Nigerian Compass Archive for June 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
Adamawa PDP rejects Atiku’s re-entry application
Presidency refutes EFCC claim on N2.3 billion House scam report
Anambra AC chair shot, hospitalised
Nigeria’s 50th anniversary summit in London a national disgrace, say NLC, AC
Court sacks first class Ondo monarch
Halliburton: Technip hit with N50.7b fine over Nigeria bribery
Drama in Bauchi as Gadi resumes
Deposed 'Deji' and estranged wife, when the going was good
London Police raid Tafida’s home
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Ekiti female teacher shot at police checkpoint
Crisis over selection of new Deji of Akure
Bauchi appeals against reinstatement of deputy governor
Controversy trails removal of subsidy on kerosene
Jonathan, Nwodo, 18 governors in London for Nigeria’s Golden Jubilee Summit
Nigeria, others to partake in G8 $7.3b facility
NASS to cut 2010 budget by 45 per cent
Gunmen kill two as lawmaker escapes death
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Quit PPA now, group advices Orji
‘Government alone should not fund pilgrimage’
Food poisoning: KWADP okays new storage device
Blood pressure drugs raise cancer risk
I’m not a security threat, says Aondoakaa
Jonathan seeks inclusion in G-20
Fight against human trafficking: UN rates Nigeria high
Abia 2011: Orji to dump PPA for APGA
Jonathan can run for presidency –ACF
Friday, June 25, 2010
41 corps members to repeat service year in Lagos
Group accuses Fashola, House of cover-up in alleged LASAA fraud
Immigration arrests 43 alien sex-workers in Kano
Court reinstates Bauchi Deputy Governor
Bankole: I’ll not respond to Mark’s statement
Two Nigerian kids drown in U.S.
EFCC quizzes Demuren, NCAA boss
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Reps demand revenue allocation formula from Jonathan
No party sentiments in 2011, says Jonathan
2011: Northern Elders’ Assembly mobilises governors, legislators to support zoning
Senate confirms Jega, six INEC commissioners
AC kicks as Bayelsa lawmakers impeach deputy governor
Ogun denies N30 billion land scam
Danger! Berger Bridge faces imminent collapse
2011: 'Arewa' insists on zoning, Northern candidate
Withdrawal of amended copies of Constitution: Mark dares Bankole
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Police poor remuneration worries Osayande
Sao Tome and Principe wants FG to extend $30m loan’s tenor to 30 years
Constitution: Bankole orders withdrawal of amended copies
Democracy has come to stay, says Army chief
Presidency is about performance, not zoning, says Buhari
Weak transmission threatens 6,000mw target
Soyinka: Nigeria is at a breaking point
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
We’ll resist attempts to stall NDDC projects in Edo, says Oshiomhole
Respect rotational presidency, Ishola Williams tells Jonathan
Jonathan jets out to Canada to confer with G-8 leaders
Why my administration has not allocated land in Abuja, by FCT Minister
Panel begins sitting on Bayelsa Deputy Gov’s impeachment
Northern Christians asks leaders from the region to forget 2011
Poisoned maize flood Nigerian market, says IITA
Senate probes illegal allowances, World Cup trip
House crisis: Reps in bloody battle
Monday, June 21, 2010
ICPC files fresh charges against Ogbulafor, two others
After $283.5m loss, South Africa’s Telkom may quit Nigeria
Dunlop sets N10b bailout condition to reverse shutdown
Ex-NDLEA chair Lafiaji jailed 16 years
N9 billion scam: I won’t spare House leaders, says Waziri
Jonathan names Nnaji Adviser on Power
Chukwumerije carpets Obasanjo over second Niger bridge
Jonathan: I will give Nigerians transparent governance
Nigeria needs $6 billion annually to improve power supply
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Bankole jittery over impeachment
I will soon decide on 2011, says Jonathan
FG approves enhanced welfare package for electricity workers
Rain distrupts social, economic activities in Lagos
ICPC nabs Rivers’ Health Commissioner, Perm Sec, AG over N5b contract scam
AC: Senators, Reps are looters
Daniel, Arisekola, others bid Odutola farewell
‘HND not equivalent to varsity degree’
I lied against Daniel over killer squad, says ex-Ogun commissioner
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Groups support Kogi deputy governor’s ambition for 2011
Child rights not protected in Nigeria – Amaziatu
PPA opens secretariats in Akwa Ibom
PDP, LP disagree over review of Ondo election tribunal judgement
‘Over-ambitious Abuja politicians behind Oyo Assembly crisis’
Controlling diabetes prevents mental decline
Tinubu’s company blacklisted for failing to remit collected fees
PDP divided over Jonathan’s ambition –BOT member
Anti-Bankole posters: Speaker orders arrest of printers
Friday, June 18, 2010
NDDC boss links growth in Niger Delta to human capital
PDP chieftains petition President over attack on Assembly
Your vote ‘ll count in 2010, Jonathan’s wife tells Nigerians
US gulf oil crisis weakens opposition to Nigeria's PIB
PDP okays Yuguda, Shinkafi, others for 2011 polls
Scam artists steal N11b from former MILAD, politician
Police gun found at Ondo robbery scene
Contracts scandal in the house: 22 Reps drag Bankole to EFCC
Abia to partner China on development
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Lam warns Oyo lawmakers against re-enacting 1962 ‘Wild, Wild, West’ civil strive
Cocaine-in-sandals man, three others held at Lagos airport
Child marriage: Yerima asks NAPTIP to halt investigation
Anambra guber poll: INEC admits inflating Ngige’s score by 10,000 votes
PIB: Nigeria may lose $40b investments, warns Shell
My mandate lasts till 2013, says Oni
Wema Bank petitions EFCC over N2.8b loan scam
Nwodo succeeds Ogbulafor as PDP chairman [mohammed
Robbers blow banks with dynamites, kill five
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Reps accuse Bankole of N9 billion fraud
3000 Niger Delta ex-militants seek refuge in Ghana
NBA’ll sue lawmakers on chattered flight to World Cup, says Akeredolu
Fight against corruption must go beyond rhetorics, says ICPC
Ogun denies diversion of N30b excess crude fund
PDP NWC approves waiver for Nwodo
Adesina seeks N10b damages for deposition, banishment
FG directs minister to re-award second Niger Bridge contract
NPA’s floating dock submerges in Lagos
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
World Cup: Nigerian jailed for robbery in S’Africa
NNPC, Pan Ocean, PHCN seal gas purchase deal
Power reform: Jonathan sets up Action Committee, Task Force
N2.3b car scam: Bankole, Nafada, EFCC, others sued
North will unite over 2011, says Babangida
'Deji': Five years after, Adelabu lays claim to stool
FAAC creates excess revenue account
Governors divided over funding of Sovereign Wealth
Constitution: Mark hands amendment bill to Speakers
Monday, June 14, 2010
Ibori: UAE in a fix over extradition
Prominent Akure indigenes want psychiatric test for next 'Deji'
2011: APGA, AC, ANPP disagree on handover date
Imo Job Centre in N18.4 million Dubai job scandal
Jega: Uwais is frustrated, says Jonathan
2010 budget: Senators oppose N1b allocation to David Mark
N5.2b REA scam: Elumelu, Ugbane know fate July 5
Siemens: EFCC summons ex-minister, others
Mark: Nigeria needs N100t for infrastructural investment
Sunday, June 13, 2010
A hungry journalist is a dangerous one, says Museveni
Coalition gives Presidency 10-day ultimatum over N2.3b Reps car scam
NDLEA nabs herbalist, ex-convict, others at Lagos airport
Paris Club debt exit: FG releases council funds
Gbemi Saraki escapes death as four gunmen invade residence
Two killed as gunmen abduct Rivers monarch
Intercontinental, Sani Dangote in court over N14.2b debt
Muazu lifts Eagles’ spirits with $50,000
2010 Budget: Row over N360m for each Senator
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Imo: Udenwa may be probed over uncompleted projects
Edo women place curse on robbers, kidnappers
MASSOB introduces Biafran currency
Tenure extension plot is thickening –Falae
Impeachment: Let the law take its course –Bankole
Reports on commemoration of June 12, 1993 election anniversary
Failure to brush teeth linked to heart disease
Nigeria in impressive 1–0 loss to Argentina
I won’t abandon my ambition if PDP does not field me –IBB
Friday, June 11, 2010
Ore Falomo: Abiola told me he was a dead man already
MKO had a special place in my heart -IBB
George, others oppose EFCC’s bid in court
Ebebi sues Bayelsa House, Chief Judge over impeachment plot
Deposed 'Deji' banished to Owo, estranged wife’s home town
NASS seizes Etteh, Melaye, others car plate numbers
Rivers civil service commission boss shot dead
Northern elite meet over Jonathan
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Man impregnates 12-year-old daughter in Lagos
'Deji' of Akure deposed, arrested
US sues Nigerian ‘man of God’ over $2.3m deal
Daniel inducted Fellow of Academy of Engineering
Oba of Benin leads spiritual warfare against robbers, kidnappers
June 12 annulment, a clear injustice, says Buhari
Nnamani, Masari, el-Rufai, others fault Yuguda over comment on PDP reform
Bankole threatens opponents with security reports
Enyeama, Martins, Taiwo vow to stop Argentina
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Zain may spark up price war in Nigeria, others
Deji ’ll be prosecuted, says Onovo
House crisis: Reps give Bankole ultimatum to resign
Senate calls for petition against Jega
21 monarchs sue FG over N500b NDDC fund
Kidnapping: Jonathan gives Police Affairs Minister marching order
Reactions to the appointment of Attahiru Jega as INEC chair
Oyo crisis: Police guard pro-impeachment lawmakers
Eight die in renewed Jos violence, Warri checkpoint shooting
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
U.S. mobilises support to fix Nigeria’s electric power problem
Court jails magician for cheating
Ekiti workers protest, disrupt Obas’ meeting
Chevron worker in police net over attempted kidnap of bank director’s son
Spiritualists, herbalists, naked women to curse robbers, kidnappers in Edo
Deji’s planned deposition splits Akure chiefs
Otudeko may drop suit against Zain
Oshiomhole, Jakande, Adebanjo, others hail Jega’s appointment as INEC boss
Monday, June 07, 2010
House crisis: Reps send SOS to Jonathan, security operatives
FG’ll cut project costs, says Jonathan
Stop subsidising fuel, CBN gov tells FG
INEC chairman: Jonathan, NCS meet
PDP members must be loyal to Jonathan, says Daniel
N100m gone in Lagos dawn inferno
Falae, Fasoranti, others: 'Deji' must go now
N2.3b scam: EFCC set to prosecute House leadership
Chief Imam, 17 others killed in bloody clashes
Sunday, June 06, 2010
Plot to remove Oyo Speaker thickens
2011: Nigeria is greater than any individual, says Mark
Reps plot fresh moves against Bankole
No room for dissidents in Ogun PDP, says Daniel
Wema Bank recovers N21 billion debt, gives customers new deal
NAPIMS, Mobil bicker over N56.375 billion oil project
Bayelsa crisis: Lawmakers plot against Sylva, Ebebi
Federal Govt may sue NASS over 2010 Budget
I’m ready to step on toes again, says Ribadu
Saturday, June 05, 2010
2011: Tiv debunks plan to vote against Doma
Shekarau commissions N1.4 billion Women Development Centre
Bureaucracy almost stalled post-amnesty process –Alaibe
2011: Group to mobilise 60 million votes for Jonathan
Nigerians no longer searched at US airports – Envoy
Govt queries 'Deji' over misconduct
Yar’Adua’s ADC was planted against him –Northern leaders
Obasanjo to Jonathan: Reopen PTDF case against Atiku
2011: Men who'll make or mar Jonathan, IBB
Friday, June 04, 2010
Pastor defiles wife’s 13-year-old sister
SNG, others ask Jonathan to order fresh voter register
Sokoto: Supreme Court orders Appeal Court to stay judgment
IGP orders surveillance on Deji of Akure
2011: Lagos AC in dilemma, as Fashola, Agbaje consider PDP option
Ghanaian imports arms, ammunition
2011: Man who'll make or mar Jonathan, IBB
Thursday, June 03, 2010
Ijebu-Ife mayhem: 16 suspects arraigned in court over ACP’s murder
Sambo bemoans poverty among youths
Women groups vow to defend lady who stabbed lover to death
Food poison, rainstorm kill six in Ekiti, Sokoto
N4 billion leased hqtrs: Otudeko sues Zain
Why I didn’t sack Service Chiefs, by Jonathan
Bankole sacks opponents as committee chairmen
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
Bayelsa: Sylva, Ebebi crisis deepens
Another building collapses in Lagos, kills one, injures two
UK court convicts Ibori’s mistress
FEC: Seven-point agenda a success
Senators say yes to new constitution
NNPC intensifies exploration activities in Chad Basin
NAWOJ, NCWS, others protest Akure monarch’s street brawl
15 years after, court frees suspect in Rewane’s murder case
Lawmaker in shouting match with Bankole
Tuesday, June 01, 2010
Jonathan seeks credit lines for Nigerian firms from France
Siemens scam: Makoju, two others face EFCC interrogators
Sambo orders reinstatement of Reform Group members
INEC raises alarm over 2011 elections
UK jury convicts Ibori’s sister for laundering N15.2b
South Korea names Nigeria globalisation ally in Africa
Jonathan returns 2010 Budget to National Assembly for rework
Kingmakers meet over 'Deji' of Akure today
Libya executes 18 Nigerians, others by firing squad
Monday, May 31, 2010
Power: FG woos Russian investors
FG eyes N300b from non-oil products this year
Why food, energy, financial crises persist in ECOWAS region, by FG
Don’t stretch your luck too far, Olabayo warns Jonathan
Scientists ‘develop’ vaccine for breast cancer
Jonathan is best suited to be President in 2011, says Aondoakaa
NDDC board battles MD over N46b contracts
