Times Of Nigeria http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/ News from Nigeria en-gb Copyright © Times Of Nigeria, 2007-2008 TON RSS Feed Generator Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:57:51 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Ademola Seriki: Letter To Acting President Goodluck Jonathan http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2517 Thank you for your decision to bring back some discipline into the governance of our great nation by your decision to start all over and pick a cabinet that will not only be loyal to you but will also be professional and dedicated to serving Nigeria. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:32:02 GMT Jonathan’s Two Year Ban On Football: Matters Arising http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2715 It took the woeful performance of our darling National team, the Super Eagles to eventually get one form of action from our President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 05:06:23 GMT Open Letter To President Goodluck Jonathan http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2769 Your excellency, I am honoured to write you as the United Nations International Youth Day is being commemorated across the world today, 12th August, 2010. Wed, 11 Aug 2010 04:57:00 GMT Whose Interest Is Jega Protecting? http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2774 The new Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega is widely acclaimed as a man of integrity and a man who can deliver the much-needed credible elections in Nigeria come 2011. Sat, 14 Aug 2010 10:15:17 GMT Arik’s Horor Flight Enrage Nigerians http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2798 Dear Mr. Brunner: First of all, I want to thank Mr. Dele (Supervisor in Arik Airways New York office) who took my call on 09 August 2010 . Per our conversation, I am following up that phone call with a formal letter of complaint regarding my recent experience on Arik Airways. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:30:56 GMT Open Letter to Dr Goodluck Jonathan http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2823 I am writing to congratulate you on the massive success achieved at your declaration to vie for the presidency of our great nation. Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:32:16 GMT The Myopic Propaganda Campaign Against MEND Leader, Henry Okah http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2881 Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan wants the world to believe that leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Mr. Henry Okah, is a mindless criminal. Following the recent bomb blast in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, Jonathan’s media team has embarked on an unprecedented propaganda campaign against Okah in a dubious effort to compromise the just agitation of a few principled people for equity and justice in the Niger Delta. Mon, 18 Oct 2010 07:49:02 GMT SSS To Charge Okah’s Brother, 4 Others Over Abuja Blasts http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2884 ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria's secret service said on Tuesday it would press charges against five people including the brother of suspected militant leader Henry Okah for helping co-ordinate and carry out car bomb attacks in Abuja on October 1. Tue, 19 Oct 2010 09:35:11 GMT MEND Repeats Abuja Bomb Threat In New Email http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2885 The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has today repeated its warning of a bomb attack in Abuja, the Nigerian capital. Tue, 19 Oct 2010 09:35:11 GMT Interim State Executive Lobbyists Invade PDP Secretariat http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2887 Wadata Plaza is besieged by lobbyists who seek to hold forte as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) prepares to hold fresh congresses in the six states whose state executives the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared illegal. Sun, 24 Oct 2010 07:02:14 GMT I’m Not Aspiring to Senate- Governor Idris http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2891 The Kogi State Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris has denied knowledge of posters that recently flooded Lokoja, the Kogi State capital which purportedly portrayed the governor as seeking the Kogi East Senatorial ticket of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP). Sun, 24 Oct 2010 07:14:03 GMT Fashola, ACN Hawks Bicker Over Assembly Slots, Deputy http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2893 Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) top notches have conceded the second term ticket to Governor Babatunde Fashola, with a caveat that the governor be denied the political muscle that would make him independent or powerful enough to hijack the party machineries if he is elected in the 2011 governorship poll. Mon, 25 Oct 2010 01:28:43 GMT Clark To North: To Hell With Your Votes. You Are A Disgrace – Balarabe Musa Fires Back! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2900 The widely publicized statement by Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was brought into power in 1999 by the South-south, South-east and Middle Belt rather than the North is causing widespread outrage among Northerners. Tue, 26 Oct 2010 02:57:42 GMT PDP Governors Plot Nwodo’s Sack! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2901 Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo is under fire. Governors are plotting his removal from office. Tue, 26 Oct 2010 04:05:14 GMT Dangers Of False Expectations As Nigeria Drifts Into Austerity http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2902 It is very unfortunate that those who run things in this country seem not to care much about our collective good. To those who cared to watch the performance of the Nigerian economy, the recent gloomy picture painted by Fitch Ratings in its report released Friday, October 22, 2010, did not come as a surprise. The report which out rightly lowered its sovereign credit outlook on Nigeria from stable to negative, citing the depletion of its windfall oil savings and heightened political uncertainty a Tue, 26 Oct 2010 04:24:31 GMT Welcome To Nationalism: Where Our Nations Finds Hope, Where Wings Take Dream http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2903 These days we are witnessing immense rise of nationalism in the world, which, many decades ago change the course of human history. Beside existing rise, nationalism has been an important factor in the development of Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe, and Australia. Tue, 26 Oct 2010 04:30:15 GMT Government Should Be of Laws Not Men, Says Uduaghan http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2904 Delta State governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has said that good governance is anchored on the laws of the land. “Government should be of laws rather than of men. Industrialization is all about good governance,” he said. Tue, 26 Oct 2010 04:36:25 GMT Minister Blasted Over “Crisis Without Jonathan” Comment http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2905 A former PDP gubernatorial aspirant in Plateau State, Barrister Omar Shittien, has condemned the Minister of State for Information and Communications, Mr. Labaran Maku, for raising the specter of violent crisis in the country if President Goodluck Jonathan is not elected in 2011. Tue, 26 Oct 2010 09:23:42 GMT EFCC Blacklist: The Innocent Needs Not Be Jittery - EFCC http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2906 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC today defended the release of the list of blacklisted politicians facing corruption charges in the country. Tue, 26 Oct 2010 09:23:42 GMT Arik Passengers Revolt In Benin Over Canceled Flight http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2908 Frustrated passengers of Arik Airlines revolted in Benin when they staged a protest over the cancellation of their scheduled to Lagos after several delays. Tue, 26 Oct 2010 14:40:30 GMT Free My Husband Now, Charles Okah’s Wife Petitions Jonathan http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2911 My husband Charles Okah is not a terrorist. He is neither a member of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) nor does he go by the alias ‘‘GBOMO JOMO’’ as being touted by the law enforcement agencies. The residence where my husband was before he was whisked away is NOT a MEND camp as portrayed by the media. It is the residence where I live with him and our children. Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:41:38 GMT Desperate Jonathan’s Bid To Hijack Governor’s Forum Fails! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2916 A desperate move by President Goodluck Jonathan to boost his presidential chances by hijacking the influential Governors’ Forum crashed over the weekend with the rejection of his surrogate, Governor Gbenga Daniel of Ogun State as Chairman. Sun, 31 Oct 2010 16:31:28 GMT Mega Party Blasts Jonathan Over Akwa Ibom Crisis http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2918 The leadership of the Utomi led Social Democratic Mega Party, SDMP, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to take urgent steps to quell what it termed ‘politics of elimination and abduction’ currently pervading Akwa Ibom state in the interest of the 2011 elections Mon, 01 Nov 2010 01:38:49 GMT Chief Enahoro Is Alive http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2924 Anxiety over the reported death of Nigeria’s sole surviving nationalist, Chief Anthony Enahoro subsided today as word filtered to the public that he is “alive but in intensive care” Tue, 02 Nov 2010 05:09:48 GMT Governors Reject Gbenga Daniel http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2925 The Northern Governors Forum (NGF) yesterday rejected the purported election of Ogun State Governor Gbenga Daniel as Chairman of the Governors’ Forum. It described the “election” as a sham. Tue, 02 Nov 2010 05:20:10 GMT Explosion At Asaba Guest House http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2926 A month after a twin bomb blast disrupted Nigeria’s independence anniversary celebrations in Abuja, an explosion rocked a Delta State government operated guest house in the state capital. Wed, 03 Nov 2010 12:53:57 GMT Reps Throw Out President’s Request On Electoral Act http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2929 THE House of Representatives yesterday declared that the amendment being sought by President Goodluck Jonathan to the Electoral Act “is technically dead”. Fri, 05 Nov 2010 05:51:14 GMT Return Corporate Nigeria’s N500m, CPC tells Jonathan http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2931 The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) has said that President Goodluck Jonathan’s war against corruption may amount to lip service if he fails to declare his assets as well as return more than half a billion naira generated recently by fundraisers for his Presidential ambition. Sat, 06 Nov 2010 03:04:54 GMT Fayemi Splash Millions On Editors http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2933 Determined to get the sympathy of Lagos/Ibadan press in the impending row between him and the House of Representatives over the dissolution of the elected local council chairmen and councillors, Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi last weekend invited News Editors and Political Editors to Ado Ekiti where he solicited their support if the House of Representatives go ahead with its threat to withhold LG allocation to the state. Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:01:43 GMT 2011: Atiku Shrinks Jonathan’s Lead In Many States – Survey http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2934 A recent survey by London-based research group, International Institute of Social Science Research (IISSR), has shown that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and Peoples Democrat Party (PDP) Presidential aspirant is making significant gains among delegates to the party’s convention. Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:01:43 GMT Yuguda Reassures Jonathan Of Support http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2939 Bauchi State Governor, Isa Yuguda, has reassured President Goodluck Jonathan of his support in the forthcoming 2011 elections, saying Nigeria needs a transparent and committed leader that can move the country forward. Tue, 09 Nov 2010 01:52:33 GMT E.K. Clark’s Is Anti-PDP, Says Professor B.I.C. Ijeoma http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2943 Renowned social scientist and an elder of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Professor B. I. C. Ijeoma has charged the Ijaw leader chief E K Clark to be a good leader and not allow himself to be used by sycophants to destroy the society. Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:29:39 GMT JTF Raids Militant’s Camp In Bayelsa, Recover Arms http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2945 Joint Military Taskforce (JTF) operatives have launched fresh offensive on the militant hideouts across the Niger Delta, the latest being the ransacking of the camp owned by Keiti Sese, also known as Nomukeme, in Foropa, Southern Ijaw Local Government in Bayelsa State. Sun, 14 Nov 2010 03:36:47 GMT PDP Chieftain Blasts Clark Over Delta Guber Re-Run http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2947 Last Tuesday’s Court of Appeal Judgment in Benin which sent the Uduaghan administration packing from Government House, Asaba as well as comments by Elder statesman Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clarke has continued to draw reactions from elders and leaders in Delta State. The latest comes from Chief Mike Adiotomre a political icon from Ethiope East Local Government Area. Sun, 14 Nov 2010 12:46:22 GMT Nigerian Soldier Killed By Boko Haram Sect http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2949 A radical Muslim sect has killed a soldier and wounded another in northeastern Nigeria, amid a military crackdown against Boko Haram which seeks to enforce Islamic law across the country. Sun, 14 Nov 2010 12:59:16 GMT E.K Clark Risks Expulsion From PDP http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2951 Former information Minister and chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Edwin Clark may be expelled from the ruling party in what officials of the party consider as his “gross disloyalty to the party directives and position.” Mon, 15 Nov 2010 13:27:25 GMT EFCC Denies Accusation Against AGF, Say Its “Blackmail” http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2954 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has described as “cheap blackmail and an act of desperation by disgruntled elements a widely circulated statement credited to the anti-graft agency in which “spurious and ridiculous allegations were made against the Attorney General of the Federation , Mr Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN as well as the EFCC Chairman, Mrs Farida Waziri.” Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:19:13 GMT North Picks Atiku As Concensus Candidate http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2961 Politicians from Nigeria's mainly Muslim north have picked a former vice president to challenge President Goodluck Jonathan in the ruling party's primaries for elections next year, officials said Monday. Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:03:22 GMT Atiku’s Acceptance Speech http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2962 A short while ago, the Consensus Committee of the Northern Elders Political Forum announced me as the consensus candidate from amongst the four who submitted themselves to this process to endorse a candidate to contest the forthcoming primary elections of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:03:22 GMT London Court Jails Ibori’s Wife For Five Years http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2963 A court in London has sentenced Mrs. Theresa Ibori, the wife of former governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori to five years on two counts charges of money laundering. Tue, 23 Nov 2010 01:21:48 GMT INEC Releases Elcetion Timetable http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2969 The timetable for next year’s general election has been released by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) with the Presidential election coming first on April 9, 2011. Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:46:56 GMT IBB, Gusau, Saraki Join Atiku’s Campaign http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2970 Northerners inched another step closer to wrong-foot ing President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday, with Ibrahim Babangida, Bukola Saraki, and Aliyu Gusau collapsing their campaign structures into that of Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)Northern consensus Presidential aspirant. Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:46:56 GMT Firm Drags INEC To Court Over DDC Machines http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2971 A Lagos-based firm, Technocrat Consult and IT Systems Limited has urged a Federal high court in Lagos to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to pay it a total sum of N8 billion over alleged infringement of its copyright in the award of the Direct Data Capture (DDC) machines. Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:44:43 GMT Uduaghan: Ijeoma Accuses EK Clark Of Ethnic War http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2972 Foremost sociologist and politician, Prof. B.I.C Ijeoma, has risen up against Chief E.K. Clark and his group accusing him of leading an ethnic war against Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan. Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:48:55 GMT Obasanjo Laughs Off Atiku’s Consensus Candidacy http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2974 Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday laughed off emergence of his erstwhile deputy, Atiku Abubakar, as the consensus candidate of the North for next year’s presidential elections on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Fri, 26 Nov 2010 00:37:07 GMT 2011 Polls: Atiku Calls For Vigilance http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2977 Former Vice President and presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has said that the timetable released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is tight, but not unexpected. Fri, 26 Nov 2010 00:37:07 GMT Atiku Blasts “Jonathan’s Voodoo Economics” http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2979 Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described President Goodluck Jonathan’s economic policies as “Voodoo economics” and warned of delibrate attempts by Jonthan’s administration to “distort facts and confuse Nigerians.” Fri, 26 Nov 2010 11:53:11 GMT EFCC Raids Panalpina Office, Arrests 11 Top Officials Over $240million Bribery Scam http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2980 As the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC intensifies its investigation and prosecution of suspects involved in the $180 million Halliburton and 17.5 million Euros Siemens bribery scams, operatives of the anti-graft agency on Friday November 26, 2010 raided the office of a Swiss logistics company, Panalpina in Lagos and arrested 11 of its top officials over an alleged distribution of $240 million bribes to some officials in Nigeria and other countries. Fri, 26 Nov 2010 11:57:20 GMT Atiku: Igbo Leaders Set To Dump Jonathan http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2983 With the emergence of Atiku Abubakar as the Northern consensus candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South East Governors now appear confused about President Goodluck Jonathan, whom they had endorsed for the Villa on September 26. Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:47:54 GMT Akpabio Is A Sycophant And Jonathan’s Attack Dog – Atiku’s Aide http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2994 Governor Godswill Akpabio has been dismissed as an attack dog of President Jonathan by the Director of Niger Delta in the Atiku Campaign Organisation, Mr. Timmy Frank. Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:32:17 GMT N787M Fraud: Witness Indicts UBEC Directors In Court http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2995 A Federal high court in Abuja was on Tuesday told how a fraud of over N787 million was perpetrated by top officials of the Universal Basic Education Commission, UBEC through the use of fake companies and forgery of newspapers publications. Tue, 30 Nov 2010 13:38:26 GMT Fat Salary: No Apology For You, Sanusi Tells NASS http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2998 Both Olusegun Aganga and Lamido Sanusi on Wednesday stood their ground over allegations about funds allocated to the National Assembly (NASS) in the 2010 budget. Thu, 02 Dec 2010 02:57:24 GMT MEND Criticize Jonathan, Threatens More Attacks http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=2999 LAGOS — Nigeria's main militant group threatened further attacks on Wednesday after a spate of kidnappings and as the military pushed ahead with raids on criminal camps in the country's key oil-producing region. Thu, 02 Dec 2010 02:57:24 GMT Egyptian Worker Killed In Nigeria Oil Delta http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3000 PORT HARCOURT (Reuters) - An Egyptian contractor working for an energy services firm in Nigeria's Niger Delta was killed by gunmen on Wednesday in what security sources said appeared to have been a failed robbery attempt. Thu, 02 Dec 2010 02:57:24 GMT Buhari Picks CPC Form, Urges Jonathan To Respect Wishes Of Nigerians http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3012 Presidential frontrunner on the platform of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Muhammadu Buhari, over the weekend picked the party’s expression of interest and nomination forms. Mon, 06 Dec 2010 03:28:48 GMT 2011: I’ll Never Succumb To Blackmail - Atiku http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3015 Former Vice President presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has said no amount of blackmail and ill-motivated allegations by his opponents can deter him from contesting the PDP presidential primaries against incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan. Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:33:38 GMT Delta Traditional Rulers Back Uduaghan http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3016 Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has expressed appreciation to traditional rulers in the state for their support and re-stated his readiness to improve their welfare. Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:58:01 GMT Prepare For More Attacks, Okah Tells FG http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3018 Henry Okah, former leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), warned from his prison cell in Johannesburg at the weekend that the insurgency in the Niger Delta will continue until the region controls its oil wealth. Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:19:17 GMT Four Charged With Treason Over Abuja Bomb Blast http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3020 ABUJA (Reuters) - The brother of suspected Nigerian militant leader Henry Okah and three others were charged with treason on Tuesday for their alleged involvement in twin car bombings in the capital Abuja two months ago. Tue, 07 Dec 2010 12:25:17 GMT Edo Governor’s Wife Dies Of Cancer http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3022 Clara Oshiomole, wife of Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomole has died of Cancer according reports from Benin City, the state capital. Wed, 08 Dec 2010 01:54:32 GMT Nigerian Militants Blowup Agip Oil Pipeline http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3023 LONDON -(Dow Jones)- An oil pipeline operated by Eni SpA's (E: 42.42 ,0.00 ,0.00%) Agip unit in Nigeria's Niger Delta was blown up late Tuesday, a member of the community where the attack took place said Wednesday. Wed, 08 Dec 2010 02:37:57 GMT Uduaghan Says Smear Campaign Against Him Will Fail http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3027 Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has warned that smear campaign against him by an online news service, Saharareporters and its sponsors will fail. Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:43:46 GMT Scare As Air Nigeria Plane Makes Emergency Landing http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3028 Tragedy was averted yesterday when an Abuja-bound Air Nigeria flight from the Lagos which had been on the air for over 30 minutes returned abruptly to its take off point. Thu, 09 Dec 2010 10:23:09 GMT WikiLeaks Bombshell On Nigeria: Jonathan Told U.S. Ambassador Yar’Adua Was In "Semi-Comatose State.” http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3030 Then Acting President Goodluck Jonathan was in total confussion over who was in control early this year when late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua was brought back to Nigeria from a Saudi Arabian hospital. Thu, 09 Dec 2010 11:00:41 GMT Wikileaks Exposes Goodluck Jonathan: Tells US Ambassador "I Lack Administrative Experience” http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3031 Shell claimed it had planted staff in all the main ministries of the Federal Government of Nigeria, giving it access to politicians' every move in the Niger Delta, according to a leaked US diplomatic cable published by the Guardian of London today. Thu, 09 Dec 2010 12:37:58 GMT Wikileaks Paint A Picture Of Corrupt Yar’Adua, Greedy Wife and Aides http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3032 Revelations from the Wikileaks, the popular leak of diplomatic cables from the United States Embassy in Nigeria is painting a less than honest image of late Nigerian President, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. Thu, 09 Dec 2010 13:20:49 GMT Atiku Is Mandela of Nigeria’s Democratic Struggles – Jigawa Group http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3035 Former Vice President and presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar is the Nelson Mandela of the struggle to entrench democracy in Nigeria, a Jigawa group, the Atiku Forum 2011 has said. Sun, 12 Dec 2010 12:17:13 GMT Niger Delta: Army Chief Should Be Called To Order http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3036 Every day that passes, Nigeria confirm1s that it is a country of anything goes. If not how would anybody have imagined that the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Onyeabo Ihejirika can open his mouth to tell the media that “civilian deaths (over 150 lives) won’t deter us in Niger Delta.” Sun, 12 Dec 2010 12:17:13 GMT Another Group Quits Jonathan's Camp for Atiku http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3042 Another pro-Jonathan group known as Goodluck Jonathan Support Group (GJSG) has decamped to the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organization. The move came barely three weeks when about 100 pro-Jonathan groups dumped President Goodluck Jonathan for Atiku Abubakar ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential primaries. Mon, 13 Dec 2010 02:43:12 GMT MEND Statement On Confirmatory Email http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3144 In response to the constant cloning of our email addresses by the Nigerian government, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (M.E.N.D) has resorted to posting all future statements to the websites of saharareporters.com and thetimesofnigeria.com. Sat, 05 Feb 2011 05:40:40 GMT Capping Carbon and Methane Emissions In Nigeria http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3182 Recent anomaly in weather condition around the world suggests that global warming effect is felt. Global warming can be described as increase in the average temperature on the Earth surface; this maybe due to presence of more heat trapping gases around the Earth atmosphere. Human approach to mitigate global warming effect is cutting and capping emissions of heat trapping gases. Cutting emissions by promoting use of materials that produces little or no emission and capping emissions by planting & Sat, 05 Mar 2011 06:38:23 GMT MEND Statement: Bomb blasts and oil installations attack http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3198 The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (M.E.N.D) will soon commence with simultaneous bomb blasts and attacks on oil installations in the Niger Delta and other strategic locations in Abuja and Lagos states of Nigeria. Mon, 14 Mar 2011 02:13:32 GMT MEND Issues Fresh Bomb warning http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3200 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 17:54:27 GMT MEND Claims Agip Oil Attak http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3201 Nigeria’s man militant group, The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND has laimed an oilfiled attak that destroyed a flow station in Bayelsa State. Wed, 16 Mar 2011 18:51:35 GMT Press Statement: MEND Calls Off Attack Warning http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3224 After careful consideration and extensive consultation, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (M.EN.D) today, Saturday April 02, 2011, has decided to temporarily call off our planned bomb and oil installations attacks to allow for a safe general election. Sat, 02 Apr 2011 09:45:31 GMT Main One, Seacom Team Up http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3275 Main One and Seacom have interconnected their West and East African cable systems, the companies announced. This partnership extends the Main One and Seacom networks to create a system that offers connection between any Seacom and Main One point-of-presence all around Africa between South Africa and Nigeria. Wed, 04 May 2011 06:24:04 GMT $5.3m Transfer: EFCC Beams Searchlight On Bank, Oil Firm http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3305 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has launched an investigation into how a suspicious $5.3m wire transfer found its way into the account of an oil firm in the country. The firm, Facegood Oil and Gas Company is domiciled in an unnamed new generation bank. Wed, 25 May 2011 02:50:47 GMT ECAPS Cambridge Offers Cambridge Experience To Young Nigerians http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3350 In a bid to position young people for the challenges of professional education and leadership, the Cambridge based European Centre of Advanced and Professional Studies (ECAPS), with input from the undergraduate admission offices of the Universities of Cambridge, Oxford and London is offering a 3 week holiday session to Nigerians, tagged the ‘Cambridge Experience’. The programme is targeted at high school teens and will last from 31 July – 20 August, 2011. Sun, 03 Jul 2011 03:46:21 GMT Memo To President Goodluck Jonathan http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3383 I am greatly disturbed by your recent adventure into this six year single tenure debate barely three months after you were sworn in as the 14th President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria Mon, 08 Aug 2011 06:13:16 GMT Nigeria To Import Fuel From Tiny Neighbor, Niger Republic http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3388 Government of Niger Republic would begin exportation of refined petroleum products to Nigeria by the end of this year, the country’s leader, President Mahamadou Issoufou, has said. Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:15:05 GMT How Chinese Firms Sabotage Power Supply In Nigeria http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3411 Kindly permit me a space in your enviable national paper to contribute to issues of national importance as it relates to the failures in Power at the Olorunshogo plant. Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:25:19 GMT Fuel Imports from Niger: Jonathan And This Embarrassing Situation http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3420 It has been said severally that from obvious indications, President Goodluck Jonathan has been completely imprisoned by the false intention of making fuel available to the Nigerian populace and regrettably, this disposition is what the manipulators needed to defraud not only our leader but the led. Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:10:44 GMT New Satelite Broadband Service Debuts In West And Central Africa http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3421 Luxembourg, 2 September 2011. – SES S.A. (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) today announced an agreement with Sea&Space Exploration for the distribution of SES’ proven satellite broadband service ASTRA2Connect in 20 countries in Central and West Africa. ASTRA2Connect will be distributed by Sea&Space’s spin-off SatADSL through a specialized network of professional distributors based in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Ivory Coast, Ghana and Sierra Leo Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:10:44 GMT FG Reverts Education System To 1-6-3-3-4 http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3465 The Federal Government has announced arrangement to revise the existing 6-3-3-4 education system to what it described as the originally intended plan of 1-6-3-3-4 system. Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:23:42 GMT Nigeria Warns Airtel, MTN On Poor Services http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3467 Nigerian regulators have threatened to fine and stop three telecommunications companies from signing up new cellular phone subscribers over complaints about poor service in a nation reliant on mobile calls, officials said today. Fri, 28 Oct 2011 06:59:35 GMT DHL Commits To Boosting Nigeria’s Logistics Industry http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3477 DHL, the world’s leading logistics company, has almost doubled the size of its warehouse in Oregun from 5,500m2 to 8,000m2 and continues to invest in infrastructure and expertise to help the country achieve its goal of becoming a top 20 economy by 2020. Acknowledging the critical role logistics is playing in this transformation, DHL is also proud to sponsor the first Logistics West Africa conference and exhibition to be hosted by Nigeria in November. Thu, 03 Nov 2011 03:16:40 GMT Post-Qaddafi Libya and Natural Resource Governance http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3480 The stability of Libya’s post-Qaddafi political environment now depends on a myriad of factors – not least of which is the governance and distribution of this North African country’s sizable natural resource wealth. While holding fair and free elections, restoring impartial security institutions, disarming and demobilizing rogue militias, reconstructing economic infrastructure and strengthening governance structures are of crucial importance, the country has virtually no chance of successful pos Thu, 03 Nov 2011 03:16:40 GMT Three Opposition Journalists Detained In Ivory Coast http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3503 New York, November 28, 2011-The administration of Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has detained without charge three journalists from an opposition newspaper since Thursday, in violation of the country's own press law and constitution, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:03:19 GMT CPJ Condemns Gambian President http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3504 New York, November 28, 2011-The Committee to Protect Journalists condemns Gambian President Yahya Jammeh's public remarks on Thursday, in which he vilified members of the press. The following day, Jammeh won his fourth term in office as president. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:59:55 GMT A Letter To Governor Martins Elechi http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3509 This is the facsimile of the writer’s conscience. To frankly begin, the first year of the return of your Excellency to the White House as the second executive governor of the state for the second term since May 29, 2011 has continued to mount challenges and yet spark hope that at the end of your second tenure, history would have to contend between advancing you as the best ever or otherwise in the leadership of the state. Fri, 02 Dec 2011 01:24:28 GMT Nigeria Investigates Chinese Firm Over $450m Security Camera Contract http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3515 Nigeria's lawmakers have given the go-ahead to a joint committee of police, public procurement, debt management and IT officials to investigate China's ZTE over a $470 million contract for the Nation Communication Security System. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 01:08:04 GMT Chevron Rig Catches Fire Off Nigeria's Delta http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3537 Chevron Corp. says an offshore rig being run for its subsidiary near Nigeria's oil-rich southern delta has caught fire and officials are still trying to account for all the workers there. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:34:58 GMT Boko Haram Kills Two In Kano After Football Warning http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3629 KANO, Nigeria: Gunmen shot dead two men near a community centre showing soccer matches in northern Nigeria, days after the Islamist group Boko Haram reportedly called for such places to be closed, residents said Friday. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:01:27 GMT US Warns Of Potential Terror Attacks On Nigerian Hotels http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3631 The U.S. warned its citizens Wednesday that a radical Islamist sect may attack hotels frequented by foreigners in Nigeria's capital, the second time it has advised such an assault is possible in the widening sectarian fight in the West African nation. Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:01:54 GMT Next Governor Of Delta State: Stupidity In Akpevwe Onokoja’s Argument http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3632 Ordinarily Akpevwe Onokoja’s advertorial and its sponsors in the Vanguard of Monday April 23, 2012 highlighting what in their wild dream were supposed to be cogent reasons why the Delta Central Senatorial District must produce the next governor of Delta state come 2015, would have been ignored and dismissed as the ranting of hollow food-is-ready-village-politicians but for the expressed arrogance and insult against the well-polished Anioma people. Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:36:11 GMT Shell Nigeria spill 60 times worse than said -Amnesty http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3634 LAGOS, April 23 (Reuters) - An oil spill in Nigeria for which Royal Dutch Shell is being sued for tens of millions of dollars in a London court was at least 60 times worse than it announced, a report by Amnesty International said on Monday, citing research it commissioned. Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:59:39 GMT US Supreme Court Turns Down Nigeria Oil Protest Case http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3635 The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up an appeal by 19 Nigerians seeking to invoke a US anti-torture law to sue oil giant Chevron over deaths in the Niger Delta. Mon, 23 Apr 2012 15:57:37 GMT 13 Persons Perish, 43 Others Injured In Auto Crash In Katsina http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3636 Thirteen persons have been confirmed dead while 43 others were injured in a ghastly motor accident at Kwanar Gwanti village in Mai’adua Local Government Area of Katsina State. Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:12:13 GMT Uduaghan's Aide Donates Salary To Community http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3637 The Special Adviser to Delta State Governor on Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Mr. Sunny Ofili says he has donated 20 percent of his monthly salary to Issele -Azagba Community in Aniocha North Local Government area of the state. Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:54:41 GMT Two Profs, Many Others Killed In Kaduna Church Blast http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3638 KANO —TWENTY persons were killed yesterday, including two university professors with several others injured when gunmen armed with bombs attacked St Stephen Catholic Chaplain, Bayero University, Kano. Mon, 30 Apr 2012 01:59:36 GMT El-Rufai Backs Azazi On Boko Haram Comment http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3639 ABUJA — FORMER Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, yesterday, threw his weight behind the embattled National Security Adviser, General Andrew Owoye Azazi (rtd), saying he only confirmed what some people have been saying that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is the cause of all politically-related violence and terrorism in the country. Mon, 30 Apr 2012 02:14:29 GMT Bomb Explosion Kills Three In Taraba http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3640 Jalingo – A bomb exploded at the premises of the Taraba Ministry of Finance on Monday, killing at least three people and destroying part of the building and damaging valuable items. Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:56:19 GMT Azazi Gate: Jonathan, PDP And The Bitter Truth http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3641 “The issue of violence did not increase in Nigeria until when there was a declaration by the current President that he was going to contest. PDP got it wrong from the beginning. The party started by saying Mr. A can rule, and Mr. B cannot rule, according to PDP conventions, rules and regulations and not according to the Constitution. Tue, 01 May 2012 04:04:20 GMT Boko Haram: Gunfire, Explosions Erupts In Kano, Nigeria http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3642 Gunfire and explosions rang out through Nigeria's main northern city of Kano on Tuesday as Nigerian forces battled Islamist militants in a raid on one of their hideouts, witnesses and the military said. Tue, 01 May 2012 04:11:36 GMT An Open Letter To Nigeria’s News Media http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3644 “To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the … public” - Theodore Roosevelt 1918. Wed, 02 May 2012 14:58:49 GMT Uduaghan Orders pprobe Into Employment Racket http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3645 Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has ordered for full scale investigation into the bribery allegation in the current employment exercise going on in the state. Thu, 03 May 2012 02:35:53 GMT Okah Says President Jonathan Behind Bombings In 2010! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3646 A senior Niger Delta militant undergoing trial in South Africa is alleging that President Jonathan was behind two bombings in 2010--one in Abuja on Independence Day and the other in Delta State seven months earlier. Thu, 03 May 2012 04:14:09 GMT Presidency Denies Okah’s Accusations http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3647 The presidency yesterday denied reports in the media of allegations made against President Goodluck Jonathan in an affidavit said to have been sworn to by former Nigerian militant leader, Mr Henry Okay who is facing trial in South Africa for his alleged involvement in terrorist acts against Nigeria. Thu, 03 May 2012 04:17:52 GMT N2B Bribe Allegation Rocks Senate Pensions Committee http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3648 Pension Reform Task Team Chairman, Abdulrasheed Maina yesterday accused Senator Aloysius Etuk, Chairman, and Senate Committee of Pension Probe of demanding for N2 billion bribe for members of the committee. Thu, 03 May 2012 14:33:52 GMT Gunmen Kill 34 At Northeast Nigeria Cattle Market http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3649 Robbers angered by a crowd burning one of their colleagues alive attacked a cattle market in northeast Nigeria, killing at least 34 people in the latest violence fanning across the bloodied region, witnesses and an official said Thursday. Thu, 03 May 2012 14:44:50 GMT How Oshiomhole’s Aide, Oyerinde, Was Assassinated http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3650 The Principal Private Secretary to Edo State Governor, Mr Olaitan Oyerinde was killed in the wee hours of this morning by unknown gunmen. Fri, 04 May 2012 12:15:16 GMT Olaitan’s Killers Must Die By The Sword – Keyamo Vows http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3653 Friday, May 4, 2012 PRESS STATEMENT BY FESTUS KEYAMO ON THE MINDLESS MURDER OF COMRADE OLAITAN OYERINDE (PRIVATE SECRETARY TO COMRADE ADAMS OSHIOMHOLE) I received with shock the news of the gruesome murder of my friend, and comrade-in-the-struggle, the amiable Comrade Oyerinde Olaitan, the private secretary to the Governor of Edo State and one of his chief strategists in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Edo State . Fri, 04 May 2012 17:43:34 GMT Delta To Partner Singapore IT Firm For Better Service Delivery http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3654 The Delta State government has commenced an arrangement to partner with Crimson Logic, a leading E-government solutions and technology services provider to ensure effective service delivery to citizens. Wed, 16 May 2012 01:16:14 GMT Jonathan Sued Over Move To Reinstate Salami http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3655 The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has been asked to invoke its powers and abort any move by President Goodluck Jonathan to reinstate the suspended President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Isa Ayo Salami. Wed, 16 May 2012 01:30:27 GMT Ibori: British Police Accused Of Corruption http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3656 Three police detectives face accusations of taking illegal payments from private investigators for information in an alleged case of "apparent corruption right at the heart of Scotland Yard". Wed, 23 May 2012 02:47:33 GMT Subsidy: Jonathan Orders EFCC to Prosecute Culprits http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3657 Weeks of uncertainty over the fate of the report of the Ad Hoc Committee of the House of Representatives that probed the subsidy regime ended yesterday with President Goodluck Jonathan directing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the document and prosecute those against whom the weight of evidence could secure conviction. Wed, 23 May 2012 02:47:33 GMT Why FG Can’t Re-instate Salami Now, by Adoke http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3658 Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN), Tuesday said the suspended president of the Court of Appeal, Justice Isa Ayo Salami, would not be reinstated until all pending cases on the matter are concluded. Wed, 23 May 2012 02:47:33 GMT Police Fire Tea Gas At Protesting Nigerian Students http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3659 Police fired tear gas Friday at several hundred students and unemployed youths in Nigeria's largest city protesting a presidential decision to rename one of the nation's top universities. Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:12:34 GMT Supreme Court Dismiss Challenge Against Akpabio http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3660 The Supreme Court on Friday refused to reverse itself on the insistence that election petitions must be heard and determined within 180 days from the day of filing. Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:12:34 GMT Nigerians Losing Faith In President Goodluck Jonathan Over Power, Security http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3661 ABUJA, Nigeria — With the start of his presidency marred by corruption scandals, Islamist bombings that metastasized to the capital and a host of other challenges, Goodluck Jonathan this week celebrates a year since he was elected the leader of Africa’s most populous country. Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:12:34 GMT Fire kills 2, Destroys 10 Trucks At Sagamu http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3662 Two persons were reportedly burnt to death while 10 trucks were also consumed in the inferno which occurred at the Sagamu axis of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Thursday. Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:17:35 GMT Uduaghan: Deconstructing The “Ant Hill” Politics Of Asaba Airport http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3663 From a distance, it must be hard to feel excitement at the news gripping the Asaba airport project particularly the controversy of the alleged cost to clear what critics described as “ant hills” around the area for the facility to achieve a four-kilometer stretch runway required for landing of bigger aircrafts. Frankly, such controversy should really matter to anyone with an interest in the fate of this ambitious project and this is why all responsible deltans should actually be concerned. Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:23:15 GMT Kidnapped Italian In Nigeria Freed http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3664 ROME (Reuters) - An Italian engineer who was abducted by a group of armed men in the Kwara state in western Nigeria was released on Friday, a spokesman for Italy's Foreign Minister Giulio Terzi said. Fri, 01 Jun 2012 16:41:57 GMT Nigerian Cargo Plane Crashes In Ghana, Kills 10 http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3665 At least ten people were killed when a cargo plane that crash landed on a street close to the international airport in Ghana's capital Accra hit a mini van full of passengers on Saturday, reports quoting officials said. Sun, 03 Jun 2012 03:50:36 GMT Uduaghan Laments State of East-West Road http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3666 Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has said that the poor state of the East-West Road linking Port Harcourt in Rivers State to Warri, was a major source of worry for the people and governments of the South-South States. Sun, 03 Jun 2012 09:19:11 GMT 12 Dead In Nigeria Church Bombing http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3667 Yelwa, Nigeria - A suicide bomber drove a car full of explosives into a church in northern Nigeria on Sunday, killing 12 people in the latest deadly attack on Christian worshippers, witnesses said. Sun, 03 Jun 2012 09:19:11 GMT W/Cup Qualifier: Nigeria Beats Namibia 1-0 http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3669 The "Super Eagles" of Nigeria have secured their first three points in the World Cup qualifiers after defeating an inexperience Namibian squad 1-0. Sun, 03 Jun 2012 12:40:27 GMT Kashim Shettima: Nigeria’s Master Of Crime, Fraud And Deception – “Corridor Boy” at VP’s Offices http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3670 Nigeria is a country of abundant natural resources, great people and immense potential to emerge as Africa’s most prosperous economy. However, the country’s efforts to achieve growth and enhance foreign investments has been systematically aborted by the activities of some Nigerians who aim to get rich at the cost of the nation’s progress. Thu, 07 Jun 2012 13:12:18 GMT Ex- Gov, Timipre Sylva Gets N100m Bail http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3671 A Federal High Court in Abuja, has granted the former governor of Bayelsa state, Timipre Sylva, a bail of N100 million, which allows him leave detention, while his trial lasts. Thu, 07 Jun 2012 17:28:30 GMT Explosion At Nigerian Police HQ Kills 7 http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3672 Seven people including a suicide bomber, two policemen and four civilians were killed on Friday in an attack on the police headquarters in Nigeria's northeastern city Miaduguri, local police confirmed. Fri, 08 Jun 2012 11:10:31 GMT Britain Pledges To Support Nigeria http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3673 The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Andrew Lloyd has promised that Britain will continue to support Nigeria in building a stronger democracy and economic development. Fri, 08 Jun 2012 11:22:17 GMT Seven Nigerien UN Peacekeepers Killed In Ivory Coast http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3674 Seven United Nations peacekeepers were killed in an ambush in Ivory Coast on Friday while on patrol near the border with neighboring Liberia, the U.N. mission said. Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:59:23 GMT Nigerian Soccer Star, Christian Obodo, Kidnapped http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3675 Super Eagles midfielder, Christian Obodo was this morning abducted by gunmen. Sat, 09 Jun 2012 09:20:49 GMT W/Cup Qualifier: Nigeria In Dramatic 1-1 Draw With Malawi http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3676 Malawi today drew with Nigeria 1-1 in the World Cup 2014 qualifiers at the Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre in a dramatic finish to the game as both goals came in the last minutes of the game. Sat, 09 Jun 2012 09:53:47 GMT Kidnapped Nigerian Soccer Star Rescued http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3677 Kidnapped Nigeria-born international soccer star Christian Obodo was released Sunday evening, according to a top-level security source. Mon, 11 Jun 2012 02:00:51 GMT It’s A Lie, Lawan Farouk Denies Bribery Charge http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3678 The House of Rep Member at the centre of the latest bribery allegation rocking Nigeria’s lower legislative arm, Hon Farouk Lawan has denied taking any bribe. Mon, 11 Jun 2012 02:00:51 GMT Femi Otedola Confirms Bribe To Farouk http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3679 The full details of the $3 million bribery scandal involving members of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on the Fuel Subsidy probe were revealed yesterday, as one of the major actors in the scandal has opened up on what transpired. Mon, 11 Jun 2012 02:00:51 GMT 4 Killed, 41 Wounded In Nigeria Church Bombings http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3680 At least 4 people were killed and 41 injured on June 10 in a suicide bomb blast that ripped through a church in Nigeria, the police said. Mon, 11 Jun 2012 02:12:42 GMT Delta Speaker To Deliver Paper On Minimum Wage http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3681 Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon. (Engr) Victor Ochei FNSE, will on Tuesday, June 12, deliver a lecture at the 2012 edition of Distinguished Annual Public Service Lecture under the aegis of the Asaba Chapter of the University of Ibadan Alumni Association. Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:39:52 GMT Kashim Shettima, Vaswani Brothers: Right of Reply http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3682 The last time I had cause to write on the seemingly intractable assault on Nigeria’s sovereignty and economic viability by the Vaswani Brothers as shockingly captured in what we must now refer to as VONGATE, it was to express concern and disbelief at the surreptitious manner in which these shrewd Indian businessmen were about to get President Goodluck Jonathan to bestow them tacit endorsement by agreeing to commission one of their projects in the very premises where their excesses are literally Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:39:52 GMT Delta Speaker Calls For Review Of Revenue Sharing Formula http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3683 Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt Hon Victor Ochei FNSE, has called for a review of the present revenue sharing formula which he claims is unfair and impedes development at state and local government levels. Wed, 13 Jun 2012 02:52:52 GMT Nigeria Beats Rwanda 2-0, Advance To Final Round http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3685 Nigeria’s Super Eagles defeated Rwanda’s Amavubi 2-0 in a second leg first round qualifying game of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations decided at the UJ Esuene Stadium, Calabar on Saturday. Sat, 16 Jun 2012 17:55:30 GMT 25 Killed In Bomb Blasts In Kaduna Churches, Reprisal Attacks http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3687 Suicide bombers targeted four churches in a series of attacks in northern Nigeria on Sunday, killing at least 25 people, many of them children, and prompting reprisal attacks. Sun, 17 Jun 2012 10:52:52 GMT Boko Haram Claims Kaduna Bombings, Over 50 Killed In Reprisal Attacks http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3688 MAIDUGURI, Nigeria — A radical Islamist sect has claimed responsibility for three church attacks that left at least 21 people dead in northern Nigeria. Mon, 18 Jun 2012 02:23:55 GMT Workers And Minimum Wage – The Way Forward – By Delta Speaker http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3689 It is with great honour that I take this podium to address the distinguished members of the premier university, the University of Ibadan, to discuss issues that bother on our polity and affect us as a people and nation. I am told that I am the first non alumnus to use the platform of the University of Ibadan to deliver a lecture. While I am not too sure of the reasons of my choice, I am however particularly grateful and humbled for this unique opportunity, hoping that the fruit of our interactio Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:21:58 GMT Utuama, Ochei Extol Delta House http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3690 The Deputy Governor of Delta State, Professor Amos Utuama, SAN has described the Delta State Legislature as a major driving force in the attainment of the perfect synergy of the tripartite arms of government, just as the Speaker of the House, Rt Hon Victor Ochei, FNSE adduced maturity and selfless disposition of the members as the core components of the achievements so far recorded by the fifth Assembly. Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:51:21 GMT Delta Green Economy Initiative Will Alleviate Poverty – Gov. Uduaghan http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3691 Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has vowed to press ahead with the state green economy initiative as this will alleviate poverty and ensure sustainable development of Delta state in line with his vision of ‘Delta beyond oil’. Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:51:21 GMT Conversation With Henry Okah http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3692 Long before the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) selected a group of eminent Nigerians to represent its interest in an anticipated negotiation with the late Yar’Adua’s administration in 2009; I had penned a series of essays articulating what the problems were, and what the solution should be. Frankly, I never asked why I was chosen, but my suspicion was that my public commentaries brought me to the attention of the justice-seeking group. Mon, 25 Jun 2012 14:58:13 GMT Court Restrains Jonathan From Renaming Unilag http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3693 Justice Steven Adah of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikeja on Monday granted an interim order restraining the Federal Government from going ahead with its plan to change the name of the University of Lagos to Moshood Abiola University, Lagos. Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:06:21 GMT Sylva Seeks Court’s Permission For Medical Foreign Trip http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3694 A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja will on Tuesday, June 27th 2012 decide if it will allow former governor of Bayelsa state Mr. Timipre Sylva travel outside Nigeria for medical care. Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:20:17 GMT President Jonathan Seeks 'New Tactics' To Fight Boko Haram, But Not Dialogue http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3695 Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan admitted on Monday that his government needs to come up with "new tactics" for stopping Boko Haram, the rebel group responsible for three weeks of church bombings, as well as scores of other terrorist attacks and thousands of death over the past two years. Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:20:17 GMT Heritage Oil To Buy Nigeria Assets In $850 Million Deal http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3698 Heritage Oil (HOIL.L) (HOC.TO) has agreed to buy a stake in a string of Nigerian oilfield assets, known as OML 30, in a deal which Heritage said on Sunday would diversify its portfolio and significantly increase its production capabilities. Sun, 01 Jul 2012 03:34:00 GMT Russian Firms To Invest In Power Sector http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3702 A delegation of Russian companies has expressed interest to invest expertise and money in the country’s power sector. Tue, 24 Jul 2012 03:06:34 GMT SSS Quizzes Tunde Bakare Over Church Sermon http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3704 Men of the Lagos State office of the State Security Service (SSS), yesterday, invited Lagos clergyman/politician, Pastor Tunde Bakare to their office over his recent church sermon during which he urged President Goodluck Jonathan to resign from office. Tue, 24 Jul 2012 03:17:22 GMT Ghana Turns Back Nigerians Over Yellow Fever http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3705 A DIPLOMATIC row may soon arise between Nigeria and Ghana as the country is said to be denying Nigerians entry over alleged fake yellow fever cards. Tue, 24 Jul 2012 03:35:40 GMT President Of Ghana, Atta Mills, Dies At 68 http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3706 Ghana's President John Atta Mills has died, according to a statement sent by the president's office to Reuters on Tuesday. Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:34:45 GMT Everton, Fenerbache Agree Yobo Deal http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3707 Sources close to Nigeria captain Joseph Yobo have told KickOffNigeria.com that Everton and Fenerbahce are close to an agreement for the transfer of the big defender. Tue, 24 Jul 2012 12:39:11 GMT No Minimum Wage Yet For Teachers In Benue http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3709 More than a year after the passage of the minimum wage Act, members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT in Benue State are yet to be considered for the N18,000 minimum wage even as the State Government embarks on yet another verification of the number of teachers on its payroll. Thu, 09 Aug 2012 03:06:10 GMT Gov Amaechi Condoles Uduaghan http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3710 Ahead of funeral rites of Madam Rebecca Ayomike mother of the wife of the Delta State Governor, Mrs. Roli Uduaghan, which commences today (Thursda)with a service of songs, the Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, yesterday,(Wednesday) extolled the virtues of the Governor’s inlaw. Thu, 09 Aug 2012 03:24:51 GMT Pirates Kill Boss Of Tompolo’s Security Firm http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3711 WARRI—SUSPECTED sea pirates have killed Captain Romeo Itima, Managing Director of Global West Vessel Specialist Limited, an oil bunkering surveillance company owned by ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo. Thu, 09 Aug 2012 03:34:06 GMT Clinton Arrives Nigeria, Discuss Security Challenges With Jonathan http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3712 In continuation of her Africa shuttle tour, US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, today met President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja. Thu, 09 Aug 2012 14:08:59 GMT Pensioners Demand Dissolution of Pension Reform Task Team http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3713 The Abdulrasheed A.Maina led Pension Reform Task Team again came under attack as retired civil servants under the aegis of Joint Committee of Association of Federal Pensioners demanded its dissolution. Thu, 09 Aug 2012 14:14:39 GMT 20 Killed In Army, Boko Haram Shoot-out In Borno http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3714 Twenty members of the Boko Haram Islamic fundamentalist were killed Sunday, when the Joint Task Force, JTF, raided their hideout, an officer with the JTF confirmed. Sun, 12 Aug 2012 13:54:53 GMT UBA Appoints Okwechime, Duke Into Board http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3715 United Bank for Africa Plc has announced the appointment of Mrs. Rose Ada Okwechime and Mrs. Owanari Duke to the Group’s board. The appointments, made at a meeting of the Board of Directors held on July 13, 2012, bring to four the number of women on the Board of the Bank and have received the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:35:37 GMT Amnesty International Accuses JTF Of Extra-Judicial Killings http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3716 The Joint Task Force, JTF, operating in Borno State has been accused of series of human rights abuses and violation including extra judicial killings, illegal detention, torture, denial of right to housing and medical care. Mon, 13 Aug 2012 16:35:37 GMT 3 Bombers, 4 others Killed In Kaduna Blast http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3717 At least four motor cycle operators and three suspected suicide bombers were reported to have died in an explosion this afternoon in Kaduna. Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:52:27 GMT Olympics Scandal: How Sports Ministry Squandered N2.3 billion http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3718 The stories are gradually unfolding why and how Nigeria Olympics Team performed abysmally despite projections by the Federal Ministry of Sports that the Team was billed to garner medals. Tue, 14 Aug 2012 17:02:32 GMT Airtel Assures Deltans of Robust Network, Widest 3.75G Coverage http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3719 Lagos, Nigeria; August 15, 2012: Leading Telecommunications Services Provider, Airtel Nigeria has assured Nigerians resident in Delta State of exceptional network quality and coverage, saying it has deployed the largest and widest 3.75G Internet network in the State. Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:52:45 GMT JTF, Boko Haram Gun Battle Paralyse Damaturu, Yobe State http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3720 A severe gun between the Joint Task Force and members of Boko Haram that lasted for about two hours temporarily shut down Damaturu, the Yobe state capital, Wednesday afternoon. Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:52:45 GMT First Bank Nigeria Aims for N75bn 2012 Profit http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3721 First Bank of Nigeria Plc, the country’s third-biggest lender by market value, may be aiming for a full-year 2012 profit-after estimate of N75 billion as its stock rose to the highest in more than a year on speculation it will continue to increase profit. Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:52:45 GMT Delta To Partner NNPC On Gas Production http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3722 Delta state government is to partner with Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) in the establishment of Gas, Petro-chemical and Fertilizer plants in the state. Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:52:45 GMT Nigerian University Don Kidnapped http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3723 Armed youths Wednesday kidnapped the Vice-Chancellor of Enugu State University of Science and Technology, ESUT, Professor Cyprian Onyeji after a gun battle with his three-man police escort at the University main gate in Agbani, Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State. Wed, 15 Aug 2012 16:52:45 GMT Nigeria’s Falconets Play 1-1 Draw With Brazil http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3724 For the second time in as many matches a late equaliser from Brazil has rescued a point for the South Americans at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, with Giovanna Oliveira's header denying Nigeria early passage to the knockout stage. Wed, 22 Aug 2012 09:47:21 GMT Sokoto To Start Crude Oil Exploration http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3726 The governor of Sokoto State, Aliyu Wamakko has disclosed plans by the state to explore its crude oil deposits. Wed, 22 Aug 2012 09:47:21 GMT ANPP, CPC Blasts Jonathan, Sanusi Over N5,000 Note http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3727 The All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP, and Congress for Progressive Change, CPC. has described as mere hypocrisy, explanations justifying the conversion of lower denominations of the Naira to coins and the proposed N5,000 note. Sat, 25 Aug 2012 09:03:22 GMT Irish Worker Shot Dead In Nigeria http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3728 Officials say an Irish worker in eastern Nigeria has been shot to death during an attempted armed robbery. Sat, 25 Aug 2012 09:03:22 GMT North, Sourthern Govs At War Over State Police, Oil Revenue http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3729 The romance between North and South Governors is no longer at ease. State police and oil revenue has slashed the bonds welding them together. Sat, 25 Aug 2012 09:03:22 GMT Suswam, Gemade Tussle Over 2015 Senate Seat http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3730 Ahead the 2015 elections, Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam has begun scheming how to outwit his former benefactor, Senator Barnabas Gemade representing Benue North–East Senatorial District and maneuver his way back to the National Assembly. Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:07:11 GMT Heartland Retains Federation Cup http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3731 Heartland on Sunday retained their Federation Cup title after defeating Lobi Stars 2-1 at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos. Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:15:01 GMT Nigeria In Secret Talks With Boko Haram http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3732 Abuja - Nigeria's government has reached out to members of Islamist militant group Boko Haram through back-channel talks in a bid to end an insurgency that has killed hundreds, the president's spokesperson said. Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:21:59 GMT Presidency Denies N11.77 Trillion Corruption Allegation http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3733 The Presidency yesterday dismissed the allegation on the social media that government officials in the country loot N11.772 trillion annually. Mon, 27 Aug 2012 06:26:24 GMT Nigeria’s Power Minister Resigns Abruptly http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3734 Nigeria’s power minister resigned on Tuesday, the presidency said, two months before preferred bidders were due to be announced for state assets in a privatisation process aimed at overhauling the ailing electricity sector. Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:27:14 GMT Barth Nnaji’s Resignation Is Testament To The Need For Public Declaration Of Asset http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3735 “No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause, because his interest would certainly bias his judgment, and not improbably, corrupt his integrity. With equal, nay with greater reason, a body of men are unfit to be both judges and parties at the same time.” -James Madison Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:18:18 GMT Nigerians Challenge Ribadu On $15m Ibori Bribe Money http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3736 Many Nigerians, including politicians, lawyers, activists and even the Delta State Government, were unanimous on Thursday in challenging erstwhile Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nuhu Ribadu to open up on the $15 million bribe allegedly given to him by former Delta State Governor, James Ibori. Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:09:51 GMT Presidency, Keystone Bank And ALGON In N4.5 Billion Fraud Saga http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3738 The sum of N4.5 billion approved by President Goodluck Jonathan to the Association of Local Government of Nigeria, (ALGON) purportedly for enhancement of primary healthcare, PHC in the country has been diverted into private pocket. Fri, 31 Aug 2012 13:09:51 GMT Mr. President, His Critics And Nigerians http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3739 The President of the Federal Republic, Doctor Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, is certainly feeling the heat. Who would not in a complex polity as Nigeria with myriads of problems and contending forces? And when you throw in the Boko Haram challenge, rumblings from different ethnic nationalities angling for bigger pie from the national cake and the antics of political actors whose eyes are fixated on the 2015 Presidential race into the mix , then it is obvious that leading such a country cannot be Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:15:33 GMT The Real Reason Behind Oil Price Rises - An Interview with James Hamilton http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3740 Nowadays the energy picture is confusing at best as the more information we are shown the more blurred our vision seems to become. Mixed messages, poor reporting and a media hungry to sensationalize anything it thinks can grab a headline have led to many wondering what the true energy situation is. We hear numerous reports on how the shale revolution will transform the energy sector, why alternatives are just around the corner, why advances in oilfield extraction techniques and new finds will he Fri, 31 Aug 2012 14:15:33 GMT 2015: Zamfara Governor, Yari Mull PDP Move http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3741 Zamfara State Governor, Abdulaziz Yari of the All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP determined to avoid the experience of his predecessor, may have begun testing the waters preparatory to defecting to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in a bid to realise his second term ambition. Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:01:19 GMT EFCC Accuses NGOs Of Money Laundering http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3742 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has revealed that Non Governmental Organizations, NGOs now serve as conduit for money laundering and sponsorship of criminal activities. Wed, 05 Sep 2012 13:04:25 GMT Northern Nigerian Flood Kills 5, 50 Missing http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3743 Five people were confirmed dead and more than 50 persons declared missing following torrential rains and flooding in Lau, Karim-Lamido and Gassol Local Government Areas of Taraba. Wed, 05 Sep 2012 13:04:25 GMT N5.6Billion Contracts To ex-Militants: Jonathan And This Suicide Pact? http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3744 For want of a better way to describe the revelation, it was very harrowing hearing from a report by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) that the NNPC now doles $3.8 million (N599.64million) a year apiece to two former rebel leaders, Gen. Ebikabowei Boyloaf” Victor Ben and Gen. Ateke Tom, to have their men guard oil pipelines they used to attack in the Niger Delta. Another general, Government “Tompolo” Ekpumopolo, maintains a $22.9 million-a-year (N3.614billion) contract to do the same, in another flan Wed, 05 Sep 2012 13:16:43 GMT Nigerian Gunmen Destroy Telecom Masts In Maiduguri http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3745 Gunmen in Maiduguri, Borno State, between late night Tuesday and early hours of Wednesday, burnt the telecommunication masts and offices of MTN and nine other telecommunication companies’ masts. Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:29:22 GMT Nigeria Mobile Phone Mast Attacks Kill 15, Schools Burnt http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3748 Attacks claimed by Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram targeting mobile phone towers in recent days have also left 15 people dead and buildings burnt, including two schools, officials said on Friday. Fri, 07 Sep 2012 07:36:23 GMT Nigerian Police Deploys To Protect Telecom Masts http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3749 Nigerian police will mount 24-hour surveillance of telecoms equipment across the country following a spate of attacks on phone masts in the north, the head of the force said on Friday. Fri, 07 Sep 2012 07:36:23 GMT Benue: Flood Sacks 14 Communities, Displaces 25,000 http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3750 The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA Thursday said over 25, 000 persons have been displaced by flood in 14 communities in Benue State following the overflow of river Benue Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:14:30 GMT Anambra, Kogi Trade Words Over Oil Field http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3752 The Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi Thursday dismissed claims made by groups and states over the ownership of the oil well discovered in the inland basin of Aguleri-Otu, Anambra East local government area. Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:14:30 GMT Gates Foundation Registers in Nigeria As Int’l NGO http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3753 The Federal Government, FG, and the Bill Gates Foundation, BGF, Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, to enhance the NGO’s participation poverty reduction and improving agricultural productivity in Nigeria. Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:23:59 GMT EFCC Blames Corruption For Infrastructure Deficit http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3754 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has traced the progressive collapse of infrastructure across the country to corrupt practices. Head of Public Enlightenment Unit of the Commission, Mrs. Rose Ekawu, stated this while declaring open a one day sensitization programme on the ills of corruption for officers of the Federal Fire Service in Abuja. Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:29:17 GMT Nigerian Oil Minister’s Convoy Kills Journalist http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3755 The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council, has expressed sadness over the death of Mr. James Momoh of Abuja based Pilot Newspapers. Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:35:15 GMT Stallion Group Wins Thailand Government Honors Four Years In A Row http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3756 Multi-billion conglomerate and commodity giant Stallion Group, won accolades from Her Excellency Ms. Yingluck Shinawatra, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand at the “Thailand’s Best Friend” Ceremony 2012, held at Royal Thai Navy Club, Bangkok on September 11, 2012. Sun, 16 Sep 2012 14:56:03 GMT Uduaghan Calls For Closer Interface Between Governors And Media Chiefs http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3757 Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has called for closer interaction between the State Governors and Media Editors in the country. Sun, 16 Sep 2012 15:13:19 GMT Suicide Bomber Kills Two In Bauchi Church Blast http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3758 A suicide bomber who tried to ram an explosives-packed car into a church in Bauchi on Sunday killed a woman and a child while badly wounding dozens more, the Red Cross said. Sun, 23 Sep 2012 09:46:53 GMT Onshore/Offshore Dichotomy: AGF Is Stupid – Ango Abdullahi Blows Hot http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3759 In this interview with Prof. Ango Abdullahi during the inauguration of the Constitution Review Committee of the Northern Elders Forum at the Gombe Jewel Hotel, Abuja, touched on many national issues particularly as they affect the northern region. He spoke to Tony Abrahams Sun, 23 Sep 2012 14:01:24 GMT Tony Elumelu Appointed Into USAID Forum http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3760 Tue, 25 Sep 2012 07:41:04 GMT Jonathan’s Administration: Confronting Simple Problems with Drastic and Complex Solutions http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3761 “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” ~Leonardo DaVinci A good summary of Steve Job’s autobiography by Walter Isaacson could be aptly put: “simplicity”. Job committed his entire life to turning complex human technological problems into a simple easy to handle tech marvel anyone and everyone can use. No wonder people of all hue will readily pay any price to lay their hands on any Apple products. The current regime in Nigeria on the other hand could easily enter the Guinness Book of Reco Tue, 25 Sep 2012 08:28:42 GMT Onshore/Offshore Dichotomy: Supposing We Resurrect It Again? http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3762 Recent deliberate attempts to resurrect the onshore/offshore dichotomy controversy and elevate it to the level of an urgent national issue despite the known fact that it has all the trappings to generate acrimonious wrangling within the already over-heated polity brings out who we really are as Nigerians. By the way, who is actually afraid of this dichotomy? From most of the comments on both sides of the divide, Nigerians are being manipulated into believing that there is a section of the countr Tue, 25 Sep 2012 08:28:42 GMT Transcorp Wins Bid For Power Plant http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3763 Lagos, Nigeria- September 25 2012- The Nigerian Bureau for Public Enterprises (“BPE”) , following the conclusion of its evaluation of the commercial bids for the privatization of some of the power generation companies created from the unbundling to the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), has announced that the Transcorp Consortium consisting of Transcorp, Symbion Power LLC, Medea Development, Thomassen Holding Limited and PSL Engineering (the “Consortium”) has won the bid for the acquisitio Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:31:54 GMT Delta State Commissioner Kidnapped! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3764 Delta State Commissioner for Higher Education, Prof. Hope Eghagha was today kidnapped on his way to the Asaba the state capital from Warri. Sun, 30 Sep 2012 16:08:52 GMT Shell Shuts Major Oil Pipeline In Nigeria http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3765 Shell‘s Nigerian unit shut its Bonny oil pipeline and deferred 150,000 barrels per day of production on Sunday after oil thieves caused a fire, the company said. Sun, 30 Sep 2012 17:00:13 GMT Soldiers Kill Over 30 In Gun Battle With Boko Haram http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3766 Nigeria soldiers angry about the killing of an officer have razed buildings and shot dead more than 30 civilians in a northeastern city long under siege by a radical Islamist sect. Mon, 08 Oct 2012 14:29:33 GMT Court Awards N100m To Journalist For Assault http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3767 Nearly three years after being assaulted and battered by men of the Nigerian Police Force and officials of Guaranty Trust Bank Plc in Abuja, a senior reporter with TheNEWS Magazine / PM News, Mr. Desmond Utomwen, has been awarded the sum of N100 million as damages against the bank by an Abuja High Court. Mon, 08 Oct 2012 14:29:33 GMT Jonathan Pledges $110m To Floods Victims http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3768 President Goodluck Jonathan has pledged $110 million to mitigate the damage caused by “unprecedented” floods, in a special message to the country broadcast early Tuesday. Tue, 09 Oct 2012 03:12:22 GMT UBA Gives Out Free Debit MasterCard in New Promo http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3769 Spurred by the commitment to drive the Cashless initiative and provide value added services to customers, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc is introducing Free UBA Debit MasterCard to the first 100,000 new UBA debit card customers. The free debit cards are being doled out to customers in a promo tagged ‘Celebrating Freedom with MasterCard’. Thu, 11 Oct 2012 10:13:28 GMT Jonathan Delivers Disputed 2013 Budget http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3770 Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday presented a 4.93 trillion naira budget to parliament for 2013, increasing spending but shrinking the deficit and cutting the share taken by recurrent expenditure. Thu, 11 Oct 2012 10:13:28 GMT Attacks In Flashpoint Plateau State Kills 14 http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3771 Two gun attacks in Nigeria's flashpoint Plateau state, which has been racked by sectarian violence, have left 14 people including three children dead since the weekend, police said Wednesday. Thu, 11 Oct 2012 10:13:28 GMT Rights Group Warns Of Escalating Conflict In Nigeria http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3772 Nigeria risks becoming embroiled in a conflict spiral given escalating fighting between the militant Boko Haram and government forces, a rights group said. Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:04:46 GMT Dangote, Danjuma, Akpabio To Receive Lifetime Africa Achievement Awards http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3773 The Millennium Excellence Foundation (MEF), an international organization with headquarters in Ghana has announced that three distinguished Nigerians are among the 2012 Laureate Recipients of its prestigious “Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize”. Fri, 12 Oct 2012 06:45:51 GMT 20 Killed Near Mosque In Nigeria http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3774 Sun, 14 Oct 2012 08:36:58 GMT Okah: Judge Lashes Prosecution For Calling “Useless’ Witnesses” http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3775 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 08:01:04 GMT UBA Returns Impressive Third Quarter Result http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3776 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 08:05:17 GMT Fresh Blasts, Gunfire In Nigeria's Maiduguri http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3777 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 08:55:03 GMT Pirates Kidnap 6 Russians, One Estonian In Nigeria http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3778 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 08:22:23 GMT Explosions, Gunfire Rock Northern Nigerian Town http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3779 Wed, 17 Oct 2012 08:30:13 GMT Pope Names Nigerian Onaiyekan Cardinal http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3780 Pope Benedict XVI has promoted Nigerian Bishop John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan along with five others six as cardinals. Wed, 24 Oct 2012 07:20:34 GMT Conflicting Reports On Fate Of Taraba Governor After Plane Crash http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3781 There are conflicting reports over the fate of Taraba State Governor, Dambaba Suntai, whose private jet crashed at Yola airport in Adamawa State. Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:43:13 GMT Taraba State Governor, Five Others Survive Plane Crash http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3783 Taraba State Governor, Mr. Danbaba Suntai, escaped death yesterday after a plane he was flying crashed in Yola, the Adamawa State capital. Fri, 26 Oct 2012 02:09:40 GMT Jonathan Says Gov Suntai In Stable Condition After Visit http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3784 President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday expressed gratitude to God for sparing the life of Taraba State Governor, Dambaba Suntai, who was involved in a plane crash in Yola, Adamawa State, on Thursday. Sat, 27 Oct 2012 04:47:54 GMT Halliburton: $25million Plea-bargain Money Disappears http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3785 Where is the $25million plea-bargain money paid by a multi-national company operating in the country and indicted in the monumental Halliburton scandal? Sat, 27 Oct 2012 05:21:35 GMT Seven Dead In Kaduna Church Sucide Bombing http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3786 At least seven people have been killed and dozens injured in a suicide bombing during Mass at a Catholic church in northern Nigeria, officials say. Sun, 28 Oct 2012 11:31:35 GMT U.S., British Regulators Investigating Access Bank, Imoukhuede For Fraud http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3788 Financial regulators in the United States of America and the United Kingdom are tightening the noose on Nigeria’s Access Bank and its flamboyant but controversial managing director, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, over a series of questionable transactions. Tue, 30 Oct 2012 04:45:56 GMT Buhari Not Boko Haram Ally, Can’t Represent Group –CPC http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3789 Congress for Progress Change (CPC) on Friday stated in strong terms that its presidential candidate in the 2011 election, General Muhammadu Buhari, was never an ally of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram and as such, is not in a position to represent the group as requested by a man who claimed to be a member of the sect on Thursday. Sat, 03 Nov 2012 08:03:31 GMT Nigeria Security Forces Kill 14 Kidnappers http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3790 Nigerian security forces stormed the hideout of kidnappers of a Turkish national in oil-rich Rivers State and killed 14 of them in a shootout, police said on Saturday. Sat, 03 Nov 2012 08:03:31 GMT Ibori: Olusegun Adeniyi’s Despotic Journalism http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3791 Why would Olusegun Adeniyi disdain the variegated and controversial aspects of the $15 million bribery allegation Mr. Nuhu Ribadu levelled against Chief James Onanefe Ibori in his September 20, 2012 column, entitled “Strictly Confidential: Can I Trust You?” Sat, 03 Nov 2012 08:08:10 GMT My Problems with Achebe’s Personal History of Biafra Part I http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3792 “The triumph of the written word is often attained when the writer achieves union and trust with the reader, who then becomes ready to be drawn deep into unfamiliar territories…towards a deeper understanding of self or society, or of foreign peoples, cultures, and situations”- Chinua Achebe Sat, 03 Nov 2012 08:13:00 GMT Access Bank, Others Drive Shell’s N5bn Local Contractors Fund http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3793 Development Company (SPDC) and five banks signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create a $5 billion fund to ease access to loans by local contractors, Access Bank has expressed its preparedness to drive the scheme. Mon, 05 Nov 2012 03:44:15 GMT Oil Probe: Ribadu’s Report And Its Half Truths http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3794 In his desperate attempt to convince or rather deceive Nigerians of government’s good intentions in the January withdrawal of subsidy on petroleum products and the subsequent corruption scandals that followed, President Goodluck Jonathan through his minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Allison Madueke appointed someone with “credibility” to head a probe on financial transactions in the nation’s oil and gas sector from 2002-2012. To the President, if a an anti-corruption “czar” like Ribadu can Mon, 05 Nov 2012 03:52:17 GMT Former Senate Leader; Olushola Saraki Is Dead http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3795 The former senate leader in the second republic, Dr. Olushola Saraki has been reported dead early this morning. Wed, 14 Nov 2012 06:52:50 GMT Saraki’s Death: Exit of a Titan - Northern Govs http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3796 The Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) has commiserated with the government and people of Kwara State over the death of Second Republic Leader of the Senate and godfather of Kwara politics, Dr Abubakar Olusola Saraki, describing his death as the exit of a titan. Wed, 14 Nov 2012 06:52:50 GMT Saraki Was A Man Of Uncommon Compassion – Atiku http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3797 Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the death of Dr. Olusola Saraki like the fall of a big star from the galaxy of Nigerian politics. Wed, 14 Nov 2012 07:07:51 GMT Enugu Government Fires Head of Service http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3798 The Enugu State Government has relieved its Head of Service, Mr Denis Eze of his appointment. Wed, 21 Nov 2012 03:05:39 GMT BPE Certifies Manitoba Contract http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3799 The Bureau of Public Procurement BPP has in the last hour issued a certificate of no objection for the twenty three million dollars contract awarded to Manitoba Hydro to manage the transmission company for the next three years BusinessDay can exclusively report. Wed, 21 Nov 2012 03:05:39 GMT FG Seeks $1.6bn Fresh External Loan http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3800 President Goodluck Jonathan has sought a fresh external loan of $1.6 billion from foreign institutions. Jonathan, in a letter addressed to Senate President David Mark, said he was seeking amendments to the 2012-2014 Medium Term External Borrowing Plan. Wed, 21 Nov 2012 03:05:39 GMT Budget: N204m Not Enough For Villa Refreshment – Perm Sec http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3801 State House Permanent Secretary Surveyor Emmanuel Ogbile has said that the N203.7 million proposed for Villa’s refreshment, feeding of animals and others in 2013 is insufficient. Wed, 21 Nov 2012 03:05:39 GMT Passenger Arrested With $320,000 At Lagos Airport http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3802 In what seems to be a worrisome trend, another passenger has been arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos while trying to travel out of the country with $320,000. Wed, 21 Nov 2012 03:05:39 GMT Crisis Torn Kogi Assembly Fails To Reconvene http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3803 An attempt to reconvene the crisis-ridden Kogi State House of Assembly tuesday failed as the group of 12 and 13 lawmakers, especially the anti-Bello group were enmeshed in disarray with internal squabbles continuing among them. Wed, 21 Nov 2012 03:14:20 GMT 11 Dead As Car Bomb Hits Churches In Kaduna http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3804 Two suicide bombs killed at least 11 people on Sunday at a church in a barracks in northern Nigeria, where the Islamist sect Boko Haram is waging a campaign of violence, the military said. Sun, 25 Nov 2012 10:10:53 GMT Jonathan Sacks BPE Boss, Bolanle Onagoruwa http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3805 President Goodluck Jonathan today sacked the embattled Director General of the Bureau for Public Enterprises, BPE, Bolanle Onagoruwa. Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:00:54 GMT Russian Firm, UC Rusal, Rejects Supreme Court Ruling On ALSCON http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3806 The Russian company currently managing the Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria, ALSCON, has said it will not obey the Supreme Court ruling sacking it from the aluminium company as it was not a party to the suit. Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:00:54 GMT Bomb Explosion Rocks Kano, Two Feared Dead http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3807 Two person were feared dead when an explosion rocked Plaza junction, by Kanti Kori in Kano during the morning rush hour on Monday. Mon, 03 Dec 2012 05:39:06 GMT Kalu Calls For Creation Of Two More States In The South http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3808 As cries of marginalisation continue to resound in Southeast states, former Abia state governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, on Sunday, urged President Goodluck Jonathan to ensure the creation of two more states in the South to balance the Nigerian equation. Mon, 03 Dec 2012 05:39:06 GMT Nigerian Finance Minister's Mother Kidnapped http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3809 Kidnappers snatched the mother of Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala near her home in southeast Nigeria on Sunday, security sources said. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 02:11:32 GMT Journalist Brutalised At Governor Akpabio’s Birthday http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3810 Operatives of the State Security Service (SSS) in Akwa Ibom on Sunday brutalised the correspondent of The Nation, Mr Kazeem Ibrahim, at Government House, Uyo. Mon, 10 Dec 2012 02:23:51 GMT Kidnappers Free Mother Of Nigeria’s Finance Minister http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3811 ABUJA (Reuters) - Kidnappers freed the 82-year-old mother of Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Friday, five days after she was taken from her home in southeastern Nigeria, a senior security official said. Fri, 14 Dec 2012 04:12:09 GMT Confusion Trails The Release Of Okonjo Iweala’s Mother http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3812 Confusion has trailed the release of Prof. Kamene Okonjo, mother of Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala. Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:19:23 GMT Kaduna State Governor, Yakowa, Former NSA Azazi Dead In Copter Crash http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3813 A helicopter conveying top senior government officials is feared to have crashed in Bayelsa State. Sat, 15 Dec 2012 12:27:05 GMT Yero Sworn-In As Governor Of Kaduna State http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3814 Kaduna - Alhaji Mukhtar Yero was on Sunday sworn-in as the new Governor of Kaduna State by the state Chief Judge, Justice Rahila Cudjo. Sun, 16 Dec 2012 10:24:34 GMT Nigerian Movie Star, Nkiru Sylvanus, Kidnapped http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3815 Nigerian Nollywood star and a Special Assistant to Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, Nkiru Sylvanus, has been kidnapped. Sun, 16 Dec 2012 14:09:26 GMT Shareholders Endorse New Commercial Banking Structure For UBA http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3816 Lagos Nigeria; December 13, 2012: Shareholders of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc have approved the internal restructuring and reorganisation of the capital of the Bank and its members in compliance with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s Regulation on the Scope of Banking Activities and Ancillary Matters, which repealed the universal banking model under which Nigerian banks hitherto operated. Wed, 19 Dec 2012 04:38:35 GMT Senator Queries Use Of Military Training Aircraft By Politicians http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3817 A Senator, Olubunmi Adetumbi (ACN Ekiti) on Tuesday condemned the use of a military training helicopter by civilians during the burial of the father of a presidential adviser, Oronto Douglas. Thu, 20 Dec 2012 06:21:20 GMT Gunmen Kidnap French National In Northern Nigeria http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3818 A group of 30 gunmen have used dynamite to force their way into a well-guarded compound in Katsina and seized a French engineer, police say. Thu, 20 Dec 2012 06:21:20 GMT Jonathan Likens Boko Haram Attacks To Syrian War http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3819 Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has likened attacks by a radical Islamist sect in his West African nation to the ongoing civil war in Syria, an unlikely acknowledgment from the seat of power about the violent unrest gripping the country. Tue, 01 Jan 2013 04:56:58 GMT Gov. Dickson Pays N8.5b Road Contract Mobilisation http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3820 Yenagoa - Gov. Seriake Dickson of Beyelsa has presented N8.5 billion cheques as mobilisation fee for the construction of two roads and an airstrip in the state. The roads are Sagbama-Ekeremor and Yenagoa-Oporoma senatorial roads as well as the construction of the airstrip. Tue, 01 Jan 2013 04:56:58 GMT Boko Haram Gunmen kill 10 In Remote Northwest Nigeria http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3821 KADUNA, Nigeria - Gunmen shot or hacked to death about 10 people during a raid on two neighbouring villages in Nigeria's remote north-western state of Zamfara, police said on Sunday, in an area plagued by Islamist militancy and lawlessness. Sun, 06 Jan 2013 09:43:58 GMT AFCON: Keshi Slams Door On Ameobi http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3822 Nigeria has closed the Africa Cup of Nations door on Newcastle striker Shola Ameobi after he failed to arrive this weekend at the team training camp in Portugal. Sun, 06 Jan 2013 09:43:58 GMT EFCC Quiz Ex-CBN Governor, Soludo, Over Currency Scam http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3823 Charles Chukwuma Soludo, immediate past Governor of Nigeria's apex bank, Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has been arrested and quizzed by agents of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over currency scam. Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:29:13 GMT Emir of Kano, Sons Flown Abroad After Terrorist Attack http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3824 SHOCK and indignation ruled the mood of Nigerians Sunday as they reacted to the attack on the Emir of Kano Alhaji Ado Bayero who has been flown abroad for medical attention. Mon, 21 Jan 2013 01:51:51 GMT EFCC Re-arraigns Former NIMASA DG http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3826 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday re-arraigned the former Director-General of Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Raymond Temisan Omatseye on a 27-count criminal charge bordering on contract scam. Tue, 22 Jan 2013 01:15:13 GMT Uduaghan Wants Doctor’s Excesses Moderated http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3827 Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has called on elders in the medical profession to be more active in the affairs of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) so as to be able to impact positively on the image of the profession. Tue, 22 Jan 2013 01:15:13 GMT Nigerian Pirates Demand $1.3 Million For Kidnapped Sailors http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3829 Pirates who kidnapped six foreign sailors from an oil servicing vessel off the Nigerian coast on Sunday are demanding 200 million naira for their release, police said on Tuesday. Wed, 20 Feb 2013 14:50:28 GMT Pistorius Family Satisfied With Bail Hearing http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3830 The Pistorius family is satisfied with the outcome of today’s proceedings with reference to Oscar Pistorius’ bail hearing. The investigating officer Hilton Botha confirmed during cross examination that the known ballistic and forensic evidence found on the scene where Reeva Steenkamp sadly lost her life was consistent with Oscar’s version of events that the incident was a tragic accident. Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:13:04 GMT Nigerian Secret Police Parade Iranian Trained Spies http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3831 The Nigerian State Security Service (SSS) on Wednesday paraded a 50-year-old Iranian-trained Nigerian, Abdullahi Mustapha Berende, for alleged active involvement in espionage and terrorist activities. Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:13:04 GMT Legendary Nollywood Actor, Justice Esiri Is Dead http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3832 Legendary Nollywood actor, Justice Esiri, who was popular for his role as ‘Head Master’ in the popular 80's sitcom, Village Head Master has been reported dead. Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:26:21 GMT Nigeria Government Ordered To Pay for Human Rights Violations http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3833 Fourteen years after the Odi community in Nigeria’s Niger Delta was flattened in what many call a ‘massacre,’ a Nigerian court this week ordered the government to pay the community nearly $240 million within the next three weeks. Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:32:10 GMT 3 Dead As Explosion Rocks Maiduguri http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3834 Three people have been killed by a bomb that exploded in Nigeria's northeastern town of Maiduguri, the army has said, the latest attack in the Boko Haram stronghold. Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:38:49 GMT Kidnapped French Family Taken To Nigeria, Cameroon Says http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3835 Yaounde, Cameroon (CNN) -- Seven French tourists kidnapped from a national park in Cameroon have been taken to neighboring Nigeria by their captors, Cameroonian officials said Wednesday. Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:58:16 GMT Chukwu Hails Keshi’s Impact On Nigerian Football http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3836 SUPER Eagles former Coach, Christian Chukwu has described Stephen Keshi’s feat at the South Africa 2013 CAF Nations Cup as one of the best things to happen to Nigerian coaches. Wed, 20 Feb 2013 15:58:16 GMT Delay In Budget Signing In Nigeria’s Interest, President Jonathan http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3837 Nigeria’s Presidency Wednesday said there was no friction between the executive and the legislative arms of government over the yet to be passed 2013 budget, saying the delay is to allow for consultation on the grey areas in the budget. Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:37:33 GMT Esiri Was A Legend, Says Uduaghan http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3838 Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has described the late Justus Esiri as a legend who brought prestige and honour to Nollywood and acting profession in the country. Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:54:43 GMT EFCC Re-arrests Akingbola, As Jonathan Sacks Judge Over His Trial http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3839 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), said it has re-arrested former managing director of Intercontinental Bank Plc (now Access Bank Plc), Mr Erastus Akingbola. Tue, 26 Feb 2013 01:26:08 GMT Boko Haram Shows Video Of Kidnapped French Family http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3840 A video posted online Monday apparently shows seven French hostages kidnapped from northern Cameroon, with a masked militant claiming the radical Islamic group Boko Haram from neighboring Nigeria holds them. Tue, 26 Feb 2013 02:22:55 GMT PDP Picks Anenih As BOT Chairman http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3841 The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has elected a former Minister of Works, Chief Tony Anenih, to chair its Board of Trustees (BoT), a position which he occupied until 2007 when he was ousted in a palace coup carried out by former President Olusegun Obasanjo and his associates. Tue, 26 Feb 2013 03:08:33 GMT Angry France "Won't Negotiate" With Nigerian Terrorists http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3842 PARIS, Feb 26 (Reuters) - France will not negotiate with gunmen claiming to be from Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram who have taken a French family of seven hostage, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Tuesday. Tue, 26 Feb 2013 06:47:36 GMT Kidnappers Free Six Foreign Sailors In Nigeria http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3843 Six foreign sailors kidnapped by pirates earlier this month off the coast of Nigeria's oil-producing region have been released unharmed, police said on Tuesday. Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:08:41 GMT Okah To Be Sentenced By South African Court Today http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3844 The High Court in Johannesburg will hear on Thursday whether witnesses from Nigeria and the USA will testify in mitigation of Nigerian terrorist Henry Okah's sentencing. Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:04:36 GMT Presidency Is After Me – Gov. Babangida Aliyu http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3845 Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State and Chairman of Northern Governors Forum, has alleged clandestine plans by people close to the Presidency to enroll him into an imaginary conspiracy. Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:19:04 GMT Osaze Closes Door On Eagles 'For Now' http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3846 Nigeria striker, Peter Odemwingie is not interested in returning to the Super Eagles ‘unless things get straightforward’ in the national team set up. Fri, 01 Mar 2013 01:18:57 GMT House of Reps to Probe Assets Seized By EFCC http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3847 Worried about the status of valuable assets confiscated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) since its inception 10 years ago, the House of Representatives yesterday mandated its Committee on Drugs, Narcotics and Financial Crimes to conduct an investigation into the status of all seized and sold assets by the agency. Fri, 01 Mar 2013 01:18:57 GMT Two Policemen Killed In Failed Attempt To Kidnap Lebanese Workers http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3848 Gunmen have stormed a residence in central Nigeria that housed Lebanese workers, killing two police guards in an attack a company source said Thursday was a failed kidnapping. Fri, 01 Mar 2013 01:18:57 GMT AfDB Approves US $300-Million Loan to Nigeria http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3850 ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, February 28, 2013/ -- The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved Wednesday in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, a loan of US $300 million to finance the Transport Sector and Economic Governance Reform Program and the Nigeria Country Strategy Paper (CSP) for the period 2013-2017. Fri, 01 Mar 2013 01:53:58 GMT Patience Jonathan As A Metaphor http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3851 Nigerians were yet to come to terms with the FCT Minister’s budgetary allocation of N4billion naira to the office of the first lady - that has never been recognized by the country’s constitution from 1960 to 1999 - for the proposed construction of the African First Ladies’ Peace Mission (AFLPM) Secretariat in Abuja when news filtered in of the First Lady’s half a billion naira thanksgiving party at Aso Rock Villa to celebrate her “resurrection,” or sojourn in the land of the dead. I joined milli Fri, 01 Mar 2013 01:53:58 GMT Atiku Mourns With Family Of Late John Abba Ogbodo, The Guardian http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3852 Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condoled with the family of late John Abba Ogbodo and management and staff of the Guardian newspapers over the death of the Guardian Senate Correspondent in a ghastly auto crash on his way to Awka Anambra State on official duties. Fri, 01 Mar 2013 02:14:19 GMT 2015: Court Rules That Jonathan Can Contest http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3853 A high court in Nigeria has ruled that President Goodluck Jonathan is eligible to stand again for president in 2015. Fri, 01 Mar 2013 07:07:08 GMT Uduaghan Laments Injustice, Inequity In Niger Delta http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3854 DELTA State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has decried the injustice being suffered by the people of the Niger Delta region. Fri, 01 Mar 2013 07:16:55 GMT Light At The End Of The Power Tunnel http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3855 The Goodluck Jonathan Administration has just gained significant confidence of the power sector investment community with the signing of a range of industry and transaction agreements that pave way for successful generation and distribution companies to take control of the new corporate entities unbundled from the PHCN. Sun, 03 Mar 2013 04:30:43 GMT Gender Equality Is Essential Across All MDGs http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3856 A national level consultation on "Reducing Gender Inequalities: A Possible Framework for Post 2015" was recently held at Nawabganj, Unnao. Organized by the National Mission for Empowerment of Women (NMEW), Government of India, and supported by the UN Women South Asia, it was hosted by the Centre for Advocacy and Research and brought together leading civil society groups, think tank bodies and academicians to deliberate on the strengths and weakness of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs); t Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:57:18 GMT Azazi, Yakowa Killed By Human Error - Navy http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3857 The cause of the Nigerian Navy helicopter that crashed late last year, which led to the death of the former national security adviser, General Patrick Owoeye Azazi (rtd), Kaduna State governor Patrick Yakowa and four others, has been traced to either human error or material failure. Fri, 08 Mar 2013 01:56:33 GMT EFCC Re-Arraigns Nnamani, Others for Money Laundering http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3858 Former Enugu State Governor, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, was Thursday re-arraigned before a Federal High Court in Lagos for alleged money laundering. Fri, 08 Mar 2013 01:56:33 GMT Jonathan Sacks Demuren, Nigerian Aviation Chief http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3859 Abuja - President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the removal of Dr Harold Demuren from office as the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) with effect from March 12. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:43:40 GMT House Orders NNPC to Remit N142.7 Billion Revenue http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3860 The long-drawn battle between the National Assembly and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) over the non-remittance of internally generated revenue (IGR) took a new turn Monday as the House Committee on Finance ordered NNPC to pay N142.7 billion into the Consolidated Revenue Fund. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:43:40 GMT Amaechi, Five Others Shun PDP Governors’ Meeting As Internal Crisis Deepens http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3861 The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum got off to a poor start Monday with the embattled Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, Rotimi Amaechi, and five other governors shunning the maiden meeting of the group in Abuja. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:43:40 GMT Delta Leaders Congratulates Dafinone As He Clocks 86 http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3862 Delta leaders on Tuesday congratulated Senator David Dafinone on his attainment of 86, praising the renowned accountant and astute politician for making Nigeria, particularly Delta State proud by his achievements in the accounting profession and politics. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:58:38 GMT Run, Jonathan Run For 2015! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3863 The pesky ambition of President Goodluck Jonathan to seek a second term in office was given the green light by an Abuja High Court ruling. Though he has remained coy – a loud silence to me – on his ambition to seek re-election, his body language, actions and inactions have suggested he is set to run for a second term. He seem to be fully persuaded for 2015 by the trappings of Aso Rock, the lure of power, fame, a horde of sycophants and hangers-on whose only interest is another four years of the Tue, 12 Mar 2013 03:03:58 GMT Boko Haram Gunmen Unleash Terror In Adamawa http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3864 Nigerian police in Adamawa State on Friday said unknown gunmen launched multiple attacks on the Ganye Divisional Police Headquarters, prison and a bank. Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:31:03 GMT Chinua Achebe, African Literary Titan, Dies At 82 http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3865 Chinua Achebe, the Nigerian author and towering man of letters whose internationally acclaimed fiction sought to revive African literature and rewrite the story of the continent that had long been told by Western voices, died on Thursday in Boston. He was 82. Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:31:03 GMT Tributes Pour In For Achebe http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3866 Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described the late Nigeria’s and Africa’s literary guru, Professor Chinua Achebe, as an icon of unmatched integrity and conviction. Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:31:03 GMT Zenith Bank Lists On London Stock Exchange http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3867 London Stock Exchange today welcomes Zenith Bank, one of Nigeria’s largest banks, to its Main Market. The company is listing Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) in London, giving the bank access to a wide range of major institutional investors and significantly raising its international profile. The company’s market capitalisation at listing was $4.24 billion. Sat, 23 Mar 2013 09:05:42 GMT Maitama Sule Not Dead http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3868 Friends and associates of Alhaji Dr. Maitama Sule have denied news making round on the internet social media that the elder statesman has died. Sat, 23 Mar 2013 10:01:21 GMT Henry Okah Sentenced To 24 Years Jail Term In South Africa http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3869 A South African court on Tuesday jailed Nigerian national, Henry Okah for 24 years after he was convicted of 13 terrorism charges over twin bombings in Abuja in 2010. Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:27:49 GMT MEND Condemns Okah’s Sentencing In South Africa http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3870 The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) today reacted angrily to the sentencing of Henry Okah to 24 years by a South African court over the 2010 Independence Day bombing in Abuja. Tue, 26 Mar 2013 15:20:41 GMT Who Will Call Governor Akpabio To Order? http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3871 It is as reckless as it is feckless for Governor Godswill Akpabio to fritter away with zing the patrimony of Akwa Ibom state on his political associates, friends and sycophant in a showy and flamboyant manner to massage an over bloated political ego. It is the height of profligacy. Mon, 01 Apr 2013 03:57:10 GMT Achebe: The Novelist As Class Teacher http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3872 The University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Literature 301 (African Fiction) Class was weeks late in starting for the 1980/81 academic year. On the fourth week, the students had gathered as usual even before it was time for the class. Mon, 01 Apr 2013 03:57:10 GMT Onaiyekan Condemns Pardon For Alamieyeseigha, Bulama http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3873 The Archbishop of the Abuja, Catholic Diocese, John Cardinal Oniayekan, has joined other well-meaning Nigerians in condemning the pardon granted the former Bayelsa State Governor, Depreiye Alamieyeseigha, by President Goodluck Jonathan. Wed, 03 Apr 2013 04:20:16 GMT I Have Done Nothing To Warrant My Removal - Tukur http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3874 The embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has said that he has done nothing to warrant his removal from office by his critics, insisting that he would continue to serve the interest of the party to the best of his ability. Wed, 03 Apr 2013 04:30:16 GMT Stop Blackmailing Us With Boko Haram, Northern Leaders Tell Jonathan http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3875 ABUJA — Northern leaders, yesterday, frowned at what they described as a desperate attempt by President Goodluck Jonathan and his administration to blame the rising wave of insecurity in the north on the leaders. Wed, 03 Apr 2013 04:48:48 GMT Nigerian Oil Rebels To Resume Attacks http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3876 Nigerian oil rebels, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta popularly known as MEND today said it will resume attacks the country’s oil installations in a bid to force the government to dialogue. Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:46:09 GMT PDP Hails Amnesty To Boko Haram, US Pledges Assistance On Terrorism http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3877 The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended President Goodluck Jonathan for setting up committee on amnesty for the dreaded Boko Haram sect as part of the measures to checkmate the insurgency and return peace to the Northern part of the country. Sat, 06 Apr 2013 04:49:12 GMT Kogi/Anambra Boundary Dispute: Awoniyi Calls For Caution http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3878 Kogi state Deputy Governor, Yomi Awoniyi has attributed the recent crisis between Kogi and Anambra border Communities over the oil well discovery to rumour mongering and misinterpretation of gestures aimed at protecting the assets in oil disputed area of Odeke in Ibaji Local Government Area of the State. Sat, 06 Apr 2013 05:15:46 GMT NDLEA Arrest Two, Seizes Loads Of Indian Hemp In Lokoja http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3879 The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kogi state Command has arrested two suspected illicit drug dealers, seized a total of 1254.4kg of weeds suspected to be Cannabis sativa. Sat, 06 Apr 2013 05:15:46 GMT Kogi, Anambra Appeal To Communities Over Boundary Dispute http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3880 As part of efforts to douse tension in border communities between Kogi and Anambra state, the two state governors, Captain Idris Wada and Governor Peter Obi has have jointly issued a communique to ensure peace return to the affected area. Sat, 06 Apr 2013 05:15:46 GMT Kogi Spends N170m On Accelerated Rice Program http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3881 In line with the agricultural transformation agenda of present administration to ensure food security in Kogi state and Nigeria in particular, the state government has spent over N170 million on the Accelerated Rice Production in the state. Sat, 06 Apr 2013 05:15:46 GMT Uduaghan Pays Tribute To Late Prof James Obi http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3882 Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has enjoined Nigerians to be dedicated, patient and principled in all their activities in life. Sat, 06 Apr 2013 06:02:16 GMT 12 Police Officers Missing As Niger Delta Militants Resume Attack http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3883 Militants in Nigeria’s oil-rich southern delta ambushed a group of police officers as they sat stranded in a boat in the region’s winding creeks, leaving at least 12 “missing” in the most serious attack in months in a region vital to the country’s finances, a police spokesman said Saturday. Sat, 06 Apr 2013 18:00:13 GMT Ekiti Deputy Governor Dies Of Cancer At 52 http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3884 The Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Mrs Olufunmilayo Adunni Olayinka, has died at the aged of 52, after a tough but courageous battle with cancer. Sat, 06 Apr 2013 18:23:20 GMT Nigeria’s MEND Claims Attack That Killed 12 Police Officers http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3885 Nigerian oil rebels, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) today claimed responsibility for the attack that killed 13 Nigerian police officers in the region on Saturday. Sun, 07 Apr 2013 16:19:37 GMT Boko Haram Rejects Amnesty Offer http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3886 The leader of radical Islamist sect Boko Haram on Thursday rejected a possible amnesty plan offered by the government to the terror group to put an end to the wave of violence that has plagued the country. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:25:37 GMT Nine Killed By Boko Haram In Shootout In Nigeria http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3887 Radical Islamist sect Boko Haram militants stormed a police station in northeast Nigeria's Yobe state on Thursday, sparking a shootout in which four policemen and five insurgents were killed, officials said. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:25:37 GMT CPJ Condemns Nigerian Police Over Detention Of Journalists http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3888 Lagos, Nigeria, April 10, 2013--Nigerian police should stop harassing the staff of the leading independent daily Leadership over a story critical of President Goodluck Jonathan, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:33:30 GMT Kidnappers Kill Former Anambra Deputy Governor http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3889 The former Deputy Governor of Anambra State Dr. Chudi Nwike, who was kidnapped on March 19, has been killed by his kidnappers who had demanded N30 million ransom which they collected a negotiated amount. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:55:03 GMT MEND Threatens Attack On Mosques, Muslim Clerics http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3890 Security - Nigeria's umbrella group for oil militants has threatened to attack mosques, hajj camps, Islamic institutions, large Islamic congregations and Muslim clerics who propagate the doctrine of hate, in retaliation for the attacks against Christians in the predominantly-Muslim north by the Boko Haram Islamic sect. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 02:41:17 GMT Boko Haram Has Ridiculed Jonathan's Govt, Lawmaker http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3891 Member representing Jos South/Jos East constituency in the Federal House of Representatives, Honourable Bitrus Kaze has lamented the rejection amnesty offered Boko Haram by the President Jonathan's administration, describing it as "sickening and ridiculing". Mon, 15 Apr 2013 02:41:17 GMT Zenith Is Nigeria’s Most Customer-focused Bank - KPMG http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3892 Zenith Bank Plc has emerged the Most Customer-Focused Bank in Nigeria, a survey by KPMG, an audit and tax advisory company, has shown. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 02:41:17 GMT Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets Maul Ghana 6-1 http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3893 The Golden Eaglets of Nigeria thrashed the Black Starlets of Ghana 6-1 on Sunday in the African Junior Championship ongoing in Morocco. Mon, 15 Apr 2013 03:09:38 GMT Court Restrains IGP From Arresting Delta Lawmaker Over Community Crisis http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3894 A Delta State High Court in Ogwashi-Uku has restrained the Inspector-General of Police and its agents joined as respondents in an originating suit from further arresting and detaining the member representing Aniocha South Constituency in the Delta State House of Assembly, Mrs. Joan Onyemaechi Mrakpo. Sun, 21 Apr 2013 04:06:41 GMT Atiku To Deliver Lecture On Deepening Democracy In Africa In Geneva http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3895 Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar will be the guest of the Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations on April 29, 2013, where he is scheduled to deliver a paper entitled, "Deepening Democracy: Implications for Africa." Sun, 21 Apr 2013 05:59:25 GMT Boko Haram Received $3.1m Ransom Before Releasing French Hostages http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3896 Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram was paid an equivalent of around $3.15 million by French and Cameroonian negotiators before freeing seven French hostages this month, a confidential Nigerian government report obtained by Reuters said. Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:57:03 GMT Elumelu, Dangote Elected To CCA Board http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3897 Following a vote by the Board of Directors late last year to admit indigenous African companies into its membership, Tony O. Elumelu, CON, Chairman of Heirs Holdings Limited, and Aliko Dangote, GCON, Chairman of the Dangote Group, have become the first African leaders of African companies to be elected to the Board of the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA). Thu, 02 May 2013 11:09:55 GMT DPP Splits, Faction Joins APC http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3898 The crisis of confidence brewing in the Democratic Peoples Party (DPP), has blown open as a faction of the party opposed to the ongoing opposition parties’ merger negotiations boycotted a special national convention held to ratify the party’s membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Thu, 02 May 2013 11:09:55 GMT Gujrat And Gujranwala Chambers of Commerce To Send Trade Delegations to Nigeria http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3899 Nigerian High Commissioner to Pakistan, Dauda Danladi along with top Nigerian diplomats visited the 3rd Annual Industrial Gujrat Expo (IGE) organized by Gujrat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) and took keen interest in the display of goods at Industrial Exhibition, particularly Gujrat local handicrafts. The invitation to Nigerian Envoy, Dauda Danladi was extended by President, Gujrat Chamber of Commerce & Industry ( GCCI), Adnan Iqbal. Thu, 02 May 2013 11:09:55 GMT Wildcat International Holds Strategic Roundtable for The Oil & Gas Year Kurdistan Region of Iraq 2013 http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3900 April 29, 2013, ISTANBUL – The Oil & Gas Year, in partnership with the Kurdistan Regional Government, Ministry of Natural Resources and sponsored by Genel Energy, WesternZagros and Talisman Energy, conducted its third strategic roundtable for the Kurdistan Region of Iraq in Istanbul on April 26, 2013. The event was held under the patronage of Dr. Ashti Hawrami, Minister of Natural Resources of the Kurdistanof the Kurdistan Regional Government. Thu, 02 May 2013 11:09:55 GMT Lilaas Brings Integration Under Control http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3901 Lilaas AS is introducing new versions of its electronically-controlled LO1 lever technology, first launched in September 2012, which include integration in their electronics that the company believes is unique in the marine market. The additions complete a portfolio of solutions to meet wide-ranging operator requirements for azimuth, thruster and propulsion control. Thu, 02 May 2013 11:09:55 GMT The Dangers of President Jonathan’s Desperation http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3902 The body language of President Jonathan these days betrays everything but ease. It betrays defiance. Not often do we see the lips of this rather innocent and calm looking middle-aged man drawn tightly together and pointed, the wrinkles around the eyes drawn loosely upwards with the forehead pointedly squeezed to produce the unbefitting stern looks of a defiant rebel. Thu, 02 May 2013 11:09:55 GMT Press Freedom: Nigeria Listed Amongst Worst Offenders http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3903 New York, May 2, 2013-Unpunished, deadly violence continues to plague the press globally and has notably increased in Nigeria, according to the 2013 Impunity Index, the Committee to Protect Journalists' annual ranking of countries where journalists are murdered regularly and their killers go free. Thu, 02 May 2013 11:22:52 GMT Turkish President Hosts Atiku, Others http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3904 Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Monday joined a list of a select group of international statesmen invited by Abdallah Gul, the President of Turkey to commemorate 28 years of the founding of Oxford University’s Centre for Islamic Studies. Thu, 02 May 2013 11:47:08 GMT Jonathan To Lead Dangote, Otudeko And Others On Economic Mission http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3905 President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria will on Monday lead a team of key members of Nigeria’s Economic Management Team to the World Economic Forum on Africa holding in Cape Town, South Africa. Sun, 05 May 2013 07:57:01 GMT Nigeria Is In Jeopardy, Says Cardinal Onaiyekan http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3906 Nigeria's leading bishop has told the European Parliament and other politicians that his country is being jeopardised by "the twin monsters of corruption and insecurity". Sun, 05 May 2013 08:03:06 GMT Over 39 Dead In Taraba Communal Clashes http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3907 ABUJA, Nigeria, May 4 (Reuters) - Clashes between rival ethnic groups have killed at least 39 people in eastern Nigeria's Taraba state since they erupted on Friday, police said. Sun, 05 May 2013 08:19:07 GMT Nigerian Rice Growers Hail Measures Against Smuggling http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3908 Nigerian growers of rice and its lawful importers have hailed the decision at the weekend of the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, to ban the entry of foreign rice through the country's land boarders. Sun, 05 May 2013 09:28:19 GMT Uduaghan Mourns Vanguard Columnist, Pini Jason http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3909 Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has described the late Vanguard columnist, Pini Jason as a consummate writer whose passion for the journalism profession was unmistakable and a source of pride to those who read every week. Sun, 05 May 2013 09:40:28 GMT Nigerian Military Plane Crashes in Niger; 2 Dead http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3910 An airport official in the capital of Niger says a military plane from Nigeria has crashed, killing the two people aboard. Tue, 07 May 2013 02:50:39 GMT UBA Posts Impressive FY 2012 Results, Profits Soar by 905% http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3911 Lagos, May 10, 2013 – United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc today announced its audited financial results for the full year 2012 growing its profit figures by over 905% to close at N54.8billion from the N6.8billion loss it recorded in the previous year on account of loan provisioning that it did to clean up its balance sheet. Sat, 11 May 2013 04:19:58 GMT Nigerian Supreme Court Judge's Wife, Daughter Kidnapped http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3912 Nigerian media say gunmen have abducted the wife, daughter and driver of a supreme court judge, in the latest case of kidnappers targeting prominent Nigerians. Sun, 12 May 2013 09:21:19 GMT S'South, S'East Governors Back Jonathan, Condemn Northern Terrorists http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=3913 Governors of South-South and South East states have condemned in strong terms the various acts of terrorism and their sponsors in parts of the country. Sun, 12 May 2013 16:11:50 GMT Untitled Page