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Friday, March 12, 2010

Raining havoc

Court nullifies Dangote’s election as NSE president

Ajelogo residents defiant

AMAA announces nomination list

Dangote removed as NSE President

Ondo students fight government over bursary

Anti-terrorism bill passes second reading

STREET TALKING: Under-used & under-rated: Are corporate websites wasting assets?

Mission accomplished, indeed

Ondo students fight government over bursaries

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Oyo workers to receive promotion letters soon

Samuel Peter in career revival journey against Nagy

Capello enjoying England challenge

‘Exchange rate pressures will persist’

Finance Minister says cashless system transforming economy

Goodbye, moto!

Small scale farmers complain of marginalisation

NNPC, marketers to restock strategic reserves

Chinese consumer prices rise by 2.7 per cent

VEX IN THE CITY: And the winner is...

Omo Forest’s not for the faint-hearted

Ogun closes sub - standard hospitals

No more pension for past military leaders

Lukman reassures on NNPC's missing fuel

Lawmakers want corps members out of Plateau

Kidney costs are killing patients

Anti terrorism bill passes second reading

Jill of all trades

FORENSIC FORCE: The last candle

Resurrecting the power sector

EXCUSE ME: Jehovah or Satan (Jos)?

Usain Bolt wins Laureus World Sportsman of the Year again

Clottey to unleash body punches to soften up Pacquiao

Nigeria to play in Thomas Cup

Weekend European matches

Premier League rivals chase Eaglets star

Senate approves five new advisers for Jonathan

CHOPAHOLIC : Ikoyi Club’s time-travel machine

Agency impounds cartons of fake drugs

Nigeria welcomes Japanese interest in liquified gas

Cross River teachers issue strike ultimatum

Commission to release election timetable

Oba of Shomolu in court over fundamental rights

Drogba emerges as number one in Africa

Rescued banks to repay CBN in Q2: Sanusi

Court grants father’s request to free son’s kidnappers

Lamentation as Oyo enforces law against ‘okada’

Nwaubani wins Commonwealth Writers' Prize

LAGOS RANT: Between beggars and cheats

INSIDE SPORTS: Now that we have a coach

HABIBA'S HABITAT: The writing on the wall

Cross River community deserted after clash

Rising oil price good for Nigeria

Oil companies can continue flaring until...

How Lagosians lose N150bto traffic yearly

Whether Report: Rraz

Union faults oil minister over deregulation

China’s exports rise by 46 per cent

Companies performance boost market confidence

Egypt Mobinil to pay 7.5 Egyptian pounds dividend

Ghana awaits Drogba, Eto’o

Falcons coach invites players for African women qualifiers

Football Federation woos sponsors

Local government chairmen endorse governor for second term

Disciplinary masters threaten strike

Winners emerge in Zain Talk for Love Promo

Trade Union Congress holds delegates conference

Foundation plans national crime victimisation survey

French Language Village to relocate

A step closer to hosting 2011 Afrobasket

Woods practice reports set tongues wagging

OUTDOORS: Making amends to an ancient monastery

HOMES: Shifting soil, strained foundations

Athletes shun World Indoor Championship over debt

Rooney hits double as Man Utd crush Milan 4-0

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Religious leaders denounce Jos violence

Nigerian youth plan march to National Assembly

Revenue commission dares lawmakers

Northern Reps want ‘Niger Delta option’ for Jos

Police bar protesters from going to Aso Rock

Chasing destiny

FOOD MATTERS: Dinner choices

Rest in perfect peace, Stanley

Open for business

The murderers must be punished

Power supply may suffer as Shell closes gas plants

Assembly wants assessment billing system to stop

Final call for entries for Diageo Africa Business Reporting Awards

Agency wants more for poverty alleviation

Industry worry over refund of NITEL bid

Anglican primate decries quest for recognition in churches

Corey Haim dies of overdose

Grooves problem resolved after Ping waives legal rights

Tanker fire consumes five cars in Lagos

Beckham excited about Old Trafford return

Is Nigeria worth dying for?

Cyber-bullying cases put heat on Google, Facebook

Lights out at 44 degrees Celsius

Court remands four for terrorism

Cowrie retains rugby crown

Has the current Information technology revolution really reached Africa?

I was forced into prostitution, says murder suspect

Nigerians march to demand ailing leader's appearance

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

George Osodi’s ‘Galamsey gold rush’ images up for the Sony Awards

Anxiety over possible cabinet shakeup

Court orders agency to prove Elumelu’s guilt

Robbery incident not recent, says police chief

Lukman apologises to Reps over fuel shortage

Agric ministry tops government rating

Akunyili commends men on women empowerment

‘We will not sponsor pilgrims to Saudi Arabia, Jerusalem’

All-day police surveillance in Bauchi, Zamfara

Federal government to train mining operators

Polytechnic expels 10 over forged certificates

Katsina- Alu summons judges on financial crimes

Lawmaker seeks suspension of Plateau from NYSC scheme

Governor blames military for Jos killings

57 killed in Lokoja road accident

Home call for the master stylist

Orbit is Nigerian

Mixing leadership skills with sport

Agro-investment in Africa requires N2.22tr

NNPC woos international financiers

Shoddy preparations ahead of national boxing trial

Central Bank focuses on power sector

HERE AND THERE: Natural disasters

Let there be water

Mr. Workerman

American dance troupe preaches love in Lagos

Groups blame federal government for the Jos massacre

Jonathan to appoint five new advisers

GENDER POINT: Equal rights. Equal opportunities Progress for all

Lagos to host next Olympic games

Sportsmanship for children

Microsoft gives rival browsers a lift

Women march for their rights

Feeding controversy

Cyclists spread Hope around Abuja

Wife delays return of Idahor's body

‘We have foiled several attack plots'

To be young, British and black

Best New Skincare Products

In Search of Uncommon Heroes

Kidnapped journalist set free

Monday, March 08, 2010

International Women's Day

Architecture 101

Brown and the elections

S(H)IBBOLETH: The Listserv and the least served

Can Jonathan go the whole hog?

Return of Tha Rapman

Representatives reject staggered elections

Dealing with pregnancy-related discomfort

How to stop drinking

>Representatives reject staggered elections

Gusau replaces Mukhtar as National Security Adviser

Accountants say corruption remains major threat

Junior staff revolt against Oceanic Bank's management

Africa spends N3.3trillion annually on food imports

Kidnap of journalists stalls DSTV basketball league

Lagerback arrives today

Former FinBank director can’t travel

Presidency suspends BPE director over NITEL

Four heart experts arrive for Yar'Adua

Amaechi urges residents to patronise health centres

Governor says no opposition exists in his state

Enugu State University to graduate first medical doctors in 11 years

Jonathan removes Mukhtar as National Security Adviser

All dressed up and stinking

Representatives advise CBN on bank chiefs

Commission blames delayed budgets on illegal processes

Panasonic, Best Buy to tie up on 3D TV sales

‘Hurt Locker’ director makes history at 82nd Oscar Awards

Chinua Achebe: lecturing the West in the past tense

Ship out of water

Government owes ex-customs officers N4.7b

Foreign cybercrime experts to partner with lawmakers

And the bulldozers came to Ajelogo

Herdsmen raid Jos village, kill hundreds

Sunday, March 07, 2010

Federal government plans 5 million jobs in 5 years

South Africa launches plan to boost jobs

Sports Brief

‘We built schools and hospitals with Zakat’

Zango Kataf School of Agriculture now autonomous

Group lobbies National Assembly for 12 new states

Commissioner asks youth to embrace sports

Lawmaker decries negative image of Ajegunle

Stanley Macebuh dies at 67

Suspects arrested over Dipo Dina’s death

Nigerian interbank rates hit multi-year low

Spain, Russia advance in Davis Cup

Minister wants technical team for N500billion power fund

A return to normalcy

Glo subscribers to watch Manchester United, Fulham tie

The anatomy of a football fan

Fatai Amoo mourns Endurance Idahor

Martins scores as Kanu remains out at Portsmouth

Enyimba retain top spot

Players gear up for World Chess Olympiad Trials

Rubbing the musical lamp

Reps committee concludes work on constitution amendment

Herdsmen raid Jos village, kills hundreds

Opposition parties challenge Jonathan on election reform

(ON)GOING CONCERNS: Young people power

IMHOTEP: Facing holy mountain

Deaf to peers

Jonathan must assert himself

The Leather Man

Many killed in violence near Jos

Mission to ‘fix' Africa

More than 200 dead in Jos violence

Kaduna records no case of polio in nine months

Mugabe to seek re-election if party says yes

Burn her at the stake?

ON WATCH: The peace that nearly was

Zamfara to check maternal mortality

Somali Islamist rebels ban English, science lessons

Grenade blasts kill one, injure 16 in Rwanda

Army arrests 25 suspects for illegal oil bunkering

Nigerian footballer dies during Sudan game

Supreme Court re-instates Sacked First Bank Chief

Bernard Longe's sack is illegal says Supreme Court

Saturday, March 06, 2010

ELAN PERSONALITY: Nkiru Asika

Appraising arts and heritage in Black History Month

Who will win tonight?

‘Jonathan’s administration is a fiction, Fashola’s is elitist’

Dantata, Atta, Yar’Adua jostle for Lagos polo title

Eighty years can’t slow down Iloh

Sustaining the titles and accolades

Federation to hold trials for chess Olympiad

Raising hope through cycling

Home-based Eagles get new lease of life

More than a storm in a tea cup

Don't call it a talk show

The remarkable triumph of Precious

Meeting Paula Varsavsky

Michaela Wrong on corruption and ethnicity in Africa

Moulding minds

The enchanting Victoria Oruwari

Holding Jonathan hostage

PDP set to frustrate Jonathan's 2011 chances

Rehabilitating ex-militants will now cost N65bn

Bernard Longe's sack is illegal saysSupreme Court

Power official electrocuted in Abuja

SECTION 39: Two anniversaries

A prognosis please

FRANKLY SPEAKING: Private morals and African presidents

DEEPENING DEMOCRACY Togo: power shift or death

A will or a trust: which one is right for you?

Running on empty

Committee to review electricity tariffs

Managing financial risk exposure

Cultivating poison

The village called Anthony

No jobs at the jobville

The predators on Lagos roads

Hope for cleft lip children

Abacha's ambition worsens crisis in Kano PDP

Nails ahoy!

Goodluck goes after Zazu

Court orders ex-police chief not to breach contract

Patients reunite with their doctors after strike

Federal government to meet governors over education fund

Pillars, Kwara aim to strengthen position

IMF response

Friday, March 05, 2010

Setback for Sanusi's Reform

What’s in a name?

Gunmen kill middle-aged man in Akure

Jonathan inaugurates committee on project assessment

Abba Ruma accused of inflating contract sum by N500m

Thursday, March 04, 2010

Authority warns residents on poor sanitation

Uganda shilling stable against dollar

BP Zambia exit will not disrupt fuel supply, says minister

South Africa’s economic confidence rises

STREET TALKING: Who’s looking out for shareholders?

Bus service expands route

Lagos government donates 10,000 dollars towards Hope Academy

Nomination thrills Heartland’s player

Nicklaus expects Woods to be at Masters

Top spot for grabs in Premier League

Mosley already tired of Mayweather’s pre-fight antics

The art of making more money

European central banks stand pat

Training farmers will boost agricultural production

Corporation to support tourism development in Osun

Mortgage Bank pays N2.5b to investors

Save Nigeria Group calls for another protest

South Africa says no power cuts for World Cup

Reps may involve EFCC in aviation probe

Agency seizes former Bank PHB boss’s assets

Lawmakers to immortalise late assembly members

Lawmakers advise Jonathan to accelerate NITEL sale

Act fast and aggressively, Danjuma tells Jonathan

Sanusi’s banking reform to wait

Hope cyclists leave Lagos today

African Eagle in talks for Tanzania mine financing

Nigeria’s United Bank of Africa spreads to Zambia

Agency lobbies for fuel tax

It’s Kefee, baby

South Korea coach plots Eagles fall

EXCUSE ME: My mother’s letter to Goodluck

FORENSIC FORCE: 2011: Who says Jonathan won’t run?

Reaching a tipping point?

The anatomy of a defeat

CHOPAHOLIC: The best shawarma in Lagos

Annals of the Gambia

Naira firms vs dollar at CBN, interbank market

Big banks pull stock index down

Not a minor problem

Nigeria's United Bank of Africa spreads to Zambia

Father of dead school girlreopens case against Faith academy

Be aggressive, Danjuma tells Jonathan

Rejecting the mega city stereotypes

At last, the circus ends

HABIBA HABITAT: The way we were

Pfizer test victims threaten to return to court

Opposition seeks probe of Edo Assembly bomb scare

Acting President's busy schedule stalls NITEL takeover

Nigeria leaves key interest rate on hold

‘States can't enforce flare-out'

Tales from Morocco to Nigeria

Senator wants Yar'Adua's location investigated

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Safina pulls out of Indian Wells

Super Eagles slip in rankings

70 football fans to travel to England

Xtrail:Mama Africa

Firm to assemble generators in Nigeria

Petroleum corporation assists Shell to clear condensate

Political instability not affecting economy, says Sanusi

Tips on creating a spiritual shelter

Guerrilla gardening for beginners

FOOD MATTERS: Long throat memoir

Minister seeks increased funding for local councils

Jonathan overrules sack

Saudi-trip ministers present report to Executive Council

Northern Representatives want Akunyili out

Bankole denies knowledge of a coup plot

Senate to investigate bizarre robbery incident

Central Bank extends deadline for circulation of Polymer notes

Assembly approves new commissioners

Court orders Navy to pay N15m damages

Between Haiti and Chile

Life between the tremors

Government by posters

A single woman's journal

Do not resign, governors tell Yar’Adua

Criticism of Toyota may reawaken antagonism toward Japan

Ghana to fast-track infrastructure for oil

Suez Cement plans to shift output

No gas plant will be shut down, says NNPC

Naira gains, as NNPC sells dollars

Banker gets four year jail term for fraud

‘No consumer is buying petrol at government price’

Keeping your word

Community effort averts fire disaster

Making SEC chairmanship a full time job

INFO TECH:Google pushes the frontiers of Information Technology

Youth empowerment through sports

Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Police deny report of kidnapped journalists

Party leaders ‘ban’ Tinubu from Ogun

Man takes his protest to the National Assembly

Traders demand for election

Court jails septuagenarian for drug possession

Nigerians to cycle for hope

Women asked to embrace good health

Governor launches 51st mini medical mission

Officials disagree on proposed commission on Diaspora

Attorney General summons police chief over Boko Haram

Righting wrongs in fact and fiction

God loves ugly

Representatives in executive session over Yar’Adua

Jonathan probes ministries

Weightlifting trials end today

Lagerback in frame for five year deal

The final match

LITTLE ENDS: Theophilus’ portion

Five decades of a pen

MEDIA AND SOCIETY: The fading Presidency

Succession controversy may slow down market recovery

Nigeria goes trading in America

Pipeline vandalism costs NNPC N174 billion

The naira wars

There’s no money for Eagles coach

The Designer Dentist

ELAN PERSONALITY : Citizen Kuti

Dangote signs gas turbine deal with Siemens