This Day Newspaper Archive

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Obama 'to Call for Nuclear Cuts'

Brazil Sends Force to Quell Protest

Afghanistan Suspends Talks after US-Taliban Move

Brazil President 'Proud' of Protests

Attack Follows News of Afghan Talks

N'Korean Leader Stresses Hitler's Skills

Madrid to Make Ronaldo Highest-earning Footballer

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Yuguda: Kwankwaso's Deception of Jang is a Tragedy for Nigeria

22 Killed in Renewed Boko Haram Attacks in Maiduguri

Tukur Refuses to Resign as PDP NEC Meets Tomorrow

Shekarau: Obasanjo Created EFCC to Persecute Enemies

Jonathan Calls for Global Cooperation against Terrorism

Nigeria Drops Arms Charges against Nine Russians

$620,000 Bribe: Again, Lawan, Boniface Ask Court to Stop Trial

FG Fixes 180 Cut-off Mark for Varsities, 150 for Others

Taliban Signals Readiness for Peace Talks

Mogaji: When Honouring the Dead Inflicts Pain on the Living

Ex-Deputy Senate President, Legogie, Dies at 65

Ex-Pension Director to Remain in Prison

FG: Insecurity Easing in Borno, Adamawa, Yobe

Kano Hisbah Arrests Nine Beggars for Sodomy

Usman: Infrastructure Master Plan Ready in August

AGF, Others Tasked on Prompt Justice Delivery for Victims Domestic Violence

A Gambit that Could Backfire

French Sailor Freed after Pirate Attack

Tanzania: Police Fire Teargas at Protesters Near Blast Site

Mali Signs Deal with Tuareg Separatist Rebels

Israeli General Says Palestinians quietly Aiding US Peace Drive

Putin Torpedoes G8 Efforts to Push Out Assad

Gridlock Unites Lagos and Nairobi Cities

A Get-Well Card for Mandela

MorganCapital Introduces Top 5 Equities League

Terrorism: Jonathan Calls for Global Cooperation

NATO Hands over Security to Afghans

Deadly Bomb Attack Hits Baghdad

'Standing Man' Leads Turkish Protest

Why NASS Arbitration Bill Can't Fly

Rallying Southern Kaduna behind APC

‘Why NASS Arbitration Bill Can’t Fly’

Law and the Power Sector Reform

Obama Sees Iran's Election of Moderate as Hopeful Sign

G8 Leaders to Focus on Tax, Trade

US: Arrest After Fan Killed Dribbling Ball to Brazil

Protests Spread Throughout Brazil

French Footballers to Go on Trial

Manufacturing in Rising from the Doldrums?

First Lady's Rivers Visit Shuts out GRA Residents

Monday, June 17, 2013

Seven Students, 4 Others Killed in Boko Haram Attacks on Damaturu

…How We Snookered Jang by Kwankwaso

PDP Crises: President Asks Tukur, Other NWC Members to Resign

FAAN: Court Awards Maevis N5bn

IFC: Nigeria Needs $4.5bn to Fix Health Sector

Destruction in UNIUYO Shocks NUC Chief

Oronsaye Committee: NLC Warns against Retrenchment

Akume Objects to Forgery Suit

Sambo Decries Neglect of Transport Sector as FCTA Launches New Taxi Scheme

RMAFC: New Revenue Formula Ready December

PHCN Explains Outage at Abuja Airport Earmarks N167m to improve power supply to Kebbi

First Lady’s Rivers Visit Shuts out GRA Residents

$15m Bribe: Court to Hear Delta Application July 10

NEMA Warns Severe Weather Conditions in Lagos

Judiciary Workers to Face Sanctions for Corruption

Nigeria Plans to Train Astronauts for Space Travel

Arms Cache: Confusion over Trial Date for Lebanese

South-east, South-south Professionals Work out Masterplan for Regional Development

HURIWA Urges First Lady to Fight Rape

Anambra Will Witness a Revolution, Says Obi

FG Urges More Private Investors’ Intervention in Tertiary Education

UNESCO Invests $1m in World Library of Science

Assault: Leadership Photojournalist Sues Undertaker for N50m

Snowden: I Can't Get a Fair Trial on NSA Leaks in US

Putin, Obama Face Off over Syria, Rebels Get Saudi Missiles

AU Commission Chief Says Zimbabwe to Sort Out Election Row

Iran: Rouhani Vows Nuclear Transparency

Turkey 'Alarm' over UK Spying Claims

Nigeria, 37 Others Bag UN Award for Meeting MDGs Hunger Target

Ecuador to Continue Assange Asylum

Sambo: Neglect of Transport Sector Retards Growth

Kogi Procures Boats For Flood Emergency Purposes

Airbus Said to Win A380 Order Over $4B From Doric Asset

PDP Lifts Suspension on Wamakka

Man Survives 15th Floor Fall in NZ

China Asks US to Explain Internet surveillance

Three Bombings Kill at Least 12 in Iraq

Before Anenih is Crucified

Czech PM to Resign over Aide Scandal

Turkey Faces Strike over Crackdown

Syria Set to Dominate G8 Summit

World Championships: Nigeria ‘ll Qualify for Relays, Says AFN Chief

Sunday, June 16, 2013

Moghalu: Africa Needs Economic Transformation to Prosper

Presidency Happy with State of Emergence Performance

Inflation Drops Slightly to 9%

How Past, Present Leaders Mismanaged NBA, by Report

Tax Evasion: Tough Times for Multinationals as G8 Meets in Northern Ireland

I Can’t Tell When Suntai Will Return, Says Acting Governor

Jonathan: Governors Duty Bound to Sign Death Warrants

Eminent Nigerians Pay Tributes to Mogaji, Tinubu’s Mother

Jonathan, Mark, Tambuwal, Obaigbena Mourn Mogaji, Tinubu's Mother

Akande, Others Lead 9-man APC Interim Executive

Anyim C’ttee to Push for Wamakko’s Recall

Balat, PDP Chieftain Berates Buhari, el-Rufai over Comments on Southern Kaduna

FG Releases N300m Capacity-building Fund for Nollywood

Security Operatives Impound, Release Arms Cargo Plane in Kano

SSS Probes Alleged Assassination Attempt on Admiral’s Wife

2014 Budget: Some Ministries May Get Zero Allocation

Rustagi: FG, Banks Should Give More Assistance to SMEs

NAC Disburses N7bn Loan to Auto Manufacturers

NDLEA: Statistics of Nigerians in Foreign Prisons Not Accurate

Gang Rape: Two Bag Life Imprisonment in Delta

Fastjet, Red1 Airways Sign MoU to Operate in Nigeria

Confed Cup: Nigeria Begins Quest Against Tahiti Part Timers

Bible-burning Egyptian Cleric Jailed for 11 Years

German Spy Agency Plans to Boost Internet Monitoring

Putin: West's Arming Human Flesh Eating Syrian Rebels

New Turkey Unrest as PM Holds Rally

Mugabe Says Rivals Scared of 'Sure' Defeat

Zuma: Mandela Showing 'Sustained' Improvement

UK, Russia 'Share Aims' on Syria

Ukrainian Cargo Plane Impounded, Released in Kano

Mourinho: 'I Did Not Want Man Utd Job'

Cameron to Meet Putin Ahead of G8

Twenty Killed as Wave of Car Bombings Hits Iraq

Turkey: Istanbul Protesters Defy Police

King: Jordan Ready to Counter Any Threat from Syria

Power Outage Delays Over 70 Flights at Abuja Airport

Egypt Cuts Diplomatic Ties with Syria

Iranians Hail New President, Rouhani

N'Korea Proposes High-level US Talks

‘Fascinating Nigeria’

AINA-SCOTT STEPS OUT WITH FIRST SOLO

International Day of The African Child What Children Require of Us

2015 is Knocking on the Door

INEC Condition on Elected EXCOS Puts APC Under Pressure

BATN Foundation: Time to Give Back to the People

Saturday, June 15, 2013

2000 Owo Crisis: Cleric Wants Compensation for Fagboyegun Family

Assassination Attempt: I’m Not Distracted, Says Fayose

Calabar: GE Moves to Construct Manufacturing Plant

Anambra Erosion: W’Bank Boosts FG’s Efforts With $500m

‘No Vehicle Plunged into Lagos Lagoon’

50 Years on The Throne: I’ve Forgiven All Who Offended Me, Says Emir of Kano

FAAC Walkout: Jang, NGF Rebel Chair, Summons Meeting

Tinubu’s Mother, Abibatu Mogaji, Dies at 96

Heating up the Polity Ahead of 2015

Opposition Hopes Fade Ahead of Cross River Council Poll

June 12 Struggle and Abiola’s Death: Still Searching for Answers

Stop That Bloody Flow!

Gunmen Storm Pakistan Hospital

Hassan Rouhani Wins Iran Election

Egyptair Plane Diverted to Scotland After 'Problem'

G8 Summit: Major Police Operation Under Way

Turkey: Protesters Refuse to Leave Park Despite PM's Pledge

W'Bank, FG Votes $500m to Tackle Erosion

Egyptian Army to Deploy Ahead of Protests:

Mandela 'Recovering Very Well', Says Grandson

Afghanistan: UK Troops Move HQ to Camp Bastion

Whistleblower Edward Snowden: Hong Kong Demo

Pakistan Blast Kills Female Students

N'Korea in Fresh Vow to Build Up Nuclear Deterrent

Rouhani Leads in Initial Iran Count

Facebook Reveals Details of US Data Requests

Uduaghan: We’ll Support Sovereign Wealth Fund But...

Man Hands over Boko Haram Son to JTF

Nigerian Society Has Failed, Says Jonathan

FG Mourns Death of NANS Leaders

How Previous Chairmen Derailed NGF, By Dickson

$1.6trn Lost By Developing Countries in 2006

Friday, June 14, 2013

NIMET’s Warning; NEMA Calls for Adequate Preparations

Retired Soldier Allegedly Butchers Wife Over Second Wife

Crisis Looms in Abia Communities Over Alleged Attacks by Herdsmen

APRM: Nnamani Chairs 20-man Nigeria's Second Peer Review C'ttee

Airlines Warned Not to Fly NSA Leaker, Snowden

US Considers No-fly Zone after Syria Crosses Nerve Gas 'Red Line'

Report: 73 Syrian Officers, Families Cross Border

CAN: Buhari Portrays Himself as Nigeria’s Enemy

Adesina: Agric Sector Accounts for 75 Per cent Non-oil Revenue

Insecurity: NSCDC Pioneers Training, Establishment of SWAT Unit

IMF Urges Repeal of 'ill-designed' U.S. Cuts

Jonathan Commends Emir of Kano’s 50 Years Reign

Traders Seek Presidential Aide on Informal Sector

SSS Nabs Man for Cloning Uduaghan’s Facebook Account

Davido: IAM NOT AT WAR WITH WIZKID

June 12, an Unforgettable Injustice

For Borno Youths, It’s Not Too Late for Self Defence

Retooling the Fireman’s Craft

Forty Years Of Solitude

Egypt Brotherhood Backs Syria Jihad, Denounces Shi'ites

Uganda: EU Envoy Apologized for Criticizing Museveni

Norway's First NATO Country to Draft Women into Military

Syria Condemns Chemical Weapon 'Lie'

Obey British Laws, Kuku Advises Niger Delta Students

Syria: US Pledges Military Aid to Rebels as Battles Rage

Airbus A350 Takes Off in Maiden Test Flight

Russia Doubts US Claims of Syria Chemical Arms

Uganda Summons EU Ambassador over Criticism of Museveni

Turkey's PM Meets Park Protesters

US: Syria Used Chemical Weapons

Iran Votes for New President, Khamenei Slams US Doubts

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Cyber Blackout Imminent as Nigeria’s Internet Addresses Run Out

Presidency: Tinubu is Not a Patriot

Presidential C’ttee Holds Talks with 104 Boko Haram Suspects in Lagos

Tukur to Wamakko: You Can Leave PDP If You Want

Nigeria’s Population to Surpass US' Before Middle of the Century

AfDB: Nigeria Needs $350bn to Fix Infrastructure

Federal Govt Orders Closure of Agencies’ Bank Accounts

Lagos, Abuja Ranked Top Four Most Expensive Cities in Africa

Pandemonium as Towed Aircraft Incites Fear of Crash in Lagos

Gunmen Kill Villagers, Security Personnel in Kaduna

Japan Pledges Support to FG's War against Terrorism

Olubolade Warns against Politicising Emergency Rule

Bankole: Contract Awards Followed Due Process, Says Witness

My 50 Years on the Throne Has Been Eventful, Says Bayero

SSS: Detained Lebanese Can’t be Released for Security Reasons

Wike: FG Spends N9bn on Procurement of Books Annually

Court Registrar Indicted for Illegal Release of N460m Judgement Debt

N87.5bn Fraud: Adigwe Denies Irregular Transactions

‘1.3bn Tonnes of Food Wasted Annually’

No Nation Grows on Importation, Says Oshiomhole

State of Emergency: CAS Tasks NAF Personnel on Discipline

Five NANS Officials Killed in Auto Crash

Fashola Urges Support to Combat Climate Change

Ondo Oil-producing Communities Give Chevron Seven-day Ultimatum

Jang, Plateau Hail Jonathan over Appointment of Paradang, Dadu

2015: Orubebe Courts Clark for Renewed Support

One Dead, over 30 Injured in Louisiana Chemical Blast

FBI Director: US Will Hold Snowden Responsible on NSA Leak

White House: Turkey Must Uphold Democratic Freedoms

France Upholds Probe into E'Guinea Leader's Son

Rupert Murdoch Files for Divorce

The Inside Story of Saka’s Porting

SON and the Challenges of Imported Substandard Products

Childhood Diabetes 'May be Animal-Linked'

FBI Director: All Surveillance Complies with US Law

UK Police Killer, Cregan, Jailed for Life

State of Emergency: CAS Tasks NAF Field Commanders, Personnel on Discipline

APGA Crisis: Okwu Declares Three-week Truce

Group Threatens to Drag INEC to Court over APC

Ethiopia Snubs Egypt, Ratifies Nile Treaty

Private Jet 'Parked' at Lagos Filling Station

Fabregas Rules Out Leaving Barcelona

Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai Rejects July 31 Election Date

Turkey: Erdogan in 'Final' Protest Warning

UN: At Least 93,000 Killed in Syria

Turkey 'May Hold Referendum on Park'

Greeks strike over media closure

US Spy Data 'Prevented Attacks'

W’Bank: Nigeria Needs to Build Reserves to Mitigate Oil Price Volatility

President Sets up C'ttee to Resolve PDP Crises

Jonathan: June 12, Unique Date in Nigeria’s History

SWIFT Networks Acquires DoPC, Begins Customers’ Migration

Oronsaye Report: FG to Scrap 220 Parastatals

Fayose Escapes Death by Whiskers

FG Begins Moves to Pay Severance Benefits to PHCN Workers

Jonathan: Nigerians Don’t Have Confidence in Police, but Rates Them High

S’Court to Hear Amaechi, Omehia’s Appeal Oct 3

Bankole Presided over Contract Awards, Says Witness

FG Woos European Investors on 80% Interest in NIPP Plants

NAMA Diverts Wamakko’s Flight

I Use Human Parts for Pepper Soup, Confesses Nabbed Native Doctor

Fatai Rolling Dollar, Odiase Pass on

UniAbuja: Council Sets Two-month Deadline to Resolve Accreditation Crisis

Boko Haram Insurgency Has Increased Cardiac Arrest in Borno

FG Plans Measures against Sub-standard Products

Two Students Feared Killed as UNIUYO is Shut down

Flood: UN Chief Visits Delta June 15

IG Meets CPs, Top Officers to Restrategise on Terrorism

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Protests Trail Ban on Commercial Motorcycles in Edo

Why Jonathan Allocates Funds to Run Generators in Embassies, By Ambassador

Fake Drugs: NAFDAC DG Charges Media

2015: Why We Formed APC, by Oshiomhole

Unearth Boko Haram, Others' Accounts, CBN Tells Banks

US: Prosecutors Call Accused Mob Boss a 'Hands-on Killer'

Turkey Violence: EU Calls for Inquiries

Algeria President Makes First TV Appearance Since Stroke

Egypt Down Plays Military Action in Dam Dispute with Ethiopia

UN: Golan Violence Jeopardises Israel-Syria Ceasefire

Globacom Launches Mobile Newspapers

Sesan: Internet Surveillance Contract Will Spell Doom for Nigeria

Power Struggle in Taraba State

National Anthem Composer, Odiase Dies at 79

US Whistleblower, Snowden, 'Vows to Fight Extradition'

Flood: UN Representative Tasks FG on Disaster Risk Reduction

FG Says Oronsaye’s Report to Increase Effectiveness

Kano: Unknown Assailants Kill Woman 10 Days after Wedding

Kenya: Refinery Workers Protest over Possible Plant Closure

New Glitch Hits Boeing 787 Dreamliners

Uneasy Calm in Turkey Protest Square

Pope Slams Child Exploitation in Domestic Work

Jonathan Says June 12 is Unique in the History of Nigeria

Messi in Spanish 'Tax Fraud' Case

E-cigarettes Face New Restrictions

Mandela 'Responding to Treatment'

Jordan passes Abu Qatada treaty

Mandela Still in 'Serious But Stable' Condition

Japan: World's Oldest Man Ever Dies, Aged 116

US General Says Taliban Talks Needed

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Presidential Flood Committee Threatens to Publish Names of Pledge Defaulters

IOCs Pick Holes in NOSDRA Amendment Bill

Save Nigerian Borders, FG Tells New CGI

Shoddy Prosecution Stalls Trial of Suspected Bomber of UN House

Security Tightens as Mandela Spends Fourth Day in Hospital

Nigeria Emerges Tops in Number of Children Out of School

Borno Youths Form Vigilante Group to Hunt Boko Haram Members

Chevron to Sell 40% Stake in Two Oil Blocks

Epetedo Declaration...NADECO Recounts How Abiola Beat Abacha’s Security

Opposition Parties Apply for Registration as APC

Lagos Subsidises Cost of Cooking Gas Cylinders

Edo Govt Halts Judicial Panel on Slain UNIBEN Student

FG Targets Space Technology for Security, Economic Devt

Agbaso: Imo Govt Decries Detention of Okorocha’s Aide

Ezu River Victims Were Murdered, Says Autopsy

Mark: Terrorism Will Soon Be History in Nigeria

Court Remands Fred Ajudua in Prison

Bankers' Committee Moves to Strengthen Bond Market

Dangote Cement: Leading the Industry

SEC’s Unending Quest to Recapitalise Stock Market Operators

Re: Clarifying Nigeria’s Debt Position – By Okonjo Iweala

DDB Creative Prowess: The Inside Story of Saka’s Porting

Austria Begins Withdrawing Peacekeepers from Golan

Russia: Putin Says Iran’s Nuclear Push Peaceful

South Africans Talk of Mandela's Mortality

Mali Manual Suggests al-Qaida Has Feared Weapon

Turkish Riot Police Fire Tear Gas at Istanbul Protest

UN: Nigeria’s Boko Haram Offensive Pushes 6,000 Refugees into Niger

INEC: Constitution and Electoral Act is Clear on Registration, Mergers of Parties

Riot Police Storm G8 Protest Squat

Europe Alarmed by US Surveillance

Turkish PM Issues Protest Threat

Korea Talks Called Off Over Delegate Names

FG to Adopt National, Labour Migration Policy

Japan Deflation Ebbs, Output up; Bank of Japan Target Still Elusive

UN: Terrorism in W'Africa Real,Calls for Collective Effort

Hong Kong Legal Battle Looms for NSA Contractor

China Launches Manned Space Mission

Heading Football 'Injures Brain'

French Air Traffic Controllers Go on Strike

United Bank for Africa on Rebound

US Spy Leaker 'Missing' in Hong Kong

Turkish Police Storm Protest Square

Nelson Mandela Faces Fourth Day in Hospital

Govt Raises 11-man Panel to Probe Frequent System Collapse

United Bank for Africa in Rebound

Fashola Signs Bill Legalising Cremation in Lagos

Lobby for Extradition of Hezbollah Suspects Worries Federal Govt

Access Bank, UBA Get Positive Recommendations

Appeal Court Reserves Judgment on Al-Mustapha, Shofolahan's Case

FG Saves N118bn from 46,821 Ghost Workers

Police Station Where Officers Don't Wear Shoes

Ex-Borno Gov Makes Case for State of Emergency Victims

Agbaso: I Have Never Evaded Arrest

FG Reconstitutes Tax Appeal Tribunal

Cross River Judiciary Decries Poor Funding

June 12: Ikimi Wants Abiola Granted Posthumous ‘Ex-President’ Title

CJN Urged to Probe Allegations against Justice Ogunbiyi

Delta Rejects Mittal, Global Steel Comeback

Robbers Attack THISDAY Staff, Snatch Car

HoS Warns Civil Servants against Private Practice, Except Farming

Fashola Hails Dosumu as Defender of Human Rights

Court Cautions NJC against Taking Action on Gummi’s Probe

FG Gives Condition to Lift State of Emergency Rule

NEITI Report: Jonathan Orders Recovery of $9.6bn Oil Revenue

Jonathan Tasks Judiciary on Ethical Conducts

Monday, June 10, 2013

Should Students Have a Choice in Law School Postings?

Kakadu’s Vexed Question

TESCOM: Recruitment Exercise Causes Panic among Teachers

Yuguda Accuses Media of Heightening Insecurity

W'Bank: Nigeria to Save $12bn from Low Carbon Emissions

Tension as Bayelsa Community Alleges Imposition of King

Report: US State Department May Have Covered Up Sex, Drug Scandals

Israel Signals Readiness to Limit Settlement Building for Peace

Hong Kong is Unlikely Refuge for US Secrets Leaker

Zimbabwe Top Rights Lawyer's Trial Begins

Sustaining Integrity of Privatisation of 10 NIPP Plants

Esele: Sometimes, I wished I was not a Labour Leader

When It Rains, It Pains

Nigeria’s Unity's Not Negotiable, Says Edwin Clark By Chuks Okocha

Hague Defends Britain’s Prism Role

US to Weigh Arming Syrian Rebels, Official Says

Turkish Protesters Hold Fast Despite Erdogan's Warning

Taliban Beheads Two Boys in Southern Afghanistan

Yuguda Blames Media for Fueling Insecurity

HOS Warns Civil Servants Against Private Practice, Except Farming

Mandela 'Still in Serious Condition'

UK: Six Jailed over Plot to Bomb EDL

Cameron: UK Intelligence Agencies Within Law

Many Dead in Iraq Market Bombings

Mourinho: Call Me the Happy One

With New Constitution, Senate Stirs New Debate

Islamic Sites Patrolled after Fires

US Surveillance Leak Source Revealed

Afghanistan: Gun Battle Shakes Kabul Airport

Everton Chasing Victor Moses with N2.5bn

INEC Warns Politicians against Early Campaigns

Presidency Moves to Kill Senate’s Single-term Limit

Falana Urges FG to Reduce Electricity Tariffs, Decentralise Generation

Onwuliri: One Year After, Dana Airline Yet to Respond

Boko Haram: Stop Arming Youths for Political Thuggery, Northern Govs Told

Hezbollah: Lebanese File Suit, Demand N50bn Damages

You Are Lying, Ogunbiyi Replies Okeke

Residents of Borno Community Relive Ordeal under Boko Haram Regime

Tank Farm Inferno Averted as Fire Razes Lagos Shops

South Africans Pray for Ailing Mandela

NNPC Resumes Pumping of Petroleum Products to Ibadan

Security Fund: Fashola Seeks Support from Senior Lawyers

Wike: Some State Govts are Killing Education

Sunday, June 09, 2013

Suspension of Amaechi, Wamakko: PDP Govs Meet This Week

NDIC Reads Riot Act to Staff on Capacity-building

Court Remands Kogi Lawmaker for Alleged Illegal Possession of Arms

Wada: Fulani Herdsmen, Farmers Clash Major Security Challenge

Med View Airlines Boss Lauds Reforms in Aviation Sector

Jonathan Has Constitutional Powers for Two Terms, Says Fasheun

The Pains of Neglect

ICAN Elects New Officers

'No Nile, No Egypt', Cairo Warns Over Ethiopia Dam

Sudan Edges Back from Oil Showdown with South

US Senator: Support Growing to Close Guantanamo Prison

Tanks in Beirut as Syria Protest Leaves One Dead

Fire Razes 30 Shops in Apapa

Prayers as Mandela Stays in Hospital

Libyan Army Chief Quits after Bloody Benghazi Clashes

UK: Fire at Islamic Boarding School

Tens of Thousands on Streets, Turkish PM Erdogan Defiant