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2007: Quest For The Essential Leader

The greatest benefit modern democracy can offer perhaps is a chance for genuine leaders to evolve over time Now the search for Nigeria s next president for 2007 is at its peak and organizations and activist outfits have joined

I Sold Kerosene and Carried Loads at Railway Station

Self reliance has always been the watchword of Chief Stephen Lawani OFR the Oturkpo born economist and businessman who chairs several state and publicly owned Nigerian companies Lawani in this interview with Funke Olaode insists his

Urine Leakages 2 Urge Incontinence

The kidneys make urine all the time A trickle of urine is constantly passing to the bladder from the kidney down the ureters the tubes from the kidneys to the bladder Different amounts of urine are made at

Canticles The Row in Rivers

Have you been following the increasing incidents of trouble in Rivers StateYou mean the Niger Delta region Not exactly I mean Rivers State in particularNot so much then What s new there You mean you did not hear that some two

Usman Cabinet Shake up et al

Last Wednesday President Olusegun Obasanjo shocked mot Nigerians in a surprise cabinet reshuffle which many see as signaling a gradual winding up of the government what with the appointment of certain persons believed not to be ministerial materials

Nigerian Culture on Showcase in Israel

The Givatayim Theater in cooperation with the Nigerian Embassy in Israel on June 11 to 13 held an elaborate exhibit of Nigerian art and Culture which is considered one of the most diverse in the world be the

The Countdown Begins

Don t cry for me Argentina the truth is I never left you All through my wild days my mad existence I kept my promise don t keep your distance I will not throw coins into Fontana di Trevi so

Fertility and Sexuality: Stress Dieting and Exercise can Affect Female Fertility

A combination of stress dieting and exercise can dramatically affect female fertility research on monkeys suggests Although stress is known to reduce fertility researchers now warn that if a woman is also dieting and exercising the effect could

Womb Transplants Coming Soon in Human

Womb transplants in humans should be possible within five years say scientists in Sweden who have successfully transplanted uteruses in sheep The procedure would allow women who have functioning ovaries but no womb to carry their own children

Ezekwesili: I ll Turn Education Sector Around

The new Minister of Education Mrs Obiageli Ezekwesili has promised to turn around the education sector within six months of her tenure She stated this during her interactive session with members of staff of the ministry Thursday and charged

2007: S South Agitation for Presidency Feasible Says Duke

Governor Donald Duke of Cross River State yesterday rallied leadership of the south South People Assembly SSPA to bury their seeming political differences and network collectively towards winning the support and sympathy of other geopolitical zones to produce

Reforms: Union Gets 7 day Ultimatum to Submit Workers List for Sack

President of Medical Workers and Health Workers Union of Nigeria Mr Ayuba Wabba yesterday in Abuja said the Federal Government has his given his union seven day ultimatum to submit the list of workers for retirement in line with

Danjuma Faults FG over Oil Prospecting Licences

Former Minister of Defence General Theophilus Danjuma yesterday faulted the Federal Government s position that once an Oil ProspectingLicence OPL was converted to an Oil Mining Lease OML and the Minister of Petroleum refuses to grant a second OML the

ANPP Adjusts Election Time table Ahead 2007

National Executive Council NEC meeting of the All Nigeria Peoples Party ANPP yesterday adjusted and approved August 24 2006 for its National Convention during which its presidential flagbearer will also be elected NEC the highest decision making body of

Human Trafficking Yields 32bn Revenue Yearly ILO

International Labour Organisation ILO yesterday said over 32 billion was being generated as profit annually from labour exploitation of trafficked women children and men It has also fingered lack of harmonised legislative and investigative strategies within the West

Nollywood a Threat to Nigerian Theatre Osofisan

With about forty plays Professor Femi Osofisan ranks among Nigeria s literary giants So when he speaks as he did recently when he turned sixty his views come with an authority He speaks with

Taraba born Crooner Dreams Big Stage

Listening to Charleenathan s singles You No Fit Be Like Me and Gone are Those Days quot observed Kennedy Onah an arts connoisseur quot is like listening to Tupac Shakur and Tuface Idibia rolled into one This single echoes the high

The Famished Road

It started like a tale The news first hit the waves that the former Minister of Education Mrs Chinwe Nora Obaji had been suspended because of her poor handling of the Public Service Reform PSR programme The suspension

Resource Control Fuelled Onitsha Crisis

For the umpteenth time Anambra state was in the news last week for the wrong reasons Onitsha the biggest commercial city in the state witnessed series of mindboggling destruction At the centre of the palaver

Politics of the Crisis

The notorieties of various crises in Anambra state especially in the commercial city of Onitsha have reached such a stage where there is hardly any crime in the state that is not linked the unending political bickering in

An Unending Cycle

Yet again the President sacks his deputy s aides for unspecified reasons strengthening perception that the acrimony between the two leaders is far from over reports Laurence Ani For now it would be simply

History of Cabinet Reshuffles

Nigeria has a rich history of cabinet changes and dissolutions Yahaya Gusau was the first federal minister to resign his appointment exiting General Yakubu Gowon s administration as minister commissioner due to his disagreements with Gowon s indigenisation programme Next

The Okonjo Iweala Challenge

More facts emerge on why President Olusegun Obasanjo redeployed Ngozi Okonjo Iweala to the Foreign Affairs Ministry reports Yemi Adebowale The redeployment of Ngozi Okonjo Iweala to the Foreign Affairs Ministry may have been influenced

Profiles in Excellence

Dr Ngozi Okonjo IwealaDr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala assumed duties as Minister of Finance on July 18th 2003 Under her portfolio as finance minister she managed the finances for the nation with revenues of over 45 billion as at 2005 and

Democracy not License for Anarchy DIG Okiro

Last sunday the Inspector General of Police Mr Sunday Ehindero despatched two of his deputies to the troubled Onitsha Anambra state with specific instructions to quell the riot in the commercial city of Onitsha and

Teaching Dogs Proper Manners

Isn t it wonderful how dogs can win friends and influence people without ever reading a book Austin Ophamuero a dog trainer with uncanny skills provides titbits on how to effectively commune with your dog

A T Ahmed: Sunset Noon

The weekend of June 10 was unusual for me I did not travel home for the regular political field work My wife traveled Saturday morning and I instantly became mother maid and chaperon to my children who insisted

Sex for Role Exists But It s Overplayed

From The New Masquerade to Nneka the Pretty Serpent Ejike Asiegbu s career straddles the old and the new order in Nigeria s film history With appearances in more than a hundred movies he s become one of

An Eye on Lion Building

John Okechukwu Nwokeabia The name might not be on everyone s lips But it sure would in a short while Reason: Nwokeabia intends to join the gubernatorial race in Enugu State Laurence Ani encountered

Driven By Fear Of Failure

Many Nigerians have seen Dr Henry Nzekwu on stage anchoring events His mastery of the art of planning events has become legendary Though his bill is considered to be for the affluent class those who

Can This Man Change The Lives of Liberian Orphans

He s visited orphanages in Liberia taken movie stars there and organised charity walks the country s president took part in one to raise awareness about their condition Now he s organising a fund raiser July 1

England s Wags Nigeria s Fmgs: Compare And Contrast

I know this sounds irreverent depending on who s reading but I totally HATE THE WORLD CUP PERIOD Note it I don t hate the World Cup I hate its duration Why First off the world cup is an excuse for

PH Refinery: Rivers Govt Joins Transcorp s Bid

Transnational Corpo ration s Transcorp bid for fifty one per cent equity stake in the New Port Harcourt Refi ning Company NP 0HRC was bolstered recently with the joining of the Rivers State Gover nment in the bid An announcement by Transcorp s board said the

Ribadu: We re Investigating Illegal Oil Bunkering

Chairman Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC Mallam Nuhu Ribadu yesterday said the commission is investigating several cases of illegal oil bunkering and pipeline vandalisation even as some suspects are being prosecuted Ribadu stated this at the launch and

Obi: My Life in Danger

Anambra state Gove rnor Mr Peter Obi yesterday told a stunned audience at the conference hall of the Government House Awka that hoodlums with tentacles in the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra MASSOB and

A Friend of Africa

Bill Gates announcement last week that he would leave his day to day role in Microsoft in two years caught many people by surprise But his reasons for the planned exit was good music to the ears of millions of

Obasanjo Sacks 1 More Aide Disengages 3

President Olusegun Obasanjo has sacked an additional aide in the Presidency barely twenty four hours after the first exercise in which no less than 10 aides were relieved of their appointments Also the President has accepted the formal disengagement

Nigeria: 'Nigeria Will Remain Engaged in Sudanese Peace Process' (AllAfrica.com)

President Olusegun Obasanjo said in Abuja on June 21 that Nigeria would continue to work for the acceptance of the recent peace agreement on Darfur by all stakeholders in the region.

Nigeria off 'dirty money list' (News 24 South Africa)

Nigeria's removal from a blacklist of countries that do not co-operate in the fight against money laundering should help the country attract foreign investment.

Anti-corruption group removes Nigeria from list of non-cooperative countries (TODAYonline)

OECD logo. The Financial Action Task Force, an international anti-corruption body, said it had removed Nigeria from a list of countries that do not cooperate in the fight against money laundering. Its secretariat is with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris.

Anti-corruption group removes Nigeria from list of non-cooperative countries (AFP via Yahoo! News)

The Financial Action Task Force, an international anti-corruption body, said it had removed Nigeria from a list of countries that do not cooperate in the fight against money laundering.

Nigeria Taken Off G-8 List (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

The Group of Eight industrialized nations on Friday struck Nigeria from its list of countries failing to adequately combat money laundering and terrorist financing, the presidency said.

Nigeria: 2007: Gana Urges Unongo to Vie for Benue Guber Race (AllAfrica.com)

A presidential aspirant and Special Adviser to President Olusegun Obasanjo on Political Affairs, Professor Jerry Gana on Wednesday in Makurdi, the Benue state capital urged the All Nigeria People's Party, (ANPP) leader in the state "Wantaregh" Paul Unongo to take a shot at the governorship seat of the state in 2007. Professor Gana who was in the state on a consultative tour for his presidential

Nigeria: Etls: Customs Moves Officers to Benin Republic (AllAfrica.com)

TO ensure full compliance with the ECOWAS Trade Liberalisation Scheme (ETLS) the Nigeria Customs Service has secured office and residential accommodation for its officers and men to monitor factories that manufacture goods for export to Nigeria under the scheme.

Nigeria: Weak Law Hampers Anti-Fake Drug War - Akunyili (AllAfrica.com)

Director General, National Agency For Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Akunyili has blamed the inability of the agency to totally eradicate fake and unwholesome drugs from Nigeria to the country's weak law on fake drugs.

Nigeria: Gov Duke Inaugurates Bakassi Relocation C'ttee (AllAfrica.com)

Having opted to relocate back to Nigeria rather than becomne citizens of Cameroun in their present location, the indigenes of Bakassi got a respite yesterday when Governor Donald Duke of Cross River State inaugurated a 37-man committee for their settlement.

Nigeria: Chinese Firms to Acquire Intercellular, Cellcom (AllAfrica.com)

Two Chinese firms- Huawei Technologies and ZTE have indicated interest to acquire major stakes in Intercellular Nigeria Limited and Cellcom Limited, Minister of Communications, Chief Cornelius Adebayo, has said.

Zinox computerizes AU Summit in Gambia