The Punch Newspaper Archive
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Mayhem, deaths as cultists invade Lagos community
I want my siblings educated – Crippled beggar
Shitta violence: Commissioner urges parents to train youths
Lawyer advocates death penalty for rapists
Police smash robbery syndicate, recover stolen items
You’re enjoying prison, magistrate tells accused
Rape: ‘We won’t close orphanage’
We’ll not succumb to blackmail –Rivers PDP
BoA targets 30 million farmers with mobile money
NCF commends FG on N10bn green wall project
Unfriending without offending
Ajao Estate and coming rains
Job creation: Oyo to partner private sector
Rep, monarch support community supervision of govt projects
Ogun pays relocation allowance to landlords, tenants
NAICOM signs MoU with US insurance body
Tips for starting a new business
Is your home properly insured?
UNIPORT workers seek FG’s intervention on ex-staff salaries
Jesse Jackson backs amnesty for Boko Haram
Turkish bond yields reach record lows
Nigeria team set for Standard Chartered Trophy final
Keeping vacation costs low
Plateau residents in fear as soldiers pursue B’Haram
UPDC set to commence work on Festival Mall
FBN Life boosts insurance with new products
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Syria crisis: Russia sends sophisticated weapons
23 dead in initiation rites in S’ Africa
Former Argentine dictator dies in prison
With some friends who needs enemies!
Teachers no longer add value to our society — 86-year-old retiree
Emergency rule: Boko Haram militants flood Gombe, Bauchi
Monitor weather forecasts — NIMET
First Ladies of style
APC: ACN holds talks in UK
Let your body breathe
Lanre Da-Silva’s sisterly love
WBA warn Hull over Odemwingie
Stylish Tonye Princewill
I gave Obasanjo N100m for 1999 elections –Kalu
Eguavoen: Proving a point at COD United
Achebe and I are not fathers of African literature — Soyinka
For Amaka Mbonu, the storm is over
Sports board elections: New wine in old bottles?
Swagger with pocket square
JTF arrests 65 insurgents, kills 10 in Borno
Fake professor, others arrested for operating illegal varsity
Banks dump airlines for private jet owners
Tracking excess bank charges (Part 2)
Turkey behind Syrian crisis –Envoy
Military intervention necessary — Briggs
Entire country needs emergency rule — ARG
Force will not stop Boko Haram — ACF
PDP, the only national party — Tukur
NPA restricts movement into Lagos ports
Emergency rule commendable — Ohanaeze
Delayed PIB passage frustrates N17.2tn investment — IOCs
How to make money online
President Jonathan promises free trade zone for South East
Northern Governors support state of emergency rule in 3 states
Friday, May 17, 2013
I collected N4.2m from two women for ‘miracle babies’–Midwife
‘Murray will prefer Wimbledon to Roland Garros’
Lloris urges focus
We’re not planning to ‘punish’ Eagles – Kenya
Alamieyeseigha lied against Yar’Adua – Rotimi Jacobs
Lagos corps members decry extortion
‘Jail handlers of collapsed buildings’
Transmission station fire: PHCN allays fear of blackout in Lagos
Strike forces poly to postpone convocation
Court convicts baker for assaulting NAFDAC officials
Soyinka to chair Aregbesola’s lecture series
Court jails My Pikin workers 28yrs, dissolves firm
Falling tree kills 31, injures 16 in Imo
Insecurity: Governors are culpable – APGA
Canadian company writes FG over Amaechi’s jet – Investigation
NDPHC plans to add 4000MW to national grid by December
Group calls for national state of emergency
Platini hails German giants
Insecurity and intrigues of 2015
Cameroonian sells boss’ motorcycle to treat self
Cyclist urges youths to embrace sports
Ideye, Musa can wreck Kenya – Ugbade
Take your relationship deeper
Breastfeeding may help prevent ADHD in children
Vilanova absence affected Barcelona – Messi
Ex-Eagles captain backs Keshi on Akpala
Shakira jokes about post-baby body
What I share with Uti Nwachukwu – Nollywood actress, Beverly Naya
Eneramo set to quit Turkish club
Developers under fire as buildings crumble like cards
Fake phones risky – Boukali
Though I begged Major Nzeogwu not to stage 1966 coup, he ignored me –Gen. Olutoye
Insurance marketer uses client’s money to produce movies
41-year-old man steals hand drier, laptop
Questions linger over Baga ‘massacre’
‘My husband cannot perform in bed’
Angola to sell 33 firms to boost economy
Wharf rats, pirates hold Lagos ports in firm grip
Army condemns use of fake military camouflage by Boko Haram members
Soldiers kill militants in air raid.
Anambra plans to shut down markets, companies over tax
Court disbands My Pikin company, jails employees 28 years
15 fuel laden ships wait to discharge at Lagos ports
45-year-old driver docked over alleged theft of N7.4m goods
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Jonathan’s state of emergency
Rethink Boko Haram strategy
Undergraduate killer son
Jail for phone thief
Ayobo road construction
PUNCH’s vintage cartoons
Achebe’s burial
NBA Ikeja’s position
Youth Enterprise Exhibition postponed
Afolayan breaks into Japan film festival
We will restructure PMAN – Luciano
Wedding auction: No big cash for Tuface
Writers celebrate Achebe on Monday
Brother Jero goes to Eagle’s Park
Four Nigerians on shortlist for 2013 Caine Prize
When Iya Rainbow joined Odeneye to empower youths
GlaxoSmithKline supports Save the Children initiative
Park ‘n’ Shop hosts festival
Nigeria to host African business women forum
LEXCEL inaugurates in-house magazine
Architect by profession, artist by passion
FG, states, LGs share N721.51bn from Federation Account
First Bank offers diverse e-business transactions
Cost of servicing domestic debt too high – DMO
Shareholders approve Unilever’s N1.40 dividend
US stocks remain stable
Stallion Home, Mutual Alliance sign MoU on merger
Kenyan National Bank to raise $119m by 2014
Worsening insecurity affects business turnover – LCCI
Morpheus out with online platform
Absolute Unique launched
LASG jails 120 beggars, ejects 1,708 others
Prophetess arrested for N5m passport, land fraud
Residents accuse land speculators of extortion
Drama as court orders man to be caned
Policeman dies in shootout with robbers
22 teams for MTN Unity Polo tourney
Owners reject Sacramento Kings’ move to Seattle
Shooting Stars coaches under fire for losing
Mimiko U-18 tournament to expose talents
FMCG Games: Athletics, tennis join football
National Economic Council to tackle corruption
Shell declares force majeure on NLNG gas supply
Man hit by stray bullet languishes in hospital
We can’t guarantee your safety, communities tell PHCN
Seven in court for kidnapping, collecting N5m ransom
Borno: Troops capture Boko Haram’s camp
Jonathan writes N’Assembly on emergency rule
Police, SSS may withdraw Amaechi’s security aides
Hawkers bribe bankers to obtain new naira notes
Inflation rose to 9.1% in April –NBS
Electronic fund transfers set to hit N160bn daily
350,000 companies not rendering tax returns – FG
Cyclone Mahasen kills 12 in Bangladesh
Lampard signs new Chelsea deal
Nadal given Gulbis fright
Ouattara urges Mali to build on military mission
Airtel moves to boost education, lifts school in Ogun
Mayweather highest paid US athlete
Lucozade Boost consumers get rewards
Italian company introduces products to Nigerian market
Amazon UK paid £2.4m tax last year
Rojenny laments neglect of Nigerian league
French economy returns to recession
Employment: FG seeks partnership with corporate firms
Stakeholders discuss textile industry revival
SUBEB boss blames teachers for poor education
Create conducive environment for artisans, Fashola urges FG
Nasarawa: Search for bodies ends
Wal-Mart profit misses expectations as US sales weakems
Lagos to prosecute owners of faulty masts
Mimiko, Oke, others back Jonathan
Emergency rule has derailed amnesty – Northern elders
Chellarams introduces Real Activ malted food drink
ACF to monitor military operations in Borno, Yobe, Adamawa
Four die in Umuahia building collapse
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Taraba SURE P youth empowerment
2015 calculations
Wema Bank’s unauthorised withdrawal
Kudos to Uyo Passport Office
Emergency rule declaration
Jonathan is justified
State of emergency
Ngr vs Mexico: Akpala replaces Emenike, Yobo still out
Newcastle negotiating over Rooney
Moyes feels for Mancini after City sacking
MTN Football Scholar Season 3 set to begin
Chelsea beat Benfica to win Europa League
MasterCard customers get Wembley date
Zenith League: Rocks, Immigration lament poor funding
Flying Eagles face Brazil, Portugal in Toulon
Hamilton advises NFF, Keshi on World Cup
Western Union partners with UNICEF on Europa League
Golden Penny sticks with wheelchair tennis
Reps, stakeholders back bill on telecoms emission control
Diamond Bank workers protest
Proposed Higher Education Bank: The excitement, the fears
Philanthropist donates toilets to police
LASG states conditions for paying 233 Ijegun victims
Bayelsa police nab cleric in military uniform
Court sentences woman for removing man’s teeth
Man arraigned for attempting to dupe govt
Muslim students fault Lagos on Hijab
NERC to issue code to regulate electricity metering
Insurers demand intervention fund to underwrite terrorism
Teacher arrested for fondling 14-year-old pupil
Nigeria not borrowing enough —FG
INEC hasn’t rejected UPN’s application – Fasehun
Five die, 28 injured in Gombe crash
Ex-minister condemns attack on Kaduna village
NGO opposes Okiro’s nomination
Hundreds of troops deployed in Adamawa, Borno, Yobe
Reject emergency rule, ACN urges N’Assembly
Subsidy: Dismissed DPO arraigned for murder, injuring protesters
When political, economic realities make regional unity compelling
Other options for pain relief
Financial rules of thumb
A good bargain but a bad loss
Osun: Why launch ‘Opon Imo’ in Lagos?
Senate demands state burial for Achebe
Brain frontal lobes not sole center of human intelligence
SEC sets up committee on market abuse …resorts to prayers over zero allocation
Time to end corporal punishment in schools
Canada issues travelling warning
PDP faction pledges support for Mimiko
N’Assembly awaits President’s request on proclamation
PDP govs, NLC support emergency rule
Don’t politicise declaration —Senator
Northern youths flay Jonathan
Nasarawa: 61 riot policemen from Squadron 38 missing
ICPC, NUC begin clampdown on illegal varsities
Osun opens park to honour Aregbesola’s late associate
‘Ladoja seeking undeserved attention’
Brent held above $102 as dollar eased
Afren, others begin OPL 310 exploration
Noble nears $690m rig order
Cal Dive inks $188m Pemex deals
Tennent’s impresses Irish owner
Lagos enlightens children on energy conservation
PFN applauds Jonathan on emergency rule
Plateau confirms death of three indigenes in Lafia killings
Emergency rule, an indictment on FG – Rep
Dismissed DPO arraigned for killing, injuring protesters
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Yobe, Adamawa, Borno under emergency rule
Tuface, Amstel Malta thrill UNIBEN students
Sonala Olumhense’s visual art contest
Asa survives accident
BoI leads D’Banj into the banking hall
We’ll hunt down terrorists – Jonathan
Hard road to state of emergency
Nigeria’s economic growth resilient –Moody’s
Election: Ahmedu protests his exclusion
5G: Who needs it?
Hoodlums raze Rivers LG as police vacate premises
PDP’s claim on Ogun defection deceitful —ACN
I ’ve forgiven Peter Obi – Umeh
Financial illiteracy, the root of struggle
Senate asks Jonathan to raise $14m for Lake Chad
Airlines want FG to expand Lagos cargo terminal
18-month-old baby battles cancer of the kidney
Porsche Cayman, elitist coupe, unveiled
Development of surgical tools for youngest patients lags
Brian Tracy to speak at leadership summit
How big is your heart?
Mauritanian policeman jailed for Al-Qaeda plot
Arming jobless youths to win elections
‘Managers’ productivity will inspire other employees’
LASG rejects Hijab in public schools
Masari resumes as SMEDAN boss
Bahrain blogger flees to Britain
‘My son was baptised days before his death’
18-year-old undergraduate stabs father to death
Sunny Ade’s guitarist jailed for three years
Nigerien, traders arrested for theft
Policemen batter PUNCHman in Lagos
Gambari family sues Kwara, Saraki over mall
Jonathan declares state of emergency in Adamawa, Borno, Yobe
Jonathan to address the nation any moment from now
Jonathan, amnesty committee members meet
Five Expatriates Kidnapped Off Bayelsa Coastline Freed
ICPC Vs Ogbulafor: Court adjourns hearing to June 6
Commissioner raises alert on expected heavy rain in Katsina
Monday, May 13, 2013
Commercial bus drivers, conductors to wear uniform
Commercial sureties hold Lagos courts to ransom
Heartbreak worse in digital age
Hanging out on Google+
Social media questions for online publishers
Nigeria ranks 69th on global cyber threat list
Mama na nine! Story of a prolific writer
Lake Chad water transfer likely to start in 2017 — Commission
Expert urges military, police to adopt protection measures
US verdict on Nigeria’s anti-graft war
Jonathan, Rivers dispute dangerous
Reform in judiciary meant to bring sanity —CJN
Stop employing uncertified lab technologists, NISLT warns employers
FG earns N179.5bn from non-oil sector
Preparations on for 2016 Olympics – AFN
Samsung brings Galaxy S4 to Nigerian market
How to multitask
Pirates attack 10 boats in Bayelsa
Opposition political parties are jokers —PDP Chief
Blatter appalled at Milan/Roma racist incident
Group seeks support for the less privileged
Man in court for serial car theft
UBA’s Q1 profit up by 19%
Curb insecurity before 2015
I want my son’s corpse – Father of slain cop
LAN honours Bukar Usman
Iranian, Nigerian jailed 17 years for illegal firearms importation
Gunmen abduct Mimiko’s ex-commissioner’s mum
Bomb detectors installed at Lagos motor parks
Lagos dismisses 157 LASTMA officers
Governors Forum wants FG to ignore agitations to declare state of emergency in some states
I’m still looking for my son says father of Nasarawa shooting victim
Cleric rallies support for amnesty committee on Boko Haram
Again, Jonathan, security chiefs meet over insecurity
Sunday, May 12, 2013
Tailor faces trial for raping 15-year-old girl
Four arraigned for stealing, house-breaking
Why govt and banks are afraid of dollar certificates
Tighten laws on bank frauds
Compensation for slain police officers’ families
After the merger, what next?
Nasarawa police massacre
Gov Aliyu and Reps utterances
Jossy Lad’s demise
Distorted name
Dokubo’s remark
State of emergency, overdue
Bravo, Ogun TRACE
Jonathan seeks surveyors’ assistance on disaster management
Lagos to generate 50MW of electricity from waste
Motorists carelessness aids crashes – Stakeholders
LASG issues 79, 161 number plates
Fire guts 30-flat building
Workers storm OAU over alleged N178m scam
Tricyclist, passenger arraigned for unlawful possession of firearms
Journalist diagnosed with failed kidneys
Ambassador ignores govt order on Ekiti regency tussle
Traditional ruler-elect dies 48 hours to coronation
SoftBank asks banks not to finance Dish’s Sprint bid
Four Filipino peacekeepers in Syria released
The you in YouTube
Milo basketball: Lagos, Oyo battle in semis
Moyes delighted after Goodison farewell
Insecurity: Stop shedding crocodile tears, Falana tells FG
‘Propagate truth with social media’
Minister warns Immigration officers against passport racketeering
A’ Ibom Assembly faults LGs under caretaker committees
Address grievances of INEC officials, stakeholders urge Jega
Govt must address insecurity – NSCIA
INEC awaits CPC, ANPP’s resolutions on merger
Nigeria sliding into lawlessness –Sultan
Ogun releases N200m for LG workers’ salary arrears
Gunmen raid southern Kaduna village
Jonathan: Ex-militants threaten to resume violence in 2015
‘PDP’ll form Ekiti next govt’
2,000 Ogun ACN members defect to PDP
Osun ex-commissioner to face prosecution for $1m contract
Be calm, Lagos assures residents on flooding
The day the baby died
Eating for good weight
Hormone reverses symptoms of heart failure
Making the home germ-free
Using bacteria to stop malaria
Ferguson says emotional farewell as United defeat Swansea 2-1
Sultan decries Bama, Lafia Killings, urges citizens to wary of happenings around them
Arsene Wenger denies rumours linking him with PSG
Barcelona clinches 22nd Spanish league title
Saturday, May 11, 2013
Nasarawa: AIG takes over investigation
Pat Faniran’s glow
These Fasinro brothers
18 dead in Turkey car bombings
Music is my Mrs. Right — Capital FEMI
Dangote, Elumelu lounge on air
Yinka Idowu celebrates
Bravo SUNDAY PUNCH, Ecobank
Rock bow ties
2015:Ijaw group supports Kuku, Dokubo
What’s up with Ngozi Edozien?
I haven’t decided on my 2015 ambition — Aliyu
Disturbing thoughts on Nigeria
Decoding the business casual dress code
Business can’t survive on luck — Ojelua
Foursquare building collapse My cousin was reluctant to work in the church –Victim’s uncle
Jonathan has failed Nigerians — Okurounmu
The beginning of the end of the classroom
Shell producing from unlicensed oil blocks — Investigation
N’Delta can’t determine who’ll be President – Musa
SURE-P: FG spends N2.7bn on road repairs
Jonathan deserves to be re-elected in 2015 — Kuku
Why macroeconomic prudence isn’t prudent
Tracking excess bank charges
No strategy for road maintenance – Minister
Gunmen kidnap Supreme Court Justice’s wife, daughter
‘Alcohol abuse leads to low sperm count’
At 75, Alaafin jogs for three hours every week — Daughter
Violating principle of equal access to justice (3)
Nigerians are peacemakers –Australian envoy
Nigerians lack tax culture — Mashi
How government can partner with industries to empower youths
Protect Nigerians from attacks, nscia tells fg
Friday, May 10, 2013
Error on JAMB form made me study fashion design –AY’s brother, Yomi Casual
We’re monitoring Eagles – Kenya
Wenger hails exceptional Ferguson
I want Nigeria to become largest supplier of tomatoes –Hargrave
Work begins on $15bn industrial park soon
Insecurity: FG assures foreign investors of safety
SON to begin regulation of second-hand vehicles
Stockbrokers seek sustained market recovery
Emenike promises Eagles $50,000
UNILAG girls preferred me to boys with sight – Blind banker
Voter card saga: Court remands suspect in prison
Insecurity: Northern govs, VIPs shun public mosques
Anichebe, Osaze can fire eagles – Lawal
Ngige lied on N2trn 7-year allocation to Anambra – Obi
Current insecurity worse than civil war period – Atiku
I’ll make Rivers a better place – Amaechi
Adoke: Police invite Melaye for interrogation
26 women die daily in Nigeria from cervical cancer –Report
Nigeria records 5% decline in exam malpractice
FG may declare state of emergency in Borno, others
US, UK demand probe of Baga, Bama killings
$620,000 bribe scam: Farouk Lawan must face trial – Court
‘Include Northern Christians, ACF leaders in B’Haram committee’
Sir Alex and his big shoes
‘Dangote cement abandoned me after losing my arm to machine’
Two bus conductors jailed for stealing
‘Westerhof saved nigerian players’ – Kpakor
Granting amnesty to kidnappers
Ingredients for pepper soup
‘My mother-in-law ate my unborn child’
‘My joblessness gave my husband a second wife’
2015 and ACN’s regime of imposition in Lagos
Creativity: The next generation in Nigeria
Bladder cancer deserves urgent attention
Emirates’ 2012 profit surges amid expansion push
History favours City
Leave me out of Rivers PDP crisis – Police boss
Nwosu backs Keshi over sacked assistants
Antibiotics may cure 40% of chronic back pain cases
Removal of immunity clause won’t stop corruption – Odom
My husband feels good when other men admire me –Omoni Oboli
Antibody offers possible treatment for serious blood cancer
Kissing and good sex
Nasarawa governor confirms more deaths of policemen
US faults military approach to insurgency
Police confirm attack on Elechi’s ADC in Abakaliki
Akintola Williams, PPPRA responsible for subsidy overpayments – EFCC
Bangladesh building collapse: Woman found alive after 17 days in rubble
Presidency probes Adoke as police invite Melaye for interrogation
$620,000 bribe: Farouk Lawan, Emenalo must face prosecution – Court
Thursday, May 09, 2013
Gospel singer gears up for Testimony
Why Golden Tulip went to Ibadan – CEO
Arthouse to auction 117 art works
Ngozi Nwosu returns
Why won’t they fail UTME?
Enough of recriminations, killings
Insecurity in Borno
Time to tame Fulani herdsmen
Reps and Dokubo
Crime suspects’ photos
I am back on my feet – Lere Paimo
With Olamide, there is no missing Dagrin forever
First Dubai-bound Legend promo winners emerge today
WED Expo eyes Abuja
NCC battles pirates in Oshodi
NSC holds sports medicine course
Dosu backs Enyeama for Kenya clash
CCSF trains pupils in taekwando
Jossy Lad passes on at 72
Sylva’s arrest
Confusion over power supply
FIFA rankings: Keshi not moved by Eagles lift
Ferdinand, Carrick happy with Moyes appointment
‘Mourinho not right for United’
Chelsea not Europa League favourites –Benitez
Karanka urges Ronaldo to commit
Helen Joseph eyes world title July 27
Serena, Sharapova win to reach Madrid quarters
Nigeria’s Ujiri named NBA’s top executive
Zenith League: Players focus excites Deepwater coach
Nasarawa: Death toll now 30, Jonathan aborts trip
Boko Haram: Amnesty panel meets Kabiru Sokoto, others
Unverified biometric registration: JAMB to clear results on Friday
Amosun tasks LearnAfrica on quality book production
College engages NSCDC to guard against rape
Niger spends N15bn on free education in six years
‘Tougher exams will not guarantee higher standards’
School repairs bad portions on Lagos/Ibadan Expressway
Be more pro-active, Ajimobi charges educationists
ECA: FG, states fail to settle out-of-court
Why Nigeria lags behind
Exercise books now weapons of mass distraction
Jonathan’s aides threatening Nigeria’s unity –Tinubu
Merger giving FG sleepless nights – Buhari
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