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Imo West Demands Nzeribe s Recall

The People of Orlu in Imo West Senatorial District of Imo State yesterday stormed headquarters ofthe Independent National Electoral Commission INEC seeking the recall of Senator Francis Arthur Nzeribe President General Orlu Political Consultative Assembly Chief Samfor Nwankwo who led

Death of 3rd Term Victory nbsp for Democracy US

The United States yesterday lauded the resolution of the National Assembly to jettison the third term debate through constitutional means and described the process as a victory for democracy It said the development would provide a foundation for peaceful

Judiciary Must Be Independent of the Executive

Justice Akintola Olufemi Ejiwunmi who formally retired from the Supreme Court of Nigeria yesterday said the judiciary must be free and independent of the executive Speaking at a valedictory session held in his honour at the Court in Abuja

One Day Not Enough to Solve Ebonyi PDP Crisis

The Ebonyi State chapter of Turaki vanguard a group promoting the presidential aspiration of the Vice President has condemned the one day visit by Peoples Democratic Party PDP reconciliation committee headed by Prof Jerry Gana saying it was impossible to

Ladoja: Court Halts Proceedings

Justice Moshood Abass of an Ibadan High Court yesterday ruled that his court will stay further proceedings in the suit filed by three of the lawmakers loyal to the controversially impeached governor Rashidi Ladoja against the state Acting

FG ll Earn 1bn from Traditional Medicine Exports Obasanjo

President Olusegun Obasanjo has said Nigeria could earn at least 1 billion within the first 10 years of the full implementation of its blue print for the Development Promotion and Commercialisation of traditional medicinal products Speaking in State House while

Y ello Times Promo: MTN Offices Shut Again

For the second time in three weeks the Consumer Protection Council CPC yesterday shut down the Abuja regional headquarters of mobile telecommunications giant MTN Nigeria and threatened to press for the withdrawal of its operating licence if the

Why I Created 21 Dev Councils Egwu

Ebonyi Governor Sam Egwu of Ebonyi State has attributed the creation of 21 development councils by his administration to the past neglect which subjected Ebonyi people to decades of retardation Egwu who announced he would create

British Envoy Hails Gov Muazu

Bauchi The British High Commissioner to Nigeria Mr Richard Gozney has said Bauchi State Government has provided more democracy dividends to its people more than what the South South states put together have done in the last seven

EFCC: Between Perception and Reality

A few days ago the National Assembly opened debate on the amendment to the EFCC Establishment Act A bill seeking to amend the Act to properly define the relationship between the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit NFIU and the

Goje Wants Second Term

Gombe Governor Danjuma Goje of Gombe State has declared he would contest the 2007 Governorship election in the state because of his predecessor Alhaji Abubakar Hashidu who is desperate to return to office Goje said at a Press

Agenda 2007: THISDAY Holds Townhall Meeting in Abuja

In a bid to make 2007 election issues driven THISDAY Newspapers will Tuesday June 6 2006 convene a Townhall Meeting on Agenda 2007: From Reforms to Action The Townhall Meeting which will be broadcast live to millions of television

Appeal Court Refuses to Stop Trial

The Court of Appeal Lagos has dismissed an appeal brought before it by the impeached Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha of Bayelsa State and seven companies believed to be owned by him praying it to set aside the decision of

Muktar Replaces Gusau as NSA

President Olusegun Obas anjo yesterday began to wind down his administration making major changes that swept the National Security Adviser Lt Gen Aliyu Gusau out of office Also affected by the changes were the Chief of Defence Staff CDS Gen

World No Tobacco Day: New Drug for Cessation Introduced

As the world marks the World No Tobacco Day today Pfizer the multinational pharmaceutical company has announced the introduction of a new drug the first new prescription medication approved in nearly a decade for smoking cessation Elsewhere the Nigerian

Major Cabinet Reshuffle Imminent

Following the changes made in the office of the National Security Adviser and the armed Forces there were indications last night that a major cabinet reshuffle which could see the exit of many ministers may happen next week Presidency

Federal Roads: FG Verifies Lagos State s Bill for Payment

The Federal Government is to refund to Lagos State Government various monies expended on the rehabilitation of federal roads in the state Minister for Works Engineer Obafemi Anibaba disclosed this yesterday during a meeting with contractors consultants and key

US Explains Presence in Gulf of Guinea

The United States Govern ment yesterday explained its presence at the Gulf of Guinea where Nigeria s biggest oil field Bonga Project is located saying the move was to help Nigeria secure the area from terrorists and other maritime criminals Responding

Where Are the President s Friends

News Analysis Yesterday Lt Gen Aliyu Gusau rtd the only man standing amongst the musketeers or Council of Elders that teamed up in 1998 to persuade President Olusegun Obasanjo to run for the office of

Kuta s Allegation Smacks of Dementia Syndrome Ali

Peoples Democratic Party PDP National Chairman Chief Ahmadu Ali yesterday described the allegation by Senator Idris Kuta that he Ali deployed un parliamentary languages against the Senate as quot confabulations quot Ali is being investigated by the Senate Committee on Ethics Code

Ibru: Court Dismisses Bamaiyi s Prayer for Separate Trial

A persistent move by former Chief of Army Staff Lt General Ishaya Bamaiyi 1st accused person in an attempted murder trial of Mr Alex Ibru Publisher The Guardian Newspaper to separate his trial from four other co accused persons

Alamieyeseigha s Health Deteriorates

The embattled former governor of Bayelsa State Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha is suffering from hypertensive heart disease coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus according to a medical report made available to THISDAY in Lagos yesterday The medical report prepared by

2007: Saraki Declares Stand Soon

Governor Bukola Saraki of Kwara State has assured those calling for continuity of his administration beyond 2007 that he would soon make his stand known on the issue In a statewide broadcast to mark the third anniversary of his

Lawmakers Float Presidential Platform

Some members of the House of Representatives yesterday in Abuja unveiled what they said was a platform to build a quot visionary quot candidate to take over from President Olusegun Obasanjo in 2007 In a maiden press conference yesterday in the

Nigeria reshuffles security staff (Financial Times)

Nigeria has reshuffled its most senior security staff in a move seen as partly motivated by political considerations in the run-up to national elections scheduled for next April.

We Never Approached Amodu Iorfa

Chairman of Lobi Stars Football Club Mr Dominic Iorfa has dismissed media reports that the club considered hiring Coach Shaibu Amodu Iorfa who returned from a two week holiday in Europe over the weekend said that the club had never

Ministry Coscharis to Send 10 to China

Table Tennis The Minister of Sports and Coscharis Motors are to sponsor identified table tennis talents to China for training preparing them for the world stage The Minister of Sports Dr Saidu Ismaila Sambawa disclosed this

Oando s Shareholders Query N201m Payment to Ocean and Oil

Shareholders of Oando Plc has asked the company to review its seven percent management services payment to Ocean and Oil Holding Limited The shareholders made this known to the management at the company s 29th annual general meeting AGM held

Nigerian Teams Crumble

Chess Olympiad Nigerian teams at the ongoing World Chess Olympiad flopped yesterday as both male and female teams suffered defeats with the male team especially reduced to rubble at the end of the round of

Yekini Unhappy with Eaglets Screening

Former Super Eagles star striker Rashidi Yekini has warned against having too many players in the camp of the national Under 17 team currently going on at the Liberty Stadium Ibadan quot I have already advised Yemi Tella the chief

Sambawa FA Board Agree to Change National Coaches Scribe

The new peace accord between the Sports Ministry and the Nigeria Football Association NFA was evident yesterday following the latter s acceptance of the need to tinker with the national teams coaching set up Rising from their Board meeting yesterday

OSMI Gets Exclusive Rights

Germany 2006 At the end of the one day stakeholders meeting of Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria BON OSMI on the transmission of the Germany 2006 World Cup at the instance of the BON Chairman and Director General Voice of Nigeria

NAICOM Replies Critics of N5bn Capitalisation

Insurance The National Insurance Commission NAICOM has replied critics who have been wondering what insurance companies would be doing with capital as high as N2 billion N3 billion and N10 billion for life non life and

Brokers Body Admits New Members

Nigerian Council of Registered Insurance Brokers NCRIB the body of insurance broking professionals has admitted new members into its fold with a warning to charlatans who had for long tainted the reputation of the profession to refrain or

Unic Insurance Ready for Capital Market

The Board and Management of UNIC Insurance Plc a second generation insurance companies in Nigeria has stated its readiness to raise fresh funds from the capital market to enable it scale the recapitalisation hurdle set for insurance companies

After Forgiveness Poor Countries Pile Up Debts Again

Economy A new report by the self auditing arm of the World Bank has painted a grim picture of the results of a decade long plan by the bank and the International Monetary Fund IMF to give

Skye Bank Wins ATM Award

e Banking Skye Bank Plc has once again clinched the most effective and efficient Automated Teller Machines ATMs service provider award The bank received the latest award last Sunday at the Coliseum venue of the one year

I don t know how good he is on them

The Nigerian Stock Exchange NSE has approved a total of 688 389 33 million additional ordinary shares of Diamond Bank Plc as part of the Initial Public Offer having obtained necessary regulatory approval Diamond Bank is one of the 25 banks

Risk Management: CBN Tasks Bank Directors

Banking Deputy Governor Central Bank of Nigeria CBN Financial Sector Surveillance Mr Babatunde Lemo has stressed the need for bank directors to the put in place sound policies and guidelines that would ensure effective monitoring

Inclement Environment Takes Toll on Discount Houses

Economy Financial results of discount houses in Nigeria for the year 2005 2006 may not be as fantastic as it used to be due to the inclement environment in which they operated during the period the

Community Bank Decries Huge Debt Portfolio

MicroFinance Former Chairman of the Federal Electoral Commission FEDECO Justice Victor Ovie Whisky has lamented that money being owed Community Banks by recalcitrant debtors may make it impossible for community banks to meet the new Central

Can Atuche Replicate the Success in Platinum Bank

When the recently concluded banking consolidation exercise which required that all banks in the country raise their capital by1150 per cent from N2 billion to N25 billion equivalent to 200 million before December 2005 kicked off in June

Aiico Insurance Strengthens Ties With AIG

As part of moves to retain its leading position in the Nigerian insurance industry the management of Aiico Insurance Plc the biggest life insurer in the country visited the South Africa based American International Group Incorporated AIG with the

Real Sector Financing: A Cue from Wema Bank

The significance of the sound economic reform policies of the present administration that has to do with privatization of government owned enterprises came to the public domain last Friday when the Nigeria Sugar Company Limited Bacita NISUCO in Kwara

GlaxoSmithKline Re invests N29m Unclaimed Dividend

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria Plc GSK has re invested a total of N29 million unclaimed dividend which was lying fallow in its coffers into the company The chairman of the company Chief Olusegun O Osunkeye who released the figure during

Presco Turnover Stagnates LASACO Premium Rises

The turnover of Presco Plc has stagnated at N2 35 billion over a period of two years Audited results of the company for the financial year ended December 31 2005 published and released to capital market operators recently by the

At least 30 die in Nigeria road crash (Syracuse.com)

IBADAN, Nigeria (AP) A truck hauling iron rods lost control and crashed into several roadside buses as passengers were boarding in southwestern Nigeria, killing at least 30 people, police said Tuesday.

At least 30 die in Nigeria road crash (AP via Yahoo! News)

A truck hauling iron rods lost control and crashed into several roadside buses as passengers were boarding in southwestern Nigeria, killing at least 30 people, police said Tuesday.

Nigeria: Britain Interested in Survival of Country's Democracy (AllAfrica.com)

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.

Nigeria: Nafcon Begins Production March Next Year (AllAfrica.com)

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 on the nation's ailing fertilizer company.

Nigeria: Corruption: Efcc, Icpc, Sss Have Failed Nigeria - Akinola (AllAfrica.com)

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 and Related Offences Commission), security organizations (State Security Service) as well as the nation's religious and

Nigeria: Ethanol: Marriage Between Petroleum And Agriculture (AllAfrica.com)

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 as $100 million besides lifting the agricultural sector from the backward state it is now.

United States Salutes Nigeria's Commitment to Democracy (U.S. Department of State)

The United States congratulated the government of Nigeria, President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Nigerian people May 26 on their continued support for democracy promotion in Nigeria by calling for national elections in 2007. "The decision to resolve the third term debate through constitutional means is a victory for democracy and the rule of law and provides a strong foundation for a peaceful and

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Koukis for Inlaks seminar

 

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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.

 

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Cleric Tasks FG on Job Creation

Bishop of the Seventh Diocese of the United Convenant Churches of Christ UCCC Archbishop Peter Okoduwa has called on the Federal Government to immediately commence the process of job creation in the country stating that the growing rate

2007: Ararume Urges Prayer for Nation s Unity

Irked by the seeming warring tones trailing the release of the time table for the 2007 general elections the Chairman of the Southern Senators Forum Senator Ifeanyi Ararume has urged church leaders to pray ceaselessly for the unity

Globacom s Revolutionary Strides Hailed

Former military governor Air Vice Marshal Ishaya Shekari rtd has said the coming of Globacom to the nation s telecom industry has caused a revolution in the sector in particular and the nation in general Shekari who made the remarks

I ve Stimulated Economic Growth in Kwara Saraki

Governor Bukola Saraki of Kwara State at the weekend said his economic policies and programmes have stimulated full economic growth through rapid revolution in some ailing industries in the state Answering questions at a special media chat the governor

NOUN V C Commends Obasanjo

The Vice Chancellor of Open University of Nigeria NOUN Prof Olugbemiro Jegede has commended President Olusegun Obasanjo for his timely intervention in releasing funds to the fledgling university saying the money came at a time the institution was cash

Cleric Hails Media over Failure of 3rd Term Plot

Bishop of Catholic Diocese of Ilorin Most Rev Ayo Maria Atoyebi has commended media practitioners in Nigeria for their involvement in the fight against third term agenda of President Olusegun Obasanjo Atoyebi who read the papal s Pope Benedict XVI message

Ex Presidential Aspirant Decamps to PDP

The third year anniversary rally of Governor Bukola Saraki of Kwara State at the weekend witnessed the decamping of a former presidential aspirant Mrs Sarah Jubril and many others from the various parties to PDP Also at the mass

Daniel Charges Police on Crime Control

As political activities continue to gather momentum across the country Ogun State Governor Otunba Gbenga Daniel has charged men of the Nigerian police force Ogun State command to brace up for the challenges of combating the rise in

Jonathan Dismisses Media Reports on 2007

Governor Goodluck Jonathan of Bayelsa State has dismissed as untrue media reports that he ordered members of his cabinet to support him for the 2007 governorship or quit saying it was mere falsehood The governor also disowned calls

Let South south Produce Next President

Ogun A clergy man Rev Father Emmanuel Oriyomi of the Ss Peter and Paul Catholic Diocese Abeokuta yesterday urged Nigerians to give people of the South south geo political zone the opportunity to produce the next president of the country Fielding

2007 Presidency: Youth Groups Canvass S East S South Unity

For the South East and South South geopolitical zones to actualize their quest to produce the successor of President Olusegun Obasanjo come 2007 the two zones must forge a united front in the run up to the 2007

Lawmaker Rewarded for Anti 3rd Term Stance

Bauchi Overwhelmed by the National Assembly s rejection of the controversial constitution amendment bill 2006 particularly with the positive role played by their representative the people of Darazo Ganjuwa Federal Constituency in Bauchi State have declared their

Polls ll Be Devoid of Violence Zwingina

Adamawa Deputy Senate Leader and Senator representing Adamawa South Senatorial District Senator Jonathan Silas Zwingina has assured people of Adamawa that the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in the state intend to conduct a very transparent electioneering campaign

Agagu s Wife Tasks WHO on Disabled Children

Ondo Wife of Ondo State Governor Mrs Olufunke Agagu has charged the World Health Organisation WHO to embark on programmes that will reduce the spate of disabilities in children Agagu who lamented descrimination against physically challenged persons the

2007: AD ll Dislodge PDP in South West

Osun The South West Publicity Secretary of Alliance for Democracy AD Hon Sunday Akere has said the party would reclaim its mandate from the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in the zone in 2007 elections due to PDP s non performance

Police Stop Factional ACD Launch

Kogi The Police in Kogi State at the weekend stopped another launch of the Advanced Congress of Democrats ACD scheduled for the state capital last Saturday The launch if it had taken place could have been the second

HIV AIDS: UNAIDS Wants Rights of Women and Children Protected

Fct Newly appointed special envoy of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV AIDS Mary Miller has called for global partnership in shielding women and children living with HIV AIDS virus from any kind of discrimination Miller a world renowned

Another Conjoined Twins Delivered in Lafia

Nasarawa A middle aged woman in Lafia Nasarawa state yesterday gave birth to conjoined female babies at Sandaji Medical Center in Lafia Nasarawa state The babieswho are joined at the abdomen were the eighth pregnancy of the family

Govt Seeks N250m Loan to Finance Housing Programme

Osun Osun state goverment has commenced move to source a loan of N250million from the Federal Mortage Bank of Nigeria FMBN so as to finance housing for all in the state The state chairman Property and

Royal Father Seeks Tertiary Institution for Ejigbo

Osun A Vice Chairman of Osun State council of Obas Ogiyan of Ejigboland Oba Omowonuola Oyeyode Oyesosin 11 at the weekend expressed concern over the lopsidedness in the siting of tertiary institutions in the state Oyesosin disclosed

2007:IBB Supporters Begin Campaign

Gombe Supporters of former military President Ibrahim Babangida yesterday flagged off their campaign at Deba headquarters of Yamaltu Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State The rally was organized by IBB like minds Association an association led

20 Injured in Political Violence

Ondo Over 20 persons were seriously injured while properties worth millions of Naira were destroyed in a renewed political violence at Iju town headquaters of Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State Eyewitnesses told our correspondent that

LG Boss Pledges Qualitative Education

Lagos Chairman of Awuwo odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State Prince Abdul rasheed Otolorin has restated his administration s comitment to free and qualitative education He also said he was committed to promoting a high standard of education at all levels

Why Nigerians are Not Conscious of MDGs UNFPA

FCT Deputy Country Rep resentative of the United Nations Fund for Population UNFPA Dr Salma Burton has identified lack of adequate information in simple and comprehensive manner as the reason many Nigerians are still ignorant of

Why Work at State Hotel is Slow SSG

Osun Secretary to Osun State Government SSG Alhaji Fatai Akinbade has attributed the slow pace of work in the construction of Five Star Hotel along Gbongan Osogbo road Osogbo the state capital to the inablity of the contractor handling

Ohanaeze Women Seek Economic Empowerment in NEPAD

A growing awareness is spreading among Igbo women on how they could accelerate their economic empowerment through the various opportunities offered by the New Partnership for Africa s Development NEPAD initiative To this end the Ohanaeze women from the seven

Democracy: So Far Not Too Bad says Gambo

As Nigeria celebrates seven years of democracy the national chairman of the Movement for the Restoration and Defence of Democracy MRDD Alhaji Gambo Jimeta said the journey so far has not been too bad Jimeta said although much needed

Foreign Firm Plans N500bn Integrated Steel Plant

Nigeria is on the verge of having yet another gigantic steel project in the mould of the Ajaokuta Steel Company courtesy of Global Infrastructures Nigeria Limited GINL which has proposed to build a new integrated steel plant at

How Nigeria s New Agriculture Policy Works

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Mallam Adamu Bello has explained the new shift in Nigria s policy on agriculture and listed areas of interventions the government was making in the sector The minister told THISDAY at Abuja that the

2007: Police ll Perform Better Minister

Minister of Police Affairs Alowei Broderick Bozimo has said the Nigeria Police Force NPF has learnt from its mistakes in the 2003 elections and was set to perform better in the 2007 elections The Minister who spoke with journalists

3rd Term Bribes: ACD Accuses EFCC ICPC of Foot Dragging

The Advanced Congress of Democrats ACD has accused the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC and the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission ICPC of foot dragging in their investigations of the alleged bribes collected by some federal lawmakers in the

PDP Chief Alleges Fresh Tenure Extension Plot

A former national officer of the Peoples Dem ocratic Party PDP Mallam Ahmad Mumuni Okara has alerted of moves by the presidency to promote a North South dichotomy to cause inter ethnic crisis which the presidency will cash in

INEC Lauds nbsp Senate Over Electronic Voting

Chairman of Independent National Electoral Com mission INEC Pro fessor Maurice Iwu has commended the Upper House of the National Assembly for quashing the motion seeking to bar the electoral commission from adopting the Electronic Voting System EVS in the

24 Govs Face Trial Next Year Says Ribadu

Corruption About 24 state governors in the country will face corruption charges at the end of their tenures on May 29 2007 when constitutional immunity from criminal prosecution which they currently enjoy expires The state

Obasanjo: Qualities of Next President

President Olusegun Oba sanjo this morning listed qualities which he said Nigerians could not afford to compromise while choosing the next President as doing so would reverse the gains of the last seven years of democracy in the country In

Nigeria Others Seek Free Hands in MDGs Implementation

Nigeria and her African counterparts have asked development partners to give free hands and allow them Africans decide plan and appropriately sequence their growth and poverty reduction policies Finance Ministers from all African countries who attended the just concluded

Death Toll Rises to 4 600 in Indonesia

Earthquake Rescue workers dug desperately for survivors yesterday and hospitals struggled to cope with the thousands of injured a day after an earthquake killed more than 4 600 people on Indonesia s Java island Up to 20 000 had

Tinubu: INEC Needs Re Orientation

Governor Bola Tinubu of Lagos State has called for the reorientation of the Independent National Electoral Com mission INEC to function as the servant rather than master of the people Tinubu who made the call in a message to Nigerians

Obasanjo Monarch Meet over Owu Crisis

As a way of finding lasting solution to the imbroglio trailing the appointment of 12 obas by the Olowu of Owu Oba Olusanya Dosunmu and President Olusegun Obasanjo who is the Balogun of Owu yesterday met behind closed

Plateau Receives N23 23bn in Seven Years Dariye

Governor Joshua Dariye of Plateau State has said since he became governor of the state in 1999 the state has received N23 23bn from the federation account while he was able to generate over N2bn internally with which he

Team Nigeria Targets N2bn for Sport Development

The revised Team Nigeria project scheduled for launch tomorrow at the State House in Abuja has as it s target N2 billion in order to meet up with the challenges of giving Nigerian sports a new life The Presidential Reception

Respite Finally Comes Kwara s Way

Glo League More respite came the way of Kwara United technical crew as the team beat hard fighting Kano Pillars 2 1 in Ilorin on Saturday It was not an easy victory for the homers as

Chess Olympiad: Nigeria Bounce Liechtenstein

After an unimpressive show in the in rounds three and four Nigeria s male team bounced back into reckoning at the ongoing World Chess Olympiad with a 3 5 0 5 demolition of Liechtenstein even as the tournament enters round seven today National

Mixed Reactions Greet Mikel s Deal

There has been mixed reactions following the purported agreement reached by Chelsea and Manchester United over John Obi Mikel especially the splashing out of an amazing pound 12million to secure the signature of the Nigerian teenager by the English

Youths Invade SSS Office Free Detainee

The Nasarawa State headquaters of the Sate Security Service Lafia was yesterday invaded by irate youths who vandalised official and private vehicles parked in the premisesTHISDAY gathered that the youths in their hundreds stormed the SSS headquarters located at

Amokachi 3 Players See Red in S Africa

Everything went wrong on Saturday for Nigeria s Under 23 team in their second game of the playing tour of South Africa as they not only lost by two goals to nothing but also had their coach Daniel Amokachi and

WC 2006: German Envoy Laments Eagles Absence

The failure of the Super Eagles to make the finals of the biggest soccer fiesta in the world the World Cup has not only hurt millions of Nigerians but also many of their fans world wide One of those

Ibori Satisfied With Achievements

Governor James Ibori has said that considering the level of development he has brought to the state he would raise his head high at the expiration of his tenure He equally said he has being able to fulfill his

How Godfathers Underdeveloped Ogun Daniel

Governor Gbenga Daniel of Ogun State has accused those he described as self seeking political godfathers of running the state aground in the past to feather their own nest and enslaved people of the state The governor who stated this

Expert Bemoans 380 000 Kids Living with HIV AIDS

As the nation marked the 2006 Children s Day celebration experts have expressed fear over the growing number of children below the age of five who have contracted the dreaded HIV through mother An expert on HIV AIDS at the

Ebonyi Spends N3 5bn on Hospitals Face lift

Ebonyi State government has committed N3 5bn for the expansion rehabilitation and re equipping of 14 general hospitals in the state in order to provide adequate healthcare service to the people This was made known by the Commissioner of Health Dr

2007: Ohanaeze Renews South East South South Alliance

In the aftermath of the defeat of the ill fated tenure elongation plot at the National Assembly Ohaneze Ndigbo the umbrella socio cultural cum political pressure group in the South East geo political zone weekend renewed its permutations to join

Nigeria, Others Seek Free Hands in MDGs Implementation (This Day)

Nigeria and her African counterparts have asked development partners to give free hands and allow them (Africans) decide, plan and appropriately sequence their growth and poverty reduction policies.

Tribalism and Other Related Offences

Last week when I got a text message from my senior colleague Comrade Kayode Komolafe protesting vehemently against my classification of Comrade Uche Chukwumerije as one of the opportunists who seized the third term fight to launder their

UNESCO to Actualize Millennium Education Goals

Fct United Nations Education Scientific Organization UNESCO an agency of United Nations has fashioned out a new education blueprint to actualize millennium education goals and to implement the global plan on education in Nigeria This was a product

Delta Needs Collective Effort to Succeed

Delta A gubernatorial aspirant in Delta State under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP Dr Ronald Eyime has called on all indigenes of the state to embrace peace and eschew mutual suspicion as the 2007 elections

Nigeria good for business, says IMF (Vanguard)

LAGOSTHE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has commended the on-going economic reform programmes of the Federal Government, stating that Nigeria is becoming a good environment for investment .

Do These Governors Deserve a Second Term

Today being May 29 marks exactly a year to the end of another tenure of service Philip Ogunmade writes on the 12 governors with the constitutional right for re election their performances thus far

He Who Must Succeed Obasanjo

Those who argued for and against the constitutional amendments have all contributed to the advancement and growth of democracy in our country The emotional display depending on both side of the argument is also understandable Above all is

Anioma the Brainbox of Ndigbo

Godwin Agbroko must have written something I confess I did not read that aroused the activism in Chief Mike Agbamuche Jnr From all indications it had to do with the pros and cons of state creation I had

The World s Starving Kids

In a world too busy with fighting wars exploring the geography of the moon and developing nuclear weapons not much thought is spared for the generation of children dying of starvation across the globe That explains why penultimate Saturday

The Challenge of Child Up bringing

Permit me a space in your newspaper to address our parents on their roles or duties in teaching and educating their children over the importance of good manners and courtesies The Yoruba will say iwa l ewa omo eniyan literarily

No Fraud at Ajaokuta Steel

I read with dismay the story titled 5M Fraud Rock Ajaokuta Steel in THISDAY edition of May 24 2006 a story which seeks not only to malign our Company s management but create an impression in the minds of

Virgin Nigeria Dubai flights begin June 2 (Gulf News)

Dubai: 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.

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