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As INEC Explains Choice of April 2007 Iwu: Constitution Ties My Hands

The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC yesterday expla ined its choice of April next year for the nation s general elections that will draw the curtain on President Olusegun Obasanjo s tenure saying it was in strict compliance with provisions of

Enugu PDP Peace Parley Ends in Fracas

The bid by the Peoples Democratic Party PDP national leadership to reconcile opposing groups in its Enugu State chapter suffered a major set back yesterday as loyalists of Governor Chimaroke Nnamani and Senate President Ken Nnamani engaged one

NAFCON Begins Production March Next Year

Fertilizer Production of fertilizers at the National Fertilizer Company of Nigeria NAFCON is to commence at full blast by March 2007 after a 100 million N13 billion refurbishment programme must have been carried out

NAFCON Begins Production March Next Year

Fertilizer Production of fertilizers at the National Fertilizer Company of Nigeria NAFCON is to commence at full blast by March 2007 after a 100 million N13 billion refurbishment programme must have been carried out

Nnamani: There s No Alternative To Democracy

Imo Senate President Chief Ken Nnamanisays the achievements recorded in thepast seven years of democracy was an indication that democracy remains the best form of government Speaking during the commissioning of the Ultra modern Governor s Lodge built

PDP Moves to Dislodge ANPP

Kebbi The Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Kebbi State has constituted a seven man Strategy and Reconcilitaion Committee in what appears to be the commencement of practical moves to dislodge the ruling All Nigeria Peoples Party ANPP

Fight Against Insecurity Collective Responsibility

Lagos Stakeholders in the security sector have called on corporate bodies to partner with the Nigerian Police to combat insecurity Disclosing this at the commissioning of a police patrol van donated to the police at Mushin

Tax: Court Orders Hotel to Pay N3 5m Debt

Bauchi Development partners in the crusade against wild polio eradication in Nigeria have condemned the level of routine immunisation coverage saying it has remained at an unappreciable level They attributed the decline to the performance of

NAICOM Releases Guidelines on Compulsory Insurance

Lagos National Insurance Commi ssion NAICOM the regulatory body for insurance practices in Nigeria has released guidelines for the implementation of Sections 64 and 65 of the Insurance Act 2003 on the compulsory insurance of public

Lawmaker Wants FCT Replicated in Niger Delta

Edo Member House of Represe ntatives and 2007 gubernatorial aspirant in Delta State Dr Cairo Ojougboh has proposed a Ministry of Niger Delta which would take charge of drawing up and implementing a special development programme on

Workshop Renews Case for Children Women

Edo Governments individuals and civil societygroups have been enjoined to engage in broad and more effectivepartnership that would significantly reduce social and economic problemsfacing children and women in Nigeria The Millennium Development Goals MDG itemised by

Athletics: Fasuba Can t Stop Winning

Nigeria and Africa s fastest man Olusoji Adetokunboh Fasuba Sunday evening at the Fanny Blankers Koen s Grand Prix meeting in Hengelo Holland proved his new found form that gave him the 9 85 new Nigeria and African 100m record in Doha

Odili Okocha Kanu Get Sports Awards

President Olusegun Obasanjo will this evening at the banquet hall of the State House in Abuja invest several individuals including Governor Peter Odili of Rivers State and former Super Eagles captain Austin Jay Jay Okocha with Presidential Award

SMEDAN UNDP to Enhance Local Entrepreneurship

Industry As the Federal Government continues to encourage greater participation of the private sector to facilitate the development of the country the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria SMEDAN has said it is

MAN Pessimistic About 2006 Economic Growth Target

Commerce The Chairman of Manufacturers Association of Nigeria MAN Ikeja Branch Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa has stated that the 10 percent Gross Domestic Product GDP growth rate target of the Federal Government for 2006 is unachievable Ohuabunwa

Nigerian Ladies Trounce T Tobago

CHESS Olympiad Nigeria s female team kept alive their dreams of making a mark at the ongoing World Chess Olympiad in Turin Italy with a comprehensive 3 0 win over Trinidad amp amp Tobago in one of the

First Fuel Grabs Charity Millions

Polo Santiago Chino Astrada was at his very best in the one sided final match of the Emir of Katsina Charity Shield final played over the weekend at the Fifth Chukker Resort Kaduna The Argentine 4 goaler was the

Osagiede Joins Guber Race

Edo National Chairman of the Nigerian 4th Dimension 2007 a group in the Peoples Democratic Party PDP Barrister Osamwonyi Osagiede based in the United States has declared his intension to seek the nomination of his

Ngige Left N12 8bn in State Treasury Group

Anambra Advanced Congress of Democrats ACD Anam bra State Chapter has said the former governor of the state Chris Nwabueze Ngige left N12 8 billion in the state treasury dedicated for specific projects like roads housing salaries

NFA Board Meets Awaits S Africa Report

The Board of the Nigeria Football Association NFA meets for the first time at its Glass House secretariat in Abuja today with the issue of staffing the secretariat top on the agenda The Board will also discuss events

2007: Group Urges Support for IBB

Lagos Liberty 007 a political group with members across the six geo political zones has urged Nigerians to support the presidential ambition of former military President General Ibrahim Babagida in 2007 The group said a second chance

2007: Okigwe Holds Summit

Ahead of the 2007 elections the people of Okigwe Zone in Imo State will gather on Saturday to chart a new political course aimed at capturing the Governorship position in the State Immediate past director general of federal

Britain Interested In Survival of Nigeria s Democracy

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria Mr Richard Gozney has said his country is interested in the success of the 2007 elections particularly how democracy would be fully entrenched in Nigeria polity Gozney who disclosed this during a courtesy

Okrika: Police Confirm 5 Dead Recover 4 Cars Army Uniforms

As the motive behind the Joint Task Force Operation Restore Hope last weekend attack on Okrika Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State continue to generate furore across the country the police has confirmed the death of 5

I m Ready for 2007 Fayose

Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has signified his intention to recontest for another term of office in 2007 Fayose said this in Afao during a rally organised to mark this year s Democracy Day He said he was confident of a

Corruption: nbsp EFCC ICPC SSS Have Failed Nigeria Akinola

The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria CAN and Primate of the Church of Nigeria Anglican Communion the Most Rev Peter Akinola has said government s anti corruption agencies Economic and Financial Crime Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices

200 FAAN Security Staff to Be Sacked

No fewer than 200 security personnel at the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria FAAN are to lose their jobs in a major shake up aimed at restructuring the security network of the nation s airports The impending sack which is

Jonathan Eulogises Heroes of Democracy

Governor Goodlluck Jonathan of Bayelsa State has stressed the need to remember unsung heroes of the democratic struggle who suffered several deprivations in their bid to move the nation from despair to hope and stagnation to progress He

I m Ready for Probe Says Kalu

Governor Orji Uzor Kalu of Abia State has said he is ready to resign should any state money be traced to any of his private accounts He said this yesterday in a state wide broadcast to mark this year s Democracy

PDP Has Not Zoned Presidency

National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP Chief Ojo Madue kwe yesterday said the party had neither zoned the 2007 presidency to any geo political zone nor narrowed the race to state governors and senators Maduekwe who was reacting to

Northern Groups: On June 12 We Stand

Some civil society groups in Kaduna yesterday converged at the Kabala Costain cemetery protesting the adoption of May 29 as Democracy Day The group said June 12 was a more authentic Democracy Day in the annals of the country

Let s Bury the Hatchet Oyinlola Tells PDP Leaders

Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola of Osun State yesterday advised all aggrieved leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in the state to forget the past and allow the peace moves being put in place by the leadership of the

2 Die in Gov s Convoy Crash

A top Adamawa State government official and a private motorist were said to have diaed yesterday in an accident involving the convoy of Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Governor Boni Haruna The accident occured about 10 55 am at

Gunmen Attack NAPTIP Headquarters

Armed gunmen numbering about 30 yesterday stormed the headquarters of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons NAPTIP freeing detained suspects and vandalizing the office of the anti crime agency Most hit are the offices of the

NNPC Others Owe NPA N13bn

Nigerian Ports Authority will on June 16 stop ship and harbour services to ships calling at the nation s ports including those of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC over a debt profile of N12 bn A Debt Recovering Committee

Obaji: Foreign Ministry Others Refute Petitioner s Claims

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday stepped into a matter involving a three page petition written to the Presidency by a retired diplomat Chris Nwadike against serving Minister of Education Mrs Chinwe Obaji and her husband Chief Sam Obaji

2007: Adebayo Not for Kwara Guber Race

Kwara Progressive Move ment KPM has debunked a newspaper report that the Minister for Communications Senator Cornelius Olatunji Adebayo would contest the state s gubernatorial position scheduled for April 2007 In a press statement the group also debunked the report that

FG Owes Rivers N11 4 bn Oil Revenue

Rivers State Governor Dr Peter Odili has said Federal Government is owing the state government a whopping sum of N11 4bn arrears due the state as a result of restoration of its status as the highest producer of oil and

LUTH: N1 08bn Equipment Arrives

The N1 08 billion worth of equipment meant for the upgrading of facilities at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital LUTH Idi Araba have arrived site and arrangements have been stepped up to ensure completion of the project before the end

Death of 3rd Term: Church Group Salute Media NASS Members

The Synod of the Anglican Communion Diocese of Lokoja has commended the media and members of the National Assembly for the death of tenure elongation in the name of constitutional amendment at the National Assembly The church commendation is

2007: We ll Vote Out Pro 3rd Term Leaders

As activities geared towards the 2007 general elections continue to gather momentum across the country youth leaders in the South south geo political zone have resolved to vote out leaders who supported the failed third term bid of President Olusegun

2007: CNPP Endorses Atiku for President

Conference of Nigerian Political Parties CNPP has endorsed Vice President Atiku Abubakar for the Presidential race come 2007 The Chairman of the Adamawa State chapter of the CNPP Alhaji El Ladan disclosed this yesterday during the Democracy Day celebration which

Obasanjo Seeks Better Ties Among African Navy

President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday called for a better cooperation among African Navy so as to put an end to the frequent threat to lives and economic activities by the operations of sea pirates and crude oil thieves who

Police Receive N2 6bn Boost From Banks

As part of efforts to fight criminality especially bank robberies in the country each of the 26 capitalised banks in the country has promised to donate N100 000 000 to equip the Nigeria police Speaking weekend at the pre launch programme of

Corruption: EFCC, ICPC, SSS Have Failed Nigeria - Akinola (This Day)

The President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and Primate of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), the Most Rev. Peter Akinola, has said governments anti-corruption agencies (Economic and Financial Crime Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Related Offences Commission), security organizations (State Security Service) as well as the nations religious and

NIPCO Rakes in N16 2bn in 2005

An oil company NIPCO Plc has announced a turnover of N16 2 billion as at financial year ended December 31 2005 which represented an astronomical increase of 234 per cent over N4 85 billion made in the corresponding year Disclosing this at

Private Sector Critical to Power Sector Growth Nnaji

With over two decades of global experience in the energy sector former Science and Technology Minister and Chairman Chief Executive Officer of Geometric Power Limited the first indigenous private power provider in Nigeria which constructed the

What s Needed to Guarantee Food Security

Dr Emmanuel Onucheyo former President Farm Management Association of Nigeria African Farm Management Association tells Onwuka Nzechi in this interview that unless Nigeria takes deliberate steps to reform agriculture the country may

Nixonistic Obasanjoism

The title of this piece is fashioned after a similar one by the late Mr Andy Akporugo the inimitable wordsmith of Nigerian letters At the Nigerian Observer where the man worked Akporugo wrote a piece in the early

Conoil Floods Market With Kerosene

In line with its tradition of excellence and commitment to optimum customer satisfaction Conoil Plc at the weekend released one million litres of kerosene to its retail outlets in the Lagos metropolis With the latest consignment the company has

Govt Urged to Execute Reform Documents

Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry LCCI has urged government at all levels to discharge their obligations as contained in the Economic Reform Documents of National Economic Empowerment and Development Strategy NEEDS the State Economic Empowerment and Development

Solid Minerals: Conquering the Myth of Economic Diversification

With Nigeria s vast deposit of Gold Bitumen coal Tantalite Kaolin in all about 34 solid minerals and counting there may finally be another sector in the Nigerian economy that will keep it in the eye of the global market of Investors A few days

Pollutec: Meeting Nigeria s Industrial Pollution Challenge

A huge but crude power generating set buzzes endlessly other machines make their input to the noisy environment as Adeola Ajayi works continuously to hit his 20 bags of high quality cassava flour daily target Ajayi an Ibadan based food

Britain Interested In Survival of Nigerias Democracy (This Day)

The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Richard Gozney has said his country is interested in the success of the 2007 elections, particularly how democracy would be fully entrenched in Nigeria polity.

The Stress Our Judges Go Through

Chidi Anselm Odinkalu examines judicial health and stress in Nigeria and insists that the business of adjudicating is mortally endangered and that reform of appellate litigation and procedure has literally become a life

As Supreme Court Alters its Composition

I remember the first time I saw Hon Justice Akintola Ejuiwunmi close up It was some years ago I forget when exactly I d gone to the CJN s chambers and was speaking with his secretary when Justice Ejiwunmi came

With Arbitration related Litigation Taking 10 Years There s Need for Reform

The National Committee on the Reform and Harmonisation of Nigeria s Arbitration and ADR Laws has scheduled a National Stakeholders conference for next Tuesday June 6 at the Transcorp Hilton Abuja FUNKE ABOYADE spoke

Still on the Census

The attention of the Commission has been drawn to the above communique which appeared in your Sunday edition of Thisday May 14 2006 In particular the Commission is concerned with paragraph 17 of the said communique which commented on

Help Our Values are Dying

I am an incurable optimist but also a realist Both qualities if you ask me are mutually inclusive In the ashes of this fast fading generation I see a new soil populated by fresh crops of lush beauty

PDP: Challenge Of Reconciliation

Quite a number of well meaning Nigerians have hailed President Olusegun Obasanjo s call for national reconciliation in the aftermath of the collapse of the third term project Perhaps to add international weight to it President Thabo Mbeki of South

Ibori:Long Walk to Freedom

After a protracted battle at the courts Delta State Governor Chief James Onanefe Ibori penultimate Friday breathed the air of complete freedom from the snare of his political traducers His case proved to be that

Redefining Social Responsibility with Varsity Accommodation

Bayero University Kano BUK becomes the latest beneficiary of the on going Intercontinental Bank Plc s programme of Hostel and Academic Infrastructure development in the Nigerian University system The development programme started about four years ago in which over N500

Ethanol: Marriage Between Petroleum and Agriculture

The new buzzword in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria is ethanol a concept that will revolutionalise the industry and which experts say is capable of reducing the country s energy cost by as much

Pipeline Explosion: Legal Option

The other day pipeline explosion sent over 500 people to a mass grave at Ilado in Lagos State That unfortunate incident like previous ones also caused enormous damage to the environment as the air and the lagoon in

The Ogoni Peace Accord

Those who say leadership decides the outcome of all other factors in any given society had reason on May 20 2006 to beat their chests in jubilation when President Olusegun Obasanjo paid a historic visit to Ogoniland in

Clear and Unambigous Statutes Must be Accorded Simple Interpretation

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIAHOLDEN AT ABUJAON FRIDAY THE 7THE DAY OF APRIL 2006BEFORE THEIR LORDSHIPS SYLVESTER UMARU ONU ALOYSIUS IYORGYER KATSINA ALUUMARU KALGONIKI TOBIMAHMUD MOHAMMED JUSTICES SUPREME COURTSC 313 2001 BETWEEN:COTECTNA INTERNATIONAL LTD APPELLANT AND1 IVORY MERCHANT BANK LTD 2

Pats Acholonu: Awesome and Rare

Chibuzo N Ziggy Azike pays tribute to the late Justice of the Supreme Court Hon Justice Ignatius Chukwudi Pats Acholonu who passed away two weeks ago just months to his retirement I could

Nigerian appointed AG QC in the Caribbeans

It was another first and a day of glory for Nigeria particularly the country s legal profession with the recent news that a Nigerian lawyer Eugene Otuonye has been appointed Queen s Counsel in the Western Caribbean nation of Turks

Lessons from the Failed 3rd Term

Otto Von Bismark was a great leader in Germany He had everything going for him as he was loved by his people He was a leader who understood the dynamics of power its trappings its allures and the

Ibori: Nobody Ever Approached Me For Anything

Thisday Law Personality May I commiserate with you on the death of Justice Pats Acholonu If I may say it appears there s a worrying trend in the Supreme Court whereby serving Justices of the Supreme

Local Woman Targeted By Nigeria Letter Scam (KCRA TheKCRAChannel.com via Yahoo! News)

A local woman has become the target of what appears to be a new twist on an old scam.

Virgin Nigeria Dubai flights begin June 2 (africast.com)

LAGOS, May 29 -- Virgin Nigeria, the private sector flag carrier of the West African nation, will launch three weekly flights between the Nigerian capital Lagos and Dubai next week.

Virgin Nigeria, Dubai flights (AME Info)

Virgin Nigeria, the private sector carrier of the West African nation, is to launch three weekly flights between Lagos and Dubai from June 2, reported Gulf News. Flights to Dubai will be on Friday, Sunday and Tuesday, with the return flights on Saturday, Monday and Wednesday.