuine rewards of doing good
Ondo governorship: Tension as court gives judgement date
Meltdown: Gov Daniel slashes expenditure further
Police to prosecute 7 dismissed officers for mutiny
Who rules Ekiti next?
My goal is to have a place in history — Oni, Ex Ekiti gov
Courts shield corrupt ex-govs, says Waziri
World Bank to partner Anambra on projects
News Analysis: Strike: Anambra Elders, Rights groups, others fault NLC
Police kill one, arrest two robbery suspects
Court discharges musician over defamation of Anenih's name
Fresh plot to attack Plateau—Jang
Shake-up in aviation sector: NAMA boss,10 directors axed
UNIBEN faults Benin elite on Gbenedio's appointment
Gov Ohakim’s wife advises pilgrims to Isreal
BYC decries Edo North alleged domination
FHA builds 25,000 houses in Abuja, Lagos
Why we can't sack Gov Aliyu Babangida from office — COURT OF APPEAL
Gov Obi tasks youths on agriculture
Edo wants organisations registered
Publish Rotimi's letter, Senator tasks Maduekwe
Arrest of Almajiris in Niger untrue—Aliyu
Lagos partners Argentina on food production
Pfizer acquires Wyeth for $68bn
Why Nigeria delays sending troops to Somalia—Minister
Isoko youths apologise to Clark, Aginighan
NSE reinstates commitment to demutualisation
You Can’t Cut Pay!
From Obalende, a cry for government intervention
FG should domesticate CEDAW, protect women from violence
At last, T.A. Orji is rid of opprobium
NHIS registers 4 million Federal civil servants
My victory, from Allah— Gov Aliyu
S-East PDP moves to woo ex-Govs
Imo reads riot act to workers
WRPC's MD commends host communities
Vanguard, Silverbird institute ‘Living Legend’ award
CBN restores Savannah Bank's licence
Senate passes State of Nation Act
JTF rescues 2 Russian hostage
Bankole blasts colleagues over attitude to work
Undergraduate hacks mum to death, buries her
Bayelsa Assembly passes 2009 Budget
Shell denies involvement in Ogoni crisis
Rumpus over demotion of 45 school principals in Delta
FG Inaugurates 15-man committee on sale of babies in Aba Hospital
I have no hand in plans to remove Daniel - Deputy
CBN signs MOU with Delta Women on Agriculture
Sexuality aesthetics in the art of two African sisters
Sparkling Strokes of Abraham Uyovbisere....
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
VC stresses importance of varsity education
The Nigerian way is dour
Missing phone: Kogi govt strips journalists naked
Gov Elechi threatens to expose corrupt officials
‘Nigerians should see govt as instrument of devt’
FRSC reads riot act to Okada riders in Imo
Militants strike in Bonny, abduct two
Police to sue Agadagba of Egbema kingdom over kingship tussle
Analyst hails Edo budget
Security operatives avert bloodshed in Warri South
CLO hails Ekiti Appeal Court ruling
GIABA tasks Reps on anti-terrorism bill
N-Delta crisis exaggerated, says UN Asst S-General
Sylva declares support for manpower devt
Bill Gate, Abubakar, Al Gore inspire me, says Olajumoke
Group hails Aliero over property tax
Ude tasks communities on govt projects
Imo NUJ clears chairman of misconduct
Nigeria tops Africa's investment index
The plight of boxing
Rebranding to fail…again
... calls for dialogue
CRFFN enforces directive on off dock facilities by terminal operators
Dubai Ports Authority partners Sifax on multi-billion dollar port complex in Nigeria
FG to come up with legislation on oil spill
ABCON summons BDCs over naira depreciation
Overfishing needs to be urgently addressed—FAO
Why Cement Prices will Continue to Skyrocket –Udenwa
C’ttee recommends identification of vessels trading
End of the road for three arms dealers
When mechanic turns educationists
Nigerian varsity students partake in
Caleb Varsity: All our students proficient in French — Prof Tayo, VC
Why we sponsor Cowbell secondary schools maths contest — Keith Richards
I am being victimized for losing Zamfara to ANPP– Col. Jibrin
Water scarcity: Plateau Assembly summons commissioner
Gov Obi bags award of excellence
ISOPADEC hands over pontoons to Imo govt
CJN queries judge over Ondo seized cheques
Leave me out of your crisis, Bankole's dad warns
Edo House c'ttee wants LG excess funds account de-frozen
Cleric faults FG on N-Delta militants
Senate okays N3tr harmonised FG budget
Stakeholders to dissect Petroleum Industry Bill
Seven Police officers sacked over strike threat
Abia lawmakers in free-for-all
Print more naira to fight recession, Jimoh
Delta SSG commends Ika North LG boss
Warri monarch constitutes Ode-Itsekiri devt c'ttee
Ikot-Ekpene LG boss donates vehicles to royal fathers
Akpabio assures of benefits from NEPAD
When mechanic turns educationist
Yar'Adua suspends NERC boss, commissioners
Election Tribunal dismisses Sokoto guber election petition
Senate passes harmonized budget of N3.102 trillion
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Islamic group tasks FG, Northern govs on nomadic education
Economist advocates electoral reforms
Ogun PDP accuses Bankole, Iyabo, Ishola of sponsoring crisis
Speaker sworn-in as Acting Gov in Ekiti
Cybercriminals may go free even when caught
ITU assesses the global impact of economic meltdown on ICT industry
Protest: Police arrest 10 physically challenged persons
JTF recovers N1.13bn crude oil, barges from thieves
Fuel scarcity: Delta demands supply schedules from PPMC
Meltdown: Stakeholders meet to save jobs in food firms
Anyaoku, Fashola, Waziri, others warn on corruption
Militants give Agip, Saipem 3-day ultimatum
How Adegoroye ran into Yar'Adua's trouble
Hearing continues in Bode George’s case today
Gunmen invade Nembe Shell facility
We’re both 16 and want to have sex
No more crisis in Edo PDP, says party's V-Chairman
Governors' wives donate to Jos crisis victims
High rent: Jigawa workers flee quarters
APGA withdraws from Anambra election re-run
Anambra workers' strike untimely, says PDP chieftain
Monarch sues for peace ahead court ruling
Jubilation in Ekiti as Appeal Court orders re-run
CRPP asks Oshiomhole to account for N5bn allocation
Tackling Manpower Challenges
The great crash of 2008 - market failure and government failure
Kure to head FERMA
Gbaramatu kingdom scribe faults group's comment on DESOPADEC
Anambra, NLC begin negotiation
Ubeji community protests Shell's alleged neglect
Senate probes NAPEP
Imo health workers call-off warning strike
Okiro flays police killings
'How Osunbor squandered excess crude fund'
Ejigbo: Lamentations of neglect by residents
Tears and shock as container truck kills family
Customs intercept fake drugs in Katsina
Jigawa deploys 872,000 animal vaccine dosages
Egwuatu blasts striking Anambra workers
Gov Obi calls for Iwu's removal
Lagos completes 5 training schools for drivers
Fashola assures Oshodi traders
Edo A-G wants EDSOPADEC's case transfered
A-Ibom promotes 10,000 teachers
FG assures on River Niger dredging
PDP plots to kill opposition —Buhari
Akingbola blames capital market crash on Govt, reckless talks
Adeboye, others want more funds for N-Delta
Delta partners Oceanic Bank on loan to farmers
Airport project: A-Ibom assures NCAA on compliance
Group gets commendation for promoting Akpabio's ideals
Senate investigates disbursement of N17.72bn World Bank loan
10 physically challenged persons arrested in Asaba over violent protest
No study leave beyond one year for police—AIG
LG boss wants three councils from Akoko Edo
Economic Meltdown: FG begs China to rescue Nigeria
Appeal court sacks Ekiti governor orders re-run polls
Appeal Court nullifies Ekiti Governorship election
Katsina LG recruits 118 teachers
Monday, February 16, 2009
Ogbeha backs new state from Kogi
Benue earmarks N12bn for roads
Cost of items soars in Kaduna
Economy: Govs panic as allocations shrink
Mutiny: Court martial to give verdict April
Oshiomhole presents N75.54bn budget
N-Delta Ministry designed to fail —NUMBERE
CDHR calls for sincerity in budget implementation
Using More Ports
Lagos Port strike that costs Nigeria billions
SUBEB boss returns N25m unclaimed salaries to government coffers
Lawmaker expresses concern over cases of Lassa fever
Benin monarch marks 30th anniversary on throne
Delta to check diversion of petroleum products
Where did Yar'Adua spend his vacation, AC asks
Gunshots at Imo Govt House as workers run for safety
Lagos workers set for showdown over HAPSS
Agagu marks birthday, institutes N30m education fund
Institute to partner Delta on palm wine preservation
FG, Lagos joint c’ttee on reconciliation meets Fashola
Maritime workers threaten strike over 'ship factory'
Kebbi to check fraud at Argungu Fishing Festival
Plateau PDP dares Mantu
Ofonagoro blames failure of LGs on corrupt politicians
Imo pays N1.9m to contractors
Attack on gas plant: JTF to hand over 12 suspects to SSS
How to curtail N-Delta militancy —Akpabio
Jaja against Amodu for 2010 World Cup
Oshiomhole votes N100m for Afuze
Traffic jam hits Kaduna
Accident denies Delta gold
Why I want to lead NFF — Toro
10 basketballers disqualified
Enugu officials accuse Ref of favouring Kaduna
GADA tasks media on gender issues
Turai Yar’Adua launches World’s Children Report today
BCC pays N60m to land owners
CJN queries judge over Oddiri, Oru
More needs to be done in Anambra, says Okwenna
Right group tasks Obi on road projects
Accident claims family of four
Appeal court rules on Ekiti guber polls today
Onya condemns attack on Utorogun Gas Plant
We'll raise quality of education, Egwu assures
Atiku betrayed us—Orji Kalu
FG expected Satellite's crash, by ex-minister
No more slow pace — Yar’Adua
First Lady calls for review of world’s children report
Amaechi insists on death penalty for kidnappers
Senators, Reps harmonise 2009 budget
Amodu at large at NFF
N-Delta youths seek end to kidnapping
Rivers Police to reward information on kidnappers
Anibeze under erosion threat
Be prudent with budget allocation, commissioner charges varsities
CJN gives Edo judge two weeks to respond to petition
Oshiomhole presents N75.54bn budget for 2009
7 people killed, 30 injured in Niger State
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Renaissance varsity gets new VC
FRSC promotes 22
Anambra moves to strenthen Traffic Agency
IMSU visitation panel submits report
Anambra CDC chair slams politicians for enticing electorate
Abacha loses ownership of multi-million naira estate
Enugu launches free internet service
Fashola vows to sustain pace of devt
Tension as Ekiti awaits Appeal Court judgement tomorrow
Political streetwalkers at it again
Appeal Court sacks Etim from N/Assembly
Fear of foreign investors grips capital market
When virgin queens come to town
EFCC launches ANCOR in Lagos tomorrow
Akunyili guns for new Nigeria, throws platform open to the public
Reps move to force GSM firms to put up 30% shares for Nigerians
KADA '09 puts Kaduna in festive mood
AC chieftain backs Yar'Adua on political office holders' pay cut
Varsiy Don hails Abia guber verdict
ICPC drills Ekiti govt officials over N1bn councils' fund
Ogun legislators dissociate selves from petition
Owie condemns Atiku's parley with Obasanjo
Constitution review, dead on arrival, says Rep
Mass retirements hit Police soon
S-East can't afford workers' pay rise — Govs
2011: North plots to retain presidency
CBN to publish banks' interest rates monthly
Nigerians seek equal rights for settlers, natives —NOI-Gallup Poll
How to fast-track N-Delta devt —Oshare
Youths give Bayelsa 2-weeks to create BASOPADEC
I'll shake this nation, if.... — Adeboye
Meltdown: We don’t foresee job cut in oil industry — PENGASSAN
Re-branding Words
Life Annuity with Guarantee is Best
Insurance Companies do well during recession
The Federal Budget, Crude Oil Prices and Enhanced Economic Intelligence (II)
SUICIDAL DEFENCE OF THE NAIRA
Public Building Insurance: NAICOM to Prosecute Defaulters
Oceanic Bank Simplifies MasterCard Processes
Citibank Forum Discusses Global Economic Crisis
Hard Dose for Bankers over Inter-Bank Market Closure
Ikiddeh’s literary criticism as legacy (2)
America is a failed state of this century —Odia Ofeimun
Mass retirement hits Police Force: 3 DIGs, 3AIGs, 18CPs going
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Budget 2009: Reps to ‘follow the money?'
Why Anambra senatorial poll was not violent — Senator Obiora
Edo/Delta robbery: How bandits killed 6 policemen — AIG
Itsekiri leaders, power brokers at war
Re-build our burnt community, Inhabitants cry out
Wish there were real substitutes for househelps!
Is Barack Obama the anti-Christ? (3)
PFN passes vote of confidence on Oritsejafor
The Voice of Victory: Living sickness-free life! (3)
AFTERMATCH OF WEEK 21 GAMES: NPL suspends two players, three officials
Port congestion: All stakeholders in port industry have failed — Onuchukwu
Season of job losses
PDP govs threaten electoral reforms
The Rising Profile of Lepacious Bose
Sexually harass girls, Why should I? — Iyke Odife
Senators support salary cut but warn against corruption
What we want from N-Delta Ministry, by Prof. Ituama
Much ado about a pay cut
Pay-Cut:In whose interest? For whose benefit?
Friday, February 13, 2009
Militancy may hamper 2020 vision —Mark
I’m not a gospel singer — Alabai, Voice of God
9ice, P-square, Ekwe blow up Makurdi
Meltdown: FG assures Nigerians of motorable road network
Feud between Ooni and Alafin gets messier
“We have made break-through in banking fraud”, — SFU BOSS, Ehidiamen
My husband is a wonderful man — Emma Ike
Playing romantic roles upsets my husband —Foluke Daramola
I never thought I’d play music for a living — Timi Dakolo
Shocking! The story of a 9ice man
PFN talks tough on corrupt leaders
“I am yet to hear from anyone”, says Rep Bewari, father of kidnapped girl
We‘ve no gay nor lesbian group in Nigeria, says Cheif Ojo Madueke
Sports Festival: Sports Festival: Kaduna bubbles with innovation
Abducted Edo lawmaker’s father, released after payment of ransom
Vanguard Man is JACITAD’s President
Court fixes March 11 for ruling on APGA leaders
Rwanda failure :Only Nigerians can decide Bosso’s fate— Onigbinde
Only Nigerians can decide Bosso’s fate-Onigbinde
RMAFC: CPP charges President Yar’Adua on prompt response
Kidnapping can truncate government, says Nwauba
Okigwe LG commissions Ihube water project
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Anambra PDP crisis healthy—Okwenna
Imo not part of plot to recall Izunaso — Ohakim
Anambra to generate N7bn from markets
Are Niger Deltans being unreasonable?
MEND and the Gaza Complex!
Aviation intervention fund: Accused prosecuted or persecuted?
Politics of jurisdiction in Imo governorship matter
SENEC moves to reacquire NIGERCEM
Petrol still N75 in Imo
Lagos govt stalls condemned inmates’ suit
Abia guber verdict: I’m shocked, says Ugochukwu
Traders protest N19m Ekwulobia market project delay
Yar'Adua's pay cut not automatic —RMAFC
Forex control temporary — CBN
Reps begin consideration of car probe report
Africa gets additional World Bank seat
Reps want GSM firms to give Nigerians 30% shares
Re-memorizing Pa Aiyegbusi at Quintessence gallery...
CSM imminent in 26 states
Resignations not out of ill-filling—Anambra govt
Justice ministry threatens contractor over road project
Tough times ahead— Yar'Adua
Bankole lobbies S-West leaders on impeachment threat
Nigeria loses $17.8bn to oil thieves —Agbakoba
Oshiomhole urged to develop Ijaw communities
Ekaette blames N-Delta crisis on arms proliferation
NGO lauds DESOPADEC on free medicare
Truck crushes 6 to death
Mama Awo reconciles Afenifere factions
Mother of quadruplets cries for help
Group hails FG over Agha's appointment
11-yr-old girl killed by militants buried amidst tears
Edo women keep vigil at Govt House gate over shops' demolition
Security operatives arrest 4 kidnappers in Ondo
Plot to impeach Ekiti Speaker fails
Warri South LG boss presents N1.990bn budget
Court strikes out motion against Amaechi
Tears as Alaibe buries wife
Amosun's counsel stall Daniel's petition
Leadership, Not Pay Cut
Public safety: A stakeholders' option on tankers menace
Attack on gas plant: JTF arrests 2 titled chiefs, 10 others
Falana appeals to Yar'Adua on Okah
Benin robbery gang that killed policemen meet waterloo at Agbor
Police arrest 10 women over looting of crashed truck
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Emotions guided UBEC's contract award, court told
Senate back-pedals on Fani-Kayode, others
Robbers on the rampage, kill 7 policemen
We tell govt what is supposed to be done — ASCON DG
DELSU don emerges provost of Fisheries and Marine Tech College
Minister stresses roles of FTS, science education to EFA goals
My Pikin: NAFDAC vows to prosecute offenders
Distracting Nigerians
Helping Soludo solve his paradox
Like a Virgin showing at CCA, Yaba
Beyond Oil: Another Look at Agary’s Yellow Yellow
Teachers set for strike over enhanced salary
Datforte records outstanding WAEC success
Kwara NUJ crisis takes new twist
Company pays N2m ransom for kidnapped expatriate
Suswam must apologize —Reps
No confusion in Presidency—NWITE
NLC dismisses pay cut for politicians
Abuja Millennium Tower to be completed 2010
Jigawa integrates informal education system
Globacom, a responsible firm — ARMY CHIEF
Delta sets up panel to settle Ogbe-Ijoh/Aladja crisis
Fire guts Ideato LG Chairman's house
Man abandons wife after delivery of quadruplets
Attack on gas plant: Urhobo youths proffer solution
Appeal Court upholds Orji's election
My wife’s death, biggest loss of my life —Timi Alaibe
Harmattan haze hits Kano
Anambra NLC begins strike tomorrow
No room for 'city fathers' —LG boss
Lagos dep gov empowers 80 widows
Militants abduct another cleric
Delta partners UNICEF on MDG
Nigeria's aviation fails US audit test
NLC hails FG over N70bn lifeline for textile sector
NACCIMA blames economic woes on inconsistent government policies
Banks invest N1bn in Jigawa schools
FG plans to decongest ports through ICDs
FG to launch national campaign on made-in-Nigeria goods
We'll not hold council poll in Anambra 'cos of Ngige — Umeh
92 ships waiting to berth at ports, oil terminals despite FG decongestion efforts
LG poll will confirm our dominance — Chris Ngige
Agents strike continues, demand presidential intervention
Imo ANPP chieftain makes case for opposition
Appeal Court upholds Orji's election
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Agents' strike: Nigeria loses N2bn daily
Army explains appointment of new GOCs, promotions
Snake kills IMT female student
Appeal court upholds Emodi's election
Yar'Adua advocates slash in Ministers' salaries
Why do I sleep with this older man?
Management underdevelopment - yesterday and today
Niger governorship: Appeal Court adjourns till Feb 24
Senate panel asks Borisade, Iyayi to refund N5bn
ITAN admission into WITSA to open up new opportunities in DFI
Beware!Your laptop, phones can plot against you
Textile workers disrupt Seminar in honour of Ahmadu bello
NASS, PENGASSAN, NUPENG stop DPR strike
Savannah Bank: NDIC heads for S'Court
Court sets aside tribunal's ruling on Egharevba
Bassey calls for Police reform
Senate probes Yar'Adua, Obasanjo over alleged misuse of N231bn
CBN shuts interbank forex market
Reps hide N2.3bn car probe report in bank
Demolition: Task Force probes alleged extortion of traders
Ogbulafor: PDP officers go into hiding over corruption allegation
Govt sensitises Ikorodu community on bird flu
Man electrocuted at Jigawa Liaison Office
Mudiaga-Odje tasks N/A on constitution review
NNPC floods Lagos with cooking gas
Fashola assures Lagos residents of good healthcare
ICPC arraigns FG’s staff over N.2m fraud
Declare House, Senate equal , Reps urge court
Anambra moves to resuscitate Onitsha water scheme
Imo govt appeals to Niger Delta Minister over neglect
Fasehun berates N/Assembly over co-chair
Court restrains Ondo govt from selling oil block
Anti-terrorist squad arrests 9 suspects in Delta
Izon-Ebe Oil Producing Communities reject MEND
SEC to restructure capital market operation
Don blames N-Delta woes on multi-ethnicity
Blue chips’ gains boost share value by N68bn
We should take a greater interest in world’s economy — Ameh
I am optimistic, says Onyema Ugochukwu
Bribery At Tribunals
Community leader hails INEC over Bello's election
Kano women want more tricycles
BYC backs suit against Oshiomhole
Oghara leaders pass vote of confidence in Igbekpa
PDP chief condemns Senate, Reps' rift
VP challenges NIPSS participants
Oruku women protest Govt's verdict on communal crisis
Nwanze quits as UNIBEN VC
Why we ordered shut down of militant camps —IYC
Appeal Court affirms Senator Emodi’s election
Nine suspected terrorists arrested in Delta
Local govt workers begin strike in Benue
Anambra Environmental Agency to generate N500m
Monday, February 09, 2009
NBA condemns killing of colleague
Uromi royal family dissociates self from attack on Anenih
Rid N-Delta of militancy, Cobham urges FG
Akpabio embarks on 10,000 housing projects
Rivers orders churches out of school premises
Obasanjo tips Apkabio for VP's position in 2011
Kogi Assembly suspends council chiefs
NBA vows to tackle Obi over planned demolition of court building
Tebu community denies setting up militant camp
Igbinedion drags Oshiomhole to court over assets verification
Benue fixes councillors' pay
CBN pegs forex purchase at one per cent
Yar'Adua resumes
FoI bill: Ex-NAN boss tasks lawmakers
EFCC's probe of Jigawa, a joke— Kazaure
Savanna Bank: Don't appeal court judgement, APGA tells CBN
Angry reactions trail planned recall of Izunaso from Senate
Lagos records GDP of N3.68trn in 2007
No hiding place for human traffickers, NAPTIP boss vows
AC backs call for dismantling of militants' camps
No regrets for my actions in power— Obasanjo
Delta state embarks on ambitious electricity project
Route development: Why Associated Airlines may have got it right
Emirates targets South Korea with A380 plane Nov
FG signs 5-year maintenance agreement with French firm on TRACON
FG steps up oil sector reforms
Delta state invests to generate 150Mw in 3yrs
Nigeria bleeds…
Traders' tearful tales of extortion by Lagos task force team
I have constant indigestion
HIV, malaria, TB cost the world over $2.0bn in 2007 — STUDY
'Drop states creation from constitution review'
Ex-gov Turaki rejects N18m pension
Crash helmets: Motorcyclists protest
Ngige faults NLC 's allegations
Victims groan as Lagos demolitions linger
Militants yet to release kidnapped Portuguese
Onuesoke lauds Uduaghan for using indigenous contractors
Amaechi wants oil economy to remain in N-Delta
FG compiles retirement list
N' Delta Ministry won't recruit—Ekaette
NACCIMA blames economic woes on government policies
Polls petition: Abia Gov knows fate tomorrow
Why conclusion of election petitions are delayed—Abdullahi
IGP, NBA clash over prosecution right
Lagos rules out settlement with FG on excess crude account
Aliero orders demolition of structures around Lugbe Primary School
'Edo 'll be first destination for investors
Borgu LG to construct 168 housing units
20 years jail term for kidnappers
Uduaghan assures peaceful communities of devt
Ex-NBA scribe wants FG, Plateau to end face-off
Fraudsters steal through ATM in Plateau
Kidnap saga: They want to implicate me, Nnubia cries out
Global meltdown: Nigerian Govt lays out plan for intervention
Chelsea Manager Scolari sacked
Delta approves pay rise for teachers
How Daukoru's wife was released—N-Delta Peace C'ttee
Alaere to be buried in Bayelsa this week
2011: CDC adopts Yar'Adua as presidential candidate
Why Ijaw Youth Council ordered closure of militant camps—Ekiyor
Community head accused of flouting rules
'Plateau to resolve crisis soon'
Sunday, February 08, 2009
Shekarau makes case for teachers' welfare
Chinese firms to take over Glass factory
Anambra PDP moves to reconcile members
OML donates N1m to community
Pharmacists sue NAFDAC boss
Adeboye, Okonkwo, others storm Warri for PFN confab
Police arrest 4-man gang of car snatchers
FIDA plans reception for Ugboma
JTF nabs 5 suspected attackers of Shell gas plant
BGIS to empower Bayelsans, says Sylva
INEC denies arrest of directors by EFCC
Nigeria lacks long-term economic plan—Shamsudeen
AC tasks Yar'Adua on electoral reforms
Govt wouldn't be distracted by criticism — Agagu
Aregbesola assures of victory at Appeal court
'Atiku's romance with Obasanjo 'll end rift in PDP'
Tinapa MD wants cargoes directed to Calabar port
Bank PHB gets top rating
Bill Gates, a really big man
The Federal Budget, Crude Oil Prices and Enhanced Economic Intelligence (I)
‘Year 2009 Will be Tough’
Global Financial Crisis: Nigerian Banks Walk a Tight Rope
No tariff increase, Ndukwe reassures Nigerians
Performance Tech expands SEGway Platform, targets major telecom operators
Kokoro: When the music stopped for the blind minstrel
Rader equipment set for installation at P-H, Kano airports
S/Court okays death sentence on man for killing father
Nnewi/Ekwusigo election re-run for February 21
Imo to probe Sports Ministry
Crisis deepens over state creation in Ogun
Community insists on siting varsity in Ikere-Ekiti
Ika North LG boss urges youths to shun vices
Imoke's wife bags CBN award
Savannah Bank: CBN, NDIC still studying verdict
Ladoja's wife arrested over N190m loan
N50bn fraud: Keyamo can't prosecute Martins—COURT
Workers groan over FG's e-payment plan
Agriculture way out of financial crisis, says Mark
Kidnap of expatriates spreads to S-West
Cussons to boost market share, samples consumers
IMCCL introduces biggest Ad billboard in Nigeria
Anambra workers get N250m salary arrears
NSE seeks FG intervention, reinstates confidence in stock market
Imo to float N200bn Bond
Loyalty marketing is still evolving in Nigeria— Proximity boss
Downgraded Safety!
Naira depreciation: Banks’ deposit liabilities fall by N84 bn
ADC plans relauch in Anambra
HIV/AIDS: Rivers partners NGO, donates CDA count machine
Financial Reporting Standards:Experts Call for Caution
Global Economic Meltdown: Hard Times Hit Insurance Companies, Cut Jobs
Chinese Gain, Nigeria Loss
Nitel strike: Management begs, workers insist on shutting Sat3
Phone theft: FG to pay for cost of blocking stolen handsets
With Keke Marwa, life is safer on Lagos roads
COSEG: An initiative to encourage good governance
The Police: Friend or foe?
Council chairman lauds Chime for creating ‘new’ Enugu State
CAN organises Inter-denominational prayer
Saturday, February 07, 2009
5 die after eating poisoned meal
We didn’t snub Jonathan— FRSC
Ahead Anambra guber poll: Only God can decide—Obi
Constitution review: Don't waste your time! Anyim tells lawmakers
My pain as Senate president, by Anyim Pius Anyim
Abia govt creates 1000 jobs
How Nigeria can survive global financial crisis — Akwa Ibom finance commissioner
EAGLES NUMBER ONE JERSEY:'I'm good enough to dethrone Ejide, Enyeama'
Rwanda 2009: Bosso exposes Nigeria’s coaching problem
Constitution review is a must do — Eyiboh, House spokesman
Amechi warns oil companies over poor quality projects
El-Rufai plots: FCT minister set to implement Senate decision
Economic crisis management team: What Nigerians expect
Gunmen sack Rivers community, abduct 8 persons
EFCC: Court vacates order stopping Ondo cheques
Daukuro paid $2.5m ransom to secure wife’s release — MEND
Daukuro paid $2.5m ransom to secure wife's release — MEND
EFCC sends 100 operatives for training in firearms
Coalition names Fashola ‘Man of the Year’
Friday, February 06, 2009
Constitution Review: Legislative war of superiority is just mere grandstanding — ACF
Oshiomhole is not on a witch-hunt mission — Afegbua
Militants mourn Alaibe’s wife
Call for Soludo’s sack, plot to wreck economy — Igbo experts
Beware: There're fake Pentecostal churches----Ojo, PFN Scribe
To live better than our parents our thoughts must be superior to theirs
The Voice of Victory:Living sickness-free life! (2)
Have you asked questions about his/her past? (5)
Illegal demolition: AC gives reasons
A. P. Moller grants waivers to importers
The Voice of Victory:Living sickness-free life!
Word of life: The season of actualising God- given dreams and purposes
The Voice of Christ Reality: Be joyful
Ikoyi Club Captain’s Day tourney gets date
Heartland cough out N3.6m for Chinedu's transfer
Warri Wolves vow to take pound of flesh from Gateway FC
Oil syndicate hijacks shell flow station
With G4S support, Gebrselassie’s motivation, Metu aims high for London 2012
Kidnappers Hold Rivers State hostage
Missing handset saga:Thank God they didn’t plant a gun on me — Etim Esin
Satan in supremacy battle of the Reds Vs the Greens
Don’t leave it too late to start a family
Life and its challenges — Emeka Ike
Jim Iyke: The untold story
GLO CAF Award; D’Banj’dumped for P-Square
The Naija Music Idol: The top Ten Standing
Insecurity: Saipem pulls out of Rivers, Bayelsa
ACF slams govts over religious panels
FG vows to tackle China on counterfeiting, smuggling
Okiro did not arm-twist LG chairmen — ALGON
EFCC: NERC officials allege plot to sack mgt
Kidnappers release Daukoru’s wife, 9-yr-old Awunisi
16 babies escape death at UBTH as fire guts building
Release Awonusi's brother, NUPENG urges militants
Serap sends shadow report to the UN
TUC backs NITEL, MTEL strike
IGP moves to avert breach of peace at BPE by NITEL/MTEL pensioners
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Illegal ship chandling booms on Nigerian waters
Amaechi in fresh onslaught against kidnappers in Rivers
Enugu moves to establish Road Maintenance Agency
Communities oppose establishment of militant camp in Olero Creek
Delta Bursary Board boss assures students
Police Special Fraud Unit recovers N1.28bn in 6 months
CNPP decries leadership crisis in Lagos PDP
FG tasks educationists on implementation of curricula
Ogun slashes political office holders' pay
Senator Bent, Adamawa PDP on collision course
Imoke backs military to ensure security in N-Delta
Ondo panel to probe dead woman's missing parts
UNIBEN's SUG hails Gbenedion's appointment
Reps demand debate on probe reports
Gunmen kill one in Akwa Ibom
Kano tasks councils on polio eradication
Kwara gives contractors ultimatum on road projects
Power outage stalls Daniel, Amosun suit
Lagos govt demolishes Freedom Market
Ebonyi asks Abakaliki stone crushers to relocate
IMSUTH gets specialist status
Commissioner backs Uduaghan on appointments
Edo to adopt new approach for tax collection
Adamawa begs Cameroon for electricity supply
Exploitation!
Mr. President, no you can't!
Cassava growers gets American support ... disburses N200m loan facilities
NPA hands over Ikorodu Lighter Terminal to Customs
Remita workshop, bankers discuss e-Payment
Stakeholders seek national export strategy
FG, NASSI to create 10m jobs
African cashews: The ultimate source
Experts predict low market share on global freight business in 24 months
Time to plan 2011 polls
Aviation intervention fund: Accused prosecuted or persecuted?
The press as a crusader for social justice
'Conservation will arrest receding Chad'
VP visits Yobe, condoles over gov's death
Nekede Poly awards scholarship to physically challenged
Imo moves to reposition education
Lagos re-opens public schools’ for outreach centres
Explosion destroys 29 vehicles
Bill for increased revenue rate underway in Delta
Oil spill: Communities protest
Police re-equipped to fight crime
Eschew blackmail, Reyenieju advises Itsekiri groups
The travails of Savannah Bank
CBN takes measures against banks' failure
We won't rescue kidnapped ex-OPEC president's wife —MEND
Full Budget implementation impossible except...—ALIERO
EFCC pays N3m to victim of illegal detention
Killing of militant group leader, setback to peace process —NDVPF
PDP chieftain urges Bayelsans to support Sylva
A-Ibom hand over Le-Meridien Hotel to Starwood firm
BOT terminal for Makurdi airport —SUSWAN
Royal father advises Rivers, Bayelsa resident in Warri
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Crisis rocks Edo NUJ
20 foreign investors indicate interest in Edo
Enugu gets c'ttee on rural devt projects
The right to ask in 2009
The next step
Obamanomics, the shock we need
Bank PHB gives N7.5m scholarship in Benue
Windstorm wreaks havoc in Imo
Yar'Adua tasks MDAs financial meltdown
Igbo in Kano satisfied with political arrangement
Ijaw communities give DESOPADEC 4-day ultimatum
Akpabio re-affirms mission to deliver
Woman jailed for allegedly stealing grandson freed
CBN allays fears of fresh distress in banks
Oruku-Umuode crisis: Court remands five in prison
Akpabio's aide calls for co-operation
VP's wife extols Alaere's virtues
Wamakko revokes hospital renovation contractBy Abdallah el-Kurebe
Plateau Assembly to make anti-rumour peddling law
Anambra Assembly commends INEC
Obi's aide, former Executive assistant trade words over resignation
Oyo Police parade 18 suspected pipeline vandals
Court summons Ekiti Deputy Speaker
Not So Fast, VGN!
Dimeji Bankole, Fashola and others for lecture
Blame concessionaires for congestion at port— ANLCA Chieftain
Take advantage of the NSDP, expert charges Nigerians
Delta ports are most centrally located – Gilbert
Stakeholder faults government’s constitution of task force
Close down BPE’s operation, FG charged
Foreign investors to take over Nigerian quoted banks if.....
Customs, Service Providers differ over scanned images
Where is Hollywood?
NANTAP rolls out programmes for 2009 Theatre day
Standing up to challenges, only road to success — Omotayo
Endow children with education— Justice Mabogunje
50 secondary students benefit from Fashola /Intercontinental Bank scholarship
New educational matters awaiting federal, state govts’ implementation
11 parties set for Benue by-election
Police trail killers of Kogi district head
Three Imo Poly students apprehended over alleged N2.5m fraud
Ebonyi begins enforcement of automated land registry
Bond: Lagos records N8.9bn over-subscription
Two lawmakers drag Ekiti govt to court
Verdict on Yar'Adua's election, recipe for chaos —Group
Edo House summons HOS, Perm Secs
Constitution review: Mark, Bankole in fresh move to end rift
FG flays call for take over of 'sick' banks
Polio: FG takes fresh $50m loan
Gunmen abduct wife of former OPEC President, Daukoru
Asaba International Airport: Building the real 2nd Niger Bridge
Minister gives NUPENG, oil firms ultimatum on wages
Utomi, others raise alarm on Nigerian banks
FG vows to sanction British Airways, Delta Airline
FG raises team on Minimum Wage
Kwara by-election into minister's seat for Saturday
Sambo presents N153.17bn budget
Abia to partner Okpara Agric varsity on food
Ozobu takes over as Ohanaeze Secretary-General
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Edo to set up modalities for schools' regulation
Amaechi orders demolition of stores on school fences
Diminishing Our Constitution
I hate my pimple-sized boobs!
Getting electoral legitimacy right – three African success stories
Constitutiion revview: We're in court, says Eyiboh
Gov Shema sacks commissioner, reshuffles cabinet
Adada state agitators call for referendum
Accountability: Lawmakers invite Imo SEC members
Adedoja returns to PDP
Robbers raid MMA, cart away valuables
C-River targets 2020 for electrification of communities
Uduaghan plans to make Delta logistics hub of Africa
Police train for arms handling, intelligence
Bode George: FEC okayed NPA contracts—witness
FG moves to transfer 400 Nigerians from British jails
Senate backs revocation of Obasanjo's Abuja plots
N9.5bn health-care contract contrary to public policy—FG
FG plans national social security policy to tackle financial crisis
Nigerians spend N1.1bn on generator imports in one week
Contractors, civil servants misappropriate N13.5bn in Niger
Sokoto govt shuts 7 private clinics
Sango Community defends traditional title
Leader of Bush Boys militant group killed in P-Harcourt
Ganagana lauds Uduaghan
Monday, February 02, 2009
400 Orogun DPP members decamp to PDP
Hope rekindles for treatment of blood cancers
Killer PCM: NAFDAC allays fears
Itihwe advises govt to invest in agriculture
Counsel, witness in hot exchange at George's trial
Akpabio blames unemployment on past administrations
Gates votes $32.5b for polio eradication
'Enugu reforms responsible for LGs'growth'
Nekede Poly matriculates 1,894 students
Govt finally moves education varsity to Ifaki-Ekiti
Committee submits report on Edo PDP crisis
Yar’Adua orders revamping of railway system
FG drags suspected killers of Abuja council boss to court
Imo athletes threaten to boycott National Sports Festival
Okiro lambasts banks for lukewarm attitude to robberies
Fashola’s wife tasks Nigerian women on polio
Chime not after Ekweremadu's seat —Aide
Group moves to recall Izunaso from Senate
A President’s vacation …
Kokoro's death, a big loss—Mimiko
Jos residents hail curfew review
Mob attacks detained filmmaker's house
Abia Assembly lauds NDDC Commissioner
Imo politicians urged to shun selfishness
Appeal Court dismisses Aregbesola's application
Daniel replaces Adedayo as chief press secretary
Tonwe berates oil firms
Burutu LG boss gets commendation
Rising corruption worries Anyanwu
Striking NITEL workers adamant
'Era of wasteful spending over in Bayelsa LGs'
Senate wants petrol to sell below N65
Achebe’s Things Fall Apart among 100 best literature books
PENGASSAN threatens strike over kidnappings, killings
Shocks ahead for Nigeria, says Finance Minister
Banks crashed the Nigerian capital market- SEC
Save N-Delta's economy, Elechi Amadi appeals to kidnappers
NAICOM to Relaunch Compulsory Public Building Insurance
Snow nightmare hits UK, worst in 18 years
'Why Bayelsa is yet to access FG's N500m housing loan'
Unspent 2008 Budget: FCTA returns N8.5 bn to Treasury
FG to study N-Delta Technical Committee's report
FinBank's boss empowers 97 persons in Evwreni
No killer paracetamol found by NAFDAC — DG
Kogi Assembly to check council chiefs excesses
Agagu gives assurance on roads projects
Rivers, others mourn death of Alaibe's wife
JTF warns militant group over ultimatum to oil firm
Ondo councils receive N32.1bn from Federation Account
Don urges FG to declare emergency in education
Govt imposes curfew on Ikere-Ekiti
ETF spends N587.2m on projects in Niger
Workers criticise office holders' lifestyle
NCC generates N300bn
Unspent N350b, Scuttled Projects
Bankole, show her the books
Jos crisis: Group recommends dialogue for peace
Rep celebrates respite from ICPC hunt
Kano govt, Microsoft set up software testing centre
RMAFC loses suit against FG
Forgers of NAFDAC registration to face prosecution, says DG
NJC queries Abia Chief Judge
FUTO threatens to sanction erring students, staff
Catholic Church to set up Ceramics Institute
Enviromental sanitation huge loss to economy — Oshiomhole
Eze Ndi Igbo commends Yar’Adua on Nwadialor’s appointment
Set aside 2% of Fed Account for N-Delta, monarch urges Yar'Adua
Ughoton community demands police probe into attack
Rep explains delay in passage of Budget 2009
UNIBEN rated best Nigerian varsity
Senate begins probe into N300bn fuel subsidy
Shun parochial tendencies, Mark charges politicians
Aliyu warns state agitators
Yar'Adua revamps economic team
Chairmanship tussle: Reps go to court
I moved for Atiku’s return to PDP — Lar
Govs meet Bill Gates over polio eradication
We've never pressurized any govt for support—IGP
AC faults Yar'Adua on vacation saga
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