The Punch Newspaper Archive for February 2009
Friday, February 27, 2009
Nigerians should reject removal of fuel subsidy – NLC
Power probe: EFCC set to arrest Agagu
Petrol may sell for N73.37k per litre
ICPC v. Lafiaji: How N.9m was shared -Witness
Ireland deports 30 Nigerians
No cult killings in Bayelsa –Police
Early detection can ameliorate breast cancer – Irabor
NBA moves to hasten Iwu’s sack
Federal roads: Ogun demands N5bn refund
Niger to license religious preachers
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Yar’Adua can’t sack Iwu – Senate
FG removes petrol subsidy
Reps suspend anti-Bankole lawmaker
Constitution review: House names 19-man advisory committee
‘Agagu, INEC’s pleas cannot stand’
Appeal court to inquire into cancellation of Imo governorship poll
‘Seven corps members died in Edo, Delta’
Atiku replies Kalu, says he’s a jester
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Strike grounds public schools nationwide
Ekiti rerun: PDP’s meeting with Fayose ends in deadlock
Gunmen shoot down chopper
Lassa fever: Reps call for diagnostic centres
Mimiko freezes LGs’ accounts, dissolves boards
FEC sets up another committee to study report on electoral reforms
WHO raises the alarm over shortage of health workers
Six feared killed as fresh violence erupts in Ilaje
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Sack Iwu now, NLC tells Yar’Adua
Petitions: ‘No President, governor until judgments’
I’ll step on toes – Mimiko
Teachers begin strike as NUT faction backs out in Enugu
Protest over judge’s decision to withdraw from Amosun, Daniel’s case
Oshiomhole, legislators differ over cut from LG funds
Hold governors responsible for violence in states –Reps
Yar’Adua appoints board members for aviation, education parastatals
BREAKING NEWS: Mimiko inaugurated, promises ‘people-oriented government’
Monday, February 23, 2009
Three feared dead in Akure, Ondo
... says ‘I have a weighty burden’
Mimiko freezes Ondo accounts
Mimiko’s victory and the battle for reclamation
Notorious armed robbery suspect in police net
FG deploys soldiers in Bauchi as Police confirm 11 dead, seven arrested
Eight petroleum industry laws for repeal
NIPP: FG votes N323bn for 6,000mw
Pension funds: ‘Why capital market crisis may not affect pensioners’
BREAKING NEWS: Mimiko freezes Ondo State Government’s bank accounts
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Senate summons minister over NERC crisis
FCT, ministry defy Yar’Adua’s order on Officials’ trial
Judgment: Security beefed up in Ondo, Edo
Manslaughter: Court sentences ex-beauty queen to five years
Aviation: N’Assembly to probe $61.65m World Bank loan
LAUTECH: Officials confirm pregnant woman, one other dead
Gunmen kidnap ALGON chairman in A’Ibom
Mother of sextuplets dies of excessive bleeding
Bauchi residents flee to Jos as crisis escalates
Saturday, February 21, 2009
...Firs targets tax evaders
God not making men like my husband anymore – Etiaba
Revenue shortfall: States mobilise for fresh survival strategies
‘...Northern leaders should be ashamed over violence’
Four killed in Bauchi: Mosque, church attacked
Police battle prostitutes in Abuja
Nigerians mourn Shehu of Borno
Woman, 32, delivered of sextuplets in Ogun
Gunmen kill 13 footballers, supporters in Delta
Friday, February 20, 2009
I’m not dating MI or Shank –Kel
Stop holding PDP BOT meetings in Aso Rock –AC
2011 elections: Politicians spend billions on armoured vehicles
Netanyahu gets nod to form new Israeli government
Okiro’s successor may serve five years –Report
LAUTECH hospital complex collapses, five feared dead
ICPC convicts former Borno local govt chairman
Eight prisoners enrol for NOUN programmes
Self-acclaimed healer accused of duping client of N2.5m, says ‘it’s tit for tat’
Tears, anguish trail activities of fake forex dealers operating near popular Lagos hotel
Thursday, February 19, 2009
How Obama’s inauguration led to recall of Ambassador Rotimi
Russian hostages escape from militants’ den
Yar’Adua’s adviser protests removal of independent candidacy
Yar’Adua in secret meeting with Oni, Ekiti acting gov
Senators eye consolidated account for NHIS funding
Shell, MOSOP trade blame over renewed Ogoni violence
‘House of Reps passed only 21 bills in nine months’
Appeal court upholds Aliyu’s election
Senate pushes for ‘state of the nation’ address
Kidnapping: Police arrest two suspects, free eight-year-old girl in Delta
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Agagu, Mimiko know fate on Monday
FG probes militants’ alleged attack on presidential palace
Money laundering: Fayose’s trial begins
Ekiti Assembly Speaker sacks commissioners, Oni’s advisers
Police rescue one-year-old baby
18 feared dead as helicopter crashes into sea
Minister dismisses Okah’s medical appeal
Nigeria now dumping ground for toxic TVs, others —Greenpeace
Policemen planned to go on strike, Okiro admits
Halliburton: SERAP, CDHR ask FG to probe government officials
FG suspends NERC chairman, commissioners
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Odeyemi, Ekiti Speaker, inaugurated as acting governor
Anyaoku, David-West decry growing corruption
Appeal court sacks Oni, orders rerun in 10 LGs
JTF set to destroy 70 bunkering barges
Senate summons ex-NHIS boss over N43m fraud
Kidnapping: Enugu backs Amaechi over death penalty, Rivers Assembly differs
Oyo Assembly sacks deputy speaker, majority leader
Court dismisses suit to remove Amaechi
N2.3bn car scandal: Reps may suspend five lawmakers
Monday, February 16, 2009
Ministry recalls Nigerian ambassador to US
CBN will not defend naira indefinitely – Soludo
We knew $251.6m NigComSat-I could fail —Ex-Minister
Why I support death penalty for kidnappers —Amaechi
N2.3bn scandal: Tension as Reps prepare to debate report
Police arrest witness in court premises
Vision 2020: FG targets 70-year life expectancy
After eight attempts at UME, orphan emerges best graduating student
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Abacha loses choice property in Port Harcourt
LGs received N8.3bn from FAAC in 2008
INEC spent N96.7bn in five years
Groups quarrel over land in Ibadan
Gunmen abduct Rivers ex-commissioner
Three women arrested in Niger over sale of alcohol
JTF arrests 12 suspects over attack on gas plant
Electrocution:One dies, three injured in Osun Assembly
Financial crisis: Nigeria’s revenue dips by N149bn in one month
Senate writes off NAPEP
Obasanjo to retain BOT seat till 2011
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Immigration nabs four human traffickers, rescues 17 victims
Sharia legal system is constitutional –FG tells UN‘s Council
Economic recession: Political crisis looms in Nigeria, others –World Bank
N’Delta: Tension heightens as Shell sends workers home
I was lucky to escape Abacha’s bombs
Confederations Cup: Blatter backs Bafana
Customs impounds truckload of turkey, textiles
Aviation workers threaten to down tools over non-payment of allowance
Sultan visits Prince Charles
EU to invest 600m Euros in Nigerian economy
NAFDAC bans herbal product adverts
Friday, February 13, 2009
Fifteen Badagry prison inmates regain freedom
Inquest on Ogundeji’s death suffers technical setback
Halliburton: No plan to prosecute bribe takers yet – FG
Plane crash kills 49 in New York
Delta spends N50.4m on hygiene facilities
Pressure on Yar’Adua to appoint new IG from the North
Gunmen assassinate councillor in A’Ibom
Savannah Bank: Nwobodo urges Yar’Adua to respect Appeal Court verdict
Police rescue Caleb pupil, hunt for kidnappers of Rep’s daughter
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Robbers attack Delta police commissioner’s convoy
Political office holders earn N1.13tn yearly – RMAFC
My Pikin: Another woman narrates how she lost baby
Seven die in Ogere auto crash
26 states risk outbreak of menigitis this year —FG
EFCC arrests two stockbrokers over alleged N3.2bn fraud
CBN restricts forex consumption by telecoms operators
Nigeria expects more looted funds from Switzerland –Yar’Adua
Financial meltdown: Bank director urges FG, stakeholders to evolve practical solutions
Metro File
Tinubu, Akande, Osoba, others in surprise visit to HID
Appeal court upholds Abia governor’s election
Six policemen, two others killed in robbery attacks
Varsity lecturer crushes student to death
Police declare 12 wanted over Ugbonla crisis
12 arrested over My Pikin
Oil workers, customs agents suspend strikes
European donors may cut anti-graft funding
Budget: FEC approves deadline for preparation of contracts
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
BREAKING NEWS
Monday, February 09, 2009
FG dumps Obasanjo’s Heart of Africa project
Financial crisis: CBN to meet bank chiefs over high lending rates
Orhii’s appointment: PSN to sue FG, others
My Pikin: NMA calls for stricter control of drug system
Okiro, NBA disagree over power of prosecution
Senate not superior to House of Reps — Sagay
Jostle for Okiro’s job begins
Yar’Adua resumes, receives briefing on 2009 budget
Sunday, February 08, 2009
Anti-Bankole forces regroup
EFCC to probe INEC
Police arrest 12 over Delta communal clash
Militants kidnap Portuguese engineer in Ondo
Senate, Reps begin budget 2009 harmonisation today
Excess crude account: Lagos opts out of settlement
Sharia was my greatest challenge —Obasanjo
Yar’Adua laments state of varsity education
Saturday, February 07, 2009
UBEC: Documents on N6.1bn suit missing
Four killed as JTF, youths clash
Uncertainty trails Senate’s revocation of FCT plots
Constitution review can’t stamp out corruption – Gowon
FRSC denies corruption allegation
The problem with Nigeria – Akunyili
OBJ’s hired crowd: Aondoakaa’s absence stalls N500m suit
Why criminality thrives in N’Delta –Amaechi
JTF issues fresh warning to militants
‘419’ allegation: Reps demand evidence
Friday, February 06, 2009
Owan challenges EFCC
Inquest: Coroner summons IPO over Ogundeji’s death
Dariye loot: Plateau demands £1.17m from AGF
Real democratic power lies with House of Reps – Bankole
Okiro, SSS unaware of threat to Jang’s life
Kidnapped Nigerian boy freed in Niger Delta
Bank loses N28m to 58-year-old fraudster
SERAP reports Nigeria to UN human rights council
TUC backs PENGASSAN on ultimatum to FG to stem kidnappings in N‘Delta
Spain arrests Nigerian over Al-Qaeda link
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Appeal court restores Savannah Bank’s licence
Fresh tension in House of Reps
Court rules on Ekiti governorship poll on Feb 17
Yar’Adua okays appointments to boards of teaching hospitals
Customs intercepts 190 rifles, arrests three suspects
FG inaugurates panel on Jos crisis
My Pikin: Ministry confirms deaths of 84 children, 111 cases
EFCC raids NERC boss, six commissioners‘ homes
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
Gunmen abduct Daukoru’s wife, two others
FEC rejects ministers’ budget implementation plans
EFCC arrests electricity commission boss, directors
Senate rejects bid to bar El-Rufai from public office
Ecological fund: A’Ibom faults FG, seeks adequate allocation
Sagamu killing: Family doubts police investigation
Rape, child abuse victims narrate ordeal
Teachers vow to resume strike on Feb 25
UN body to quiz Nigeria on human rights violations
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
2011: Why Yar’Adua is yet to show interest – PDP
Bail out of banks unnecessary – CBN
Senate orders revocation of Obasanjo’s plot in Abuja
‘Obasanjo, Atiku rift harmed NIPSS’
Ekiti: Crisis over relocation of college of education deepens
Housewife bags 15 months for cocaine trafficking
FG arraigns bank manager for forgery, theft
Teachers threaten fresh strike over new pay
National Assembly begins harmonisation of 2009 budget
My Pikin: FG may dump report on investigation
2008 unspent capital vote: FG recovers N400bn from MDAs
Monday, February 02, 2009
Reps’ panels expenditure details not in 2009 budget
Nigerian economy at critical juncture – Minister
Take over sick banks, firms, SEC tells FG
Violence looms in Edo as NURTW, RTEAN crisis deepens
Yar’Adua suspends NNPC board appointments
Appeal court dismisses Kaka, Aregbesola’s applications
‘President can’t authorise VP to act, unless...’
Constitution review: Legal action tears Reps apart
Nigeria opposes hasty formation of African govt
Why banks allow robbers to steal their money – Okiro
Sunday, February 01, 2009
Blackmailers, kidnappers on the prowl in Lagos
Fraud: More banks under investigation
Constitution review: Reps go to court over status
N’Assembly to spend N2.5bn on security
Yar’Adua’s vacation, threat to democracy —AC
Appeal against verdict on Ibori, NBA tells EFCC
FG bars donors from funding foreign trips
Polio: Governors to meet Bill Gates
Global crisis takes toll on real sector
‘FG, states, LGs shared N5.45tn from Federation Account’
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