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Times Of Nigeria http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/ News from Nigeria en-gb Copyright © Times Of Nigeria, 2007-2008 TON RSS Feed Generator Fri, 09 May 2008 16:17:26 GMT 20 Debate query tickles Clinton; Obama gets last laugh http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=11 JOHNSTON, Iowa (Reuters) - The question at the Democratic debate in Iowa on Thursday drew a hoot from presidential contender Hillary Clinton, but rival Barack Obama got the last laugh. Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:49:33 GMT Senate Passes Watered-Down Energy Bill http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=12 It looks like Congress will give the president an energy bill this Christmas after all. But it's not the gift many lawmakers would have chosen. Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:49:33 GMT Sears Tower terror trial collapses http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=13 The trial of a group of alleged plotters who prosecutors said wanted to blow up Chicago's 110-storey Sears Tower collapsed yesterday after a jury found one defendant not guilty and failed to reach verdicts on the remaining six. Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:49:33 GMT New Jersey Death Penalty Repeal Advances to Corzine (Update2) http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=14 By Terrence Dopp Dec. 13 (Bloomberg) -- New Jersey's Legislature became the first in the US to repeal the death penalty, approving legislation that Governor Jon Corzine said he will sign. Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:49:33 GMT US anger at NATO states' Afghan effort http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=15 WASHINGTON: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates headed to Scotland yesterday for talks on Afghanistan amid growing trans-Atlantic tensions over NATO allies' failure to provide promised troops and equipment to the international security force. Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:49:33 GMT Japanese business confidence falls in fourth quarter on cost fears http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=21 Corporate Japan, which has supported the economic recovery of the world's second-largest economy in recent years, suffered a broad-based deterioration in business confidence in the fourth quarter, dented by emerging concerns Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:49:33 GMT Opera Revives IE Complaint About Microsoft http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=23 Following the European Union's Court of First Instance decision in September completely upholding a 2004 European Commission ruling that Microsoft had abused its dominant market position, many observers felt it was just a matter of time before new antitrust complaints arose against the firm. Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:49:33 GMT In 'Legend,' it's one man (and his dog) vs. zombies http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=28 Will Smith's apocalyptic epic briefly tussles with meaning; ditches it all once the zombies show up. By Peter Rainer | Film critic of The Christian Science Monitor What would you do if you were the last human survivor of an unstoppable man-made virus ... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:49:33 GMT 'Atonement' leads field of Golden Globe nominees http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=29 Glitter broke through the gloom of a strike-bound film business on Thursday as Quentin Tarantino and friends braved the morning chill to help bestow seven Golden Globe nominations Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:49:33 GMT 'Chipmunks' remake gnaws on your last nerve http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=30 When he signed on for Alvin and the Chipmunks, presumably well over a year ago, he must have had a sneaking suspicion that the writers would be striking and that his TV series, My Name Is Earl, would be left without fresh ... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:49:33 GMT Young stars anchor sweeping 'Kite Runner' http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=31 Khaled Hosseini's epic novel of fathers and sons is capably adapted by director Marc Forster into a moving and evocative film. Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:49:33 GMT Striking Writers File Labor Complaint http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=32 Union officials representing striking Hollywood writers said Thursday they have filed an unfair labor practices complaint claiming studios violated federal law by breaking off negotiations. Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:49:33 GMT Indian in US kills daughter, family http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=37 Subhash Chander faces first-degree murder charges and one count of homicide of an unborn child in connection with the deaths of his daughter and her family. Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:49:33 GMT Days of Rage in Pakistan Leave Lingering Cloud of Uncertainty http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=38 The highway that leads from Benazir Bhutto’s ancestral village to this, her hometown, is one long road of ruin. Here and there along a stretch of 200 miles lie twisted hulks of tractor-trailers, their contents spilling out on the highway, casualties of the riots that broke out after Ms. Bhutto’s assassination last Thursday. Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:49:33 GMT In Karachi, life goes on but people are wary http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=39 The highway that leads from Benazir Bhutto's ancestral village to this, her hometown, is one long road of ruin. Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:49:33 GMT Weekly Soccer Bulletin http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=53 We Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:49:33 GMT 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 NIGCOMSAT, GALAXY Backbone to work together http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=112 The Chief Executives of NIGCOMSAT Limited, Engr. Ahmed Rufai and GALAXY Backbone Ltd, Engr. Gerald Ilukwe have resolved to work together and harmonize the Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:41:59 GMT Governor of Enugu State Sullivan Chime collapses http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=115 The weeklong Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration ended on a dramatic note in Enugu State Tuesday as the governor, Sullivan Iheanacho Chime, collapsed mid-way into the ceremony. Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:42:55 GMT Tribunal Sacks Enugu State Governor! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=130 The Enugu State Elections Petitions Tribunal this morning nullified the election of Governor Sullivan Chime as the governor of Enugu State. The tribunal ordered INEC to conduct a fresh election in three months. Fri, 18 Jan 2008 07:59:48 GMT Microsoft’s Yahoo bid 'should get approval' http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=158 With US politicians due to meet later this week to discuss Microsoft's offer for Yahoo, analysts ultimately expect any deal to secure regulatory approval. Sun, 03 Feb 2008 18:12:45 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 Front Page Comment: Ibori’s bail application and Justice Shuaibu’s indolence http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=168 There is a growing anxiety over the plight of Chief James Onanefe Ibori, the former governor of Delta state who is standing trial before a Federal High Court in Kaduna. Ibori, is standing trial on a 159-count charge of money laundering, abuse of office and corruption and has been in detention at the Kaduna central prison on the orders of the court for a record 55 days. Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:55:47 GMT Kogi State Governor gone as Appeals Court upholds nullification! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=171 The Federal Appeal Court in Abuja today upheld the nullification of the election of Alhaji Ibrahim Idris as Kogi State governor bringing his administration to an abrupt end and making him the first governor to be kicked out of office. Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:28:05 GMT Fraud Alert: MTN Staff Hacks Delta State Governor’s Mobil Phone! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=180 Four persons, including two staff of the mobile communication firm, MTN, have been arrested by men of the State Security Services (SSS) for manipulating the GSM lines of Delta State Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, Secretary to the State Government, Ifeanyi Okowa, and others to commit fraud. Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:37:29 GMT NCC Bans GSM Sales Promotions http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=183 The Nigerian Communicat-ions Commission (NCC) has imposed a blanket ban on sales promotion by all GSM operators, citing results of its latest quality of service (QoS) test carried out across the sector as reason. Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:46:53 GMT Preparations In Top Gear For Osadebe’s Burial http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=186 The Anambra State Government has provided N3m for arrangements for the burial of the late music icon, Osita Osadebe, on Friday. Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:18:08 GMT Enugu Assembly Probes Former Governor Nnamani http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=187 Former Enugu State Governor, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani is under probe by the House of Assembly over alleged misappropriation of local government funds during his eight year tenure. Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:18:08 GMT Illegal Health Facilities Flood Rivers State http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=188 RIVERS State, one of the key oil-producing states in the volatile oil and gas region of Nigeria, the Niger Delta, is currently being over flooded by what experts are seeing as illegal health facilities. Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:27:57 GMT NNPC And Foreign Multinationals: Joint Ventures Of Fraud http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=197 The termination of all agreements on fiscal incentives given to operating foreign multinational oil companies of the NNPC joint ventures for the purpose of increasing oil and gas exploration would ordinarily have been a very welcomed development but for the often familiar gulf between good concepts and their implementations in Nigeria, the initiative has been greeted with cautious jubilations. Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:11:01 GMT A Conversation With Maurice Iwu By Wale Okediran http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=212 THE VIP lounge of the Leopold Senghor International Airport, Dakar, Senegal was the least place I expected to meet perhaps, Nigeria's most controversial man of the moment, Professor Maurice Iwu. But there he was that balmy February afternoon waiting to catch a flight to Conakry, Guinea for an undisclosed official engagement. Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:01:12 GMT Nigeria Media Under Siege: Award Ceremonies, Music Jamboree and Fashions Replace Investigative Journalism http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=216 “Was it graft? The crooks of Tammany Hall distinguished between honest graft—which they considered respectable—and dishonest graft. Honest grafters used political connections, such as tips as to where a new bridge was going to be built, to make surefire investments. Dishonest grafters stole directly from the treasury.” Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:46:10 GMT Kogi: FG May Deploy Soldiers for Guber Poll http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=223 Following the wave of violence witnessed recently in some parts of Kogi State, the Federal Government may deploy soldiers in the state to maintain security during the fresh governorship election ordered by the Court of Appeal. Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:44:36 GMT Nnamani Is Politically Dead – Onoh http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=237 Elder statesman and former Governor of old Anambra State, Christian Onoh, at the weekend described the embattled former Governor of Enugu State, Chimaroke Nnamani, as politically dead. Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:50:00 GMT Amaechi: The Comeback Kid - By Odudu Okpongete http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=253 America’s political lexicon is replete with penetrating coinages. Since the political duel between President George Bush and former Vice President Al Gore seven years ago, many are getting familiar with the coinage ‘too close to call.’ In the current race to the White House, we’re getting used to the labeling of some of the candidates that pulled surprises after poor showings in the early primaries and opinion polls as the ‘comeback kids.’ Senator Hilary Clinton, the embattled Democratic Pa Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:50:49 GMT Amaechi: 100 Days Of The Rebirth Of The New Rivers State http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=265 History was made on October 25, 2007 when the Country’s Supreme Court, in a landmark decision directed that Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi be sworn in immediately as the Governor of Rivers State even though he did not contest the April’s polls in person. Hon. Amaechi as the records shows was a victim of the highhandedness of PDP under the manipulative leadership of the then President of Nigeria, General Olusegun Obasanjo and his cohorts when he was unjustly substituted with Sir Celestine Omehi Sat, 23 Feb 2008 08:44:43 GMT That Theophilus Y. Danjuma’s 70th Birthday Celebration! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=266 Sometimes one finds causes to question this administration’s claim to honest, humble, transparent and exemplary service to the people. For all intents and purposes the sponsorship and participation in a lavish birthday celebration for a retired army general by top notchers in this same regime is not only at variance with that claim but highly hypocritical. Take a review of this story. Sat, 23 Feb 2008 09:16:23 GMT A Culture of Litigation? By Fred Igbeare http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=285 It was with alarm that I read a statement credited to the Senate Majority Whip, Senator Kanti Bello. His barbs were directed at Nigeria’s ‘chief litigants’: Atiku Abubakar and Mohammadu Buhari. Senator Bello accused the two, to quote the Punch, “of attempting to destroy Nigeria’s democracy by introducing a culture of litigations into the polity”! Really, Mr. Senator? Would you rather they had gone to hire private armies and storm Aso Rock? People like you, Mr. Senator, are very dangerous for Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:09:45 GMT Nitel: Is Transcorp Speaking the Truth? http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=288 Since the announcement was made by the Federal government that the Transnational Corporations (Transcorp) agreed to give up part of its shares in Nitel/Mtel in order to allow for a new core-investor to come in, a lot of insinuations and opinions have been expressed on the issue, some of which have led to misunderstanding of the truth behind the announcement. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:39:44 GMT There is Justice of the Court; and Justice of Posterity. http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=289 As the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal delivered its judgment on Tuesday February 26, 2008, one thing that stuck to my mind in those four long hours is: can these justices look at tomorrow in the face and declare that they have done the right thing? Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:55:31 GMT Oba Otudeko And Ogun State PPP http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=290 Time was when the private sector was a mere footnote in the scheme of things in the Nigeria economy. Not that the players in the sector were dormant. The Adeola Odutolas, Dantatas, Ekene Dili Chukwus and their contemporaries were very active and actually contributed their own quota to the development of the economy and well being of the society through tax payments and employment generation. But the public sector with its bullish and overbearing attitude simply did not reckon with owners and pr Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:55:31 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 Appeal Court, Again! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=294 In recent years, the Court of Appeal in Nigeria has been delivering judgments that call to question the competence and integrity of the judges at that level of our judiciary. Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:17:58 GMT Atiku As A Model For All Democrats http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=304 The aftermath of the 27th December 2007 elections in Kenya ought to teach all African politicians a great lesson. This is because of the art of rigging elections and the sit-tight gesture, which African leaders have solemnly embraced dearly. Over one thousand people were reportedly to have died and over thirty thousand others displaced in the ethnic civil war that cropped-up in Kenya, which Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga were the arrowheads. Mon, 03 Mar 2008 05:58:02 GMT MTN, Celtel To Refund N4.7bn To Subscribers http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=308 The Nigerian Communications Commission has ordered two mobile operators, MTN Nigeria Communications Limited and Celtel Nigeria Limited, to refund about N4.7bn to subscribers for poor quality of service rendered in the month of January. Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:41:44 GMT Polio: Uduaghan’s Wife Pleads For Total Eradication http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=309 The wife of the Governor of Delta State Mrs. Roli Sheila Uduaghan has called on mothers to join in the eradication of polio. Mrs. Uduaghan made the call during the second round of the 2008 national immunization campaign that took place in Asaba the Delta State Capital. Mon, 03 Mar 2008 08:35:10 GMT The Burden of The Court of Appeal Political Judgment http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=314 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:12:03 GMT Nigercom Appointed Technology Consultants To Delta State http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=324 The Delta State government has appointed Nigercom Networks Inc, Technology Adviser to the state. As technology consultant to the government, Nigercom will help evaluate all Information and Communications Technology Infrastructure in Delta State and advice the government on areas that need improvement. Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:47:41 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 Imo Tribunal Rules On Ararume’s Case Against Ohakim Today http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=328 Today is D-Day for Imo State Governor Ikedi Ohakim as the state Election Tribunal delivers judgment in two petitions against his election as governor. Fri, 07 Mar 2008 06:50:16 GMT Emir Of Katsina Is Dead! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=336 The Emir of Katsina, Katsina, Alhaji Kabir Usman is dead. He died this morning and will be buried in accordance with Islamic tradition immediately. Sat, 08 Mar 2008 08:22:02 GMT On The Calls For A Two Party System In Nigeria By Dr Abayomi Ferreira http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=380 Recently, there were calls by two prominent personalities for a change of the political party system in Nigeria to a two party system. Professor Bolaji Akinyemi who made his political mark on the country during the military dictatorship of Buhari and Babangida respectively, at a lecture called for the return of the country to the two- party system. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:09:38 GMT NNPC’s Offshore Refining Proposal: Matters Arising – By Ifeanyi Izeze http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=385 The leadership of this country should be ashamed for the alleged plan by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to refine Nigeria’s crude in Eastern European refineries. Such plan represents a clear indication that both the NNPC and the government have completely ran out of ideas on how to improve not to talk of boosting the nation’s local refining capacity. Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:53:00 GMT EFCC Denies Report Of Imo Governor’s Arrest! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=391 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), today denied reports in the media that Imo State governor, Ikedi Ohakim was interrogated and arrested in the United Kingdom based on a security report it issued. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:42:36 GMT Anichebe’s Strike Sends Nigeria To Olympics http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=395 A 3-0 win for Nigeria over South Africa in Abuja has given the so-called "Dream Team" the final African slot at the 2008 Olympic Games. Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:37:55 GMT 40 Dead In Kano Boat Accident http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=409 Forty Nigerians are feared dead after drowning when their boat sank late Monday in a river near this city in northwestern Nigeria. Wed, 02 Apr 2008 03:25:23 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 As Nigeria’s Senate Probes Demonic Tenure Of El-Rufai http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=420 Nigerians, particularly residents of Abuja have certainly never had it good since the coming to power of President Olusegun Obasanjo in 1999. For them, it was days, nights, weeks, months and years of agonies, nightmares. They were daily stared in the eyes by robberies, demolishing, revocation of plots, raid on road side traders and general unemployment. It is not an over exaggeration to say that the tenure of former Minister of the FCT, Abuja, Nasir el Rufai will no doubt go down the memory lan Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:03:07 GMT Nigeria Names Amodu As New Coach! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=426 After weeks of speculations, the Nigerian Football Association has named Shuaibu Amodu as the new coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria. Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:11:10 GMT Gov Uduaghan Finally Defines His Government http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=430 Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan on Wednesday April 2nd placed on the table the core areas of interest of his government that marked him out as a social conservative leader. The Delta helmsman in his presentation of three executive bills in an unprecedented move personally presented those bills in Delta House with a 15 minute address to rally the state legislature to support his effort. Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:12:36 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 Reality Of Uduaghan’s Child’s Right Bill http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=442 Once in a while, something unique rolls out of Delta State government. We as a people not used to such development, often times do not know how to respond. Some may think that they have grasp what has happened and nod acceptance, whilst the great majority just observe silently, unsure of what may have happened. One particular development that has emerged was the presentation on April 3rd of Child Rights bill, the Fiscal Responsibility bill and the Delta State Integrated Development Agency bill Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:07:31 GMT Plot To Stop Sylva Thickens In Bayelsa http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=458 The plot thickens in Bayelsa State not to renominate the sacked Governor Timipre Sylva for the election rerun in three months' time, as his adversaries in his own Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) intensify efforts to stop him. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:38:22 GMT Reps Query Odey Over N4b Rural Telephony Contracts http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=459 Minister of Information and Communications, John Odey, was on Thursday questioned by the House of Representatives Committee on Communications over an estimated N4 billion sunk by the Federal Government into rural telephony projects. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:38:22 GMT Edo Commissioner Died Of Cardiac Problems, Says IG http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=461 An official autopsy has attributed the death of Edo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Calus Enoma, to respiratory problems. Fri, 18 Apr 2008 08:41:58 GMT Ajaokuta Steel: Indian Firm Drags Nigeria To International Court http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=465 Global Steel Holdings, a Mittal family concern, has filed a lawsuit at the International Court of Arbitration over the Nigerian government's decision to renege on its sale of its largest iron and steel plant. Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:19:39 GMT Delta Unrest: Shell, Ministers Disagree Over Nigerian Output Disruption http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=472 Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Tuesday it stands by 169,000 barrels per day as its most recent production outage in Nigeria after the West African country's oil minister said the figure was too big. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:55:27 GMT Aftermath of Sylva’s Removal, AMAA Pulls out of Bayelsa http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=473 The removal of Chief Timpre Sylva as Governor of Bayelsa State has again caused a major blow to the state as the organizers of the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) has moved the event scheduled for this Saturday, April 26, 2008 from Yenogoa to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:34:21 GMT Obasanjo, Not Me, Should Be On Trial For Corruption – Kalu http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=479 Immediate past Governor of Abia State and Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA), Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, has accused President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua of foot-dragging in prosecuting his predecessor, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, in the face of overwhelming allegations of corrupt practices against him. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:07:12 GMT MEND Attacks Another Shell Pipeline! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=481 Nigerian main rebel group, The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), today said it blew up another oil pipeline belonging to Shell in it renewed attack against oil infrastructures in the region. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:07:26 GMT Atiku Endorse AC, PDP Unity Government In Rivers http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=483 Nigeria’s former Vice President Atiku Abubakar yesterday endorsed the alliance between Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State and the Action Congress (AC) chapter of the party in the state stating that the unique circumstances in the state justified it. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:48:20 GMT President Yar A’dua: In Sickness and in Health - By Dr Olayiwola Ajileye http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=484 Health is wealth, they say. World Health Organisation (WHO) describe health as not merely an absence of disease, but a state of psychological, emotional, physical and spiritual well-being. According to the theory of medical sociology, whenever anyone enters into a sick role, there are certain obligations, duties, and expectations and right that goes with that situation. Talcott Parsons in 1950 described the sick role as a temporary, medically sanctioned form of deviant behaviour. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:52:55 GMT Call For Nigerians To Boycott British Airways Intensifies http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=486 With over 3,000 Nigerians calling for the boycott of British Airways over the maltreatment of 135 Nigerian passengers and Ayodeji Omotade on March 27, 2008 onboard BA flight bound for Lagos (Nigeria) from Heathrow, London. The battle-line seems to have been drawn. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:53:29 GMT Bye-election: Atiku Battles To Reclaim Adamawa http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=490 The Adamawa Governorship bye-election holds today, with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar locked in a political campaign that may see him reaffirming his political superiority in the state by winning the race for the Action Congress (AC). Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:36:27 GMT Nyako Wins Adamawa Again! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=493 ALHAJI Murtala Nyako was returned yesterday as governor of Adamawa State having won Saturday’s governorship re-run election. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:58:48 GMT US Fines UBA $15 Million Dollars Over Money Laundering! Elumelu Faces Arrest! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=495 Nigeria's United Bank for Africa Plc UBA.LG has agreed to pay $15 million for failing to comply with anti-money-laundering rules, U.S. authorities said on Monday. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 10:15:34 GMT UBA Reacts To US Sanction http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=496 Please find below the press statement on the civil penalty against UBANY. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:58:24 GMT Pilot’s Wife Dismisses Reports on Missing Plane http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=506 Wife of the pilot of the missing Beechcraft 1900D aircraft owned by Wings Aviation, Mrs. Roselyn Egbedi, has refuted reports that the aircraft might have been deliberately flown out of the country. Fri, 02 May 2008 06:14:32 GMT Court Orders Secret Trial For MEND Leader http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=509 A Nigerian court on Friday ordered the politically-sensitive trial of Niger Delta rebel leader Henry Okah to take place behind closed doors, a move expected to anger factions of the armed militant group. Fri, 02 May 2008 09:26:16 GMT No Room For Ethnic Politics In Delta State - Uduaghan http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=510 Delta State Governor, Dr.Emmanuel Uduaghan has said those opposed to his government are ethnic chauvinists who said are doing so because he is an Itsekiri man and not because they have found him incapable or unsuitable to govern the State. Fri, 02 May 2008 18:39:25 GMT Oil Companies Urged Not To Cut Jobs In Delta http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=511 GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan has pleaded with the oil companies operating in Delta State not to retrench workers as a result of the present impasse between them and the Federal Government over the issue of non-release of funds by the Federal Government under the Joint Venture arrangement. Fri, 02 May 2008 18:39:25 GMT Uduaghan Warns of Plot To Destabilize Asaba http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=512 Governor Uduaghan has attributed the upsurge in crime in the last few weeks in Asaba to a game plan by certain individuals to aggravate the security situation in the state capital and has therefore ordered the State Police Commissioner to crackdown on the suspected criminals and their sponsors. Fri, 02 May 2008 18:53:16 GMT Yar’Adua Drops Ali As Ambassador! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=513 The former chairman of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Ahmadu Ali, has been dropped as an ambassador by President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua after he rejected his posting to South Africa. Fri, 02 May 2008 19:44:12 GMT Court Rejects Secret Hearing Of Gbenga, Moji Obasanjo's Divorce Case http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=515 A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja on Friday rejected an application brought by Mojisola Obasanjo, the estranged wife of the son of the former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Gbenga, seeking that the divorce suit before the court be heard in secret. Sat, 03 May 2008 08:38:38 GMT Edo Tribunal Nullifies House Leader, Tunde Akogun's Election http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=516 The second Edo State Electon Petition Tribunal, presided over by Justice Beatrice Iliya, on Friday nullified the election of Hon. Babatunde Akogun, the majority leader of the Federal House of Representatives on the ground that he was not duly elected by the majority lawful votes cast in his constituency. Sat, 03 May 2008 08:46:06 GMT Militants Blowup Shell Oil Wells! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=517 A day after a Nigerian court ordered secret trial for the leader of the Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) Henry Okah, militants attacked three oil wells operated Dutch oil giant, Shell, shutting in unknown amount of crude oil. Sat, 03 May 2008 10:52:12 GMT Presidency Dismiss Report That Yar’Adua Took Ill Again! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=518 The Presidency has dismissed report in an online new journal that claimed that President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua took ill on Wednesday and was flown out to the United Kingdom for medical attention. Sat, 03 May 2008 15:43:27 GMT Ex-Bayelsa Governor, Sylva, Implicated In $40m Scam! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=519 Immediate past Governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, is facing a multiple investigation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over alleged diversion and misappropriation of over $40 million belonging to the Bayelsa State Government. Sun, 04 May 2008 10:25:26 GMT Development: What Is The Key? – By Benjamin Obiajulu Aduba http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=520 According to President Bush, among others, Democracy is the one indispensable key to development. That is why we are in Iraq. Once democracy is established it will be the engine for development in Iraq and indeed all of the Middle East. Others such as Mr. McCain believe that security is the key, once a people are secure in their lives they would be able to attend to all the other things in their lives. Hence his support for the surge even before it became fashionable. If you asked Mr. Otoiheoma Mon, 05 May 2008 21:00:24 GMT Haz Iwendi, Kaduna CP, Is Dead http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=521 Kaduna State Police Commissioner, Haz Iwendi, is dead. Iwendi was said to have slumped yesterday and later died at the Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Shika. He was said to have died of stroke. Mon, 05 May 2008 21:00:24 GMT I Am Alive – Gani http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=522 Social crusader and respected legal luminary, Chief Gani Fawehinmi (SAN), said yesterday that he is alive and prayed he would see more days in this world. Tue, 06 May 2008 08:27:31 GMT Ali Begs Yar'Adua For Ministerial Job http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=523 Aso Rock keeps mum over speculation that former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Ahmadu Ali, whom the Senate confirmed as an Ambassador, has been rejected by both the United States and South Africa. Tue, 06 May 2008 08:27:31 GMT Kingibe, Amaechi Disagree Over Niger Delta Woes http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=524 SECRETARY to the Government of the Federation Babagana Kingibe yesterday said the people of the Niger Delta, the country’s honey pot, should be blamed for their travails. Tue, 06 May 2008 08:34:49 GMT Security Agents Storm Newspaper House! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=525 Security agents today invaded the headquarters of Abuja based newspaper, Leadership, and whisked away its deputy editor, Danladi Ndayebo. Tue, 06 May 2008 09:02:51 GMT President Jimmy Carter Offers To Mediate Niger Delta Conflict! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=526 Former American President, Jimmy Carter, has offered to play a role in the intractable conflict in Nigeria’s Niger delta region if the federal government and other parties to the conflict want him to. Tue, 06 May 2008 09:14:02 GMT Panel Indicts Soludo Over AFC http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=527 The panel probing the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN's) investment of $462 million in the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has recommended that the money be withdrawn. Wed, 07 May 2008 06:29:56 GMT Probe Panel Invites Obasanjo , Atiku http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=528 Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and his Deputy, Atiku Abubakar, have been invited by the House of Representatives Power and Steel Committee probing the expenditure of $16 billion in the power sector when both men were in Aso Rock. Wed, 07 May 2008 06:33:02 GMT Nigeria’s Permanent Representative Presents Credential To UN Sec-Gen. http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=529 The new Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the United Nations, U. Joy Ogwu, presented her credentials today to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Wed, 07 May 2008 15:39:28 GMT African Championship League Round Up http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=530 Holders Etoile du Sahel and five-time African champions, Al Ahly were the biggest casualties of the first leg matches of the 1/8th round of the CAF-MTN Champions League cleared over the weekend after defeats by Southern African clubs. Wed, 07 May 2008 16:03:08 GMT Falcons Draw Brazil http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=531 Samson Siasia's prayer of not wanting to be in the same group with Brazil in the football event of the Olympic Games was finally answered yesterday but Jossy Lad and his Falcons were not as lucky. Wed, 07 May 2008 16:09:41 GMT NFA Say Amodu Must Qualify For W-Cup Or Be Fired! http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=532 Nigeria Football Association chairman, Sanni Lulu, said that the Super Eagles coaching crew has no option than to qualify Nigeria for the 2010 African Nations Cup and the World Cup, otherwise they will be out of job. Wed, 07 May 2008 16:25:13 GMT Alaibe Endorses Sylva For Re-run Poll http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=533 Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Timi Alaibe, has endorsed the candidature of Timipre Sylva for the re-run governorship election slated for May 24 in Bayelsa State. Thu, 08 May 2008 09:10:15 GMT Iyabo Obasanjo Abandons Senate Duties http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=534 Senate Health Committee Chairperson, Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, was absent from the plenary on Wednesday, completing three weeks in a row that she would avoid showing up over the N300 million scam in the Health Ministry. Thu, 08 May 2008 09:10:15 GMT El-Rufai Disowns Obasanjo’s Third Term http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=535 A twist occurred on Wednesday in the ongoing public hearing on the activities of the last administration in the Federal Capital Territory, when the former FCT Minister, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, said he was not a protagonist of the third term bid of Olusegun Obasanjo. Thu, 08 May 2008 09:10:15 GMT EFCC Arrests Ex- Sokoto Governor, Bafarawa http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=536 Former governor of Sokoto State and presidential candidate of the Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) in last year’s elections Alhaji Attahiru Barafawa was yesterday quized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of abuse of office when he was governor. Thu, 08 May 2008 09:10:15 GMT Atiku Will Appear At Probe Panel - Aide http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=537 Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar will appear at the public hearing on the power sector, according one of his aides, Malam Abdullahi Nyako. Thu, 08 May 2008 09:10:15 GMT Ogbulafor Hails Uduaghan Over Asaba Airport http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=538 PDP National Chairman, Prince Vincent Ogbulafor yesterday laid the foundation stone of the Asaba International Airport with a call on Deltans to support the administration of Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan. Thu, 08 May 2008 09:10:15 GMT Nigeria's Foreign Reserves Dip slightly - Central Bank http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=539 Nigeria's foreign currency reserves dropped to 59.3 billion dollars in the first week of April from 59.7 billion dollars in March, the Central Bank of Nigeria said Thursday. Thu, 08 May 2008 09:10:15 GMT Gani: Celebrating A True Hero At 70 http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=540 Precisely on the 22nd of April, 2008, that remarkable Nigerian, Ganiyu Oyeshola Fawehinmi turned 70. A lot has been written and said about Gani over the years but all these are sometimes an understatement of who Gani really is. No one will be unimpressed by the various celebrations that have been held by different friends and associates of Gani in spite of being away on treatment in London. It shows the measure of peoples’ admiration and goodwill for him. In my humble view, Gani is such a multi Thu, 08 May 2008 10:17:17 GMT Explosion Rocks Yenagoa, Yar’Adua Cancels Visit http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=541 Barely 48 hours to the inauguration of former Bayelsa State governor, Chief Timipre Sylva’s campaign for governorship re-run, and President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s expected first visit to the state, explosion rocked Yenagoa, the state capital, yesterday. Fri, 09 May 2008 08:53:11 GMT Ibori: Court Dismisses Application For Stay Of Proceedings http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=542 A Fedral High Court sitting in Kaduna on Thursday dismissed the application brought by former Governor of Delta State, James Ibori, asking it to stay further proceedings in the suit filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged money laundering offence. Fri, 09 May 2008 08:53:11 GMT Okah, MEND Leader, Appeals Court Ruling http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=543 The leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Mr Henry Okah, has appealed the ruling of the Federal High Court in Jos presided over by Justice Stephen Adah, declaring that the lower court's ruling was delivered against the weight of argument made before it. Fri, 09 May 2008 08:53:11 GMT Another Govt Official Dies in Hotel Room http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/Article.aspx?id=544 Another Edo State government official, Mr justice Ekubor, was yesterday found dead in an hotel along Ekenwa Road, Benin. Fri, 09 May 2008 08:53:11 GMT Untitled Page