Times Of Nigeria http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/ News from Nigeria en-gb Copyright © Times Of Nigeria, 2007-2008 TON RSS Feed Generator Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:32:00 GMT 20 Panic In Lagos Over Murder Of NURTW Chairman http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=61 There is panic in Lagos over the murder on Sunday night of the Chairman of the state’s chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Saka Saula. Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:49:33 GMT Bombshell: Obasanjo’s son accuses him of sleeping with his wife! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=98 First son of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Gbenga, has sensationally accused him and his father-in-law, Otunba Alex Onabanjo, of sleeping with his wife, Mojisola. Sun, 13 Jan 2008 09:08:21 GMT How NAPEP cash transfer is a failure - by Ekiyor Lewis Prince http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=110 Please permit a space in your most widely read online newspaper. I read with a bit of a shock the propose sharing of cash to some 10000 persons in Nigeria . Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:47:01 GMT Workers call off strike that paralyzed judiciary http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=163 Striking workers of Nigeria’s federal judicial system called off their action this morning paving the way for the wheels of justice to resume in the nation’s courts. Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:53:57 GMT Lets See Faces of the Judges http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=293 Tribunal on the April 21 presidential election, I wish to call on the Nigerian media to let us see the faces of the judges who gave the tribunal judgment. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:17:58 GMT Court Summons Ali, George Over Contempt http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=327 AN Ikeja, Lagos State High Court has summoned the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmadu Ali , the party’s Deputy National Chairman (South), Chief Olabode George and four others to appear before it today for contempt of court. Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:41:58 GMT Ekiti Speaker Accused Of Shooting Two AC Members http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=419 Speaker of Ekiti State House of Assembly, Femi Bamisile, allegedly shot two members of Action Congress (AC) on Monday while they were protesting against the constitution of the State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC) in preparation for council elections in the state. Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:03:07 GMT RE: NIGERCOM APPOINTED TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANTS IN DELTA STATE http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=432 RE: NIGERCOM APPOINTED TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANTS IN DELTA STATE Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:20:39 GMT A Maturing China-Africa Relationship http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=663 Last week, Japan pledged more than $1.9 billion to Africa over the next five years. The announcement was made on the first day of a timely Japan-Africa summit in Yokohama. Japan’s Prime Minister, Yasuo Fukuda, promised a further $4 billion in soft loans over the same period to help improve infrastructure on the continent, and a $2.5 billion fund through the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, designed to expand his country’s investment in Africa. This comes hot on the heels of increased Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:35:47 GMT Nigeria's Glo Wins License To Operate In Ghana http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=679 The National Communications Authority (NCA) of Ghana announced on Friday that Nigerian telecommunications company, Glo Mobile (Gh) Limited has been awarded Ghana’s sixth mobile licence. A statement issued by NCA in Accra said the licence is for 50.1 million dollars. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:51:32 GMT Cancer: Africa’s Silent Killer http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=974 While the world is focused on controlling the spread of HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in Africa, the increasing onslaught of cancer has been largely overlooked and ignored. According to the World Heath Organization (WHO), by 2020, African states will account for over a million new cancer cases per year out of a total of 16 million cases world-wide. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:35:56 GMT Good Governance Is Key To Africa’s Development – Gov. Uduaghan http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1178 If this were a gathering of Nigerian students, or an event organised by Nigerian students, I really would have started by saying, “Great Nigerian Students.” It is an acknowledgement that students form a critical section of the society. With so much knowledge of the society, how it runs and how it ought to run, and a great sense of patriotism, they deserve such recognition. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:10:44 GMT Bulgarian Worker Kidnapped In Nigeria http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1183 SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Bulgaria's Foreign Ministry says a Bulgarian worker has been kidnapped in Nigeria. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:46:18 GMT Tension As Soldiers Patrol Jos After Murderous Riots http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1211 Troops have been patrolling the central Nigerian city of Jos in an attempt to prevent further violence between Muslim and Christian gangs. Sun, 30 Nov 2008 08:06:51 GMT Jos Riot: Gunmen Arrested In Plateau State http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1286 There were indications late Thursday that all may still not be well in Jos, capital of North Central Plateau state as Joint Task Force on security in the state announced the arrest of 26 suspected mercenaries in a vehicle loaded with arms and ammunition. Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:16:46 GMT Five Dead As Religious Riot Erupts In Zaria http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1311 Clashes between rival Islamic groups in the northwestern Nigerian town of Zaria killed at least five people and wounded dozens more on Friday following reports of an attack on a religious leader, residents said. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:04:57 GMT Virgin Nigeria Suspends London, SA Flights http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1312 Nigeria's flag carrier Virgin Nigeria will be suspending its long-haul flights to London and Johannesburg at the end of January, the airline has announced. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 10:19:14 GMT Papal Medalist, Cecilia Egonria Enaboifo, Passes At 79 http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1327 The death has been announced of Lady Cecilia Engoria Enaboifo, a devote Christian who received a medal of honor from late Pope John Paul. Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:37:38 GMT Former AU Scribe Commends UBA For Supporting African Of The Year Award http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1338 The Former Secretary General of the Organisation of African Unity (now known as the African Union), Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim has commended the United Bank for Africa (UBA) for supporting the African of the Year award instituted by Daily Trust newspapers to discover and encourage Africans who are making meaningful impacts on the society in unique and uncommon ways. Thu, 15 Jan 2009 11:22:04 GMT Plateau Gov Inaugurates Panel To Investigate Jos Riots http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1342 Plateau state governor, Jonah Jang has made good his promise to exercise power conferred on him by the constitution with his inauguration of a six-member judicial commission of inquiry to look into the recent mayhem that claimed over 500 lives in the northern part of Jos. Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:09:22 GMT Reps Set To Remove Ndukwe As NCC Boss With Public Hearing http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1364 If all goes according to plan, Ernest Ndukwe, the executive vice chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) ought to start emptying his office as a plan to oust him before his term ends next year will be unveiled today at the National Assembly. Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:56:36 GMT Yar'Adua, Others at Governor Mamman Ali's Burial http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1382 President Musa Yar'Adua today led the pack of dignitaries at the internment of late governor of Yobe state, Senator Mamman Ali in Potiskum. Sat, 31 Jan 2009 02:46:13 GMT NDDC Chairman, Timi Alaibe, Loses Wife In London Hospital http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1388 The wife of the chairman of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) today died in a London hospital of undisclosed illness. Sat, 31 Jan 2009 17:51:59 GMT NigComSat Budgets $500m For New Satellites http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1390 Nigerian Communications Satellite (NigComsat) Managing Director, Ahmed Rufai, disclosed on Monday that the country would have to shell out $500 million to launch two satellites to replace NigComSat 1 that disintegrated less than two years after launch. Mon, 02 Feb 2009 23:56:56 GMT FEC Approves N2.4bn Contract For Communication Centers http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1414 The Federal Executive Council has approved contracts worth N2,439, 896,837.57 for the construction of buildings for emergency communications centres in all the 36 states of the federation and FCT. Fri, 13 Feb 2009 03:28:43 GMT Nigcomsat Boss, Ahmed Rufai, Accused of Incompetence http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1423 The controversy surrounding the disappearance of Nigeria’s satellite Nigcomsat -1 has taken a new turn with the competence of the managing director of the Nigerian communications satellite company, Ahmed Rufai being called to question. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 01:09:26 GMT Soldiers Deployed As 8 Die In Bauchi Religious Violence http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1432 Tension remained high in Nigeria's northern city of Bauchi on Sunday, a day after President Umaru Yar'Adua ordered the deployment of troops to help quell a religious violence in the city, which has claimed at least 8 lives. Sun, 22 Feb 2009 08:54:44 GMT Nigeria Seeks Gulf of Guinea Cooperation to Stop Attacks http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1440 Nigeria says countries around the Gulf of Guinea should work together to make the region safer. Gunmen, allegedly from Nigeria, attacked Equatorial Guinea's presidential palace, last week. The Gulf of Guinea has seen persistent acts of piracy, in recent years. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 08:39:47 GMT 10 Killed In Jos Car Crash http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1481 A Red Cross official says a bus collision in central Nigerian has killed 10 people and injured seven others. Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:42:44 GMT New Operator Planning $500 Million CDMA Network In Nigeria http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1521 Nigerian telecom operator, MegaTech Networks says that it plans to invest at least US$500 million to roll out a CDMA based network across 23 of the country's 36 states. Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:17:18 GMT When Gov. Uduaghan Honored “Son Of the Soil” CDS Air Vice Marshal Paul Dike In Asaba http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1604 Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State last weekend hosted Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Paul Dike, who hails from Issele-Uku in Delta North senatorial district to a special dinner party at the prestigious Grand Hotel Asaba. The event was attended by prominent Deltans who came to celebrate with their “son of the soil.” Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:52:37 GMT Orji Uzor Kalu Should Give Us A Break http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1635 Everyday one opens a newspaper these days one is bound to read at least a piece by Orji Uzor Kalu, the immediate past governor of Abia State , calling Atiku Abubakar unimaginable names. One wonders what Kalu has been doing since he left office as governor of Abia State two years ago. It does appear that he has no other job other than to abuse the former vice president. In fact, he derives pleasure in the act of abusing other people. Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:10:42 GMT Anioma Cultural Festival Ends In Style http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1650 It was a gathering of who is who in Delta North otherwise known as Anioma on Easter Monday when the Sixth Anioma Cultural Festival 2009 edition ended in a grand style with over N3 million splashed on winning cultural groups. Mon, 20 Apr 2009 21:41:19 GMT First Lady Moves To Boost Maternal, Child Healthcare http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1656 The First Lady, Hajia Turai Yar'Adua, said on Tuesday that she was working with wives of state governors to reduce maternal and child mortality and ensure sustainable development in the country. Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:19:06 GMT No Development Without Infrastructure – Gov. Sambo http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1671 The Governor of Kaduna State, Arc. Mohammed Namadi Sambo has stated that there cannot be a meaningful development except physical infrastructure is developed in Nigeria. Sat, 25 Apr 2009 10:13:50 GMT Nigeria Warns Against Melamine-Tainted Milk From China http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1696 Nigeria on Thursday alerted the public about the presence in west Africa of a consignment of Chinese powdered milk contaminated by melamine, a toxic industrial chemical. Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:40:01 GMT EFCC, Microsoft Sign MOU To Curb Internet Crime, Piracy http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1698 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and Microsoft on Thursday April 30, signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, in their continued effort to curb internet crime and piracy in Nigeria. Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:13:24 GMT Odey Inaugurates Mobile Air Quality Monitoring Station http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1701 Minister of Environment, John Odey, on Thursday inaugurated a N50 million mobile air quality monitoring station in Abuja. Fri, 01 May 2009 07:58:55 GMT Liberia Ex-leader Wins $1m Case http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1707 A Liberian jury has acquitted ex-President Gyude Bryant on charges of embezzling about $1m (£670,000) while in office. Fri, 01 May 2009 11:58:05 GMT Court Dismisses Charles Taylor's Acquittal Motion http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1715 THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Judges on Monday rejected a request by former Liberian President Charles Taylor for an immediate acquittal on war crimes charges, saying he must answer allegations that he was part of a campaign to terrorize Sierra Leone's population through murder, rape and mutilation. Mon, 04 May 2009 11:15:59 GMT World Bank Commits US$50 Million More To ICT In Nigeria http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1717 The World Bank has turned its focus toward telecommunications in eastern and southern Africa to West Africa, agreeing to set aside US$50 million for ICT infrastructure development, connectivity, skills development and capacity building for Nigeria. Mon, 04 May 2009 11:15:59 GMT Nigeria World's 2nd Biggest Film Producer http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1727 Nigeria passed Hollywood as the world's second-largest film producer after India's Bollywood, the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization said. Wed, 06 May 2009 12:04:26 GMT What to make out of Zuma’s Victory? http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1736 During April, South Africans went to the polls to elect a new government, in an election widely described as the most important since the end of Apartheid 15 years ago. As expected, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) led by its populist head, Jacob Zuma, won by a landslide majority, securing 65.9% of the vote, just shy of the two-thirds threshold required to change the constitution. The country’s main opposition, the Democratic Alliance (DA), led by Helen Zille, former Mayor of Cape To Mon, 11 May 2009 09:23:32 GMT Shehu Of Borno Seek End To Poverty, Begging http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1786 The 20th Shehu of Borno, His Eminence, Alhaji Abba Kyari Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi in his first official pronouncement Sunday, May 31, 2009 flayed government for not tackling poverty and lashed out at Northern leaders for tacit approval to the widespread begging prevalent in Northern Nigeria. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:27:59 GMT Afe Babalola Builds N25billion Philanthropic University http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1800 The construction site of the proposed Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti is a sight to behold, as gigantic edifices meant to accommodate various faculties and segments of the University spring up at a speed that actually confirms that several billions of dollars is being sunk into the project. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 07:10:56 GMT Pornographic Materials Distributors To Go To Jail - Fashola http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1808 Owners and distributors of pornographic materials in Lagos now risk arrest following an order from the State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola who issued an Executive Order empowering the Chairman of the State Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences to enter any known place where the offending materials are found, seize and also arrest those in possession of it. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:32:53 GMT Princewill Storms Yola For ABTI's Convocation, Receives Atiku’s Endorsement http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1821 On 31st May 2009, Prince Tonye Princewill the Rivers State AC Leader stormed Adamawa State honouring the invitation from the former Vice President of Nigeria and the National Leader of AC, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to attend the inaugural convocation ceremony of the American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:10:28 GMT Day Tonye Princewill Stormed Yola For ABTI Convocation http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1822 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:50:58 GMT Three Killed As Plateau Flares Up In Ethnic Violence Again! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1837 Clashes raged Sunday in a known hotbed of ethnic violence in Nigeria following a woman's murder, with officials saying at least two other people had been killed and settlements burnt to the ground. Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:18:32 GMT PMAN Crisis: Police Commissioner Interprets Court Judgment http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1849 It is victory at last for Admiral Dele Abiodun aka Adawa Super and his teeming supporters when the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Akpoyibo maintained that the court had declared him as the authentic President of the Performing Musicians Employees Association of Nigeria (PMAN). Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:42:23 GMT French Company Eyes Nigeria’s Zain http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1854 Kuwait-based telecom company Zain Group has announced its intentions to sell off its African mobile networks. No reason was given for why Zain is looking to sell the African division. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:43:37 GMT Kaduna Commission N4bn Teaching Hospital http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1856 The much awaited 200- bed Specialist Teaching hospital worth N4.02 billion sited at the New Kaduna Millennium City and a water project at the Nigerian Airforce Base Kaduna were commissioned yesterday by the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Vincent Ogbulafor. Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:43:37 GMT Governor Namadi Sambo's Giant Strides In Kaduna http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1869 A recent visit to the Kaduna State, to assess the level of developmental projects embarked upon by the Governor Arch Namadi Sambo’s administration revealed well designed and purposeful governance, which is gradually translating into radical economic, infrastructural and social improvement in the state. Sun, 14 Jun 2009 08:40:59 GMT BEN TV Presenter, Fola Rahman Sets Up Foundation http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1879 London based lawyer turned presenter, Fola Rahman, of Ben Television in London has concluded plans to storm the country with a foundation set up to take care of various categories of people in the country. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:56:06 GMT Gov. Oshiomole Goes Clubbing At Nightshift http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1881 On Sunday July 5, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, the governor of Edo State, will be the guest of Nightshift Coliseum’s Grand House Reception (GHR). Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:56:06 GMT Ihedioha, Ogunewe In Bitter Feud Over Senatorial Seat http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1886 Ahead 2011, two members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives Messrs Independence Ogunewe and Emeka Ihedioha are pitched in a bitter feud as they hustle for a Senatorial seat which becomes vacant in 2011. From a media war, both have now progressed to measures to diminish the profile of the other. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:44:50 GMT University Teachers Begin Indefinite, Nationwide Strike http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1910 Better pay, improved conditions of service plus Federal Government’s refusal to honour agreements have pushed academic staff of Nigerian Universities to embark on total and indefinite strike beginning Monday. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:23:48 GMT ECOWAS Leaders Meet Over Common Currency, Economy http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1911 Ahead 2015, when the five English-speaking West African countries will realise their plans for a common currency, leaders of the Economic Community of West African Countries (ECOWAS) begin a three-tiered meeting in Abuja today, Monday. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:23:48 GMT Segun Arinze’s Marriage Hits The Rock http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1920 The marriage between Nollywood actor, Segun Arinze and his estranged wife and actress, Annette Aina-Padonou is heading for the rocks. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:29:54 GMT Mount Zion Films Claim Awards at Houston Film Festival http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1934 In far away Houston Texas, USA, at the recently concluded 42nd Annual World fest Houston International Film Festival, where more than 4,300 category entries competed from 33 countries, two of the latest Mount Zion movies won two top awards from the Television and Cable Production Award Category under Television Dramatic series. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:20:30 GMT Death Without Notice: Cardiac Arrest http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1937 Death is an inevitable and non-negotiable end to every mortal, but the arrival of death need not be sudden and unexplainable. The incidence of mortality can be controlled and managed to the barest minimum by individual and population methods. Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:43:26 GMT Panel Releases Detail Of Amnesty Process http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1939 Dear Sir/Madam This is in response to the comments credited to Godwin Abbe regarding the Amnesty project. Sun, 28 Jun 2009 10:51:31 GMT Opposition Fault Daniel Over N60bn Bond http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1945 Indications are high that the Ogun State governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel (OGD) defaulting in his promises to the people of the state, especially has he proposes a N60bn bond to be obtained from the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) for developmental projects in the state. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:06:32 GMT Court Dismisses Oyinlola’s Motions, Fix Pre Trial Date http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1950 The Justice Alli Garba-led Osun State Governorship Election Petition Retrial Tribunal yesterday dismissed all the four applications moved by Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola for lack of merit. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:52:55 GMT Know Your Constitution Show Debuts At UNILAG Campus Radio http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1951 A new program on Nigeria’s premiere campus radio station aimed at enlightening Nigerians on the nation’s constitution and laws has debuted. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:46:06 GMT UBA Capital, Others, Raise N18.5B For Imo Government http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1958 UBA Capital, the investment banking and asset management division of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, led other financial institutions to raise N18.5bn for Imo State government to help meet its developmental goals. The issue was the second largest State debt financing in the Nigerian capital markets this year and a clear signal of the depth of investor demand and UBA Capital’s leading role in African capital markets Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:24:49 GMT Woman Accused Of Killing Lover, Attempts To Sell Properties http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1960 Detectives at the homicide department of the state criminal investigations department, Panti, Yaba, Lagos, have arrested a lady, Felicia Ijeh, over the sudden death of an officer of the Customs and Excise Department, Tony Nwanze who was her lover. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:53:23 GMT Babayaro Shoots Music Video http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1961 Former Super Eagles goal scorer and Atlanta Olympics Gold medallist, Emmanuel Babayaro is enjoying the euphoria of his recently released singles, and the making of his first music video entitled Naija Area. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:17:00 GMT N250m Scam: Assembly Invites Obi http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1971 As the controversy over the setting up of Anambra State House of Assembly panel of enquiry into the N250 million intercepted by the police rages on, the three-man panel said it has invited Governor Peter Obi to tell his own side of the story on the alleged scam Sun, 05 Jul 2009 09:23:13 GMT Nigerian Militants Say Repaired Chevron Pipeline Destroyed Again! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1983 Nigeria’s main militant group, Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) today said it has destroyed a major oil pipeline recently repaired by American oil company, Chevron after it was destroyed in a previous attack. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:59:55 GMT Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba: A Leader For The Ages http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1985 Through his example and good works in the National Assembly, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba remains an inspiration for Nigerians of all ages. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:26:51 GMT Of PDP, Ekiti State Electoral Fraud and the Snub from Obama http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1986 When we warned the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) that stealing elections has consequences they never listened, and now they know. The price for stolen electoral mandate in the 21st century world is rising and you either choose to live as a pariah in the committee of nations or respect the will of the people. Any tyrants, be it, Iran or Nigeria that will not allowed the will of the people to triumph in a free and fair election should prepare itself for world opprobrium. The days when dictators Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:26:51 GMT PMAN Commends NCC On Anti Piracy Initiative http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1989 The Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN) has vowed to support the introduction of Source Identification (SID) code introduced by the Nigerian Copyright Commission, as a way of fighting piracy in Nigeria Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:41:17 GMT PMAN Organizes Concerts For Michael Jackson http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1990 The biggest posthumous celebration of late King of world Pop music, Michael Jackson on African soil is underway as the umbrella body of musicians in Nigeria, the Performing Musicians Employers Association of Nigeria (PMAN) has concluded plans to hold concerts in various parts of the country in his memory. Sat, 11 Jul 2009 02:41:17 GMT Nigerian Militant Leader, Henry Okah, Regains Freedom Today http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=1999 If all goes according plans, Henry Okah, the acclaimed leader of Nigeria’s most potent militant group, for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) will be freed today following days of legal maneuvers between his lawyers and the government. Mon, 13 Jul 2009 03:05:08 GMT Education Minister Spends N120m Partying While Universities Remain Shut http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2003 Minister of Education, Dr. Sam Egwu, has been severely tongue lashed for allegedly spending over N120 million on his wedding anniversary while the nations universities remain shut over strike strike by lecturers demanding beter condition of service. Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:46:01 GMT N26.4b NDDC Unspent Funds Missing, Say Reps http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2015 Up to N26.4 billion unspent funds in last year's budget of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) is missing from its 2009 budget proposal, it emerged at the weekend. Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:21:24 GMT Universities Shut Down As Non-Academic Staff Join Striking Lecturers. http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2019 As the strike by university lecturers enters its sixth week, their non academic counterpart, the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), today embarked on a total and indefinite strike in protest against Federal Government’s proposal to hike tuition fees to N180, 000 per session Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:25:05 GMT Nigerian Militants Free 6 Oil Tanker Hostages http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2021 ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian militants have freed six crew members abducted earlier this month from an oil tanker, a Norwegian oil services company said. Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:12:48 GMT Amnesty: S'South Govs Threaten Pull-out http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2023 Governors of the six states of the South-South geopolitical zone resolved unanimously last night to distance themselves from the amnesty deal granted militants in the oil-rich region by President Umaru Yar'Adua unless the Federal Government withdraws the new Petroleum Industries Bill which is before the National Assembly. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 06:13:10 GMT Uduaghan Condemns Relocation Of Petroleum University To Kaduna http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2029 Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan weekend urged the people of the south-south region to back the governors’ threat to withdraw their support for the amnesty declared by the federal Government if certain critical conditions are not by the authorities. Sun, 26 Jul 2009 21:51:40 GMT The Amaechi and Waziri’s Cumbersome System http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2034 Saying that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has become a major critic or watchdog of the Rivers State government is not in the bad test. What is in the bad test is the mountain of abuses that have cropped-up among the officials of the EFCC and the Rivers State Government. Their inglorious words, without doubt, were manufactured when the EFCC on Thursday October 9, 2008 arraigned the Rivers State Chief of Staff, Ezebunwo Nyeson Wike on a 7 count charge of criminal breach of tr Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:52:01 GMT Amnesty Pull-out: MEND Backs South South Governors http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2035 I am very pleased to note that Governors have suddenly realised that, they have independence from the President and can defend the rights of their people. This is a good thing. What the world will see Yar Adua's action and Bill is the fact that Yar Adua & Lukman have now clearly shown that they represent the North. Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:52:01 GMT A letter to the Minister of Education, Dr. Sam Egwu http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2036 I hail from Imo State but attended Enugu State University of science and technology in 2001 and later relocated to the United States of America to improve my engineering skills and profile so that I would be more able and capable to increase our nation’s engineering productivity. Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:52:01 GMT 30 Killed In New Taliban Battle In Yobe State http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2043 At least 30 people were killed on Wednesday in a fresh gun battle in the northern Nigerian state of Yobe where security forces are hunting down members of an Islamist sect, a police source said. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:14:22 GMT Michael Jackson's Doctor Had Money Problems http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2048 Dr. Conrad Murray was suffering financially with nearly $435,000 in judgments and liens against him over the past two years, according to court documents. Then he decided to leave his practice and work for Michael Jackson, getting paid $150,000 a month. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:19:04 GMT Rights Group: Probe Death Of Nigeria Sect Leader http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2051 An international human rights group called Friday for an immediate investigation into the fatal shooting in police custody of a radical Islamist leader blamed for instigating days of clashes between his followers and government forces. Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:11:03 GMT ND War: Delta Begins Relocation Of Displaced Communities http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2058 The Delta State Government will today (Monday-03 08 09) commence a mass relocation of some 5,000 persons displaced by recent military operation in the Niger Delta to their various communities particularly in Gbaramatu Kingdom of Warri Local Government Area of the state. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 09:32:28 GMT Nigeria Starcomms Suffers Heavy Losses Over Naira Sinks http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2063 Net losses at Nigeria's biggest fixed wireless telecoms operator, Starcomms (STCP.LG), more than trebled in its half-year to June, due to foreign exchange losses, the firm's chief executive said on Friday. Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:45:04 GMT Yar’Adua Orders Probe Of Boko Haram's Leaders’s Execution http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2065 President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua has ordered an investigation into the alleged killing of leader of the fanatical religious sect Boko Haram and the events that led to the recent religious unrest in some parts of the country. Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:59:17 GMT Olatunji Dare Got it Wrong on Iwu http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2072 On July 28, 2009, Olatunji Dare (writing in The Nation Newspaper) got it wrong on Iwu; and it smelt like a deliberate act of misinformation. In a back page column, titled ‘Maurice Iwu’s World’, Mr Dare invented an Atlanta lecture that never occurred, at least not “the other day”, as Dare wanted the public to believe. Besides this glaring and fundamental falsehood, there are many more points that Dare got so wrong on Iwu that one is tempted to conclude that the sole purpose of the piece was to dr Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:25:12 GMT Ndibe's Ambiguous Crusade http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2073 For a long while now, Okey Ndibe's writings have always been laced with a large dose of angst - and scant regard for facts - as though the feistier his denunciations, the more impact his writing would make. Yet, facts must be sacred in both news reporting and public commentary, or the public would be misled - just as Ndibe would have misled those who believed his "My Takes" column of July 12 in the NEXT on SUNDAY newspaper. Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:41:58 GMT Group Blows Up Utorogun Gas Pipeline http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2079 A gas pipeline in the Utorogun oil fields was blown up by unidentified criminals on Saturday. Sun, 09 Aug 2009 08:40:27 GMT MEND Says Amnesty Program Is A “Charade” http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2086 Nigeria’s main militant group, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has described the ongoing amnesty program as a “charade.” Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:34:17 GMT AC warns FG against Removal of Fuel Subsidy http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2092 The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has been advised not to contemplate removing fuel subsidy at this time, due to the fact that it would impoverish the ordinary citizens who are already living on the edge of survival due to the global economic meltdown and the absence of good governance. Wed, 12 Aug 2009 14:28:48 GMT Bauchi Dep Gov, Gadi, Impeached http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2096 Bauchi Deputy Governor, Garba Gadi, was on Thursday impeached by the state House of Assembly, which found him guilty of allegations of gross misconduct, directed Governor Isa Yuguda to shop for his replacement. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:33:01 GMT Fashola And I Not At War - Tinubu http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2098 Erstwhile Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, On Thursday, August 13, 2009, said the rumored strained relationship between him and his successor, Governor Babatunde Fashola (SAN) is not true. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:13:16 GMT Kanu Signs Month Deal With Portsmouth http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2102 Portsmouth has confirmed Nwankwo Kanu has signed a one-month deal with the Premier League club. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 12:01:29 GMT Re: Clinton Presses Nigeria On Graft http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2108 Permit me a space to contribute to the above subject matter relating to US Secretary of State's visit to Nigeria. Sat, 15 Aug 2009 10:42:14 GMT Violence Mar Ekiti Re-run Election http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2109 Tension overtook the re-run election in Ekiti North Senatorial, which was marred by violence and mal-practices as Ex-gov Adebayo was attacked and there were reports of sporadic shooting, especially in Ifaki Ekiti (around the palace of Olufaki, Oba Gabriel Agbaje), where Bunmi Adetunmbi Action Congress (AC) candidate and the state Governor, Segun Oni both hail from. Sun, 16 Aug 2009 08:56:56 GMT Police Raid Islamic Camp In Niger, Hundreds Detained http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2110 Police in the northern state of Niger have raided an Islamic community and detained hundreds of its members, weeks after a crackdown into a group killed almost 800 in the remote northeast. Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:05:08 GMT I was Kidnapped By Unemployed Graduates – Pete Edochie http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2113 Lagos, Nigeria - Popular Nigerian actor Pete Edochie, freed Monday night by the gunmen who kidnapped him a day earlier, has identified his kidnappers as "young graduates who did not have employment and were looking for how to survive". Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:11:29 GMT Fashola Challenges Lawyers To Fight Constitutional Abuse http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2118 The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has challenged lawyers in Nigeria to meet all forms of abuse of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with stiff opposition, as a way of curbing its violation. Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:15:53 GMT Keshi Warns 2010 Race Is Not Over http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2119 Mali coach Stephen Keshi is banking on Sudan to derail Ghana's seemingly unstoppable march to the 2010 World Cup and claims his Mali team can still knock the Black Stars off top spot. Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:51:00 GMT Ibori Lunches Interactive Web Portal http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2123 Former governor of Delta State, Chief James Onanefe Ibori has launched an interactive web portal according to a statement released to the media by his media aide. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:38:21 GMT Nigerian Militants To Resume Attacks, Says Amnesty Is “Deceit” http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2127 Nigeria’s main militant group, Movement for the Emancipation of Niger delta (MEND) today said it will resume attacks against the oil industry on September 15, when its self-declared ceasefire expires. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:06:17 GMT US Senator, Ted Kennedy, Dead At 77 http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2134 Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy, the patriarch of the first family of Democratic politics, died late Tuesday at his home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, after a lengthy battle with brain cancer. He was 77. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:35:51 GMT Ibru Reports To EFCC, N600m Recovered http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2135 Former Chief Executive Officer of Oceanic International Bank Plc, Mrs. Cecilia Ibru Wednesday reported at the Ikoyi, Lagos offices of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) where she was taken into custody for interrogations. EFCC spokesman, Mr Femi Babafemi who spoke to TON could not however confirm whether she would be detained or released after the interrogations. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 15:07:32 GMT Bank Chiefs Unable To Meet Bail Condition http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2139 None of the bank chiefs who are current in detention over their roles in the doom that faced the banking sector has been able to meet their bail condition. Sat, 29 Aug 2009 06:47:27 GMT Uduaghan In New York To Meet Deltans In Diaspora http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2143 Delta State Governor,Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, on Monday arrived in New York to hold talks with Deltans in the Diaspora toward enhancing the growth and development of the state. Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:15:34 GMT The Challenge of Electoral Democracy in Nigeria http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2147 By whatever acronym coined, Nigeria’s electoral commissions have uniformly faced tremendous challenges in fulfilling their mandates, beginning from the first republic to the present. As their names (not structure) have changed, successive leaderships of these commissions have faced remarkably similar criticisms to the point where, as Ernest Hemingway once said, ‘all our words from loose using have lost their edge’. Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:00:50 GMT Eagles Coach, Amodu Shuaibu May Be Sacked http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2148 Nigeria’s super Eagles Coach, Amodu Shuaibu may be recommended to be fired by the Technical Committee of the Nigerian Football Federation, following a lack-lustre performance against the visiting Tunisian National team in Abuja Sunday. Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:28:05 GMT Group Wants Sanusi Probed Over FG's Debt To Banks http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2150 Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called for a probe into the allegation that the Central Bank OF Nigeria Governor (CBN) Lamido Sanusi, failed to disclose that the Federal Government of Nigeria owes Nigerian banks about N3.2 trillion. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 08:03:14 GMT Uduaghan In Washington, Seeks Partnership With World Bank http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2152 Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has said the state government is partnering with the World Bank to bring sustainable development to the state. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:02:03 GMT Anambra 2010: Soludo, Okonkwo, Nzeribe, Others Pick PDP Forms http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2157 Immediate past Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has officially joined the race for the sole ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2010 governorship election in Anambra State, as he picked his nomination form on Thursday night. Sat, 12 Sep 2009 08:39:32 GMT IYC Calls For Environmental Impact Assessment Before River Niger Dredging http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2158 Permit a place to contribute to current national debate via your enviable news online. Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:37:36 GMT Adieu Gani, An Exceptional Human Being http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2159 The death of the late icon and legend Gani Fawehinmi came to me as a rude shock even though I knew it would come one day being fully aware of the nature of his illness. But it was one that I was inadequately and insufficiently prepared for. I have been in tears since the day of his passing away. I have been totally devastated and Inconsolable. For many years now, Gani has been a close friend, father-figure, mentor, confidant to me which I considered a great privilege even though he always retur Sun, 13 Sep 2009 09:42:22 GMT Between Lukman and Barkindo: Who Can Tell Us How Much Oil Nigeria Produces? http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2170 Discrepancies in the figures of Nigeria’s daily crude oil production output given by people and authourities that should know are as confusing as they are laughable. It should make every Nigerian curious about the integrity of the trumpeted transparent operations and accounting for the nation’s oil proceeds. The minister of petroleum has a different figure; the NNPC has a different figure and the foreign multinational oil companies have their figures also different from those of the NNPC and the Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:16:49 GMT Virgin Nigeria Changes Name To Nigerian Eagles Airlines http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2174 Virgin Nigeria said on Thursday it was changing its name to Nigerian Eagle Airlines, further cutting ties with founder Virgin Atlantic and was in talks with international investors to raise fresh capital. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:24:05 GMT Clark, Brume Stand Surety For Ibru http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2175 The former Managing Director of Oceanic Bank, Mrs. Cecilia Ibru, was released on Wednesday from EFCC custody after she met the bail conditions. She was released at about 4 p.m. and got to her house two hours later. Senators Fred Brume and E. K. Clark stood surety for her. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:10:28 GMT Everything Cries out for Leadership in Nigeria http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2176 "One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency."-Arnold Glasgow Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:21:07 GMT One Dead, Many Injured In Zaria Religious Riot http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2178 ZARIA, Nigeria, Sept 18 (Reuters) - A Muslim demonstrator was killed and several were wounded in clashes with police after a religious celebration turned violent in northern Nigeria, police said on Friday Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:12:51 GMT Anxiety In Banks Over SSS Seizure Of MDs' Passports http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2179 There has been palpable anxiety among the management and staff of banks whose Chief Executive Officers (CEOs)'s international travel documents were reportedly impounded by the State Security Services (SSS) last week. Sun, 20 Sep 2009 08:05:52 GMT China Apologizes To Nigeria Over Fake Drugs http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2180 China has formerly apologised to Nigeria for alleged export of fake drugs by some Chinese firms to that country and assured to take punitive action against those involved in the nexus. Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:22:16 GMT Spanish Doctor Jailed Over Stella Obasanjo’s Lipo Death http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2184 A Spanish doctor has been sent to jail for a year over the death of the former Nigerian first lady. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:28:00 GMT Anxiety In PDP Over Anambra Primaries http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2186 At the moment all is not calm at Wadata Plaza in Abuja, headquarters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), because of the scenario for next year's Anambra Governorship ballot for which 47 aspirants have lined up for the party's ticket. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:34:20 GMT Nigerian Militants Name Soyinka, Retired Army Generals As Negotiators http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2192 The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has named a negotiation team including Nobel Prize winner, Professor Wole Soyinka and two retired army generals to negotiate with the Nigerian government. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:10:23 GMT U-17 World Cup: Nigeria Not Ready Yet! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2196 After an expenditure of over N7billion released by the Federal Government, the Local Organising Committee (LOC), for the U-17 World Cup is yet to get its act together few weeks to the kick-off of the tournament. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:01:03 GMT Customs Duty: Court Discharges Stallion Group http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2198 The Stallion Group, owned by the Vaswani Brothers, Sunil Vaswani, Haresh Vaswani and Mahesh Vaswani, in a set of consolidated cases yesterday received a clean bill from Nigeria’s judicial system which absolved them and others of any additional duty payments on consignments of rice imported some time back. Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:34:44 GMT Yar’Adua’s War or Yar’Adua’s Peace? http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2202 Steve John G. Stoessinger, in Why Nations Go To War, reminded us that, “The emperors and generals who sent their men to war in August 1914 thought in terms of weeks, not months, let alone years.” President George W. Bush was also under the impression that Iraq will be a surgical operation. All assumptions on all fronts were erroneous. We all now know what happened. Military quests are unpredictable. What’s more, wars, as Steve Yetiv tells us, “are tragic events. They not only produce devastati Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:37:22 GMT Abiola, Utomi, Adenuga Sacked As Directors of Bank PHB, Equitorial Trust Bank http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2207 Alhaji Kolawole Abiola, son of late Chief MKO Abiola, Prof Pat Utomi, chairman and vice-chairman respectively of Bank PHB and Dr Mike Adenuga, Executive Director of Equitorial Trust Bank Limited topped the list of high ranking bank officials sacked by the Centrak Bank of Nigeria (CBN) following the release of the audit report for the remaining fourteen (14) banks. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:22:50 GMT Uduaghan, Schwartzenegger Call For Action On Climate Change http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2208 Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan joined his counterpart governor of California, USA, Arnold Schwarzenegger, to call on the global community to intensify efforts in the fight against climate change. Sat, 03 Oct 2009 05:26:13 GMT Tompolo Weeps, Surrenders Arms http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2210 Abuja's amnesty for insurgents ended on Sunday, with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) beating its chest and congratulating President Umaru Yar'Adua for the initiative, noting that major militant leaders, including Henry Okah, Ateke Tom, and Government Ekpemupolo (Tompolo), have embraced the olive branch. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:24:51 GMT Regional Integration, ECOWAS Ministers of Justice Parley On Legal Regime http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2211 The ground work towards integration of West African States took a step forward as Attorneys-General and Ministers of Justice from ECOWAS member-states Monday began a three days meeting to fine-tune the decision making instruments for the Authority of Heads of State and Government; Amend legal regimes to ensure Community presence in member-states as well as improve legislations on smooth operational rules, equity and cost-benefit of integrations. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:58:18 GMT EFCC Begins Probe Of Sacked Bank Chiefs http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2212 Top executives of Bank PHB, Spring Bank and Equitorial Trust Bank who were last week sacked by the Central Bank of Nigeria will soon appear before the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to answer questions in regard of some of their activities while they held sway in the three banks. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:42:03 GMT Nigerian Main Militant Group Says It Will Resume Attacks http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2213 The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) says it will resume attacks on the country’s oil infrastructures next week at the expiration of its self-declared ceasefire. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:53:29 GMT Niger Delta: Does Yar’Adua Have a Post-Conflict Reconstruction Plan? http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2214 There are several types of conflicts, including ethnic and religious conflicts, ideological and civilizational, conflicts over colonial-era boundaries, and resource-based conflicts. In recent times, however, resource wars have began to gain greater attention. Many social scientists, including Michael T. Klare, have averred that a sizeable number of future conflicts will be over the availability and accessibility of fresh water which is thought to be in very limited supply. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:22:45 GMT Post Amnesty: What Niger Delta Governors Should Do http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2215 It was very shocking to read in a national newspaper that President Umaru Yar’adua’s magnanimous gesture of amnesty to the Niger Delta militants deserves nothing less than a Nobel Peace Price. What an insult to the entire peace initiative in the Niger Delta? Who deserve to be nominated for a peace price- the helpless president that was begging for peace or the militants that willingly agreed to stop fighting, surrender their weapons to test government’s sincerity in addressing the underlying iss Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:22:45 GMT 10-Man Germany Beats Nigeria 3-2 at U20 World Cup http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2216 SUEZ, Egypt--Bjorn Kopplin scored an injury-time goal Wednesday to give 10-man Germany a 3-2 win over Nigeria to reach the quarterfinals at the Under-20 World Cup. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:26:36 GMT Yar'Adua Meets Niger Delta Govs, Ex-militants Over Rehabilitation Plans http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2220 The post-amnesty meeting between President Umaru Yar'Adua and major ex-militant leaders who have embraced the amnesty deal and laid down their arms began by 5 p.m. on Friday at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:07:53 GMT Custom Boss, Inde Dikkos’ Certificates Forgeries, Keyamo Insists http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2221 Controversial lawyer, Festus Keyamo Monday laughed off the N10 billion libel suit slammed against him by the Comptroller-General of Customs, Alhaji Abdullahi Inde Dikko, describing it as the antics of “a desperate and drowning man”. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:59:47 GMT Ex-Union Bank Manager, 2 Others Arraigned Over N860m Fraud http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2224 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday October 13, 2009 arraigned, Alex Nkenchor, a former manager with Union Nigeria Plc along with two others for allegedly defrauding the bank to the tune of N860million. They were arraigned on a 10count charge bordering on issuance of dud cheques and stealing before Justice M. O. Obadina of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:28:12 GMT Nigerian Eagle Air: New Name, Old Woes As Stranded Passengers Revolt http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2226 Would it be transition problems? On Saturday October 10, 2009 Nigeria Eagle Airlines - new in name, old in the business - failed woefully to keep its commitments to passengers. It kept its passengers stranded for hours with little or no explanation for the delay. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:40:49 GMT Marshall Plan Only Solution For Niger-Delta – Ibori http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2227 Two terms governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori Tuesday in Lagos proposed the establishment of Niger Delta Marshall Plan as the panacea that would ensure sustainable peace and economic development in the Niger-Delta region. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:36:04 GMT N28 million Fraud: Gov. Chime, Legislature Accused of Cover-Up http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2228 Stakeholders in Ezeagu Local Government Council of Enugu State are up in arms against Governor Sullivan Chime and the Enugu State House of Assembly for attempting to cover up a fraud of over N28 million at the Council. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:37:06 GMT For A Green Delta: A Look At Climate Change http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2231 Climate Change and the obligation to reduce Green House Emissions have become one of the most important policy issues in the global system. For reasons which are subject to question Nigeria is yet to take a strong posture towards influencing the climate change debate raging over the world. We seem to be quiet, almost indifferent. Being a recent advocate, I am scarcely in a position to lecture anyone about the subject matter. But, from the much I now know, we can no longer live in blissful ignora Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:47:46 GMT Timipre Sylva: A Governor, His State And His People http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2233 The Ijaw ethnic group can be found in seven federating states in Nigeria: Ondo, Lagos, Akwa Ibom, Delta, Rivers, Bayelsa and Edo state. Except perhaps in Lagos State, where migratory history is slightly unclear, the Ijaw are indigenous to all these communities. Ethnographically for instance, we have the Kalabari, the Okrika, the Opobo and the Nembe Ijaw; we also have the Arogbo, the Apoi and the Andoni Ijaw. In terms of demography, Ijaw are minorities in those states -- except in Rivers and Baye Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:56:45 GMT Nigeria Premier On Recess for FIFA U-17 World Cup http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2234 Ahead Saturday, October 24, 2009 when the Under-17 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Nigeria, the Nigeria Premier League (NPL) has suspended all matches in the Premier League for three weeks. The U-17 tournament ends on November 15, 2009. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:15:25 GMT Another Unclear Agenda As Rivers Governorship Election Case Returns To Supreme Court http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2235 When the Holy Bible declared that “My people perish for lack of knowledge,” the scripture did not have Rivers state politicians in mind. However, everything that happens in the state’s political arena seems to affirm that the people referred to in that scripture were politicians from the state. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:15:25 GMT Barack Obama And The Flying Circus http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2236 Barack Obama and the Flying Circus is a perfect term to describe current President of the United States and his prominent Cabinet. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:15:25 GMT Africa Finance & Investment Forum 2009 to be held in Amsterdam http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2237 Focusing on Partnerships for Growth & Development, the 2009 edition of the Africa Finance & Investment Forum will take place from the 13th to the 15th of December 2009 at the ABN AMRO Headquarters’ conference centre in Amsterdam, the Netherlands Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:15:25 GMT Court Stops FG, NCC From Auctioning 2.23 GHz License http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2239 Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) and the Federal Governement was Friday stopped by an Abuja based Federal High Court Friday from auctioning frequencies in the botched 2.23 GHz spectrum licensing process initially won by Mobitel Limited pending the determination of a suit brought by the telecommunications firm. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:13:11 GMT U-17 World Cup: Anxiety In Nigerian Camp Over FIFA’s Age Test http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2240 Anxiety is the atmosphere at Nigeria’s U-17 team camp as FIFA begins its own MRI test on players to determine that the players are the actual age claimed. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:13:11 GMT Nigeria Signs US$875m Railway Deal With China http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2245 Nigeria on Monday signed a deal worth almost US$1 billion with a state-owned Chinese engineering firm to resuscitate part of its dilapidated railway system, the transport minister said. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:19:59 GMT CBN Open Talks With New Investors For Rescued Banks http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2249 Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN), would in second week of November, 2009 begin preliminary dialogue with new investors for the nine weak banks whose chief executives were recently sent packing says the apex bank governor, Malam Lamido Sanusi in Cape Town, South Africa. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:55:16 GMT Vancancy: A generator company in Lagos is looking for Sales Executives! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2250 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:01:03 GMT Bankole Cautions Sit-Tight Leaders http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2251 Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Hon. Dimeji Bankole have cautioned African leaders against the temptation of perpetuating themselves in office. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:01:03 GMT Nigerians: The Desperate Attempt To Go Into Exile http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2256 Two recent news items caught my attention: Desperate to go abroad (Vanguard, October 25, 2009), and Nigerians, others top list of asylum seekers (Guardian, October 27, 2009). Quoting United Nations’ statistics, the Guardian wrote: “Pounded at home and desperate to keep hope alive, Nigerians are among the top nationalities fleeing their own country and seeking asylum in industrialized nations…by the end of the first quarter of 2008, 2,471 Nigerians had been registered, while for the same period t Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:03:28 GMT True Federalism And Resource Control Will Solve Niger Delta Problem - Ibori http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2258 Chief James Onanefe Ibori, former Governor of Delta State has been in the eye of a political storm since he left Government House Asaba. He is a man who evokes extreme emotions from people. To his supporters, he is a generous, fearless defender of the interest of the Niger Delta. To his critics, he is an all powerful political hurricane, sweeping aside everything in his path to achieve raw political power and influence. In this first ever interview with a foreign media, Chief Ibori speaks with Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:46:22 GMT Uduaghan Urge Oil Companies On Climate Change http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2260 Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan,has called on the federal government to compel oil companies operating in the Niger Delta region to be environmentally friendly in their operations. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:38:00 GMT Fuel Subsidy Showdown Could Bring Nigeria To A Halt http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2262 LAGOS, Nov 2 (Reuters) - The Nigerian government faces a tough time pushing through its long-promised abolition of fuel subsidies after a weekend of panic petrol buying and a general strike threat in Africa's most populous nation. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:39:19 GMT EFCC: Enough Of This Amusing Diversions By Ribadu And Waziri http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2263 It was very insulting on the sensibilities of Nigerians forMallam Nuhu Ribadu, the erstwhile former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)to ascribe super star role to himself in bringing Chief Bode George to face the law of the land. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:45:53 GMT Atuche, Ojo Granted N450B Loan Without Collateral - EFCC http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2266 Former managing director of Bank PHB, Francis Atuche and one of his executive directors, Charles Ojo arraigned at a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, have been accused of granting a credit facility of N450billion without any collateral. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, made this allegation on Tuesday at the resumed hearing of their bail application. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:13:17 GMT Petrol Sells At N150 Per Litre In Abuja! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2267 As the Federal Government fails to firm up its position on its proposed deregulation of the petroleum downstream sector, the price of petrol now sells for =N=150/litre on the streets of Abuja. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:13:17 GMT Vaswani Brothers: Court Nullifies Deportation Orders http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2269 The Federal High Court in Lagos presided over by Honourable Justice A. M. Liman on Wednesday, 4th November, 2009 delivered Judgment nullifying the deportation of the Vaswani Brothers (Sunil, Haresh and Mahesh Vaswani), the withdrawal of expatriate quota of companies within the Stallion Group and the repatriation of its expatriate Staff. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:34:26 GMT World Cup Qualification: Kenya Will Be Hard But We Are Ready - Martins http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2270 The Nigerian National team will count with Obafemi Martins to try to stamp their passport to the 2010 World Cup. The forward, who plays for Worlfsburg (German champions), was invited by the national coach of Nigeria, Shaibu Amodu, for the decisive game against Kenya on November 14th. In the first match, Nigeria defeated Kenya 3-0. Now, Nigeria will play away and expects to repeat the good result to increase the chances to go to the World Cup. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:43:36 GMT Adokiye Amiesimaka: The Man Who Told The Truth http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2271 The Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) has been caught with its pants down. The Eaglets Skipper, Mr. Fortune Chukwudi, is said to be at least 25 years old, and not 17, as the NFF and the national team claims. For a country trying to rebrand, trying to clean up its image, this has to be a terrible blow to the face and chin. In one fell swoop, Nigeria’s image sinks deeper into the cesspool. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:05:15 GMT Italy Beats USA 2-1, Qualifies For Quarter Finals http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2273 The U-17 Italians has knocked the USA 2-1 in a stiff competion which extended to extra time at the Kaduna centre. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:35:52 GMT CBN To Sack Bank Directors Over Loans http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2278 A double whammy against banks was served up at the weekend by both the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:34:27 GMT Obasanjo Connived With U.S., UK To Dupe Me – Taylor http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2280 On Tuesday, former Liberian President, Charles Taylor, accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of acting out the script handed him by the United States and Britain by letting him out of Nigeria, denying his whereabouts, and then sending police on his trail, despite an agreement to let him off the hook. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:04:08 GMT That Atiku/Buhari Alliance May Work http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2282 The Peoples Democratic Party is a major contributor to the hopelessness that has enveloped the country today. At present we are in a cu-de-sac or rather an endless journey that we don't even know how to return to the starting point. Our hope rests with the Almighty who will give us an alternative platform to be used in dislodging the evil called PDP Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:09:33 GMT Why Is Nigeria Condemned by Our Own Actions? http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2283 For a country so illustrious in the world for its people; who participate in all spheres of human endeavor and excel at almost anything in this world, it is unfathomable why we have failed to move Nigeria forward by any measure. Ours is a nation that has failed in all aspects of nationhood. But we perpetually complain and fail to take action as citizens. Recently, we were called a ‘docile lot’ who have failed in our collective citizenship responsibility to demand equity in the economic, politica Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:09:33 GMT Saving Buhari From Infallibility Complex http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2284 One is yet to come across any occasion when Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, former military Head of state and ANPP former Presidential candidate, ever acknowledged making a mistake or admitting that others can be as good and patriotic as he. This arrogant and narcissistic tendency is enough to irritate even Buhari’s admirers, especially the discerning ones among them. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:09:33 GMT Nigerian Soccer Star To Be Lashed In Sudan! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2285 A Nigerian football star who plays for a Sudanese club has been sentenced to 40 lashes for having consumed alcohol, a judicial source said on Wednesday. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:26:49 GMT Nigeria Qualifies For World Cup http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2288 The God of Soccer is truly Nigerian or how else can one explain the Super Eagles reversal of fortune? Sat, 14 Nov 2009 09:14:42 GMT Atiku Commends Jefferson’s Jury http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2290 Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has commended the United States’ jury that tried and convicted U.S Congressman, William Jefferson doing a thorough job in its verdict. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:59:41 GMT Anambra 2010: You Have No Candidate, AC Tells PDP http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2296 Vice-Presidential candidate of the Chieftains of Action Congress (AC) Senator Ben Ndi-Obi Friday lashed out at the PDP as a band of undemocratic people who wants to get into power through rigging. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:24:53 GMT Yar’Adua Unhappy With PDP, Meets Mark, Bankole http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2299 Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) plan to meet again today with Senate President, David Mark, and House of Representatives Speaker, Dimeji Bankole, on the 2010 budget impasse, it was learnt on Sunday. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:33:07 GMT Ibori Averts Crisis At UNIBEN, Insist On Fiscal Federalism http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2300 Former Governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori averted crisis at the University of Benin (UNIBEN) on Monday when students of the university protested against the school’s Acting Vice Chancellor. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:38:48 GMT Cecilia Ibru Drags CBN To Court Over Sack http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2303 Former Managing Director of Oceanic Bank Cecilia Ibru has filed a suit at the Federal High Court in Lagos, challenging her removal as the head of the bank, the News Agency of Nigeria reported on Wednesday. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:05:42 GMT UBA Opens in Gabon, Now In 14 African Countries http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2304 The pan-African financial services Group, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has continued to grow and expand in the continent with the opening of its Gabon affiliate; UBA Gabon, on Monday, November 16, 2009. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:16:05 GMT Bayelsa 2012: Why Governor Timipre Sylva Must Go http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2306 The Daily Sun (Tuesday November 24, 2009) in “Bayelsa 2012: Retired Generals move against Sylva” states that “Opposition is mounting against the administration of Governor Timipre Sylva as core Ijaw people in Bayelsa State are mobilizing against him. Sylva shared paternity with Nembe and Okpoama, regarded as non-core Ijaw areas, in Nembe and Brass Local Government Areas of the state.” What nonsensical innuendo! Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:16:20 GMT UN Agency Launches Assessment Of Oil-Contaminated Region In Nigeria http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2310 The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today launched an assessment of the impact of contamination from oil across the Ogoni region of the Niger Delta in Nigeria, which has been plagued by local unrest and ecological damage in recent years Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:08:46 GMT Nigerian Sentenced To 40 Lashes In Sudan Wants Out http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2311 Nigerian soccer player Stephen Worgu, who was sentenced to 40 lashes in Sudan after being convicted of drunk driving, said on Monday he would move to Europe if he got a suitable offer. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:08:46 GMT Nigeria's AFC Names Bayo Ogunlesi As Chairman http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2312 Nigeria-based Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) said on Monday it has appointed the head of private equity fund Global Infrastructure Partners as chairman, a move meant to boost its independence from the public sector. Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:32:44 GMT Yar’Adua Unfit To Rule – Nnamani, Masari, Falae http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2314 PRESIDENT Umaru Yar’Adua should resign or come clean about his incapacity, and clear the way for his replacement as spelt out in the Constitution, the bulwark of the opposition North and South demanded on Tuesday. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 01:59:51 GMT $1.8million Fraud: American Victim Gives Evidence in Court http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2317 An American politician and financial expert, Mr. Carl D. Vance this morning at the Ikeja High Court presided over by Justice Josephine Oyefeso, narrated how he lost a whopping $1.8million to a Nigerian 419 syndicate following promises of non existent lucrative oil contract with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. He stated this while giving evidence in a 21 count charge bordering on obtaining under false pretences preferred against a Nigerian businessman, Chief Collins Oyejiaka b Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:20:48 GMT Local Solutions That Address Climate Change http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2318 As the world prepares to “seal the deal” at the 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December this year, climate change is front page news. Much of the news focuses on emission ceilings, carbon trading, geo-engineering, increased financial and lower greenhouse gas emission commitments from industrialized countries, and other complex issues that have been on the table for years. While many of these discussions should and need to take place, we are also in need of innovat Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:13:30 GMT Succession Intrigues: Don’t Count On Us, M’Belt Tells North http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2324 Northern hawks were told on Sunday not to count on the support of the Middle Belt in their quest to subvert the Constitution if it turns out that President Umaru Yar’Adua cannot continue in office. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:04:49 GMT Bakare Supports Calls For Yar’Adua’s Resignation http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2325 The Presiding Pastor of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has backed calls by some eminent Nigerians and pro-democracy activists for President Umaru Yar’Adua to resign on account of his health condition. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:25:45 GMT Cecilia Ibru: A Rogue Banker’s Quest To Buy The World Exposed! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2326 Cecelia Ibru needs no introduction in Nigeria. With a net worth of over $1.2billion she is ranked among the richest in Nigeria and Africa but lately she has been embroiled in financial scandal. Fondly called “First Lady” of Nigerian banking sector, Ibru’s piled up awards after awards including Order of the Federal Republic (OFR Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:43:31 GMT Andy Uba Decamps to LP, Gets Party's Guber Ticket http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2327 There was jubiliation at Anambra State House of Assembly yesterday when the law makers were formerly informed that their political god- father, Dr Andy Uba, who lost his bid to be sworn-in as Governor in waiting, had finally pitched his tent with the Labour Party (LP) as its governorship candidate for the February 6, 2010 election. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:17:23 GMT I Am Returning To Nigeria December 27 – El-Rufai Declares http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2329 I write to inform you of my intention to return home to Nigeria in December, after a period of academic studies and rest. As you are aware, I left Nigeria last year to take up a Mason Fellowship and enroll in the Public Policy Program at Harvard. Well before my departure, the Yar’Adua administration began and sustained a campaign of calumny against my person and my record as a public servan Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:27:11 GMT Tinubu, Fashola Rift: AC Chairman, Akande, Blames Fifth Columnists http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2331 Fifth columnists are to blame for the rift between Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, and his predecessor, Bola Tinubu, Action Congress (AC) National Chairman, Bisi Akande, fired back on Wednesday. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 05:27:11 GMT Atuche, Ex- Bank PHB Boss To Face 45 Fresh Charges http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2334 Former Managing Director Of Bank PHB, Mr. Francis Atuche who is standing trial for money laundering is to face fresh charges. A Federal High Courtsitting in Lagos , Monday December 14 accepted the prosecution’s decision to amend the charges against the former bank executive and adjourned proceedings to January 11, 2010, for fresh pleas to be taken in the amended charge bordering on money laundering. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:08:17 GMT Mega Party To Over Clamp Down On Opposition http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2336 Mega Summit Movement {MSM} will hold a special meeting of all its allies in political parties, civil society, Labour and Youth movements this week in Abuja to review the sponsored infiltration of its movement and the renewed clamp down on the opposition, mass media and democratic institutions, by the Peoples Democratic Party {PDP} led government. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:29:57 GMT IAEA Head Highlights Nigeria's Nuclear Ambitions http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2337 ABUJA (Reuters) - The new head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) used his first official foreign trip on Monday to spotlight Nigeria's nuclear energy ambitions, keeping quiet on other international issues. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:53:40 GMT Shell Picks Sumonu To Replace Omiyi As Chairman In Nigeria http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2338 Royal Dutch Shell has appointed Mutiu Sunmonu, managing director of the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC), as the next country chair for its operations in Nigeria, the firm said on Monday. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:53:40 GMT Appeal Court Denies Bode George, Others Bail http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2342 The court of appeal, Lagos division, on Thursday December 17, in a unanimous ruling dismissed the bail application brought by Chief Olabode George and five others convicted by Justice Olubunmi Oyewole of Lagos High Court on October 26, 2009 over contract splitting, abuse of office and disobedience of lawful order. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:27:22 GMT Nigerian Militants Breaks Ceasefire, Attack Shell Pipeline! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2345 Nigeria’s main militant group, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) today said it has called its ceasefire with government and attacked a Shell pipeline in Rivers State over lack of progress in talks with government. Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:34:06 GMT How Fashola Survived Impeachment Plot http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2346 It has emerged that members of the Lagos State House of Assembly actually collated signatures to sack Governor Babatunde Fashola after seven impeachable offences were allegedly established against him days after he and the Action Congress (AC) denied any infighting in the party Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:01:26 GMT EFCC, Ibori's Lawyer At War http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2347 VERBAL fireworks raged yesterday between the legal team of former Delta State governor, Chief James Onanefe Ibori, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), barely 24 hours after he was cleared of corruption charges by a Federal High Court. Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:39:35 GMT Nigerian Democracy: Government By Email And Fax By An Incommunicado Sick President http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2349 “The President can exercise his powers through the vice-president and ministers while on his sick bed and that is what he has been doing. For example, the Chief Justice of Nigeria wrote a letter to the President and copied me that he would be retiring on December 31, that the President of the Court of Appeal has just retired and that their replacements have not been screened by the Senate. I sent the letter to the Principal Secretary to the President who transmitted same to the President who app Sun, 20 Dec 2009 02:46:09 GMT Yar’Adua: Jonathan Shuns Aondoakaa’s Letter http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2351 Senators on Wednesday reminded federal Attorney General and Justice Minister, Michael Aondoakaa, that he cannot interpret the Constitution by writing to Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to function as President. Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:55:27 GMT Bafarawa Gets Bail http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2352 A Nigerian court on Wednesday released on bail a former governor of the northern Sokoto State who faces a corruption trial along with eight aides, a court clerk told AFP. Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:22:44 GMT Exclusive: Certified True Copy Of The Ibori Verdict! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2353 The Times of Nigeria has obtained a certified true copy of the judgment of Justice Marcel Awokulehin, of the Federal High Court Asaba quashing the 170 charges preferred against the former governor of Delta State, Chief James Onanefe Ibori on December 17, 2009. See full verdict below: Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:42:53 GMT Ibori Verdict: How EFCC Deliberately Boggled The Prosecution http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2354 With every incident so far involving prosecution of alleged financial crime, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) makes it more difficult for Nigerians to match her public vows with her sincerity and real intentions in the fight against corruption in government. Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:46:47 GMT Lukman Defies Jonathan’s Travel Ban, Flies To Vienna For Holiday http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2355 Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum Resources, Rilwanu Lukman openly defied a travel ban placed on Ministers by Vice President Goodluck Jonathan when he flew to Vienna, Austria for a Christmas vacation. Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:16:19 GMT Delta Professionals Endorse Uduaghan For A Second Term http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2356 Deltans have been called upon to ensure a second tenure for Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan as the chief executive of Delta State. Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:07:50 GMT Nigerian With Al-Qaeda Link Tries To Blowup US Plane! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2357 A young Nigerian man with reported links to Al-Qaeda tried to blow up a US airliner as it began its descent into Detroit before being subdued by passengers and crew, officials said Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:24:35 GMT Nigerian Government Orders Probe Of Bomb Plot http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2358 The Nigerian government announced a probe on Saturday into the attempted attack by its national on a U.S. passenger plane. Sat, 26 Dec 2009 06:59:28 GMT Nigerian Bomb Suspect’s Father Warned US Authorities http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2359 The prominent father of the 23-year old Nigerian man who attempted to bomb a US-bound flight said he warned US securities officials about his son. Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:15:28 GMT Ibori: Before We Crucify The Judge http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2360 The pen with which Justice Marcel Awokulehin of the Asaba Federal High Court wrote his judgment in the much awaited verdict in the trial of former Delta State governor, James Ibori had hardly dried up before the asinine attacks started pouring with reckless abandon. The attacks came both in the form of newspaper editorials and opinions disguised as news on the pages of newspapers. Unfortunately though, none of these writers or self-righteous news organization had seen the certified true copy (CT Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:19:16 GMT US Plane Bomb Plot: FirstBank Nigeria Reacts http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2361 Nigeria’s Firstbank released a statement over the arrest of the son of the bank’s former chairman in a plot to blow up an American jetliner on Christmas day in the United States of America. In an email to The Times of Nigeria, the bank said: Sun, 27 Dec 2009 05:39:54 GMT Maryam Babangida, Nigeria’s Former First Lady Is Dead! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2362 Maryam Babangida, the flamboyant wife of Nigeria’s former military Head of State, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida is dead. She died this morning in a Los Angeles hospital where is has been receiving treatment for ovarian cancer. Sun, 27 Dec 2009 07:09:09 GMT Maryam's Death: General Babangida’s Statement http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2363 With total submission to the Will of Allah, we humbly announce the passing away of our beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and amiable friend Hajiya Maryam Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida. Sun, 27 Dec 2009 08:07:13 GMT Nigerian Militant Group Condemns Terror Attack http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2365 Nigeria’s main militant group has condemned the failed attempt to bomb a US jetliner on Christmas day by a Nigerian national, Abdul Farouk Abdul Mutallab. Sun, 27 Dec 2009 15:56:07 GMT Why Isa Yuguda is Underperforming http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2371 Nigerians tend to be contemptuous when it comes to government procedure, officials and commissions of inquiry. And truthfully, we can’t be liable for having evolved into a cynical lot. Previous disappointments have led to a general attitudinal deportment that comprises mostly of scorn, mistrust and lethargy. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:56:45 GMT US Plane Bomber To Dad: “Forget Me. I’M Never Coming Back” http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2372 The syringe bomber sent chilling texts to his dad hinting at his murderous intentions weeks before trying to blow up Flight 253. Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:24:05 GMT Jonathan “Hopes Yar’Adua Will Return Soon” http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2373 ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian Vice President Goodluck Jonathan said on Friday he was hopeful that President Umaru Yar'Adua, who is in hospital in Saudi Arabia, would return soon and continue to govern Africa's most populous nation. Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:31:03 GMT Court Freezes Akingbola’s N346b In Six Banks http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2374 A Lagos Federal High Court has restrained former Intercontinental Bank Managing Director (MD), Erastus Akingbola, from touching the N346 billion in his bank accounts pending his arrest and prosecution for alleged mismanagement of depositors’ funds and abuse of office. Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:01:21 GMT Opposition Politicians Meet Over Presidential Crisis http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2375 Leading politicians and activists in the country are already holding consultations on how best to intervene in the constitutional crisis created by the continued absence of President Umaru Yar’adua from the seat of power with nobody in particular acting for him. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:21:38 GMT US Slams Nigeria On Terror “Watch List” http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2376 Authorities in the USA have issued new airport security measures for U.S.-bound passengers and Nigerian passengers or passengers traveling from or through Nigeria are to be subject to "enhanced" screenings. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:21:38 GMT Pastor, 4 Others Bag 71 Years Imprisonment Over Fraud http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2377 The saying that whatever a man sows he reaps, rightly captures the conviction of Pastor Michael Spring Inyang and four others whose hope of enjoying the proceeds of crime was dashed as they were made to spend christmas and begin the new year in prison after the courts handed them various jail terms shortly before 2009 came to an end. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:26:32 GMT FG Grants Asaba International Airport Operational License http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2378 The Asaba International Airport which is near completion has been granted operational license by the Federal government, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has disclosed. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:59:16 GMT Day Lady Judith Wowed Uduaghan And Deltans http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2379 Governor Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan was probably unaware of the kind of support he was going to receive where he muted the idea of changing his state’s theme from “The Big Heart” to “The Finger of God.” Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:59:16 GMT Nigeria Slams 'Discriminatory' Flight Checks http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2380 Nigeria, home of the failed US plane bomber, Monday branded new security measures for passengers flying to the United States unfair and said they amounted to discrimination against its 150 million people Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:06:48 GMT Yar’Adua Calls Jonathan, Bankole And Mark http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2381 President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua surprised his aides and deputies when he placed a call on Tuesday evening to Vice President Goodluck Jonathan, Speaker Dimeji Bankole and Senate President David mark informing them that he was “fine and would return soon.” Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:42:42 GMT Akingbola: EFCC Seals Property In Lagos, Seizes 15 Cars http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2382 Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday sealed off a property belonging to former Managing Director of Intercontinental Bank, Erastus Akingbola, in Lagos. Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:32:37 GMT Nigerian Plane Bomber Pleads “Not Guilty” http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2383 The Nigerian man who tried to blow up a plane in the United States on Dec 25 on Friday pleaded not guilty in a Detroit court. Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:40:02 GMT Lawmakers To Discuss Yar’Adua’s Disappearance http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2384 The House of Representatives will take up the long absence of President Yar’Adua on Tuesday, chairman of House’ rules and business committees Ita Enang, told reporters Friday Sat, 09 Jan 2010 01:50:26 GMT Nations Cup: Togo May Pull-Out After Gun Attack http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2385 Africa Cup of Nations Venue and dates: Angola, 10-31 January Coverage:Final and semi-finals live on BBC TV, BBC World Service and commentaries on BBC Sport website. Live commentary on opening match on BBC World Service and BBC Sport website Sat, 09 Jan 2010 02:37:54 GMT Yar’Adua Not ‘Brain-damaged”, Set To Return By Month End, May Address Nation On Live TV http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2386 Contrary to reports by a Nigerian newspaper, NEXT, that President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua has suffered irreversible brain damage and is unable to recognize anyone including his wife; The Times of Nigeria has reliably gathered from multiple sources that the president is alert and “recuperating in a private room.” Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:05:33 GMT Yar’Adua’s Purported Phone Call To Jonathan Deceitful http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2387 Protem National Chairman of the newly registered political party, Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Rufai Hanga, has described the registration of his party as “a terrible experience”. Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:33:08 GMT Yar'Adua Breaks Silence, Speaks With BBC http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2388 Nigeria's president, not seen since going into hospital in Saudi Arabia for heart treatment in November, has told the BBC he hopes to resume his duties. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 00:55:41 GMT Soyinka, Agbakoba, Falana, Other Protesters Want Yar’Adua To Resign http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2389 NOBEL Laureate, Wole Soyinka, human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, and civil society groups on Tuesday made good their threat to march on the National Assembly (NASS) to demand explanation on the true status of President Umaru Yar’Adua’s health. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:29:57 GMT A President AWOL: Who Is In Charge Of Nigeria? – Washington Post Editorial http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2390 NIGERIA HAS come under severe international scrutiny since one of its citizens sought to bring down Northwest Flight 253 over Detroit. So it doesn't help that the country's president is nearly impossible to find. Umaru Yar'Adua, a native of Nigeria's Muslim north, flew to Saudi Arabia Nov. 23 for treatment of a heart ailment. Nothing was heard from him from then until Tuesday, when in response to reports of his death he gave a brief telephone interview to the BBC Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:29:57 GMT New York City Sues Nigeria Over Unpaid Taxes On "Nigeria House" http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2391 New York City in the USA has filed a lawsuit against Nigeria for millions of dollars in unpaid taxes and other fees on a building owned by Nigeria in Manhattan. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:35:52 GMT 4 Foreign Oil Workers Kidnapped In Nigeria http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2392 Three British oil workers and a Colombian colleague were abducted Tuesday in the Niger Delta in an attack that killed their Nigerian driver, authorities said. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 02:35:52 GMT Curview In Jos As Nine Die In Religious Riot http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2393 Sectarian violence that killed at least nine people led authorities in central Nigeria on Sunday to impose a dusk-to-dawn curfew on the city of Jos, officials and residents said. Sun, 17 Jan 2010 11:45:43 GMT Nigerian Government Offers Haiti Support http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2394 Nigeria has expressed its readiness to support the on-going global effort to provide rescue and relief assistance to earthquake-ravaged Haiti, PANA reported from here, quoting local Thisday newspaper of Saturday. Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:06:55 GMT EFCC Seals off 104 Cecilia Ibru Properties http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2395 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the weekend, said it had sealed off 104 properties and confiscated shares in 77 companies belonging to the sacked Managing Director of Oceanic Bank Plc, Mrs. Cecilia Ibru. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:36:37 GMT Jonathan To Axe Yar’Adua’s Loyalists http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2396 THOSE to be offloaded into the job market in the coming weeks may include federal Attorney General and Justice Minister, Michael Aondoakaa, and Petroleum Minister, Rilwan Lukman, as Vice President Goodluck Jonathan fires up to make good his promise to get a grip on the cabinet. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:51:14 GMT Ngige - Verdict of History http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2397 Anambra State represents to the South-East in socio-economic terms what Lagos and Kaduna States are to the South-West and North West respectively. Anambra is Nigeria's Garden of Eden. When it becomes well with her, it becomes well with Ndigbo, nay Nigeria, some argue. But contrary forces have stalled the development of this State since the dawn of democracy in 1999. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 02:43:49 GMT Diaspora Deltans Support Uduaghan For Second Term http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2398 Delta State indigines in the Diaspora have expressed support for the re-election of Governor Emmanuel Eweta for a second term stating that he has perfromed well and derserves the support of all Deltans. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 08:02:26 GMT EFCC Arrests Fake Official http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2399 The intensive manhunt for suspected fake officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has continued to yield positive results as operatives swooped on yet another top notcher of the syndicate which specializes in using the name of the anti-graft agency to extort money from unsuspecting members of the public. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 10:19:23 GMT EFCC: Fayose, Akinggola Lose At Court http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2400 Justice Tijani Abubakar of the Federal High Court Lagos division, on Monday January 18, dismissed the interlocutory application brought before him by the former Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose to stay proceedings in the case of corruption and money laundering leveled against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:31:29 GMT Troops Deployed In Jos As Crisis Escalates, Over 150 Dead! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2401 Vice President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday ordered troops to be sent into the central city of Jos to restore order after nearly 150 people were killed in three days of religious clashes. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:52:59 GMT Nigeria Beat Mozambique 3-0 To Reach Quarter Finals http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2402 Russia-based Osaze Odemwingie scored just before and after half-time as Nigeria beat Mozambique 3-0 on Wednesday and reached the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 12:50:24 GMT Again Uduaghan Wins CBN’s Micro Finance Awards http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2403 Vice President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday in Abuja presented Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State with a commemorative plaque for emerging as the best in support for micro finance ventures in the country, courtesy of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. He won won the same award in last year. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:50:47 GMT Mass Funerals As Troops Patrol Jos http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2404 A tank rumbled through the troubled Nigerian city of Jos Thursday as soldiers escorted a truck loaded with bodies to a mass grave after four days of inter-religious clashes left some 300 dead. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:58:36 GMT Resign Now Obasanjo Tells Yar'Adua! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2405 IKEJA stood still for hours on Thursday, stormed by civil rights campaigners and elder statesmen who protested the absence for 59 days running of President Umaru Yar’Adua and his refusal to let Vice President Goodluck Jonathan take charge. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:15:49 GMT N5.2b Scam: Court Asks Elumelu, Ugbane, Others To Align Positions http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2406 Ndudi Elumelu and other accused persons in the alleged Rural Electrification Agency (REA) N5.2 billion contract scam were on Thursday ordered by Justice Abimbola Banjoko of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, Gudu, Abuja, to align their positions on the issue of quashing the charges levelled against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:09:06 GMT Judge Give FEC Two Weeks To Prove Yar’Adua’s Capability http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2407 The Federal High Court, Abuja has given Nigeria’s Executive Council two weeks ultimatum within which it must show whether President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua “is incapable of discharging the functions of his office". Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:19:42 GMT United Bank For Africa Appoints Oduoza As New Group Chief Executive http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2408 The Board of United Bank for Africa Plc announces the appointment of Mr. Phillips Oduoza as Group Chief Executive Designate. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:52:43 GMT EFCC Will Step On Toes And Crush Many Legs In 2010 – Waziri Vows http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2409 Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mrs Farida Waziri on Friday, January 22, reiterated her resolve to step on more toes and crush more legs this year. Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:12:34 GMT Yar’Adua’s Loyalists Out To Thwart Court Ruling http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2410 President Umaru Yar’Adua’s loyalists are in a scramble for a strategy to skirt around the order the Abuja Federal High Court gave the Federal Executive Council (FEC) last Friday on his health status. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:33:03 GMT Oshiomhole Lauds INEC, Police Over Etsako Rerun http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2411 Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State on Sunday applauded the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the police over the Etsako Central rerun election into the State House of Assembly. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:40:59 GMT Obasanjo, Clever By Half http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2412 When an elder starts to swear and rant to the point of inviting God to punish him like former President Obasanjo did recently, then “wahala” dey. The elder is either at the end of his tether and desperate to be on the side of the majority or simply economical with the truth. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:40:59 GMT Nigeria’s Zenith Bank Picks Emefiele To Succeed Ovia http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2413 After weeks of intense search for a successor to Jim Ovia’s as group managing director/chief executive officer of Zenith Bank Nigeria, The Times Of Nigeria can authoritatively reveal that the bank’s board has chosen, Mr. Godwin Emefiele as the new Managing Director. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:13:43 GMT Ibru: EFCC Seals More Properties in Lagos, Abuja http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2414 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on tuesday, 26th January, sealed off 17 more properties linked to the former Managing Director of Oceanic Bank Plc, Mrs Cecilia Ibru in Abuja and Lagos . Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:59:34 GMT Four Naval Officers Killed In Copter Crash http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2415 Three naval officers and a fourth navy personnel on board a Nigerian Navy helicopter died on Tuesday when the craft crashed in Ogbodo swamp in Isiokpo Village, near Port Harcourt International Airport, in southern Nigeria. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:29:19 GMT Clinton Slams Nigeria’s “Unbelievable Corruption” http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2417 Hilary Clinton, United States’ Secretary of State came hard on Nigeria’s leaders once again yesterday when she slammed the level of corruption in Nigeria as “unbelievable.” Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:44:27 GMT India To Invest $350m In Nigerian Oil Blocks http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2418 India has expressed its keenness to expand its investment in Nigeria, particularly in the energy sector. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:51:30 GMT Ibori Case: British Judge in Quandary as Defence Lists Prosecutions’ Misdeeds http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2419 As the preliminary hearing into the case against some of Chief James Onanefe Ibori’s associates in London entered its second and final day Tuesday January 25th 2010, His Honour Justice Hardy has ordered the prosecution to justify their reasons for continuing the proceedings in the United Kingdom “now that a Nigerian court of competent jurisdiction had dismissed all the charges against James Ibori”. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:23:56 GMT N5.2b Fraud: Elumelu, Ugbane, Others Must Take Their Plea, Court Rules http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2420 Justice Umar Garba of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja , on Wednesday, 27th January ruled that Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, Senator Nicholas Ugbane and seven other accused persons in the Rural Electrification Agency, REA, contract scam are to take their plea in the amended charges preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:51:32 GMT Nigerian Ministers Say Yar’Adua Fit To Rule http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2421 Nigeria's Cabinet has ruled that ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua is fit to remain in office in spite of his two-month absence from the country. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:48:19 GMT Senate Ask Yar’Adua To Transfer Power To Jonathan http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2422 Nigeria’s Senate has asked ailing President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua to proceed on “medical vacation” so as to allow Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to take over presidential powers. Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:15:57 GMT Dikko: A Passion For Excellence http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2423 “Passion” according to Oxford Advanced Learners’ Dictionary, seventh edition is a strong feeling of enthusiasm for ----- doing something. I can add my own meaning to it as exerting a forceful feeling for doing a thing. It is also the in-built stoic patriotism for actualization of a dream. Abdullahi Inde Dikko, the Comptroller General of Nigeria Customs Service has a dream. A dream for excellence and showing good example of leadership. All over the country, Nigeria , his men and officers sing son Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:05:07 GMT Why Akwa Ibom People Should Support Akpabio http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2424 There is a popular saying that if you cannot beat them, you join them. But this time, I guess I should be able to beat them. What do I mean? Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:05:07 GMT Apportioning Blames For Our Failures http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2425 Criticism is as old as man and without it the world may not have been as it is today and life may have been worse than now. Conflicts would have been more because of man’s penchant to dominate, force and overtake. Criticizing man’s activities have helped in no small way to bringing him, to an extent, under control. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:05:07 GMT Between Atiku and Boni Haruna http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2426 Political pundits always say politics makes strange bedfellows. The apparent growing bumpy political-relationship between former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the former Governor of the Adamawa State, Boni Haruna, is a proof to this old political saying. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:05:07 GMT Ghana Dispatches Woeful Eagles To Reach Finals http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2427 Ghana’s young players beat Nigeria’s listless team 1-0 to reach the finals of Africa’s Nations Cup taking place in Angola. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:43:24 GMT Court Remands Fake EFCC Official In Prison http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2428 Justice Abimbola Banjoko of the FCT High Court, Gudu, Abuja on Thursday, January 28, ordered that a fake EFCC official, Victor Osita Uwajeh be remanded in prison while fixing February 9 for the adoption of written submission and the hearing of the bail application in the case brought against him by anti- graft agency. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:54:23 GMT Power Transfer: Court Backs Yar’Adua http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2429 An Abuja Hight Court ruled Friday that President Umaru Yar'Adua was not obliged to formally notify parliament and hand over power to his deputy during his two-month absence for medical treatment. Sat, 30 Jan 2010 06:07:42 GMT Nigerian Rebels Calls Off Ceasefire http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2430 The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) said it has called off the unilateral ceasefire declared by the group months ago and threatened new attacks against the oil industry. Sat, 30 Jan 2010 07:38:59 GMT Nigeria Beat Algeria To Finish Third http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2431 Victor Nsofor's strike ensured Nigeria claimed third place in the African Cup of Nations with a 1-0 victory over Algeria. Sun, 31 Jan 2010 02:48:43 GMT Egypt Retains African Cup http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2432 Egypt entered the record books here on Sunday, beating Ghana 1-0 in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations with supersub Mohamed 'Gedo' Nagy lifting the Pharaohs to their third straight title. Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:33:34 GMT Shell Shuts Nigerian Oil Flow Stations After Sabotage http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2433 Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s Nigerian unit halted some flow stations in the country’s southern oil region after sabotage caused a pipeline leak. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:02:56 GMT Al-Qaida Declares War on Nigeria; Offers To Help Muslims Kill Christians! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2434 Al-Qaida has offered training and weapons to Nigerian Muslims to help fight and kill Nigerian Christians following the religious crisis in Jos, Plateau State. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:11:58 GMT Dora Akunyili Ask Yar’Adua To Step Down http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2435 A Nigerian minister has called on ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua to transfer power, a senior official said Thursday, in the first sign of a cabinet split over his prolonged absence from the country. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:01:46 GMT Anambra 2010: Coffin Gift for INEC http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2436 Ahead Saturday, February 6 governorship elections, black art took centre stage Thursday as workers and management at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) arrived work to find a mysterious coffin gift outside the gate of INEC headquarters in Awka, Anambra State. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:03:08 GMT President Yar’Adua To Handover To Jonathan http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2437 Nigeria's ailing President Umaru Yar'Adua will write a letter handing power over to his vice-president, his adviser has told the BBC. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:18:37 GMT Nigeria sacks Amodu, Shops For Foreign Coach http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2438 Nigeria football bosses on Friday announced the sacking of coach Shuaibu Amodu, publishing a short-list of coaches they hope will lead the 'Super Eagles' through the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:52:55 GMT Anambra Votes Today Amidst Tight Security http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2439 With air surveillance displays, shrills from Armoured Personnel Carriers (APCs) and heavily geared policemen taking positions in various nooks and crannies of Anambra State, all seems set for today’s governorship election in the state. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:34:39 GMT Anambra: INEC Declares Obi Winner Again! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2440 All People Grand Alliance Party gubernatorial candidate and incumbent governor of Anambra state, Peter Obi has been declared the winner of the governorship elections in Anambra state. Sun, 07 Feb 2010 06:01:33 GMT Senate Proclaims Jonathan Acting President http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2441 Vice President Goodluck Jonathan assumed office as acting president on Tuesday more than two months after President Umaru Yar'Adua left for medical treatment in Saudi Arabia. Below are excerpts from his speech: Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:22:41 GMT Corruption Allegation: Akunyili Threatens To Sue Aondoakaa http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2442 Information and Communications Minister, Dora Akunyili, has reportedly given federal Attorney General and Justice Minister, Michael Aondoakaa, seven days to retract his statement which alleged her link with corruption when she was the Director General of the National, Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:37:29 GMT Jonathan Appoints Kayode Justice Minister, Anodoakaa Reassigned http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2444 Nigeria’s Minister Of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Michael Anodoakaa has been removed from office by the country’s new Acting President, Goodluck Jonathan. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 10:40:38 GMT Fresh Crisis Brews In NASS Over Jonathan’s Presidency http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2445 Fresh crisis is brewing in the National Assembly over its Tuesday, February 9 resolution, which proclaimed Goodluck Jonathan Acting President in the absence of his boss, President Umaru Yar’Adua from duty. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:07:43 GMT Akunyili Rejects Aondoakaa’s Apology http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2446 Contrary to the speculations that the row between former Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Micheal Aondoakaa, who now heads Ministry of Special Duties; and Minister of Information and Communications, Prof. Dora Akunyili, has been swept under the carpet for the interim following the former’s retraction of the libelous statements in a national daily, another twist emerged on Friday. Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:16:12 GMT Corruption: Waziri Calls For Special Court http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2447 Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mrs. Farida Waziri has said that her repeated calls for the establishment of Special Courts to prosecute corruption cases is in the interest of justice rather than lack of confidence in the regular courts. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:17:22 GMT Anambra PDP Bigwigs Snob Akunyili http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2448 Minister of Information and Communication, Prof. Dora Akunyili could barely hide her disappointment Monday as PDP stalwarts from Anambra State stayed away from a stakeholders meeting she summoned to broker peace in the State’s troubled chapter. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:17:22 GMT Award Winner, Braaten In Abuja Concert http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2449 The Lagos Room of Transcorp Hilton Hotel will reverberate with peals of classic music as visiting Norwegian pianist and Award Winner, Mr. Geir Henning Baasten titillate music lovers with his art in a concert on Wednesday, February 17, 2010. His performance of works of the masters, includes a masterpiece by the Nigerian composer, Ogunboye. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:17:22 GMT Jonathan Elected ECOWAS Chairman http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2450 Acting President Goodluck Jonathan was on Tuesday elected Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) by the group's Heads of State and Government. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:17:22 GMT Chinese Group Acquires Nitel http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2451 A consortium that includes an arm of China Unicom Ltd. put in a $2.5 billion bid for Nigerian Telecommunications Ltd., a Nigerian government official said Tuesday, making it the preferred bidder. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:17:22 GMT Yar’Adua Splits FEC Into North, South As Medical Panels Heads To Saudi Arabia http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2452 MINISTERS appointed by President Umaru Yar’Adua and inherited by Acting President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday split into a North and South divide over attempts by some to invoke Section 144 of the Constitution to declare him incapacitated. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:25:56 GMT Playing Robin Hood, T.Y Danjuma Shares His Abacha Loot http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2453 Like the legend, Robin Hood, Nigeria’s former Defence Minister, Lieutenant-General Theophilus Danjuma (rtd), has donated a whopping N15 billion ($100 million) to provide “free medical and education services for under-privileged Nigerians.” Thu, 18 Feb 2010 07:20:54 GMT Military Coup Ousts Niger President http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2454 A coup has taken place in Niger and the president has been captured after a gun battle in the capital, Niamey. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:20:52 GMT N5.2bn Contract Scam: Court Remands Ugbane, Elumelu, 8 Others http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2455 Trouble is certainly not yet over for three members of the National Assembly;Senator Nicholas Ugbane, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, Hon. Mohammed Jibo, and seven others indicted in the N5.2 billion Rural Electrification Agency, REA, contract scam as they were ordered remanded in custody by a Federal High Court in Abuja where the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC re-arraigned them on a 153 count charge on Thursday, February 18. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:33:42 GMT N787m Contract Scam: EFCC Protests UBEC Directors’ Move To Stall Trial http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2456 The stage was set for the commencement of the trial of four directors of Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC, and three others on Thursday February 18 when the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC stormed the court with all six witnesses put together for the prosecution .The expectation was however dashed when the defence counsel came up with an application to stall the trial. Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:37:56 GMT Nigeria Set To Hire Egyptian Coach, Hassan Shehata http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2457 The Egyptian Football Association has changed stance and allowed Shehata to take Nigeria to the World Cup if appointed. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:43:13 GMT 2011 Elections Portends Danger Going By Anambra Example - Mbadinuju http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2458 Former Governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chimwoke Mbadinuju has joined the controversy trailing the February 6, 2010 Anambra State governorship election, waving it off as “an exercise not worth the effort” Summing up after a critical review of the elections, he predicted setback for Nigeria’s democracy if the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as presently constituted is allowed to get away with its deficiencies and repeat what it did in that election in the 2011 General Electio Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:10:38 GMT Rivers AC: Eze’s Mouth-Diarrhea http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2459 My recent article titled ODILI’S INFLUENCE, AMAECHI’S FEAR published in many quarters has brought to the public ridicule of one Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, who, being uncouth with his modus-operandi in the issuance of press releases (as the Publicity Secretary of the Rivers Action Congress) within the Rivers Action Congress conclave and to holding unto the pocket of the rapacious Tonye Princewill as a leech, described my article as “uninformed”. But who is Eze, by the way? Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:25:15 GMT Open Letter To Festus Keyamo http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2460 I read your open letter to Governor Ikedi Ohakim about Ikenna Samuelson Iwuoha with total dismay. I tried to work out if truly you wrote this letter tagged your physical assault of Ikenna Samuelson . Now, I will go a long way for my clients, but there is a line. And that is way- way beyond the pale. What were you thinking? Why did you think your duty to the client extended this far? Acting by mere email sent to you ? What led you to lose your sense of perspective on this? Inevitably some cas Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:25:15 GMT Open Letter To The NBA President http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2461 SOKOTO APPEAL PETITION JUDGEMENT; BULLYING AND BLACKMAIL OF THE JUDGES OF COURT OF APPEAL TO PAVE WAY FOR PDP VICTORY. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:25:15 GMT The North And Goodluck Jonathan Presidency http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2462 It is no news that Goodluck Ebele Jonathan is fully in-charge as the Acting President of the Federal Republic Nigeria. But the high-wired political intrigues, manoeuvres and horse-trading that heralded his emergence as the Acting President will continue to deepen as well as become very interesting. As events unfold, political pundits and students of history will have a lot to comment on, learn from and also use to predict things to come, while ordinary Nigerians will watch with keen interest. Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:25:15 GMT Appeal Court Upholds Uduaghan’s Election http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2463 The Court of Appeal sitting in Benin yesterday evening affirmed the election of Delta State governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan when it threw out the appeal brought before it by the candidate of the Action Congress (AC), Peter Okocha in the April 14, 2007 general elections. Sat, 20 Feb 2010 02:41:41 GMT Supreme Court Wades Into Sokoto Governorship Tussle http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2464 The Supreme Court has fixed March 15, 2010 for hearing an appeal filed by Governor Aliyu Magatakarda Wammako of Sokoto State in connection with the ongoing litigation against his election by the candidate of the DPP, Maigari Dingyadi, thereby halting any further proceedings on the matter by the Court of Appeal. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 02:38:23 GMT Nigeria's Stability Depends On 2011 Poll Planning - U.S. http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2465 The United States pressed Nigeria's caretaker president on Tuesday to revamp the oil giant's tattered election machinery, saying it must hold credible polls in 2011 or risk increased instability. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:45:04 GMT Total To Invest $20B In Nigeria’s Oil Sector http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2466 ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) - Nigeria's acting president says the French oil firm Total has promised to invest $20 billion in exploring potential oil and gas plays in the West African nation. Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:45:04 GMT Jonathan Stays In Charge For Now , Says Yar'Adua http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2468 After being discharged by the team of medical experts overseeing his treatment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua returned to the Presidential Villa, Abuja early in the morning of Wednesday February 24. Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:13:47 GMT U.S Raises Fear Over Yar’Adua’s Return http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2469 The United States on Wednesday welcomed the homecoming of President Umaru Yar'Adua, who has been away in Saudi Arabia for the last three months for treatment. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:38:57 GMT U.S. Discuses Nigerian Transition, Democracy And Yar’Adua http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2470 WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb 23, 2010 - Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of African Affairs, Johnnie Carson, expressed support for the Nigerian people as they "work through their democratic institutions to resolve the challenges facing their nation," during a testimony before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, February 23, 2010. Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:39:27 GMT Troops Deployment Without Jonathan’s Node Is Treasonable – S/South Leaders http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2471 South South Elders and Leaders Forum has described the deployment of troops in the Abuja Airport on Wednesday without the knowledge of Acting President Goodluck Jonathan as treason. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:22:23 GMT Again, Govs, PDP Leaders Fail To See Yar’Adua http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2472 President Umaru Yar’Adua on Wednesday did not see the visiting team of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The PDP National Working Committee (NWC) team suffered the same fate on Thursday. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:22:23 GMT I’m Fed Up With Lies About Yar’Adua – Dora Akunyili’s Latest Bombshell http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2473 Information Minister, Professor Dora Akunyili has dropped another bombshell saying she is fed up with the “lies” told by some presidential aides about the health of President Umaru Yar’Adua. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:51:34 GMT Jonathan: Don’t Divide Nigeria, S-South Govs Warn Northern Counterparts http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2474 SOUTH-South governors, Saturday, warned their colleagues in the north and other leaders to desist from making “inflammatory” and “divisive” statements over the decision of the National Assembly to empower Dr. Goodluck Jonathan as acting president. The governors said such statements were threatening the unity and stability of the nation. Sun, 28 Feb 2010 02:10:27 GMT Court Orders Bafarawa’s Arrest, As EFCC Declares Him Wanted http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2475 The high court of justice in Sokoto on Monday March 1, ordered the re-arrest of ex-governor Attahiru Bafarawa who is standing trial over a N15 billion corruption charge brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:13:01 GMT Yar’Adua: PDP Is A Big Failure – Mega Party http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2476 The leadership of the Mega Summit Movement has described the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP as a failed political party led by puppets, stating that the current presidential logjam created by distrust in its presidency has finally exposed the party as very unreliable and weak. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 14:13:01 GMT 2011: Jonathan Can’t Run For President - PDP http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2477 Nigeria's ruling political party says its next candidate for president must be from the Muslim north. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:29:22 GMT Ex-Gov. Adamu, 18 Others Docked On 149 Charges http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2478 Former governor of Nasarawa state, Alhaji Abdullahi Adamu was on Wednesday March 3 arraigned along with 18 others before a Federal High Court, Lafia, on a 149 count charge by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:29:22 GMT I Will Not Succumb To Blackmail, Says Ibori http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2479 Chief James Onanefe Ibori said yesterday that he has uncovered a plot by some disgruntled politicians to resume their favourite pastime of manipulating the media just to score cheap political goals. This time, he said, they have wrongly assumed that a power contest is on in Abuja, but they are mistaken as the Presidency remains not only united but strong with the strong Peoples Democratic Party firmly in charge. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:30:21 GMT Yar’Adua Saga: Pro-Democracy Activists To March Against FEC http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2480 Come Wednesday, March 10, 2010, pro-democracy and civil liberty activists under the umbrella of Save Nigeria Group (SNG) threatens to confront members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) in a mass rally and compel them to invoke section 144 of the Constitution to bring an end to the Yar’Adua saga. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:37:23 GMT Nigerian Militants Claim Attack On Agip Pipeline http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2481 Militants in the oil-rich Niger Delta announced Thursday they attacked a major pipeline junction run by the Italian firm Agip, only days after claiming responsibility for another attack in the region. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:16:22 GMT Act Fast, Aggressively, Danjuma Tells Jonathan http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2482 Acting President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan had been offered free lessons how to sustain his shaky position: “Act fast and aggressively” Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:48:35 GMT Bribery Scandal Rocks Punch Newspaper As Editor Resigns http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2483 A bribery scandal of monumental proportion is rocking one of Nigeria’s leading newspapers, Punch. According to a petition written by the paper’s editor, Steve Ayorinde, who has resigned in protest, a top editor of the paper, Mr. Azubuike Ishiekwene routinely collected bribes from Nigerians and businesses as protection money. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:33:54 GMT Ngige Ask Tribunal To Order Re-Run Election In Anambra http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2484 Action Congress (AC) gubernatorial candidate, Dr. Chris Ngige Friday asked the Anambra State Election Petition Tribunal to nullify the February 6, 2010 election which returned the incumbent, Governor Peter Obi as winner and to order for a re-run election as the election was inconclusive having failed to meet Constitutional provisions. Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:43:36 GMT National Network Of Yellow Journalism Practitioner http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2485 Journalism is an endeavor professionally practiced by journalists who scout, gather, write and disseminate truthful and genuine information through the various media; the electronic media such as radio and television, the internet, and the print media such as newspapers and magazines. In the pursuance of this professional enterprise, there are certain rules that its practitioners must strictly adhere to in other not be a victim of junk journalism, which is characterized by sensationalism, fri Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:18:19 GMT Lekki-Epe Expressway Expansion Is A Curse To Residents http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2486 We have noted with dismay that the purported dividend of democracy as it concerns the expansion of the Lekki-Epe Expressway, which understandably would help ease the perennial traffic logjam, is now causing more problems than it had set out to address. It is very disheartening to note the following: Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:18:19 GMT 2011: Nigeria Needs a Strong President http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2488 What is the cause of the current messy political situation in Nigeria? The answer is anybody’s guess- the absent of strong leadership in the presidency; perhaps, a leadership that could have produced spiralling domino effect. It appears both President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua and Acting President Jonathan Goodluck are not on top of issues of statecraft when it comes to critical political situation; especially the one Nigeria is in today. This is not an attempt at casting aspersion on them, or suggest Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:18:19 GMT A Nation without a Heart http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2489 Last week, a national Newspaper in Nigeria published on it’s front page a very nauseating and distressful photograph. In living colour and graphic details, the picture showed a commercial bus of the type known as “luxury bus” popular with traders of South Eastern Nigeria. The vehicle was parked by the roadside on a motorway and beside it, along a short stretch of the tarred road, was a most grisly and sordid sight: freshly mutilated human bodies lying in grotesque positions. Some had their heads Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:18:19 GMT Get Well Soon My President http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2490 I know you may be wondering who I am and why I have not written earlier than today. Well I am a journalist by training and a patriotic citizen of this country. But for the purpose of this message, I will prefer that you consider me as your friend. Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:18:19 GMT Nigerian Football Star Tragically Dies During Game In Sudan http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2491 A former Nigerian U-23 star footballer, Endurance Idahor, yesterday collapsed on the pitch and later died at the hospital in Sudan during a league match. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:40:11 GMT Why Plot To Impeach Yar’Adua Failed http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2492 Decision to back off plan to impeach or declare President Umaru Yar’Adua incapacitated was dropped after his loyalists struck a deal allowing Acting President Goodluck Jonathan to run the government without the cabal throwing any hitch in his way, it emerged at the weekend. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:48:02 GMT Jonathan Queries Aviation Minister Over Contract Inflation http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2493 Acting President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, has queried the Min-ister of Aviation, Babatunde Omotoba, over the budget for the construction of a second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Ab-uja, which was described as over bloated at the cost of N63, 584,605,187.41k (appr-oximately $423 million). Julius Berger Plc was given the contract to build the 4.4km runway that would have the capacity to land the biggest aircraft in the world, Airbus A380. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:51:24 GMT Jos Erupts Again, Over 200 Dead In Renewed Fighting http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2494 Fresh violence erupted in Dogo Narwa, a south mining settlement in Jos, Plateau state, where more than 200 bodies, many of them women and children, are feared dead. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:31:22 GMT Stanley Macebuh, Academic, Media Guru Dies 67 http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2495 Dr. Stanley Macebuh, died by 4.15 am Sunday 7th March 2010, at the National Hospital, Abuja, after a brief illness. He was rushed to the hospital Saturday afternoon. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:51:07 GMT Jonathan Sacks Muktar, Appoints Gusua As National Security Adviser http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2496 Acting President Goodluck Jonathan Monday moved against the ‘cabal’ undermining him by sacking the national security adviser (NSA) Saki Muktar and replacing him with General Aliyu Gusau (retired) Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:58:02 GMT Kidnappers Kill Two, Take Two Others Hostage In Onitsha http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2497 Onitsha is boiling as kidnappers yesterday killed two people and took two others hostage following suspected dispute over the leadership of the a popular market in the commercial town. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:38:55 GMT Nigeria Must Bring Killers Of Christians To Justice - Clinton http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2498 US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Monday on Nigeria to find and punish those responsible for the killings of more than 500 Christians in a wave of sectarian slaughter. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:43:22 GMT UN Rights Chief Appalled By Nigeria Christian Massacre http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2499 The UN's human rights chief said Tuesday she was appalled by the massacre of 500 villagers in Nigeria, urging authorities to tackle festering poverty and discrimination that fuelled sectarian violence. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:05:53 GMT Delta House Passes N320 Billion Budget http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2500 Delta state House of Assembly has passed the 2010 budget presented to it by the state governor after jacking it up by N85 billion to N320 billion. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:46:15 GMT EFCC Seals Atuche’s Properties In Lagos http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2501 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday March 9 placed restraining seals on at least seven properties belonging to the former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of BankPHB, Mr Francis Atuche in choice areas of Lagos. 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