| Anticipated return of Sylva in Bayelsa |
| Chief Timipre Sylva, whose election as governor of Bayelsa State was nullified by the Election Appeal Tribunal in Port Harcourt, April 15, has been waiting for what he called “God’s Judgment,” which by implication is the re-run election ordered by the tribunal. |
| TRAGIC! 9-year-old orphan cries for help! |
| A nine-year-old boy, who is currently on admission at the National Hospital, Abuja, has appealed to well-meaning Nigerians to come to his aid and save him from the jaws of death. |
| Man U are Premiership champs again |
| Manchester United pipped rivals, Chelsea to clinch their 17th title triumph with victory at Wigan.
Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring for United from the spot, after 33 minutes following Emmerson Boyce's foul on fit-again Wayne Rooney. |
| Gani weeps for Nigeria |
| Lagos lawyer, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, (SAN) wept profusely on Sunday as he reflected on the parlous state of the nation. |
| Obasanjo has many questions to answer |
| Second Republic Minister of Transport and prince of the Sokoto Caliphate, Dr. Umaru Dikko, has consigned the eight-year rule of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo into the dustbin and urged Nigeria to gear up and help President Musa Yar’Adua, “to clear the mess left by Obasanjo.” |
| MASSOB orders sit-at-home |
| Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has planned a sit-at-home event, which the organization described as first of its kind in its history to commemorate the 41st anniversary of the declaration of the sovereign State of Biafra. |
| Fashola, others task media on nation’s image |
| The Governors Forum met in Lagos at the weekend and charged the media to focus more on positive reports about the Nigerian nation as negative reports create wrong impressions of the country and scare away foreign investments. |
| Power probe: Hurdles before Obasanjo’s appearance at panel |
| Just as in Samuel Beckett’s epic drama, Waiting for Godot, Nigerians may have to wait endlessly for the expected appearance of former President Olusegun Obasanjo before the House of Representatives Committee probing the $16 billion allegedly spent on the power sector by his administration, given the level of hurdles already before the panel. |
| 9 killed in communal clashes |
| No fewer than five persons were feared dead in a clash between Ezzillo and Ezza Communities in Ishielu Local Government area of Ebonyi State over the weekend. Atleast 50 others suffered dmachete injuries while over hundred houses were torched. Also affected were market stalls and goods worth several millions of naira burnt in the crisis that lasted several hours. |
| FG set to return NICON to Ibrahim |
| After a long legal tussle over the ownership of NICON Insurance plc between Federal Ministry of Finance, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) on one hand and Mr Jimoh Ibrahim on the other, the pendulum appears to be swinging back to Ibrahim as the bona fide owner of the enterprise. |
| Adedibu to be flown abroad |
| Ailing Ibadan politician, Alhaji Lamidi Adedibu, may be flown to London today for more medical attention.
Daily Sun learnt yesterday that the health of the strongman of Ibadan politics and a chieftain of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have failed to improve since he left Reddington Hospital, Victoria Island, Lagos, last week, a development that prompted his aides and children to conclude plans to take him to London for more attention. |
| Respect your deputies, Jonathan tells governors |
| Vice President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday in Omu-Ijebu, Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State, urged serving governors in the country to always respect the wishes and aspiration of their deputies. |
| Nigeria named Commonwealth panel member |
| Nigeria has been appointed member of the Commonwealth Ministerial Review Panel charged with the responsibility of assessing the effectiveness of the Commonwealth Youths Programme. |
| I-R-O-N-S-I |
| Why is the APGA crisis irresolvable?
Well, I will say that I have on my own done what I consider as my best to resolve the APGA crisis out of court. It is on record that there have been about 15 peace initiatives, some from my side and some from the other side. |
| NANS refutes alleged killing on campus |
| Leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), University of Nigeria, Nsukka has reacted to media report that some one was allegedly killed in the school premises and the beheaded head of the victim found in the school with a note beside it . |
| GNU: ANPP warns FG |
| National Secretary of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), Senator Saidu Kumo, has warned that his party would withdraw from the Government of National Unity (GNU) if the Federal Government does not remain focused and committed to the cause of the masses. |
| Bayelsa civil servants decry secretariat’s closure |
| Civil servants in Bayelsa State have condemned the sealing off of the state secretariat on Friday over an alleged security alert, forcing the workers to stay at home. |
| MY 419 STORY |
| When Mr. Ishmael Lightbourne, executive director of the World Bank, ran into a traditional ruler who goes by the name ‘Mustapha,’ abroad and learnt that the latter was a ‘diplomat,’ he could have counted his luck. |
| Bayelsa State governor, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha |
| Between 1999 and early 2007, Honourable Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi was Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly. He then aspired to be the next governor of the state. In the primaries to pick the party’s flag bearer, he scored over 96 per cent of the votes cast by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) delegates. Suddenly, the party hierarchy in Abuja thought otherwise. |
| Honour for Things Fall Apart, Achebe in Ibadan… |
| The Things Fall Apart (TFA) @ 50 train entered Ibadan penultimate Saturday with important scholars of the University and city gathering to celebrate in what Femi Osofisan, chairman of the Nigerian version of PEN termed as ”unprecedented celebration for a book”. |
| Drama as Alams is being courted |
| Former Bayelsa State governor, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, has ostensibly become the ‘beautiful bride’ now being courted by both the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Action Congress (AC) in their frantic bid to clinch the governorship seat in the May 24 re-run poll. |
| Samuel Peter’s anointing will spur Nigerian boxers to victory in Beijing – Igbinedion |
| As preparations for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games gather momentum the world over, President of the Nigeria Amateur Boxing Association (NABA), Chief Lucky Nosakhare Igbinedion, has revealed that Samuel Peter’s anointing as the new WBC heavyweight champion would spur Nigerian boxers to victory at the event in August. |
| Nigeria not a failed state – Ibrahim Tahir |
| Frontline politician and former Minister of Communication, Dr. Ibrahim Tahir, has dismissed the notion that Nigeria is a failed state, but admitted that it is a problem state grappling with numerous shortcomings. |
| CAUTION: Bandwagon probes could consume entire political class – Sule Lamido |
| Members of the political class agitating for the probe of the immediate past administration of Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo have been urged to tarry awhile and exercise restraint as such a probe could turn out to be a Frankenstein monster, possibly devouring the entire political elite. |
| Oshiomhole’s victory, Osunbor’s propaganda |
| It is quite nauseating to watch on television the level that the Osunbor-led government could descend in order to impress his select audience that the verdict of the tribunal in Edo State was wrongfully done. |
| Police pay N10m to victim of brutality |
| The Nigerian Police recently paid N10m to one Osondu Obiajulu as compensation over the brutal killing of his wife, Juliana. Juliana was hit by a stray bullet fired by the police sometime in the 2000 at her home at No 52, Makoko Road, Yaba, Lagos when a team of policemen opened fire indiscriminately close to Obiajulu’s residence. |
| We’ve no hands in Fayose’s suspension –Afao Ekiti leaders |
| The Afao Ekiti leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party have denied their involvement in the alleged suspension of former Governor Ayo Fayose from the party, noting that “the news came to us as a shock and great embarrassment, as no responsible leader, irrespective of his political party in Afao ward will ever be part of such illegality. The former governor hails from Afao Ekiti. |
| Food crisis: God is the solution -GKS President |
| The President of God’s Kingdom Society, (GKS), Brother O. E. Aighalua has enjoined people the world over to look to God for help and succour in the face of the global food crisis which phenomenon he said was one of the signs of the last days, which would culminate in the close of the age. |
| Soludo not indicted – AGF |
| Contrary to the impression being created in a section of the country that Central Bank Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo stands indicted by the findings of the panel investigating the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Michael Aondoakaa, says the panel investigating the investment of about $462 million in the AFC by the CBN has not, and cannot indict the Central Bank Governor |
| Labour marches against Obasanjo, corruption |
| The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and civil society groups on Thursday made good their threat when they staged a rally specifically protesting against corruption. They lamented the evil of corruption, asking the Federal Government to bring treasury looters to book. |
| War in Lagos! |
| Again, the storm is gathering in Lagos. And visible on the horizon is what promises to be another round of political roforofo fight.
The gladiators, of course, are familiar old political customers – the Action Congress (AC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) |
| Explosion in PDP secretariat |
| Forty-eight hours to the flag-off of campaign for the governorship election re-run in Bayelsa State, a dynamite explosion has rocked the state secretariat of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) situated at Yenezue-Gene, along Mbiama/Yenagoa road. |
| Ekweremadu, Makarfi, 35 others make Senate constitution review committee |
| The Senate kick-started the amendment of the 1999 constitution on Thursday with the announcement of 37 senators to represent their respective geo-political zones in the country on the review committee. |
| Meningitis kills 30 in Zamfara |
| No fewer than 30 people were reported to have died following the outbreak of Cerebral Spinal Meningitis (CSM) in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State, even as over 100 others have been hospitalised in relation to the outbreak in the area.
Investigation by Daily Sun revealed that areas worst affected are Dangaladima ward and some villages around the local government area. |
| NDLEA nabs carpenter, 3 others with 5.55 kg of cocaine |
| A 35-year-old carpenter, Godwin Uchenna Akubuo, and four other suspected drug traffickers had their journey terminated at the office of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for testing positive to drug ingestion at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport MMIA Lagos. |
| Ekiti PDP suspends Fayose...They are jokers –Ex-gov |
| Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ekiti State chapter, has suspended former governor of the state, Ayo Fayose, from the party for anti-party activities, and called for the withdrawal of his security aides. |
| Oyo boils over Ashipa chieftaincy tussle |
| Crisis brewed in the sleepy town of Oyo on Wednesday night, when supporters of the embattled Alago of Ago-Oja, Baale Ganiyu Adeboye, clashed with palace aides of Alaafin of Oyo, His Royal Majesty, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi 111. One person was reportedly killed and another seriously injured in the crisis which occurred around 9pm. |
| DPA slams Lagos govt for Fadeyi fire, demands compensation for victims |
| Lagos chapter of the Democratic Peoples’ Alliance (DPA) has commiserated with victims of Tuesday’s fire that razed about a dozen buildings and 22 vehicles around Fadeyi axis of Ikorodu Road. |
| Probes: Reps on course, says Akinlude |
| Pioneer Publicity Secretary of the People Democratic Party (PDP), in Lagos State, Chief Willy Akinlude, has described the on-going probes by the House of Representatives as a step in the right direction. |
| My daughter appeared in a dream and said, ‘Kiss me daddy’ |
| Grief-stricken mother of three kids who were burnt to death when fire engulfed their home in Lagos, Mrs Blessing Nwafor, has expressed a wish: “I want to see God. When I see Him, I would ask why He gave me these three children only to take them away from me in this manner. I want to tell Him that He shouldn’t have given me the children at all if that was how they were going to die.” |
| Energy sector scam: I’ll appear before probe panel – Atiku |
| Former vice president and presidential candidate of the Action Congress (AC) in last year’s presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has indicated his intention to appear before the House of Representatives Committee on Power and Steel probing the award of contracts in the energy sector. |
| Again, Reps evade debate on FOI Bill |
| The House of Representatives again hid under the cover of absence of the sponsor of the Freedom of Information Bill, Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, to push forward the consideration of the committe’s report on the Bill. |
| Robbers raid bank |
| No fewer than three people, including a police inspector, were killed on Wednesday at Ayingba in the Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, when daring armed robbers struck at an old generation bank, carting away millions of naira. |
| Peace talks over Ekiti LG polls stalled |
| Efforts, by royal fathers in Ekiti, to resolve the crisis in the state House of Assembly, over local council elections, may have hit the rock even as the Speaker of the Assembly, Hon. Femi Bamisile, vowed that the coast is now clear for the election to hold. |
| Wema Bank is safe, sound –GMD |
| Wema Bank is safe and has not derailed from the vision of its founding fathers, the acting Group Managing Director of the bank, Mr. Johnson Aboh, told Osun State Governor, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola yesterday. |
| I never did Obasanjo’s bidding nor support 3rd term–El-Rufai |
| Former FCT minister, Nasiru el-Rufai might have thrown off his dogged loyalty to his former boss, ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo, as he swore yesterday he never did the latter’s bidding while in office, even as he flatly denied ever being one of the protagonists of the moribund third term project which attempted to elongate the tenure of the immediate past administration. |
| CBN pensioners take case to Yar’Adua |
| Pensioners of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), under the aegies of CBN Pensioners’ Club, have dragged the apex bank before President Umaru Yar’Adua over its refusal to pay their pension harmonisation. |
| Imo election appeal: Ohakim records preliminary win |
| Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) governorship candidate in Imo State, in the re-scheduled April 28, 2007 election, Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, will wait till May 19 for the Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt to rule on his oral application based on the prayers in his brief. |
| How OBJ ran NNPC |
| A possible average of N51 billion may have been monthly fleeced from Nigeria in the last eight years, as the Obasanjo administration superintended over what would probably go down in history as the most porous financial regime at the nation’s oil house: the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). |
| At 70 Onigbinde says.... I' m not tired |
| Life begins at 40, many Nigerians say, but to Africa’s foremost football aficionado, Chief Adegboye Onigbinde, who turned 70 last Saturday, life has just begun. The man says he is still ready to serve Nigeria, until his limbs are too weak to move. |
| Keep to rules, Singabele tasks NFL as season ends |
| A Permanent Secretary in the Bayelsa State Ministry of Sports, Dr. Peter Singabele, has said that the league would end honourably if the board of the Nigeria Football League (NFL) would put their feet down and follow the laid down rules in the two remaining matches of the season. |
| DPA accuses Lagos govt of insensitivity |
| The Democratic Peoples Alliance (DPA) has accused the Lagos State government of ignoring quality counsel in matters of public interest and failing to undertake impact assessments in implementing policies. |
| North’s choice of Obasanjo in 1999 error of judgment – Sagir, IBB’s aide |
| Northern military leaders who forced the candidature of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo on the rest of the country in 1999 committed a fundamental error of judgment, according to a former military intelligence officer and spokesman of General Ibrahim Babangida, Captain Sagir Mohammed (retd). |
| Power probe: Reps summon Obasanjo, Atiku |
| Finally, the House of Representatives Committee probing the wastage of $16billion on the power sector has summoned Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former President and Commander-in- Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic, under whose tenure the wastage was allegedly done. |
| Diamond Bank offers solution to importation hassles |
| Diamond Bank Plc has again raised the bar in trade financing and logistic support by introducing a new product called DLSupport aimed at freeing businesses from the hassles of importation bottlenecks always encountered at the nation’s ports. |
| PPA is in control of Imo State –Ohakim |
| Governor Ikedi Ohakim of Imo State has re-affirmed that his party, the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA), enjoys an absolute control of the state in all its ramifications. |
| Bayelsa govt clears Sylva over $40m scam |
| The Bayelsa State government has given an insight into the alleged $40 million scam, involving the former administration of Chief Timipre Sylva and Bayelsa Oil Company, describing the allegation as misleading, baseless and a mere political gimmick by the opposition to discredit Sylva. |
| How Nigeria can get back Bakassi –Maritime law expert |
| Nigeria has been warned of the danger of going into uninformed maritime boundary negotiation with Ghana, as such may cause the nation to lose much of its territory just as it lost to the Cameroon. |
| States told to access UBEC fund |
| The National Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr. Ahmed Modibbo Mohammed, has raised alarm over the poor rate of draw-down of the intervention fund by some states, noting that it was capable of adversely affecting the chances of the Nigerian children's attainment of education for all by the year 2015. |
| SGF tasks religious leaders on ethics, social values |
| Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Amb. Baba Gana Kingibe, has asked religious leaders in the country to teach their followers core values and ethics, which champion the enthronement of rule of law and due process in private or public transactions. |
| Vision 2020: Nigeria requires $600 billion investment – FG |
| The Federal Government says that 600 billion United States (US) dollars investment was needed in the next 12 years if the country would achieve its dream of being listed as one of the 20 most developed economies of the world. |
| Tug of war |
| The sins of children and grandchildren have been visited on the parents of five suspected armed robbers in Nung Udoe community of Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. |
| No women here! |
| These days, it is usual for women to say that what a man can do, a woman can do better. However, this belief was recently proved wrong by Delta State governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, when he declared that the work of Secretary to a State Government was not only enormous but also too challenging for a woman to handle, as it required 24 hours attention. |
| North’s choice of Obasanjo in 1999 error of judgment – Sagir, IBB’s aide |
| Northern military leaders who forced the candidature of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo on the rest of the country in 1999 committed a fundamental error of judgment, according to a former military intelligence officer and spokesman of General Ibrahim Babangida, Captain Sagir Mohammed (retd). |
| N50bn PEF fund: Police arrest Kenny Martins |
| Embattled National Coordinator of the Police Equipment Foundation (PEF), Kenny Martins has been arrested by the police, over his alleged role in the N50 billion financial scam rocking the foundation. |
| 3 kids of same parents burnt to death |
| Agony, hopelessness and despair have overwhelmed the once happy and vibrant family of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Nwafor, who lost their three children, a set of twins, Chinedu and Chinonso, and daughter, Ada, to a fire that burnt the building they live in at Alhaji Bello Ibira Street, Oke-Odo area of Lagos. |
| NNPC probe ’ll open can of worms –Ikimi |
| Former Foreign Affairs minister, Chief Tom Ikimi, has said the probe of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), in the last eight years will reveal how the ‘mother of corruption’ was committed in the history of the country by a regime that vowed to rid it of corruption. |
| More reasons the tribunal ruling in Abia cannot stand (2) |
| This is the second part of a learned treatise on the nullification of the election of Governor TA Orji of Abia State. In the first part, I critiqued that part of the ruling holding Governor Orji to membership of a secret society. |
| How Northern traitors kept me in prison for 9 years, by Bamaiyi |
| Former Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Ishaya Bamaiyi, has accused top retired military generals from the North of being the masterminds of his nine years’ incarceration. |
| Adamu Song sings warning tune: |
| Former factional national chairman of the Alliance for Democracy (AD), Comrade Usman Adamu Song, has sounded a note of warning to President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua over his handling of the scams involving his predecessor, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. |
| Nigeria and the global food crisis |
| The UN Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), reported that worldwide food costs rose almost 40 per cent in 2007 while grains spiked 42 per cent and dairy prices nearly 80 per cent. The World Bank said food prices are up by 83 per cent since 2005. As at December, it caused 37 countries to face food crisis and 20 to impose price control in response. |
| • Controversy • More reasons the tribunal ruling in Abia cannot stand (I) |
| This is a learned treatise that will come in two parts. This is part one and it will deal with the ruling resolving the claim of membership of a secret society against Governor Orji. |
| PDP ’ll drag Nigeria into bloody revolution –Moji Obasanjo |
| Presidential candidate of the Masses Movement of Nigeria (MMN) in the 2007 election, Major Mojisola Adekunle-Obasanjo (retd), has dissociated herself from the Obasanjo’s family, saying, “I am just one of his wives and never a member of Obasanjo’s family.” |
| Edo PDP: Faction calls for reconciliation |
| The Governor Oserheimen Osunbor- led faction of the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that it is disposed to reconciliation with the Chief Tony Anenih- led faction provided that they are sincere, saying a person who wants reconciliation does not give conditions. |
| We’ll not disappoint Nigerians –Mark |
| The Senate President, Senator David Mark, has declared that the upper legislative chamber of the National Assembly would continue to discharge its constitutional duties without fear or favour, irrespective of whose ox is gored. |
| Tribunal nullifies PDP election in Ondo |
| The election petition tribunal sitting in Akure, Ondo State, has nullified the election of Obagbemi Olagundoye of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), representing Okitipupa Constituency II in the State House of Assembly. |
| Nigerian priest jailed for having sex with prison inmates |
| A Nigerian Catholic priest, Vincent Inametti, 48, has been sentenced to four years in prison for having sex with two female inmates at Federal Medical Centre Carswell, United States. |
| Nigerians to Ojukwu: Shut up!...Bloody soldier |
| Sharp reactions have trailed comments by former Biafran leader, Dim Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu, that immediate past president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, should be shot for alleged corruption and economic crimes against the country. |
| Akingbola now CIBN president, promises new deal |
| The Chief Executive Officer of Intercontinental Bank Plc, Dr. Erastus Akingbola, has emerged the 15th President/ Chairman of Council of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN). |
| Yoruba leadership: OPC spits fire |
| Controversy seems inevitably underway as Yoruba, Nigeria’s second largest ethnic stock, seek to chose a leader to succeed Pa Abraham Adesanya who passed on last week in Lagos at the age of 85 years. |
| Anarchy looms in Ekiti – Fayose |
| Former Ekiti State governor, Ayo Fayose, has warned of an implosion in his state following what he said were disturbing developments emanating from the crisis-wearied state. |
| Advert pros raise alarm:Quacks on rampage, give us sleepless night – Adewale, IMC boss |
| The boss of Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC), Mr. Segun Adewale, has raised alarm over the activities of quacks in the industry. |
| Again, militants blow up Shell Oil wells |
| Suspected militants yesterday night invaded the Diebu Creek Flow station in Peremabiri, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State and blew up oil wells and delivery lines belonging to the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC). |
| Lagos sacks beggars from Kano Street |
| Lagos State government has for the umpteenth time swooped on beggars that have made Kano Street in Ebute Metta their haven. |
| Adesanya advised me on June 12 – IBB |
| The June 12, 1993 presidential election presumed to have been won by late philanthropist and businessman, Bashorun Moshood Abiola became an issue yesterday at the residence of the late Yoruba leader, Chief Abraham Adesanya, 15 years after it was annulled. |
| Beijing Olympics: WE DON’T NEED MIKEL |
| Those calling for the inclusion of Chelsea of England midfielder, John Mikel Obi in the Dream Team IV squad to the Beijing Olympics had better forget it. |
| ‘Woman with a large heart’ |
| Dr. Rosemarie Eno-David Mark, wife of the Senate President, David Mark is a woman worthy of emulation. Her simplicity says it all and you would be stunned on a first meeting with her. |
| Oceanic Bank’s Global Leaders’ Forum |
| The need for government to take concrete steps towards the development of human capital as the means of achieving the dream of shooting Nigeria to the top 20 developed economies of the world by the year 2020 has got more boost. |
| NMA storms Owerri for beauty queens today |
| The organizers of the Nigerian Music Awards will today in Owerri, the Imo State capital continue their search for the charming queens that will wow the guests at the nation’s biggest entertainment event, which holds in the state on Saturday, May 24, 2008. |
| WAEC cancels English exam |
| The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced a nationwide cancellation of the English Language Paper 1 (Essay) of the ongoing May/June 2008 West African Senior School Certificate Examination. The paper was scheduled to be written yesterday morning. |
| Gbenga Obasanjo vs wife: Court insists on open hearing |
| Justice Williams Dawudu of Lagos High Court, Ikeja yesterday rejected an application brought before it by Mojisola, the estrange wife of Gbenga Obasanjo, the first son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, seeking an order that divorce case between her and Gbenga be conducted in secrete. |
| Man U face Hammers’ hurdle |
| Only two more games are left before it is good night to the Premiership season. But for league leaders, Manchester United and their eternal challengers Chelsea, the battle for the soul of the league has just begun. |
| Who bought Garki General Hospital |
| Even with the exit of once regarded as dreadful administration of minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasir El-Rufai, his reform programmes are still being despised as unacceptable by a cross-section of Abuja residents, not with the leasing out of the Garki General Hospital which has brought Muslim clerics and the FCT authorities currently at daggers-drawn. |
| Police arrest couple for selling their twins |
| Detectives at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, Lagos have arrested a couple who sold their twins to a syndicate who specialized in selling kids in London. |
| Ecobank-Sterling merger plan crashes |
| The proposed merger between Ecobank Nigeria Plc and Sterling Bank Nigeria Limited may not materialise afterall. |
| Don't manipulate Oshiomhole's victory, NLC tells PDP |
| Nigeria Labour Congress yesterday declared that it was not prepared to accept any attempt by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), especially the elements of Obasanjo model of politics within President Musa Yar’ Adua’s government to sabotage the mandate the people of Edo State gave to Adams Oshiomhole, its immediate past president. |
| Atiku has no hand in Rivers unity govt –AC |
| The Action Congress (AC) has described as flagrant lies the reports associating former Vice President Atiku Abubakar with the approval of unity government in Rivers State. |
| New Yoruba leader emerges in June |
| A new Yoruba leader is to emerge next month, the Coalition of Oodua Self-Determination Groups (COSEG), has said, just as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Chief Vincent Ogbulafor, yesterday stressed that the late Senator Abraham Adesanya has immortalized himself. |
| Lagos to stimulate Nigeria’s economic growth –Fashola |
| Governor Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Thursday joined millions of workers the world over in marking May Day with an affirmation that the state is set to stimulate economic growth in a way that is unprecedented in the country. |
| Constitution review: N’Assembly to work with Uwais panel –Mark |
| Senate President, Senator David Mark, has assured that the proposed amendment of the 1999 constitution will work together with all interest groups, especially the Justice Muhammad Uwais- led Electoral Reform Committee. |
| Ekiti commissioner in alleged N800m contract scam |
| Lands, Housing and Environment Commissioner in Ekiti State, Alhaji Yakubu Sanni, has been alleged to have single-handedly awarded N800m contract on waste clearing to his childhood friend. |
| I’ve no regrets over my actions as FCT minister – El-Rufai |
| Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, says he has no regrets over the demolitions and evictions that characterized his four-year tenure. |
| AC chieftain attacks Waku |
| The Action Congress (AC) has fired back at Senator Joseph Waku over his recent outburst against former vice president and AC presidential candidate in the April 2007 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, calling the senator a hired gun being used by Atiku’s political opponents. |
| Soludo defends $462m investment in AFC |
| The agreement to invest a whopping $462million in the Nigerian–promoted African Finance Corporation (AFC) was signed 24 hours before former President Olusegun Obasanjo handed over to President Umaru Yar’Adua. |
| PEF: Court orders Kenny Martins’ arrest |
| An Abuja Chief Magistrate Court has ordered the arrest of the Chief Executive of the Police Equipment Fund (PEF), Mr. Kenny Martins over allegations of fraud. |
| As workers mark May Day, it’s suffering and smiling |
| Nigerian Workers today, will join their counterparts all over the globe to celebrate Workers’ Day, popularly known as May Day. The celebration today is in fond remembrance of the 1886 May Day Hewes. |
| 3 die in factory |
| Three persons have been burnt to death in a factory inferno, which caused extensive damage to the ultra modern plant of the Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC), located at Eyaen, near Benin. |
| Police kill 3 robbery suspects in Warri |
| Nemesis caught up with three notorious armed bandits who were gunned down by a patrol team of mobile policemen in the early hours of Wednesday in Warri, Delta State. |
| Land feud claims 2 |
| Thugs, believed to be working for some land speculators, killed two people on Tuesday as they struck in Iyesi, Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State. |
| Obasanjo-Bello: Group accuses EFCC of hypocrisy |
| The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has come under attack for its failure to bring Senator Iyabo Obasanjo to court, several weeks after it had arrested her co-accused in the N300 million health budget scam. |
| Ex-LASU VC, Jadesola Akande, dies at 67 |
| Professor of Law and former Vice Chancellor, Lagos State University (LASU), Jadesola Akande, is dead. She passed on early Tuesday in her sleep at her Ikoyi, Lagos residence. She was 67 years. |
| Presidential poll: Supreme Court gives Yar’Adua, INEC 8 weeks to reply Atiku, Buhari |
| The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, his deputy, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to file their replies, within eight weeks, to the appeal filed by the presidential candidates of the Action Congress (AC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and General Muhammadu Buhari of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) contesting the ruling of the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal. |
| KING OF WOMEN |
| The instinct to survive appears to be breaking the barrier of gender monopoly in some vocations. The females may have started it with the maxim: “What a man can do, a woman can do even better.” So, when Onyema Nwachukwu after leaving secondary school in Kano could not find a job, he decided to earn a living from nail fixing and polishing, a predominantly female vocation. After all, what a woman can do, a man can also do better. |
| We’ve rid Enugu of armed political thugs – CP, Azeez |
| Before the coming of Commissioner of Police, Mr Bashiru Azeez, to the Enugu State Police Command in July last year, the city was hot crime-wise. Even though the general elections were over, their heat was still too much on the city as arms were still in hands of political thugs who now use them to commit crime. |
| Anambra Assembly passes N74.5bn budget for 2008 |
| At long last, the Anambra State Appropriation Bill 2008 was yesterday passed into law by the state House of Assembly. The N84.2 billion proposed bill by Governor Peter Obi was, however, reduced to N74.5 billion before it was passed by the lawmakers. |
| El-Rufai cleared trees, grasses with N2.16bn – Senate committee |
| Embattled former FCT Minister, Mallam Nasiru el-Rufai may be preparing for today’s myriad of queries from the Joint Senate Committee investigating the activities of the Federal Capital Territory under him, but he is not likely to sway the chain of revelations of huge frauds, over projects allegedly, perpetrated at the Satellite Town Development Agency (STDA), involving billions of naira. |
| N300m scam: Grange, Aduku want charges quashed |
| The two former ministers involved in the N300 million scandal at the Federal Ministry of Health, Professor Adenike Grange and Architect Gabriel Yakubu Aduku, are praying an Abuja High Court where they are standing trial to quash the 54 count-charge slammed against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission [EFCC]. |
| Fresh crisis brews in Ekiti over state electoral commission |
| Action Congress, (AC) governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has raised an alarm that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members in the state House of Assembly were planning to subvert the rule of law by trying to pass the State Independent Electoral Commission (EKIEC) bill through the back door. |
| Obasanjo-Bello is lawless –EFCC |
| The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has described the embattled chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Dr Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, as “an opportunist lawmaker” who has no regard for the law of the land and the constitution. |
| Cost of raising funds still high in Nigeria –NSE, SEC. |
| Two principal officers of the Nigerian capital market regulatory agencies have blamed issuing houses in the country for the spate of rising transaction costs in the market, urging operators to urgently review downwards some of the charges to make Nigeria more competitive. |
| Adamawa polls result: Atiku’s finished, says Waku |
| The dismal performance of Action Congress (AC) at the re-run governorship election in Adamawa, the home state of its national leader and former vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, may be an indication of an end to the political mastery of the former number two citizen. |
| Adesanya’s successor: Tough task for Yoruba |
| With the death of Yoruba leader, Pa Abraham Adesanya on Sunday, the search for who would succeed him may have begun to give concerned citizens sleepless nights. As family and associates of the late Afenifere strongman come to grips with the fact of his transition, some top South-West leaders of thought, politicians and many others have set out criteria for the man who would emerge as the next Yoruba leader. |
| Transcorp assures on NITEL’s profitability |
| Amidst its ongoing challenge, Transnational Corporation of Nigeria still believes that NITEL has enormous potential to return to the path of profitability. |
| Edo awards N1.9bn road contract |
| The Edo State government has re-awarded the contract for the construction of Ihievbe-Ihievbe Ogben road in Owan East Local Government Area at a cost of N1.9billion. |
| Soyinka, Oshiomhole, others commend Fawehinmi at 70 |
| Nobel laurate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has called for the recognition of education as the primary tool for the regeneration of the society. |
| MEND attacks cut oil export by 500,000 bpd |
| South-South based militant group, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), has claimed that its Operation Cyclone meant to cripple Nigerian oil exports is recording success with the shutdown of 500,000 barrels per day in the combined attacks oil installations. |
| Pa Abraham Adesanya… His life and times |
| His demise at about midday on Sunday wouldn’t have jolted too many people. At 85, not too many people would consider the late Yoruba leader too young to die. What would sadden many minds, however, is the realization that, with his death, the nation has lost yet another member of the fast depleting tribe of authentic heroes. |
| CIBAN inducts new members |
| The President of the Certified Board of Administrators of Nigeria (CIBAN), Professor Gbolahan Dairo, has charged Nigerians to always pray for the country. |
| Ogbulafor ‘ll change face of party politics in Nigeria –PDP chieftain |
| A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Kris Keme has reiterated the determination of the National Chairman of the party (PDP), Vincent Ogbulafor and his Initiative for Change and Equity (Voice 2007), to change the face of party politics and governance in Nigeria. |
| 500 rendered homeless in Benue rainstorm disaster |
| Over 500 persons were rendered homeless while property, worth over N900m including electricity poles were destroyed in Makurdi, at the weekend as a nine-hour rainstorm wreaked havoc on the Benue state capital.
Many families are still devastated and in shock as houses and public facilities were destroyed by the rainstorm that left hundreds of people homeless. |
| Adamawa guber race:Nyako wins |
| As results of Saturday’s re-run governorship election continue to trickle in, feelers from exit poll suggest that the former governor, Admiral Murtala Nyako (rtd) is in early lead and set to re-enact another victory to the Dougirei Government House, Yola. |
| Adamawa Guber Poll |
| As results of yesterday’s re-run governorship election continue to trickle in, feelers from exit poll suggest that the former governor, Admiral Murtala Nyako (rtd) is set to re-enact another victory to the Dougirei Government House, Yola. |
| Kalu @ 48 My life, my struggles |
| If you are looking for a political maverick, a gadfly, a controversialist, a troublemaker and shooter, a trader-turned corporate mogul, an astute political and business strategist, a commoner-turned internationally connected personage, a friend-turned arch-critic of ex-President Obasanjo, a dreamer and a visionary loved and hated by millions in equal measure, provoking extremity of passion from friends and foes, an unstoppable one-man-riot squad and more, you can find all these rolled into an amiable 48-year-old Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu. |
| Royal Lamentation: Help! Snakes killing my people in Kaltungo -Emir |
| Mai-Kaltungo, His Royal Highness, the Emir of Kaltungo, Alhaji Sale Mohammed has cried out over the burgeoning population of snakes in his kingdom, saying the deadly reptiles are killing his people in droves. |
| Christiana Essien-Igbokwe versus Apena |
| One of the most interesting characters in the sensational situational comedy “The New Masquerade” was “Apeno”. She was the termagant wife of the raucous character “Chief Jegede Sokoya”, “the grandson of Idi of Idi-araba and by the grace of God, the only millionaire in the whole universe.” |
| 100 Fathers of the Famous |
| While researching the forthcoming biography of the Nigerian and Africa’s business icon Dr. Mike Adenuga, I interviewed his daughter Bella for an insight into Adenuga’s life as a father. |
| AISHA’S DIVIDEND OF DEMOCRACY |
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| REBUILD EAGLES |
| Nigerian-born Montpellier Sports Club of France midfielder, Egwuatu Oliseh has charged Super Eagles new Head Coach, Shuaibu Amodu to rebuild the team. |
| Private banking: Still rich’s exclusive – Dr. Erastus Akingbola |
| The Managing Director and Group Executive Officer of Intercontinental Bank Plc, Chief Erastus Akingbola has revealed that the bank’s private banking initiative, which is exclusively for the upper crust, is part of its strategy not only to consolidate its leadership position in the industry, but to protect its rapidly growing wealthy customers. |
| I respect Anenih, but... – Oshiomhole |
| Former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, [NLC] and the gubernatorial candidate of the Action Congress in Edo State, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has said that the immediate past chairman of the PDP Board of Trustees, Chief Tony Anenih is a prominent Edo leader, who will be accorded his deserved recognition and respect as an elder-- when he [Oshiomhole] eventually mounts the saddle to exercise his mandate in the state. |
| Royal rumble at Stamford Bridge |
| Chelsea and Manchester United are at each other’s throat at Stamford Bridge looking for vital points to lift the season’s trophy. It promises to be a thriller! |
| Senator in divorce mess |
| A distinguished member of the upper chamber of the National Assembly, Senator Stephen Olusola Akinyede, has found himself in an undistinguished situation as he is presently enmeshed in a messy divorce case with his wife of over seven years. |
| NNPC’s house of fraud |
| A treat awaits the 26 members of the House of Representatives who have got the mandate to have a peep into what went on in NNPC between 1999 and 2007. These were the years Chief Olusegun Obasanjo straddled the theatre as both president and petroleum minister. |
| Yar’Adua returns |
| President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua yesterday returned to the country after about eleven days in Germany where he had gone for medical check-up. |
| Abuja land deals get messier |
| It has been revealed from Abuja Geographic Information System (AGIS) that on his last day in office specifically on May 28, 2007, former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasiru el-Rufai signed off seventy-three plots of land to individuals, however none of this persons signed for or collected the Certificate of Occupancy (C-of-O) themselves, but a certain Cyril Ezeamaka signed for, and collected, all the C-of-O. |
| Hi-TV plans Nigeria’s biggest reality show |
| A shake-up in Nigeria’s entertainment circuit appears to be in the offing with hints that Nigeria’s premier pay-TV brand, Hi-TV, has struck a deal with Dudu Productions to package a new television reality programme. |
| We won’t refund N55m -Osun lawmakers |
| Facts have emerged on why the eleven lawmakers of the Action Congress (AC) in the Osun State House of Assembly may not refund the N55 million received from the government for their constituency projects. |
| Nnamani loses bid to stop trial |
| Former Governor Chimaroke Nnamani of Enugu State and 11 (eleven) others, Friday pleaded not guilty to the 124 criminal charges bordering on money laundering, just as a Federal High Court dismissed the applications brought by them seeking the order to quash the charges. |
| Probes not targeted at Obasanjo –Bankole |
| Against widely held perception, the Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, Friday in Kano, denied that the series of investigations currently being undertaken by the various committees of the House are targeted at the person of the former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. |
| Arik to get customized Boeing B777 |
| To maintain a leading position in the airline business in Nigeria and, by extension, Africa through operating new generation fleet, leading domestic operator, Arik Air is set to take delivery of its long haul aircraft. |
| Woman stabs hubby to death over N800 |
| “The Knife was meant to threaten him but it mistakenly plunged into his body. It’s the work of the devil. I didn’t mean to kill him, after all, I am two months pregnant for him.” These are the words of a middle-aged woman, Kuburat Lawal, who allegedly stabbed her husband to death for daring to give him N800 for house upkeep.. |
| Land allocation saga: Senate spits fire |
| Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, on Thursday received a hard knock from the Senate over comments on the probe of the allocation of land and sale of Federal Government houses in FCT in the last four years of the Chief Olusegun Obasanjo administration. |
| Yar’Adua now to earn N3.5m annually |
| Finally, the National Assembly has approved an annual basic salary of N3,514,705 for President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and N3,031,572.50 for Vice President Goodluck Jonathan. |
| Reps okay constitution amendment |
| After a protracted debate on Thursday, the House of Representatives adopted a motion to set up a National Assembly Joint Special Ad-Hoc Committee to “alter” the 1999 constitution |
| Nigeria, others lose N2.5 trillion to fake products |
| Governments all over the world, including Nigeria, lost on average of over $2.5 trillion annually through the international trading in counterfeit goods and products, especially consumables. |
| Re-run guber polls: We won’t drop governors – PDP |
| The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Thursday that it will not substitute any of its governors in states where there would be fresh governorship elections. |
| Gunmen kill ACP |
| Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Tony Odidi, has been reportedly killed in Agenebode in Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State by unidentified killers. Odidi, who was said to be serving in Kaduna State was reportedly killed where he was spending the night at home at about 12a.m yesterday by suspected hired assassins. |
| FG may sanction BA over maltreatment of Nigerian passenger |
| Peeved by the humiliating treatment meted out to a Nigerian passenger, Ayodeji Omotade, aboard a Lagos-bound British Airways flight from London last month, the Federal Government has ordered a thorough probe into the incident with a view to sanctioning the airline, if found culpable. |
| Yoruba leadership: Ex-guber candidate rules out politicians |
| Former governorship candidate of the Action Alliance (AA) in Lagos State, Chief Olufemi Ojo, has cautioned the Yoruba nation against seeking its leaders from among members of the political class, asserting that politicians could not provide qualitative leadership for the race. |
| FG paid N5bn without financial pact on rural telephony, panel told |
| The House of Representatives Committee on Communications was on Thursday told how the Federal Government paid N5 billion to three Chinese companies without signing the required financial agreements for the rural telephony project. |
| Obasanjo, not me, should be on trial for corruption – Kalu |
| Immediate past Governor of Abia State and Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA), Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, has accused President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua of foot-dragging in prosecuting his predecessor, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, in the face of overwhelming allegations of corrupt practices against him. |
| Senate cautions Nigerians against traveling to S’Africa |
| Convinced that the violent attacks being meted out to foreigner living in South Africa are no longer controllable, the Senate yesterday urged the Federal Government to issue security alert to Nigerians intending to travel to the Republic of South Africa to give a break because the attacks “are mainly on citizens of this country by the hoodlums”. |
| Fear of impeachment grips Ekiti Speaker |
| Ekiti State House of Assembly on Tuesday retrieved its mace from the police, which was handed over to the command for safe keeping in the heat of a crisis in the House a fortnight ago. |
| PPA cautions Ogbulafor on one party state dream |
| The statement by the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Vincent Ogbulafor, that the party would be in power for 60 years has continued to draw flakes. |
| Yar’Adua may be worse than Obasanjo, says Balarabe Musa |
| Second Republic Governor of old Kaduna State, Alhaji Abdulkadir Balarabe Musa, has x-rayed the current administration in the country and concluded that despite wide acclaim about the capability of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, he may turn out worse than former President Olusegun Obasanjo. |
| Envoy commends Nigeria for upholding ‘One China’ policy |
| China has commended Nigeria for adhering to the ‘One China’ policy, saying it remains the corner stone of a strong strategic partnership that is forging between the two countries. |
| Diamond Bank secures $70million trade facility |
| Diamond Bank Plc has brought succour to the business community in the country as it successfully signed a one year Syndicated Trade Finance Facility introduced by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Europe Limited (SMBCE) for the growth of global trade transactions in Nigeria. |
| Tribunal upholds Edo Assembly Minority Whip’s election |
| Edo state second election petition tribunal ,headed by Justice Beatrice Iliya, yesterday upheld the election of the Minority Whip in the State House of Assembly, Honourable Philip Shuaibu, of the Action Congress (AC), who represents Etsako West Constituency 11 Peoples Democratic Party. |
| Iyabo not in my custody – David Mark |
| The Senate has denied that Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello has been hiding in the residence of Senate President David Mark, even as it would not disclose her whereabouts since her disappearance from the chamber in the last two weeks. |
| DEATH TRAP |
| The presence of tankers at Ibafo cannot be missed. They glare at you like monumental monsters, dotting both sides of the highway like mammoths lining up a narrow path. Initially, what immediately comes to mind is that you have mistakenly strayed into some newly constructed tankers’ park. |
| 'Local software makers should prove they have good products' |
| Don Pedro Aganbi, the man behind the prestigious Titans of Tech award, recently said the award was meant to appreciate the players in the industry, who had paid their dues, withstood all odds to ensure that technology in the country is taken to another level. |
| Chinua Achebe: The Eagle on the Iroko |
| When the elephant passes, knives of myriad shapes and sizes slash away their chunks from it’s mammoth sides. When a great hero is celebrated. various sages offer a festival of encomiums of his great exploits. |
| Siasia finally nails Mikel |
| Under-23 national squad, the Dream Team IV Coach, Samson Siasia, has issued an emphatic declaration that Chelsea whiz kid, John Mikel Obi, would not be part of the squad to the Olympic Games in August. |
| Lagos to get Police Commissioner soon |
| The Inspector General of police, Mr. Mike Okiro, has given reasons for the delay in appointing a new Commissioner of Police for Lagos even as he assured that a new CP would be posted to the Centre of Excellence in a week’s time. |
| Adenuga turns 55 |
| Foremost African businessman, Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr. (CON), turns 55 years old on April 29. The multi-billionaire entrepreneur, who was born in Ibadan, Oyo State on April 29, 1953 sits atop a vast business empire described as one of the biggest in Africa. |
| Reps resolve to probe NNPC |
| The House of Representatives in a unanimous decision on Tuesday adopted a motion to probe the activities and operations of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its subsidiaries between 1999 till date. |
| Iyabo Obasanjo not missing – Senate |
| The senate Tuesday said embattled Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello is neither in hiding nor missing even as she has continued to shun her legislative duties in the National Assembly for two consecutive weeks. |
| AFC probe: Bankers speak |
| Two past Presidents of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria have urged the management of the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) to remain focused on its statutory mandate of regulating the Nigerian financial system and the economy, rather than being distracted by the ongoing probe of its $480 million equity investment in the African Finance Corporation (AFC.) |
| Oh, what neglect! |
| The old faces of the retired workers most of whom are aged were reflection of despondency; most of them looked tired and not sure of what tomorrow would bring. The pensioners had gathered at the Enugu Railway secretariat to protest government insensitivity to the plight of pensioners, especially railway workers. |
| No hiding place for criminals in Anambra – Police Commissioner |
| Like most of his compatriots, the Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Police Command, Mr Oliver Osuchukwu, believes that Nigerians are to be blamed for the corruption in the police. |
| In Nigeria, the older you are, the sadder you become – Alex Akinyele at 70 |
| It’s time to roll out the drums for former Minister of Information, Sir Alex Akinyele, who turns 70 tomorrow. And why not? To use his words, "you don’t become 70 because you eat well, or live well, or because you cared so well for your life. You reach 70 only by divine grace." |
| Reps budget story: My life under threat –Funke Egbemode |
| For daring to break the story of the budget scam in the House of Representatives and leading the Sunday Sun with it for two consecutive weeks, the life of the editor, Funke Egbemode, is being threatened. |
| Labour Party warns INEC against Adamawa fresh election |
| The Labour Party has warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against going ahead with the fresh governorship election in Adamawa State this Saturday, April 26, given that a case about that election is before the Supreme Court. |
| Probes good for democracy, says Senator Aliyu |
| Senate Committee Chairman on Security and National Intelligence, Senator Nuhu Aliyu, says that the ongoing probe in the various sectors of the economy is a welcome development. He said that the exercise would help to strengthen democracy and the fight against corruption and other sharp practices. |
| Missing plane: We can’t perform magic, UK experts tell Nigeria |
| The search for the missing Beechcraft 1900D aircraft of Wings Aviation has reached a dead end, as experts from the United Kingdom invited by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to help recover the airplane have replied that they cannot perform any magic or go further than NEMA has. |
| Militants lay claim to pipeline bombing |
| Militants said they blew up two more major oil pipelines on Monday in the Niger Delta in continuation of their “Operation Cyclone” aimed at crippling the nation’s oil export. |
| Minister goes tough, locks out Perm Sec, directors, others |
| Foreign Affairs Minister, Chief Ojo Maduekwe, on Monday locked out the Permanent Secretary, directors and some other employees of the ministry for reporting late to work. |
| Transport magnate's wife kidnapped in Owerri |
| The family of the chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Associated Bus Company (ABC) plc, Mr. Frank Nneji was at the weekend thrown into confusion when his wife, Ngozi was reportedly kidnapped at Owerri and was taken to an unknown destination . |
| Bakassi natives want N456bn compensation |
| Some natives of the Bakassi peninsula are demanding åN456 billion as compensation from the federal government. In a suit instituted at a Federal High Court, Abuja division, the plaintiffs are demanding N356 billion as compensation for the compulsory ceding of their ancestral homes and land and their source of livelihood to Cameroon in an unconstitutional manner. |
| FG urged to intervene in Osun political crisis |
| The Action Congress (AC) has called on the Federal Government to immediately institute a judicial inquiry into the crisis in Osun State to stop the determined efforts by Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola and his cohorts to drag the name of the once-peaceful state into disrepute. |
| Robbery: Police set up special marine squad in Lagos |
| The Lagos Police Command is to establish a Special Marine Anti-Robbery Squad (SMARS) to combat crime, especially in the inland and waterway. |
| Obasanjo’s greatest mistake,by his ex-minister |
| Dr. Bello Haliru, Communications minister during General Olusegun Obas-anjo’s first term, has sensationally revealed how the former president’s inordinate ambition for third term in office became his greatest undoing. |
| 'More money stolen under Obasanjo than any govt in Nigeria’s history' |
| Radical former national president of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Dr. Festus Iyayi, says more money was stolen during the Olusegun Obasanjo government than all other governments put together in Nigeria’s entire history. |
| AFC to double electricity generation in 18 months |
| Following formal approval of the action plan proposed by the Presidential Committee on Accelerated Expansion of Electricity infrastructure by President Umaru Yar’Adua and the Federal Executive Council (FEC), the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), a private sector majority owned and managed multilateral international development financial institution, will today launch the bankable due diligence for up to $2.8 billion private sector managed and financed special purpose vehicle (SPV) structured arrangement to help Nigeria double current power supply to 6,000 megawatts in 18 months. |
| FCT agog for Achebe, Ekwensi |
| Plans to turn the Federal Capital City into a center of artistic and literary activities may have paid off as the city over the weekend hosted the major events which celebrated literary icons, Professor Chinua Achebe and the late Cyprian Ekwensi. |
| Why Nigerians would not enjoy stable power supply until 2010 |
| The Chinese Company handling the multi-billion naira power project in Olorunsogo-Ewekoro, SEPCO III has said that Nigerians would not benefit fully from the project until adequate gas is supplied to the project. |
| Aregbesola seeks probe of alleged opposition hounding by Oyinlola |
| National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has been called upon to probe threat to life and violations of the right to life in Osun State from 2005 to date.Governorship candidate of the Action Congress (AC) in the state, Rauf Aregbesola, made the call at a press conference in Lagos on Sunday. |
| Excess crude account now $15.75bn |
| In a report by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), entitled, Summary of Excess Crude/PPT/Royalty Receipts from January to February 2008”, the report said that the current excess revenue account was an increase of $3.355 billion or 27.1 per cent over the balance of $12.401 billion in the account as at December 2007. |
| Revealed!! How Reps milk Nigeria |
| Like poisoned mushrooms, more surprises are springing up from the |
