Nigerian Compass Archive for January 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
Supreme court judgement: Group asks inec to jettison dates for fresh polls
Fashola: FG should be out of sports administration
Libya proud of first Afcon victory
Supreme Court judgment: Labour Party writes INEC on fresh timetable
Presidency defends N500m budget for food, refreshment
Contempt: Edo Attorney-General to spend 30 days in prison
INEC to Adoke: Wada is Kogi governor
Kudirat Abiola: al-Mustapha, Shofolahan to die by hanging
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Oyo Reps re-run poll: Akinjide foils ACN's rigging plans, as PDP leads
Plateau Reps kick against Abubakar’s appointment as new IGP
2012 Budget: Reps warn maritime agencies
Kudirat Abiola's murder: Al-Mustapha, Shofolahan know fate today
Djokovic beats Nadal to claim Australian Open title
Jonathan's delegation visits Daniel over father's death
Perjury: Oni sues Adoke over refusal to try Salami
Boko Haram kills five policemen, 10 others in Kano
Sack of five governors: PDP attacks Supreme Court
Mimiko: Aregbesola is a fake progressive
Saturday, January 28, 2012
Police kill suspected robbers in Delta
Boko Haram: FG assures of payment of medical bills
FG to establish cottage industries in 774 LGAs
Libya battle for AFCON survival
NLNG seeks N165b to buy six ships
Nigerian Police farce? How Boko Haram rang Ringim out of town
Kogi Gov-elect retreats as Police back ex-Speaker
Soldiers kill 11 Boko Haram suspects
Friday, January 27, 2012
Exodus of non indigenes in Kano continues
South-East Gov., not insensitive to Igbos killings
Wilshere dealt fresh injury setback
Jonathan in Ethiopia, may emerge AU chairman
25 suspected Boko Haram invaders arrested in Enugu
Ivory Coast cruises into last eight
Dribbling, my response to racism in Europe, saya Okocha
Kano: Boko Haram, Army in fresh Gun duel
Pa Daniel goes home in a blaze of glory
Sylvia, Imoke, Idris, Wammako, Nyako Sacked
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Ahmed signs multi-billion Naira rice deal with Spanish firm
Immigration begins repatriation of illegal immigrants in Minna
'Abang's political ambition untimely'
No document to justify transfer of N18.6b by Akingbola, says witness
Aviation Ministry to pay $6million judgement debt
I ’ll fight Boko Haram, robberies to standstill, says Abubakar
Babangida: I will wear my uniform and fight for Nigeria
Come out and talk, Jonathan challenges Boko Haram
Immigration made N10.3b, ‘embezzled’ N7b in 2011
Yar’Adua, Maina, Cole, 15 others jostle to be DIGs
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Bayelsa: Alaibe campaigns for Dickson
Gyan: Ghana 'were lucky' against Botswana
FG okays N25.3 billion contracts for FCT, Transport ministries
Council polls: Osun PDP threatens Aregbesola
Niger: Boko Haram 'got weapons, training from al-Qaida North Africa group'
IPMAN: NNPC connives with depot owners to divert kerosene
Boko Haram: Jonathan sacks Ringim, DIGs
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Ogun PDP crisis: Court summons Oladipo, Oke, Secondus, others
Reps indict FG over non development of Science and Technology
Fashola sad over obsolete education curricula
Ekiti PDP slams ACN over 'stolen' Benue tribunal exhibits
Dangote gives N100,000 each to 187 refugees in Kaduna, Gombe
Nigeria orders 126 U.S. electric vehicles to combat insecurity
CBN: FG paid N1.7t for subsidy in 2011
Boko Haram threatens to bomb Law School, barracks
Monday, January 23, 2012
Insecurity: ANPP urges Jonathan to summon Council of State meeting
Senate expresses concern over Education Ministry’s overhead, personnel costs
Imoke floors Abang in Cross River PDP guber primaries
Insecurity: Niger State govt officials may opt for arms
Rumpus in Edo police over escape of 14 robbery suspects
Suswam vs Ugbah: Benue ACN in possession of ‘stolen’ exhibits
18 burnt to death in Ondo auto crash
N38b scam: Bankole, Nafada have case to answer, says EFCC
Bayelsa: Opposition candidates move against Dickson, threaten INEC
Petinrin: Boko Haram ’ll soon run out of suicide bombers
Another bomb attack foiled in Kano
Sorrow in village of Indian slain in Kano
Subsidy: EFCC summons MRS, Total, Oando, others
11 killed, churches, bank bombed in Bauchi attacks
NAFDAC officers to be deployed to drug distribution centres
Senate summons Chevron, NOSDRA, DPR over gas explosion, oil spill
Strike continues until FG substantially implements agreement, says ASUU
Jonathan’s courage and compassion on subsidy
PDP suspends campaign flag off for Bayelsa guber poll
Oshiomhole’s N150.9b budget, palliatives deceitful says Edo PDP stalwart
Dangote assures on job creation, sponsors Kaduna Trade Fair
Ad, acn kick against Kwara’s N10b loan
Saturday, January 21, 2012
There is a planned Jihad on non-natives in Kano – Ohanaeze Ndigbo
Trailer crushes hawker in Lagos
Wenger fears Champions league disaster
Kwankwaso condoles with relations of blast victims
I’m an irresistible evil –Alariwo
Nigerian Idol reaches fever pitch
Nigerian oil: Your name is corruption - Utomi
South-West, South-South leaders demand National Conference
Death toll in Kano bombing rises to 162
Ogun money not missing, says Daniel's counsel
'Occupy Lekki, LASU before Ojota'
Suicide bombers attack Kano Police Hqtrs
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Lagos NBA slams N100m suit on FG over deployment of troops
Quick resolution of ASUU strike under way
Task force, EFCC uncover N151b pension scam
Fulani herdsmen appeal to fg over extortion by monarchs, youths
Lagos protest: Police stop Nwabueze, Braithwaite, Kalu, others
FG to raise N239 billion 10-year bonds
Bayelsa guber: Sylva kicks as INEC restores Dickson’s name
Senate orders probe into Xmas Day bomber's escape
Osipitan: Daniel is being persecuted
Alison-Madueke: Nobody can force me to resign
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Lover boy stabbed girlfriend several times in presence of wife
N27.7b fraud: BankPHB ex-MD, others' trial continues tomorrow
Obasanjo, others responsible for rot in oil industry, says NUPENG chief
Hodgson: odemwingie not for sale
Amaechi swears-in Chief of Staff, others
PDP seeks Aregbesola's probe over protester's death
Japan settles Nigeria/U.S. LNG bribery case with N8.7b
House of Reps: NNPC, PPPRA stink of fraud
Boko Haram: Jonathan may remove Ringim
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Borno explains N100m payment to Boko Haram leader’s family, in-laws
Lagos PDP carpets Fashola over comments on deployment of troops
One dead in Lagos multiple auto crash
Cross River guber race: PDP panel screens out Abang, okays Imoke
Senegalese replaces Ezekwesili as World Bank VP
Jonathan's handling of subsidy crisis excites Gowon
Ondo 2013: ACN, PDP ’ll fail, says Mimiko
Nigeria's economy in slow start with N60b gain
Customs: NNPC diverted N46 billion in nine years
Monday, January 16, 2012
Boko Haram: Joint Muslim, Christian group formed in Bauchi
Apam: I can’t wait to return to Eagles
ASUU, civil society groups defy NLC in Kano, protest on Zaria Road
Balarabe Musa praises Jonathan's resolve to tackle corruption
Akpabio, Labour praise Jonathan
Protests: Federal Government deployed soldiers to stop failed politicians, says minister
PDP berates Fashola over comments on troops' deployment
Gains of subsidy removal, by Okonjo-Iweala
Labour: We called off strike in Nigeria’s interest
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Amaechi assures of quick resolution
Oyo NURTW disowns Tokyo, Auxiliary
Fuel subsidy: Anarchy looms as robbers launch offensive
Babangida: Jonathan must restructure the country
Jonathan orders probe of oil cabal
Provide adequate security, Akpabio urges state governments
Maradona hospitalised with kidney stones
Nigerians in UK back nationwide protests over subsidy removal
FOI: Sanusi urged to release documents on alleged corruption in oil sector
Musa: Arsenal remain my dream team
Mimiko gives N20m loan to widows of fallen heroes
Immigration enlists help of Army, Police, others for border control
Subsidy removal: CNPP tasks Jonathan to make books on fuel importation public
Ignore threats of Jihad, Onaiyekan tells Christians in the North
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Fireworks at Govt, Labour meeting
Scholes strike helps United go top
Labour, civil society bicker in Ondo over subsidy protest
C’River governorship: Ndoma-Egba drums support for Imoke
Gunmen kidnap medical doctor in Edo
Lokoja victim of stray bullet buried
Amaechi leads prayer for Nigeria
Lawyer petitions IGP, accuses Fayemi’s aide of threat to life
I’ve not given up hope on Nigeria –Buhari
Fire disaster averted at National Assembly
Suspension of strike: Ilorin residents troop out
Labour, groups shelve strike till Monday
Friday, January 13, 2012
Fuel subsidy: Delta rolls out safety-nets
10 rising stars at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations
EFCC denies arresting Adenuga, others over subsidy scam
IBB’s alive, hale, , says aide
Kaduna police asks residents to disregard Jihad rumour
Kogi labour calls for redeployment Akpoyibo over alleged Police killing
Oshiomhole’s planned rally, a waste of public funds –Edo PDP youth leader
How my mother married me off at age 18 —Charly Boy
Mob sets three suspected ritualists ablaze in Warri
OPS, youth group urge Labour to embrace dialogue
Keshi: Home-based Eagles still unripe
Let’s be patient with Jonathan, says Doherty
Protest: IG threatens to arrest those attacking pedestrians
Bayelsa guber race: INEC excludes PDP candidate from party’s list
NLC, TUC pull out of rallies in Ondo
PENGASSAN threatens to shut down oil wells Sunday
Katsina Reps weep as new colleagues take over seats
Fasehun, Adams: OPC not planning to attack Hausa communities in Lagos
