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Friday, March 12, 2010

Jos: Council boss calls for a detribalized military institution

Auto accident kills 16 in Niger

Couple jailed for starving girl to death in UK

Togo should withdraw case against CAF -Adamu

Manchester City signs £1bn regeneration agreement

We will give Lagerback neccesary support to succeed - Chukwu

British Airways union announces strike dates

Bomb blasts kill 39 in Pakistan

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Experts seek kidney registry, warn against food supplements

Post-UME fees: NUC asks parents to report errant varsities

Don’t tamper with NITEL bid, CNPP warns Jonathan

FG okays Japanese investment in Brass LNG project

Faulty plane disrupts Aero’s schedule, leaves passengers stranded

‘Delay in reform impedes power sector development’

FG set to produce new communications policy

Nigeria is Africa’s new mining destination – Investors

Economy: Infrastructure, corruption bane of development –NOIPoll

African leaders endorse framework for agric sector investments

EFCC arraigns two for fraud, impersonation

Sokoto rerun: CJN orders Appeal court justices to stop hearing appeals

Gunmen kill policeman, lady in Port Harcourt

Bayelsa govt, ex-commissioner trade words over removal

FG calls for private collaboration to raise health standard

Jos crisis: Lagos, religious leaders dialogue on avoiding violence

AC begins sensitisation on voters’ registration

Tribunal: Ijero electoral officer abandons evidence

How to curb car theft in Lagos –Police

Police arrest masquerade for stabbing immunisation officer

ASUU seeks legal backing for 2009 agreement with FG

Yar’Adua, not Jonathan, sent Uwais report –Senate

2011: PDP govs meet Jonathan

Court dismisses el-Rufai’s suit against Senate committee’s report

Jos killings: NASFAT condemns violence

FG condoles with NUJ on journalists’ death

Dangote: Court strikes out case against vendors

Aero woos customers with special Easter offers

Reals Confectioneries appreciates distributors

CSR: Litramed donates N3m books to community

Customs agents makes case for cargo tracking

ADVAN set to impact on marketing communication industry

2011 election time-table out on Tuesday — Iwu

Anambra tribunal begins sitting

Reps: Anti-terrorism bill passes second reading

Council registers 13,680 teachers in Borno

CTN: Stakeholders endorse, list benefits

AfDB earmarks $2bn for agric in Africa

Idahor to be buried on Friday

Marion Jones joins Women‘s NBA

Oshiomhole set for UBTH Golf Course inauguration

New commissioner resumes at FRC

Disciplinary masters threaten strike over non-payment of salary

‘Govt should patronise Nigerian professionals instead of foreign agencies’

Pupils embark on road safety project

TUC condemns military, police role

Robbers attack Djinee

N’Delta: Jonathan orders finance minister to release funds for militants’ rehabilitation

Senate approves Jonathan’s request for five advisers

Jesse Jagz debuts

More than 20 civilians killed in fierce Mogadishu battles

NGO inaugurates national award for education

Professional partnerships’ll boost productivity – Expert

Nigeria to extend training of IJSO participants

FG forecloses scrapping of NYSC

Muhtar charges banks to devise reliable cashless payment system

Oil and gas sector owes banks N1.6tn

NOC election to hold on March 31

Criticisms trail b’ball league postponement

Spanish media slam Real

Gateway will escape relegation – Omoruyi

Rand gain brings down MTN’s profit

Mexican Carlos Slim named world’s richest man

Reps ask NYSC to re-deploy corps members posted to Plateau

LG establishes 14 schools – Official

‘PDP will continue to rig without electoral reform’

Nigeria’s low cocoa consumption worries COPAL

Seme Customs records N482m revenue in February

Schools bag JAN entrepreneurial skill award

Ex-wife beats Cameron at the Oscars

British court grants Bosnian ex-leader bail

US lists more Nigerians, Yemenis on no-fly-list

Oshiomhole mourns assassinated actors

Senate cancels benefits for Gowon, Buhari, IBB, others

Jos: Jang, others didn’t call me – GOC

Nollywood made sexy in Ghana

Kefee, Alfa Sule, others for Shout Jam Tour

In pursuit of Thanksgiving, Mega 99 romances new producer

Don’t destabilise Gulf, Ahmedinejad tells ‘corrupt’ powers

Israeli PM apologises to Biden over settlement plans

Misleading us on climate change

How the men reacted as the Titanic and Lusitania went under

For pennies, a disposable toilet that could help grow crops

How businesses can cut energy costs

Omawumi, Dr. Frabz break up

Top stars gather for Kennis Easter Fiesta

Agriculture: Group canvasses public-private collaboration to accelerate growth

Galadanchi calls for integration of Qur’anic, conventional education

Fan Milk invests N700m to increase production capacity

Making Nigeria’s steel companies work

‘Health of future leaders should be scrutinised for fitness’

UNESCO urges governments to redouble efforts to achieve Education for All

Jos killings: Plateau women protest in Abuja, GOC’s removal

Who is the House really representing?

Capital injected in rescued banks to be recovered soon – Sanusi

LafargeWapco records 30% drop in profit

Bulls sustain hold at NSE

Governments and pensions administration

Melodrama of power

Revisiting Bayo Ohu’s murder

Banking: Going back to the good old days

Home-based players good enough for W’Cup – Adedeji

Lagerback’ll transform Eagles – Ogaba

Jos: NYSC reduces number of corps members by half

Three die in Edo auto crash

POLICE BRUTALISE JOURNALISTS, TRADERS IN ONITSHA

Punish perpetrators of Jos killings – PDP

N’ Delta: Jonathan orders Muhtar to release funds for rehabilitation of repentant militants

2011 election time-table out on Tuesday – Iwu

Missing NNPC petrol: Lukman denies complicity in stalled probe

Jos mayhem: Army boss denies Jang’s distress call as women protest half nude.

African Heads of State endorse agric initiative

Ekiti Assembly will ensure full implementation of 2010 budget - House committee chief

Yemeni forces attack rebel-held building in south

AD calls for independent candidacy in 2011 elections

Australian authors protest China’s visa refusal

Government to publish high-speed rail plans

Indigenous coaches’ future tied to Lagerback- NFF

Mexican tycoon, Carlos Helu is world‘s richest man for 2010

Monalisa Chinda and her ‘growing up’ tales

Abiku syndrome at the National Theatre

Spousal abuse and the season of anomie ahead

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Moses invites Lagerback

W’Cup: Eagles need miracle to reach semis – Garba Lawal

Iworima criticises Delhi 2010 preparations

Tight security for guests at football awards

Glo-CAF award: Eto’o favoured to rule Africa again

Power generation may drop further as Shell shuts plants

FG records 79.3% budget performance in power

FG proposes life jail for fake drugs dealers

Finland to invest in Nigeria’s energy sector

Freight forwarder calls for abolition of port development levy

FG advises ECOWAS on cash payment system

Bulls sustain hold as index rises by 0.9%

Inflation rate drops in Ghana

200% recapitalisation plans on course – AfDB

AMC Bill passes second reading before Senate

Skye Bank signs $15m agreement with Korean bank

Avoiding losses through proper internal audit

Fuel: NLC urges Jonathan to caution Lukman

Market capitalisation rises by N650bn

CBN to approve guidelines for new banking structure

St. Janet’s song

China February exports jump 45.7 per cent

‘US recovery certain, euro region faces splinter’

Budget’ll be on March 24 – Darling

Yar’Adua is unfit to rule

Judgment on the Ijora land dispute

Google opens Web store for business applications

UK manufacturing drops for first time since August

Senate to pass jobless aid, business tax breaks

Five arrested for stealing N38m goods

Tanker fire: Police launch manhunt for driver

Re: Akunyili should resign

Greek crisis is over, rest of region safe – Prodi

German exports slumped in January

Tell Turai this

Residents flee to Minna, narrate ordeal

NBA rejects police report on arrest of suspects

PDP awards N11.5bn contract for secretariat

No plan to impeach Yar’Adua — Senate

Oni, Fayemi, Falana tussle over alleged plot to destabilise Ekiti

Two movie practitioners assassinated in Benin

Malaria: WHO issues new guidelines on treatment, drugs

Army denies complicity in Jos killings, says Jang is naive

Commercial, govt activities picking up

Northern senators set up committee

Makama warns S’West against politicising locality survey

Begin electoral reform with sacking of Iwu, SNG urges Jonathan

Tribunal: INEC witness disowns Ifaki ward’s result

Jos killings: Afenifere urges FG to release past reports

NABTEB releases Nov/Dec 2009 results

Jang declares three-day fast

... culprits must be punished — NSCIA

Jos: Obasanjo, Soyinka disagree on cause of crisis

PHCN appeals for customers’ support

Fund, logistics delay eradication of inferior lubricants in January – DPR

Oshiomhole, EYV in war of words

CP links Oyo killings to politics

The cabal and Akunyili’s home truth

Learning from Malaysia

2006 census data unrealistic —Olubadan

Fraud: Ex-banker knows fate on May 4

Oil blocks: Judge fixes March 29 for Abebe, Statoil’s suit

Jonathan cancels FEC meeting

Petroleum Industry Bill and challenges ahead for oil industry

Oando positions gas pipeline for Lagos rail transit power requirement

Jos: We were sponsored, suspects tell police

Sights and sounds of SNG’s Abuja rally

Efenji: Police parade suspects, one still at large

Commission cautions minister on demolition of houses in FCT

Yar’Adua: FG to consider demands of Save Nigeria Group

“We will not allow crisis in Bornu”

Group plans national crime victimisation survey

ITU approves new standards to enhance telecoms services

Expert blames dearth of pasture for decline in dairy production

FG urged to enforce law on endangered species

Council impeaches chairman

Owoeri louds Heartland for players welfare

10 suspects held in Russia train bombing

Berezovsky wins poison libel case

US conceal terror suspect treatment, says ex-MI5 chief

Come and watch me play for Wigan- Moses tasks NFF

Bali bomber killed in Indonesia

NFF lines up four friendlies for Eagles

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Before the next mayhem in Jos

FRSC begins Operation Eagle Eye in Anambra

Mercedes to inaugurate B-Class-based hatchback

Airbus accelerates A320 delivery to plug revenue drain

Avis Nigeria prepares chauffeurs for LSDI accreditation

GM to reinstate 661 closed dealers

China Southern Airlines shares rise on $1.6bn fundraising

Four die in Benin auto crash

Toyota moves past apologies, aims for sales

Kogi accident claims 60

New Lexus GS for release in 2011

Borrego, Kia’s midsized SUV for on-road performance

High-tech cars that will rule tomorrow

Confab to tackle challenges of truck, equipment business

Railways: Finding the way forward

When rewards assuage pains of traffic controllers

Pressure on Real to end last 16 jinx

Gallas suffers injury setback

San Siro goal my worst – Scholes

Oshiomhole mourns Idahor

Ibori: Delta elders send fresh petition to EFCC

Diouf could face jail

Afrobasket 2011: Nigeria knows fate today

Jonathan seeks Senate’s approval to appoint advisers

Lekki-Epe expressway: Extend development beyond Eleko, monarchs tell Fashola

Jos: Punish culprits, Makinde tells FG

Gunmen free S’African sports journalist

FG restates commitment to funding OOPL institute

Ogun govt raises alarm over training of militants in Ijebu

FA moves to block security breach

Why I won’t quit Heartland – Owoeri

Bolt should consider switching to 400m – Johnson

The best food for healthy skin

Northern governors chide perpetrators of mayhem

Farmers urge Alao-Akala to rehabilitate rural roads

Magistracy law: ‘Lagos AG has power to determine legal representation’

‘Undersea cables’ll complement existing services’

Global ‘green stimulus’ spending may triple in 2010, HSBC says

ACEN president lists industry challenges

S/Africa looks at reinstating aluminimim import duties

Doctor files $100m suit against Air France

Auchi Poly expels eight final year students, two others

‘State-owned teaching hospitals are under-performing’

NLC, TUC express concern over killings

Lapai LG spends N56.5m on health projects

GSK boosts access to cervical cancer vaccine

10 clubs for Zenith B’ball league

3SC returns to Adamasingba for Enyimba

Indoor meet: Nigerian athletes set to hit Doha

Oyinlola, Mark for UBTH Golf Course inauguration

Yemen offers talks with separatists

Fidson pledges commitment to quality services

Nigeria makes highest order for malaria drug

Rally: IG assures Soyinka, others of security

Fresh violence erupts in Ijoko Ota

Police mount 24-hour surveillance in Bauchi

‘Brand image building, critical to business growth’

Merkel urges ‘quick’ regulation as Greece takes plea to US

APC appoints regional manager

NCWS protests massacre

Citygate endows trust fund for enterprise development

MAN commends CBN on N500bn intervention fund

Mining: 20,000 delegates in Toronto for convention

Why FG suspended BPE boss – Investigation

AC blames FG for cycle of violence

Experts call for more efficacious malaria medicine

Agency boss urges cooperation on polio eradication

Support for Aquino wanes ahead of elections —Poll

Quake survivors put lives together in Turkey

MTN backs world golf challenge

Medical experts call for regular checks on athletes

Bolton holds on to Shittu

JSP sets up soccer firm

Niger-Delta region should be protected – Rep

Israel, Syria announce nuclear energy ambitions

Biden assures Israel of US security commitment

Nephrologists raise the alarm on increasing cases of kidney failure

Air travel could raise risk for heartbeat irregularities

Jos: Man killed in policemen, soldiers’ clash over suspects

Women empowerment: Akunyili commends menfolk

IT conference for LG bosses holds March 16

Cocoa producing states blame FG for fall in production

Aer Lingus considers 1,000 job cuts

656,000 farmers accessed N42bn agric loan, says CBN

Unilever budgets N25m for water, sanitation

NAICOM gets enforcement team for properties under compulsory insurance scheme

Ways to stay awake at work without caffeine

NEMA, SEMA officials escape attack in C’River

TruContact trains executives on sustainable management

Fake official demanded $2m bribe from Ibru – EFCC

CSR: Standard Chartered trains 10,000 girls

How NCS can guarantee foreign exchange savings

Fujitsu didn’t mislead investors, Tokyo Exchange says

Fuel scarcity: Prepare for harder times, Lukman warns Nigerians

I’ll sustain reform of Edo State — Oshiomhole

Sack uncooperative ministers, N’Delta leaders urge Jonathan

Impeach Yar’Adua now, Buhari tells N’Assembly

Take heed: It is the African God that suffers

Group begins campaign on free cleft surgery

Popular diet plans can unclog arteries

Myanmar junta unveils election laws

62% of voters turned out for Iraqi election —Officials

‘Vacuum, evidence of booby-traps in our constitution’

Aiyegbeni donates to charity

Glo-CAF awards: Mills, Rawlings, Kuffour to grace event

Kanu: Kalu advises Lagerback

NTTF invites 85 for C’wealth trials

‘N’ Assembly is part of PDP fraud’

Indonesia raids suspected militants

Indian upper house votes on women’s quota bill

Women group honours Nigerian UN Envoy

Fruit juices can affect kidney stone formation

MCC: Stemming maternal, child mortality at grass roots

FG assures on MDGs deadline

And the winner is… a woman!

Hold Jonathan responsible if Nigeria explodes – Soyinka

Tribunal: Oni hails Daniel’s victory

Vision 2020: Nigeria needs more reforms – OBG

China February car sales rise 55% on stimulus

Some depression relief, without drugs

31 explosives excavated in A’Ibom

Naira gains on oil firm dollar sales

Deadly sins for new hires

Adamawa Assembly approves N67.46bn budget for 2010

No gender equality in employment yet – ILO

NDLEA arrests woman with N10.5m heroin

Fire outbreak: Occupants recount ordeal as fire razes shopping mall

Five pastors arrested for operating illegal military outfit

Travails of poor breast cancer patients

‘Nigerian organisations are not out of the woods yet’

NAMB calls for accessible funds to stabilise microfinance sector

Employment: Why postgraduate qualification may not be an advantage

Discover high earning potential in outdoor catering services

ASI records 11.37% year-to-date return

Petroleum marketing stocks buoy market indices

Insecurity: AC accuses Oyo govt of laxity

Where there is no smoke

UK trade gap swells to widest since August 2008

FG probes N1.15tn debt incurred by NNPC

Yewa-Awori alleges marginalisation

Jos killings: Jang accuses army of complicity

Akintola, Okereke battle others for AMAA diadem

Yar’Adua and the lessons of his return

Caning: Is it correction or child abuse?

On the Presidential Projects Assessment Committee

Gut bacteria may spur obesity, research suggests

World Kidney Day: Between Yar’Adua’s N35m ambulance and plights of poor patients

In the obesity epidemic,one cookie makes little difference

Gates praises troops in southern Afghanistan

Iran sees political motive behind German asylum move

Another terror suspect arrested in Nigeria

Yar’Adua: For Reps, it’s a ‘no go area’

S’Africa 2010: England assured of safety

The challenges before Lagerback

How I crushed robbery victims to death – Driver

Jos crisis: Police, soldiers clash at Staff College

Hold military responsible for Jos mayhem, says Jang

IMPEACH YAR’ADUA NOW, BUHARI TELLS NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

AL-QAEDA TERRORIST Arrested IN NIGERIA FOR TRIAL IN US

31 civil war EXPLOSIVES EXCAVATED IN A’IBOM

Senate wants perpetrators of Jos crisis prosecuted, commend Jonathan

‘State owned teaching hospitals are under-performing’

Hold Jonathan responsible for successes, failures- Soyinka

Group calls for prosecution of masterminds of Jos violence

I can handle Super Eagles pressure- Lagerback

Agric ministry leads in budget performance -- Ruma

Ban tasks Nigeria on Jos violence

Aquino‘s lead in Philippines polls almost wiped out

Zimbabwe court upholds election of opposition Speaker

Yemen offers talks with separatists after crackdown

Police mobilise 1,000 for Saturday‘s bye election in Zamfara

Adamawa will not sponsor pilgrims--Nyako

Cyprus police find stolen corpse of ex-president

Group decries proposed increase in electricity tariff

Monday, March 08, 2010

2011: Re-election fever grips Akwa Ibom

Jos: 416 victims get mass burial

France reacts

...governor, senator hail judgment

Appeal court finally upholds Daniel’s election

… Ex-militants warn Reps

Return all vehicles, Edo Assembly tells ex-Speaker’s drivers

Jonathan sacks NSA

Agriculture: Sanusi decries huge funding gap

Senate to decide on Auditor-General this week

Declare March 8 work free day, TUC urges FG

Shagari chides Plateau leaders over crisis

2009 budget: Agric ministry records highest implementation level

Onovo summons CPs

ACF criticises renewed killings

CAN, NANS express shock

Nigeria owes international bodies N7bn unpaid dues, pledges

Anyim, others stranded, as protesting workers block highways

Lagos CJ reassigns Magistrate Court Law suit

Crime wave: Ondo police arrest 15, parade six kidnap suspects

FG suspends BPE DG

Waziri asks judges to expedite action on graft cases

How MDAs jerked up 2010 budget by N200bn – Report

Police arraign two brothers for theft

Football:Eagles without wings

Nwosu, ex-bank chiefs want judge to quash charge

Jonathan orders reopening of Ajaokuta Steel, NIOMCO

Naira Pools to take 15 fans to World Cup

Consolex, Oyebode lead BOA League

NECO duped us, applicants insist

AIG sells Alico unit to MetLife for $15.5bn

Edo wins rugby tourney

Glo-CAF award: Organisers plan spectacular show

Football not a girl’s game, Nugent tells Wenger

Stock futures rise slightly ahead of opening

Bayo Ohu: Police trail prime suspect

NANS directs UNAD, COE students not to pay new fees

China cautions against expecting fast yuan rise

Edo, fix Anegbette’s road

Standard Bank, OFID unveil African development financing initiative

Rooney fit for Old Trafford match

UI students win NUC’s doctoral theses award

Yar’Adua’s health

Nieketien cautions on new coach

You must improve, Alli tells Fasuba

Police on Iba road

How LAUTECH got rated among Africa’s 100 best universities – VC  

Benzema out of Lyon clash

NCC/USPF commitment to ICT penetration strategic – Zinox boss

SMEs urged to take advantage of WiMAX network

Oceanic Bank: Management condemns picketing by junior workers

PHCN, Alapere

Greece relieved at EU backing, but strikes grow

Three feared killed as violence erupts again in

France urges world to turn to nuclear power

NIMN, CBN to collaborate on marketing regulation

Eight-year-old emerges youngest MCP in Africa

IBM to address infrastructure, risk challenges of banks

Fabregas blow for Arsenal

‘Agric training for unemployed graduates will reduce unemployment’

LASG, fix this road

Marseille moves to stop Taiwo

Replace ageing firemen, Ibadan residents tell Alao-Akala

Soludo fails to challenge Obi’s re-election at tribunal

NFF mourns Idahor

The case for federal character

‘Why Nigerian graduates are unemployable’

Sekula: The gender conscious writer

NB CEO gets new Heineken appointment in Mexico

Superbrands Nigeria returns with top brands

Terry dedicates goal to Chelsea fans

NCS to drive application of IT tools, strategies in governance

Beta Computers urges DacEasy accounting users to make upgrade

Unilever, others forecast enhanced profitability

Unreliable internet services

UnityKapital donates computers to Jigawa govt

Shell, PetroChina bid for Australian gas company

Fashola inaugurates new Judicial Service Commission

Women’s Day: Release Yar’Adua to talk to us, Soyinka tells Turai

Acute water scarcity hits Osogbo

Jos: Only arrest, trial of perpetrators can end crisis

Toyota chief says sees US sales recovery ahead

US to unveil new $100 note design in April

Open letter to the Acting President

The irony of democracy

HIV/AIDS: Curb mother-to-child transmission

Exploiting opportunities in air mattress retailing

CBN sells $400m in forex market

NSE delists Afprint

Oil prices rise above $82

Cyber security: Explorer 8 brings new hope

Digital divide: Finding effective means of bringing Internet to the grassroots

Real confident, Milan needs miracle

Ecobank Nigeria gets new managing director

Career Transition: How to get back into the workforce after losing your job

Blair’s autobiography to be published in September

No sir, I didn’t do it! – Ajayi

FIRS charges

Present political crisis, a conspiracy – Fasehun

2010: Can you afford to watch a match?

Lagerback wants Moses for World Cup

Politics and pains of obtaining doctoral degrees

Police arrest two suspects for forging bank cheques

Udenwa blames poor food production on Inadequate planning

Manager calls for increased stipends for immunisation officers

Oil nears 8-week high on weak dollar

UK, FG partner on sports development

Development of agribusiness critical to Africa‘s growth, says UN

Moses may play for Super Eagles after England snub

Man admits murder of social networking partner

Again, British soldier killed in Afghanistan

MURIC suggests military surveillance in Plateau

Egyptian doctors fight over allegation of certificate forgery

Jos violence: Death toll hits over 500

Sunday, March 07, 2010

Ijebu Ife crisis: New caretaker chairman woos monarchs

NMA to probe woman’s death after childbirth

‘Arrest Turai for treason’

NIS to arraign fraudulent passport applicants

SNG mobilises Nigerians for Abuja protest

N’Delta leader backs Akunyili

Jonathan must work on electoral reform now —CNPP

I did not plot any coup – Col. Ajayi

Centre laments unending killings, neglect

Greece does not need financial aid, says Merkel

Orji laments poor infrastructure in South-East

Nigerians are tired of PHCN’s excuses — Babalola

Buhari, Tinubu, others insist on rule of law

Ogun shortlists land revenue consultants

China says no request yet from Google for talks

Egyptian developers turn to middle priced projects

Japan’s notes complete another gain

Russia may scrap rouble for new customs union currency

Afribank boosts collections for PHCN

PAC: Ex-lawmakers laud Jonathan for appointing Nwuche

New building technology arrives in Nigeria

Rooney injury worries United

PCN seals four firms over unhealthy practices

US labour market poised for gains as jobless rate stabilises

Expert proffers solution to environmental toxicity

Edo: PDP, AC trade words over Reps’ motion

‘MPC’s decision won’t address credit crisis soon’

Davis Cup: France, Croatia into quarterfinals

Confusion hits DStv league

Firm to build fire stations in residential estates

Inter-bank rates hit multi-year low

Insecurity: Ondo govt, PDP trade blame

Water corporation to achieve 85% efficiency with Oando‘s N4bn IPP

‘Obama spending plan underestimates deficits’

Jonathan can’t perform well with current cabinet —Okonkwo

Ferguson rubbishes Red Knights link

UNN panel recommends expulsion of four students for roles in crisis

FCMB donates to Jos, Haiti victims

South African reserves decline for third consecutive month

Infosys Technolgies backs on pay-per-use model

STI says manpower development key to insurance expansion

Aviva seeks to buy Russian insurers at 75% discount

Oyo State adopts compulsory insurance

Xmn Technologies joins Nigerian ICT market

MTN‘s subscriber growth rate to slow in 2010 - Report

RBS, Lloyds asked to approve Ineos’s tax move to Switzerland

Ernst & Young 2009 report outlines top business risks

Post-UME: Sanction varsities charging more than N1,000, NCE tells NUC

Media administrator, Stanley Macebuh, dies at 67

Fixed-rate energy deals ‘unfair‘, consumer website says

PDP’ll maintain zoning at all levels — Chieftain

Trustees, SEC partner on market growth

Agents entice tenants to modern office complex in Apapa

Stakeholders canvass aggressive investment in sewage management

Kanu to meet Queen at Commonwealth reception

Bucks power past Cavs

Fasuba out of Doha indoor meet

Sudan criticises UN sanctions on Eritrea

Be more alive to your responsibilities on roads, Daniel tells FG

...Sudanese fans mourn

FG to collaborate with South-South on roads, housing projects

NLC plans mass rally for Iwu’s removal

Zhou says China should be ‘very cautious‘ in crisis exit

Why Edo approved new fees for AAU —Oshiomhole

Training of legislators, N’Assembly staff to gulp N1.099bn in 2010

‘Govt adopted wait and see approach to economic crisis’

Obama spending plan underestimates deficits

NiRA releases third level premium domains in .ng registry

Police clamp down on okada robbers in Lagos

IBM to boost ICT capacity of local firms

NAICOM commences activities to boost insurance penetration

AIG to approve sale of non-US life unit to MetLife

Afromedia’s profit drops by 22%

Restructuring: CBN to lay off top directors

Media and court proceedings

Stanbic IBTC Pension holds enlightenment forum for retirees

Insurance sector’ll soon experience reforms –Muhtar

Money sharing comes to Facebook

Fear grips Bayelsa officials as EFCC begins probe

Two JTF soldiers arrested for shooting youth leader

Consolidation signals getting stronger in tighter operating environment

Accountant, bank tussle over N20m investment

Judge fixes March 17 for ANPP lawmaker’s defection to PDP

Four US banks shut down as failure count hits 26

Bank PHB, Sterling Bank lead recovery

Kaduna to lose N20bn to fuel subsidy —Sambo

‘Nigeria stagnates in maternal mortality reduction’

International Women’s Day: Still far away from the promised land

Reps set to receive report on constitution amendment

Dollar rises against Yen as US loses fewer jobs than forecast

150 die in fresh Jos violence

Fresh initiatives to bolster power supply

Prosecute Halliburton bribery suspects now

OTC trading rises by 72%

Between AIG’s scorecard and minister’s assessment

When it comes to salt, no rights or wrongs, yet

Get well soon, Mr. President

Planning experts highlight socio-economic benefits of new towns

Worgu, Dolphins lament Idahor’s death

Chileans await aid one week after quake

Iraqis vote despite sustained militant attacks

Eagles: Omokaro backs Eguavoen, Amokachi

From the clash of white dwarfs, the birth of a supernova

Lekki I: Dearth of artisans slows down construction process

Jonathan must work on electoral reform now – CNPP

Hospital discharges Imoke after auto accident

UNN panel recommends expulsion of 4 students over roles in crisis

Suspected arsonists set Fayose’s LP office, vehicle ablaze

Robbers kill army lieutenant in Ibadan after writing promotion exam

September 11 attacks a ‘big lie’, says Iran‘s Ahmadinejad

Sylva sacks commissioner for ‘incompetence’

Overnight fire guts Nsukka market, destroys 80 shops

Buhari, Belgore, Tinubu others insist no alternative to rule of law

Nigerian footballer, Idahor, dies in Sudan

Togo opposition rejects election result, says Gnassingbe did not win

Go now, Mike Ahamba tells Yar’Adua

Canada backs Jonathan, warns against political crisis

Fresh violence erupts in Jos, 150 people killed

Saturday, March 06, 2010

AC slams ministers, governors over Jonathan

Crime: Telecoms firms frustrating Police – AIG

59,000 women bleed to death annually after child birth

Two feared dead, three injured in road mishap

Local council administrations need good leaders – Jonathan

Imoke, entourage in car accident

Hargreaves set to finally return

Don’t underrate me – Ruiz warns Haye

Balotelli can make Italy’s World Cup squad – Coach

150 countries confirm participation

Quarter-final, semi-final draws scheduled

Korea prepares for Eagles with match videos

Six world champions in US Doha squad

Nkoyo Ibori U-18 talent thrills Toblow

There’s more to football than kicking it (3)

World Cup: Semi-final target unrealistic – Esu

Pato doubtful for United return leg

Lyon will rise to Real challenge – Bastos

Lagerback: Bringing the ‘swagger’ back

‘I want my baby back’

Honey and children’s cough

2011 elections and the quest for senatorial seats

Kidnapping: Akpabio, opposition back to the trenches

Goodluck Jonathan: Same of the same?

Nigeria’s Joan of Arc

It’s possible Yar’Adua is not in Nigeria – Sen Solomon

Jonathan: Consolidating power in the Presidency

Angola: Land of affluence living with war, poverty

Professionals are few in Nigeria’s TV industry – Bisi Olatilo

To those who loathe a Jonathan presidency, wishes of some wisdom, good luck

It isn’t about Ngige but constitutionality

So they really want to kill Jonathan?

Aspirin may boost breast cancer survival

Diabetes drugs avandia, actos tied to fractures in women

I’ll never trust any man again

Taming monsters on Nigerian roads

World Kidney Day: Towards achieving healthy kidneys

FDA seeks reduction in radiation from medical scans

Severe sleep apnea has silver lining

NATO chief calls for Czech military boost in Afghanistan

What Condoleezza Rice said in Abuja

EU foreign ministers seek to calm furore over Ashton

Clinton to tackle drug trade with Latin America leaders

Nigeria: What do the hawks want?

S’Africa’s Zuma ends Britain trip in royal style

Living in the tropics reduces impact of current heat wave – Dr. Lanre Glover

What is your understanding about domestic violence? (2)

‘They told me to go buy blood for my wife but I met them packing her remains when I returned’

The level of greed in Africa has turned to sin – Michela Wrong, former Reuters journalist

Cassava mealybug invasion: Thailand moves to tap into IITA‘s expertise

African forum to address ATM frauds

Appeal Court to expedite hearing, disposal of maritime cases

NCC and sustainability in rural connectivity projects

Court orders Guru Maharaj ji to vacate property

SIM card registration poses challenge to mobile phone operators – Etisalat

FG plans creation of five million jobs in five years

Tanzanian govt eyes BP takeover

IYC warns against harm to Jonathan

EFCC yet to act on Igbinedion’s conviction

Germany rules out immediate aid for Greece

Latin America’s economy grows

What are the benefits of donating to charity?

Indices dip as stockbrokers predict market stability

Evangelist kills wife, four-week-old baby, Commits suicide

N’Delta: Delayed funding may hamper post-amnesty agenda

Principal makes case for extra-curricular activities in schools

JFE, BHP agree on 55% increase in coking coal price

Fear grips UCTH over attempt to steal equipment

***Business skills needed to succeed***

Using our business skills to improve global relief

China promises strong growth in ‘crucial year’

Stocks rise as concern on US job loss grows

More than warning from David’s acolyte

Cambridge approves Scholastic Hall’s programme

50 Cent sued for posting sex tape

Beef scarcity looms as cattle dealers commence strike on Monday

ICPC arrests judge, registrar

It’s too late to form mega party – anpp

Court nullifies lawmakers’ panel on Jos crisis

Gang Starr MC Guru suffers heart attack

DVC tasks stakeholders in education on sports development

From master clay potter, new life for water pot

Ndukwe’s imminent exit and the competition for succession at NCC

South Africa wants pension funds to spur development

Acquiring the knowledge and skills to succeed in business

Mastering your libido – The promiscuity challenge (1)

The Halliburton Tales: Corruption alias Nigeria

My polygamous father advised me never to be a polygamist –Senator Mustapha

Make big feet look smaller

I trip over my neighbour’s baby

Nigerians are currently paying inflationary cost of deregulation – Sanusi

Toyota chief urges company to ‘restart’

Embracing senior citizenship with a new ode

Provost canvasses law for promotion of welfare of disabled people

Teachers appeal to Lagos State over FG scheme

Pussycat Dolls loses two members

Daniel Radcliffe addresses gay rumours

Danjuma rejected VP slot to chair PAC

Campari promises to sustain cultures of beauty and quality

Activist flays INEC for electoral fraud

Opposition kicks in C’River as PPA plans mass defection to PDP

Yar’Adua: Sultan, emirs stalled senators’ impeachment move

Shakira pairs tennis pro in new video

I’ve not featured in movies recently because the scripts I’ve been receiving are wishy-washy – FD

M-Net digs deep into indigenous films

Love of money, few libraries, cause of dying reading culture – Dr. Ikpaahindi

Dentistry equipment expensive but compulsory for students – Dr. Sofoluwe, dental technologist

Yar’Adua: Primordial governors offer scant consolation

Deaths from PHCN high-tension cables

On winning Fidelity promo, OJEZ bouncer smiles to site

Margery Okadigbo – I eat to maintain my skin tone

...and they lit up the city

Equities delay reaction... Despite CBN’s accommodative monetary policy stance

Fuel scarcity: IPMAN raises surveillance team to monitor, tame erring members

PEP TALK

When money dictates love beats

These damning phone revelations again!

Short cut to hell

My ordeal in the hands of armed robbers is parable of the nature of Nigeria – Bishop

SSS was trailing me in Abuja with two cars everyday during the June 12 crisis – Sam Omatseye

Hair styling: Learning from your favourite movie star

Yar’Adua and the underdevelopment of a nation

The epiphany of Theophilus Danjuma as psychotherapy

I was not responsible for Waliu’s sack –Olopade, Ogun commissioner

Karzai urgesTaliban to stop attacking schools

Bashir slams UN sanctions on Eritrea

Galaxy wants Donovan to return in March

Crisis trails Togo poll, two camps claim win

UN to start troop withdrawals from Congo in June

FG canvassed cooperation of state governments in Niger Delta development

Friday, March 05, 2010

Amao, Babalade impressed by Super Eagles’ display

Rivals test Bordeaux’s determination

McCarthy: I snubbed Kaka’s shirt because of my family

Terry suffers broken orbital bone

Arsenal not giving up the chase

Gignac on the comeback trail

Parrott considers quitting snooker after failure

Shawcross sorry but will not change style

Sevilla targets Real‘s Bernabeu record

Glo league: Leaders tighten grip on top spot

Athlete bans mother from games

Iverson’s wife files for divorce

I smell London 2012 gold but…

We won’t drop points against Kwara –Showemimo

Ekiti receives commendation over sports development

FRANCE, ARGENTINA WILL DO WELL IN SOUTH AFRICA –EVRA

Nigeria should not rely on a player for too long – Olarinoye

Waste several lives but save the ammo! (2)

NNPC incurs N200bn loss, N146bn liabilities –Lukman

Beef scarcity looms as cattle dealers declare strike

British Council to close centres in Nigeria

New SEC DG states priority

...Nullifies sacking of Longe as First Bank MD

We‘ll do everything to sustain democracy –Saraki

Vehicle insurance: Dealing with motorists’ indifference, fake operators

Ify rocks with De Revelation

Ruined Yukos seeks billions from Russia at rights court

Plateau Assembly passes N76.4bn budget

Getting married was one of my biggest miracles in life –Pastor Busola Jegede

Ado-Ekiti hospital to begin kidney transplant soon –CMD

ECB chief hails Greek austerity measures

Retailers report strong gains for February

GUS: Showkey, Weird MC ready for showdown

Ahead 2011: PDP reconciles Sambo, Makarfi

2010 budget: Reps blame executive for delay

Why NASS has not passed AMC bill –CBN

Saving the lives of policemen (1)

Why I support Jonathan – Aliyu

Top 5 ways to generate low cost website traffic

I don‘t enjoy my marriage at all

Omawumi showcases boobs in London

Microsoft COO sees gradual recovery

Suntech posts $50m profit in 4th quarter

Expose kidnappers, Ohakim challenges youths

Those who call me Ejike Asiegbu’s stooge are senile –Chuma Onwudiwe

I’m not worried that Trybesmen broke up –Blaise, female rap artiste

Some of the nicest and most exciting people I have ever met are Nigerians –Roget Uys, CEO, GNLD

Job seekers accuse NECO of fleecing them of N29m

Citi CEO says bank has transformed

AIG units settle discrimination charges

Battle for ownership of fish ponds leaves community leader, six others dead

Dimeji Debuts With “When Da Praise Goes Up”

Seantero launches new album

I don’t love her but how do I tell her?

Youths who have learnt the art of selfless giving

One year of Mimiko: LP displaces PDP in Ondo

RE: The attitude of gratitude

Supreme Court sets fresh hurdle before Yar’Adua

Governor charges Kebbi LG administrators

Ooni, Anyaoku hail African civilisation

Obasanjo explodes again

My ex-student became my boss after my tenure as VC – Prof. Ayo Banjo

Poverty and betrayal by my first wife nearly drove me into crime –Ishmail Irawo

First impression matters

Edo Assembly won’t be Oshiomhole’s rubber stamp –New Speaker

Flap with a shoulder wonder

Changing a habit

Tame breast cancer to enjoy your sex life (I)

He wants to make me his second wife

Keppy Ekpeyong, Fred Amata show love at the airport

Patrick Doyle clocks 50

Addressing project management failures

ASI slides by 0.03%

Retired DIG, lawyer in showdown over disputed house

Bank of America warrants sale raises $1.54bn

I‘m not overwhelmed by the challenges of reviving Nigerian railways – Sijuade

My parents would have become movie artistes, if they had been educated – Jonas Agwu

Brown says too early to lift sanctions against Zimbabwe

FRSC warns officers against bribery

Homosexuality, juju, and ritual ceremonies are the bane of Nollywood –Ernest Asuzu

Shadow parliament: Olumhense

Injury rules Bosingwa out of World Cup

Niger government boosts SMEs with 18 microfinance banks

Anambra guber poll: Ngige, AC File petition

Chad prime minister resigns

The 2003 War in Iraq was right- Brown

Owen out for the season

COSATU is moving to opposition politics- ANC

Inter-clan fighting kills 14 in central Somalia

Thursday, March 04, 2010

Rita Dominic, Ramsey Nouah pull out of GUS celebrity showdown

Films with adverts disqualified as AMAA set for nomination in Ghana

Big rap battle coming

Royal Madness, Save the Prince

Frank Edoho on WWTBAM UK?

Ill Blliss joins Capital Hill

Star Quest kicks off tomorrow

Sigma Club returns music carnival to UI

How Paul Play’s partner, Tony Tonero died

Being funny is serious business

Kokoro: Even death cannot stop his melody

Abandoned excavator sets Stabilini against Ibadan residents

INEC witness confesses over-voting in Oni’s town

Jonathan locks Aliero, Abbe out of PAC’s inauguration for lateness

Tinubu dissociates self from Mega Party, tackles PDP

‘Fiscal Responsibility Act will promote sound governance’

‘Sanction President’s personal physician’

Standard Bank full-year profit falls 20% on bad loans

DVCF Oil & Gas to list share on NSE

How my daughter died in my presence — Witness

Only invocation of section 144 can resolve crisis — AC

Ex-DIG restrained over invasion of property

Police, okada robbbers in shootout

Experts predict market stability in March

Blue chip losses drag indices down

2010 budget increased by N300bn

Corrupt policemen won’t go unpunished –Edo CP

Drug trafficking persists despite sanctions

N5.2bn scam: Judge dismisses Elumelu, Mohammed’s application to quash charge

Preventing blindness through awareness

NCF invites 118 for Olympiad trials

Govt is committed to poverty eradication – AMTI boss

Korea’s trade balance returns to surplus

SON trains staff to stem corruption

Financial boost for Davis Cup nations

Domenech defends Les Bleus

88 ships expected at Lagos ports

China key to unlocking US trade agenda

Johnson & Johnson to expand products portfolio

Levy hike to hurt SMEs

Mimiko’s 12-point agenda

Woods will be at Masters – Nicklaus

Ibenegbu targets World Cup place

Walcott doesn’t understand football – Waddle

Police at Ojota

We are satisfied with Jonathan’s actions so far — Senate

Court blocks separate claims against UBS on Madoff

Association advocates total ban of frozen chicken

US to strengthen trade with India in 2010

NITEL bid winner yet to get offer letter

Lagos to save N600m annually with Oando IPP

Exports, global revival lift Australia’s earnings

Hospitality industry protests double taxation

Eurozone rates maintained at one per cent

Aso Rock’s power play

Bankole threatens to suspend lawmakers

NDLEA officers’ murder

NBA: Anthony leads Nuggets to victory

Ebewele decries preparation for Delhi 2010

Premier League rejects play-offs idea

Terry lucky to be alive – Tevez

$1bn oil block

Police hunt killers of Oyo LG boss

What’s NLC up to?

Senate begins consideration of AMC bill

Stock futures edge higher ahead of jobless claims data

NIFST laments exclusion of professionals in food processing

Lafarge Egypt considering cement licence bid

Edo crisis: Oshiomhole slams Reps’ resolution

‘Weak Doha trade deal would hurt WTO’

‘Renewable energy achievable in 10 years’

Kraft plans up to 150 Cadbury job cuts

Etisalat plans $700m investment in Nigerian market

Row over Yar’Adua’s health status, threat to Nigeria’s corporate existence — ACF

Super Eagles’ coach

Ferguson can spend Ronaldo cash – Gill

NPL election: Baribote, Owumi cleared, Jaja dropped

Glo-CAF awards: Keshi, Bocande clash

Adriano to return to Europe

Yar’Adua’s resumption

Secondary school teachers have a right to form union –ASUSS President

Electoral reform

NLC blames Yar’Adua’s ‘kitchen cabinet,’ PDP for succession crisis

Governors committed to sustenance of democracy —Saraki

Militants attack Agip facility in Niger Delta

Zimbabwe forces foreign firms to give up majority stake

Firms partner on publishing business

Panasonic embarks on expansion drive, opens showroom

Onward Paper Mill invests N3bn in plant

FG targets 700 vessels yearly under new ship register

Oil, IT firms collaborate on hydrocarbon recovery

FG to help indigenous oil firms access credit facilities

Robbers kill two, attack judge, politician in Akure

Kidnappers of journalists, others targeted CBN convoy —Report

Yar’Adua’s health issue

Ogun rewards Africa’s best teacher with new house, promotion

514 clubs for Federation Cup

I’m ready to work with Lagerback – Eguavoen

S/final target is realistic – Lagerback

Terry grateful to crowd

Pupils map out blueprint for greater Nigeria

Still on Yar’Adua

Principal lauds varsity, poly for donating computers

Nigeria Police, a failure – FG

2011: Sambo, Makarfi reconcile, end two-year-old feud

Why FG projects are being probed – Jonathan

South Africa to restructure economy for more jobs

CTN will improve cargo security –NCMDLCA

Consumers laud LG as promo ends

We’re not aware of luxury bus attack —FRSC

Economic meltdown: NGO feeds 75,000 hungry people

Between comatose infrastructure and thieving leadership

Developing fishing industry for wealth creation

Shell’s $19bn gas plant opens in Qatar

Electricity tariff to rise this year – NERC

Business plan as an important tool for successful investment

Govt set to ensure adequate weights, measures

AC faults PDP elders’ attack on Tinubu

Take decisive actions now, Danjuma tells Jonathan

‘Investment in industrial parks’ll aid Nigeria’s industrialisation’

Did Agbado/Oke-Odo LG order this?

Where is Yar’Adua?

Honour killing and domestic violence

Niger’s new military rulers

‘Vocational training is the best tool to eradicate poverty’

Nigerian twins make history, enter UK secondary school at nine

Argentina can win World Cup – Maradona

Nigeria has more stars than Sweden – Lagerback

Impeachment: Lawmakers battle for supremacy in Edo

JTF uncovers militant recruitment camp in Bayelsa

Why I am probing ongoing FG projects-- Jonathan

Aliero, Abbe locked out of PAC inauguration for late-coming

Fayemi uncovers over voting in Oni’s town as INEC closes defence

Yar’Adua: We are satisfied with Jonathan’s actions so far-Senate

Governors back Yar’Adua for selfish interest –SNG

Police rescue abducted senator‘s mother

Slug: N4.1trn 2010 budget increased by N300bn.

Robbers kill businessman; attack judge, AC governorship candidate in Akure

Act now to save Nigeria , Danjuma challenges Jonathan

Militants attack Agip facility in Delta State

UNICEF wants $24.8 million for Eritrean fund

S’ Africa‘s tourist traffic up 3.6 pct in 2009

Togo polls open with past violence, fraud worries

EU, Mauritius sign mega aid deal

Robbers kidnap five-year old British boy in Pakistan, demand £100,000 ransom

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Man accuses Osun hospital of complicity in wife’s death

Ijebu-Ife: My life is in danger, says sacked LG boss

FCT shifts deadline on resettlement of inhabitants

10 million Nigerian children out of school — UBEC

Maternal mortality, highest killer of women — Mimiko

Ogun Assembly: Former Speaker, member remain suspended, one year after

Don canvasses ethical revolution as remedy for bad governance

Govt parleys health workers, promises to pay new salary structure

Tribunal: Aregbesola accuses Oyinlola of delay

Ukrainian parliament forces out PM

Senate moves to investigate rising crime wave

PHCN orders removal of structures under transmission lines

US-based NGO budgets N75m to reduce maternal deaths

FG pays N3bn for road rehabilitation in Katsina

Constitutution Review: Senate committee to submit report next week

Jonathan urged to ensure credible election, food security

Nigeria slides in FIFA rankings

‘Tinapa can generate N100bn yearly’

Mudslides: Ugandans use hands to dig out mud as death toll rises to 86

Agreements for N2.4bn NAPEP contract missing —Kpakol

NNPC, JV partners must apply for lPP licences – NERC

Gnassingbe faces six rivals as Togolese elect new president today

Lawmakers at loggerheads with NNPC on Kaduna refinery

Globacom to send 70 fans to UK

Ban Ki-moon supports Jonathan

Report any interference to us, Reps tell Jonathan

Real Madrid eyes Luiz

Sugar imports 60 new cane arieties

NBF to select boxers for YOG

N’Delta group wants ‘kitchen cabinet’ blacklisted

Bankole denies confirming coup threat

Court restrains NPL from conducting election

Reps halt N64bn Abuja airport project

‘Ethiopia famine aid spent on weapons’

UN council ready to tackle Iran nuclear issue

ERHC targets 2015 for JDZ fields’ start up

Bauchi govt approves 50 per cent increase in pensions

OOUTH resident doctors bemoan unpaid salaries

N15m bribe: Court jails fake ICPC official

NIMASA tasks CBN on multinationals

‘Nigerian content in the oil industry has improved’

FMBN pays investors N2.5bn

Police investigate alleged armed robbery attack on luxury bus

Covenant Ground to construct 150,000 bpd refinery in Ondo

Suicide bombers kill 31 in Iraqi city

US, EU, UNDP, oil majors partner FG on post-amnesty programme

New coach best for Nigeria – Kanu

FEC, Senate decline to debate Yar’Adua’s health condition

Yar’Adua: Court grants review of FEC resolution

Amodu should be Lagerback’s assistant – Iloenyosi

UNIDO to establish green energy plant

‘Acting’ with a committee of 26 wise men

New technology to turn old palm trees to timber introduced

Akiolu to grace Lagos polo tourney

Nigeria is run like patrimony —Utomi

Jonathan bars ministers from making public comments

Yar’Adua’s return: TUC urges N’Assembly to probe military involvement

World Cup: Lagerback rules out automatic places

Deregulation: FG to slash tariff on fuel imports

Obama to push healthcare overhaul into final act

Quake: Nigeria donates $100,000 to Malawi

Growing business opportunities in telecommunications

After a stroke, high risk for a recurrence

Women need more help after heart attack

Brass LNG Project: FID may be taken in first quarter 2011

Is this cabal more powerful than Nigeria?

Nigeria can learn from South Korea

SSS arrests man for impersonation

Police recover gun in Lagos cemetery

Tourism: On Olumo Rock, devotees pray on naira

Illegal detention: Judge orders Navy to pay N15m damages

EFCC arraigns ex-gov, 18 others for N15bn contract scam

ASI slips by 0.07% in bearish trading

Standard Chartered’s profit rises to $5.15bn

We never asked Plateau indigenes to leave Bauchi- Speaker

FG may consider review of LPG tariffs

CBN extends deadline for phasing out old N5, N10 and N50 notes

Kogi Govt, rehabilitate Ogori General Hospital

Nigeria’s oil sheikhs

Rebranding the NYSC

One year after, impeached Ogun Speaker, Oseni, remain suspended

Senate sets up committee to investigate rising violent crimes.

10 million school-aged Nigerian children out of school - UBEC

FCTA to spend N5 bn on Abuja Indigenes‘ Resettlement

Again, Senate shoots down motion on Yar’Adua’s health

Yar’Adua never a servant-leader – LP

FEC silent on Yar’Adua’s health as six-man delegation presents report

Ex-Gov Adamu, 18 others arraigned on 149 count charge

Yar’Adua’s mother relocates to Abuja

Governing coalition falls in Ukraine

C’River engages World Bank to curb reckless spending

Group backs Reps over Edo Council bosses suspension

Yar’Adua: N’Delta group wants ‘kitchen cabinet’ blacklisted

Malaria kills .3m Nigerian children annually - Commissioner

Darfur rebels threaten to quit peace talks

Congo DR to arrive hours before friendly - NFF

Suicide bombings kill 31 in Iraq

Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Rising above adversity: A journalist’s life after stroke

FG loses N174bn to pipeline vandalism, repairs

PPMC, major marketers meet to resolve resurgent petrol scarcity

Unknown persons blown up Shell’s Kokori flow station

Contractor paid N2.4bn up front for NAPEP contract

Intrigues, power play of NPL election

NERC gives IPPs performance deadlines

Jonathan begins probe of agric ministry, others

Dangote, Siemens sign $95m gas turbine contract

CBN sets aside N500bn for power projects

Red Knights confirm United interest

NBA: Nowitzki leads Mavs to victory

Spain offers richest World Cup reward

Hleb open to Prem return

Gazidis praises Wenger

Kallon moves to China

I’m not interested in Italy job – Ancelotti

El-Hadary praises Rooney

United drops in rich list

Lawyers League debuts in Lagos

Rangers not under pressure to win league – Dike

Germany, Argentina set Munich alight

Lagerback is tough, Alfa warns Eagles

3SC set for Adamasingba return

National conference on football to hold in Abuja

Deco wants to quit Chelsea

South Africa ready for the world – FIFA

Billie Jean joy for Venus

‘Jonathan’s acting presidency, illegal until …’

Utomi’s group demands Yar’Adua’s immediate removal

Group seeks N’Assembly’s intervention

Don’t spare President, CNPP, 3G tell FEC

Troop deployment in order — Reps Senate keeps mum

...SERAP demands sworn statement on medical records

Implement NIPSS study reports, Amaechi tells FG

Amaechi orders DPOs’ transfer over ilegal bunkering

Isolation: Doctors fault Yar’Adua’s chief physician

Calling UNIMAID

Playing dirty politics

Sports journalist flees kidnappers’den

More inmates granted amnesty in A’Ibom

Residents protest police killing at checkpoint

Bayelsa lawmakers deny plot to impeach governor

PDP moves to woo back Andy Uba, Ukachukwu, others

Enugu Govt, develop Isi-Ugwu

Portsmouth’s protection from creditors challenged by tax office

China sticks to diplomatic approach on Iran

Geithner, Summers leading search for successor to Fed‘s Kohn

FG, this is unpatriotic

Forget 2011 presidency, PDP, govs tell Jonathan

N’Delta: FG to train 20,192 ex-militants locally, abroad

We’ll resist godfathers in 2011 —Ajimobi

Ondo farmers allege land encroachment by government officials

Fire guts ex-Oyo Gov’s house

PDP seeks probe of bomb scare in Edo Assembly

Majidun in 17-month darkness

CF Industries makes $4.73bn offer to buy rival

Learning to handle terminations emotionally

Hungary to take 95 per cent stake in Malev

Dynamite blast kills 19 people in Yemen

Dubai asks FBI to check credit cards in Hamas hit

How to take a vacation from your small business

Oil rises, trades $79 a barrel as equity markets advance

Turai, tell us the truth

Where’s Yar’Adua?

Migraine tied to raised multiple sclerosis risk

Restrictions on plasma from female donors may need revisiting

Army won’t be dragged into politics —Danbazzau

Ogun hands over schools to Lagos

Court adjourns Uwazurike’s trial

Ekiti removes illegal billboards

Robbers kill 4 cops, burn two police vans in Anambra

Rwandan president‘s widow held in France over genocide

Yar’Adua: AC commends military, disowns Lagos chapter

Heel-first walking conserves energy

Group donates 25 wheel chairs to the less-privileged

Check this policeman

Mary sings for love at Easter

Assemble the team now

Heavy snow wreaks havoc in US Northeast

Emerging-market stocks rise to five-week high

ICSAN, CSCS partner on manpower development

Japan Airlines to cut 5% of jobs – Report

UK rejects America’s help in Falklands dispute

Chile extends curfew to quell looting after earthquake

Australia raises interest rates to 4%

UK opinion polls point to hung parliament

Ice deposits found at Moon’s pole

General, prosecutor charged in Turkey plot case

Sovereign CDS trading to be probed by EU

How to tackle unemployment in Nigeria – Experts

Euro drops to lowest in 10 months against dollar

GM triples Opel investment pledge

SAHCOL appoints new COO

Allied Irish Banks make huge loss

Singapore buys stake in Rome airports

The coach we need

The Yar’Adua saga

At 70, ‘Honest Man’ grows younger with words and sound

Doing an about-face on ‘overmedicated’ children

Ministry donates drugs to Plateau hospitals

Crestor approval expanded for people without high cholesterol

Yar’Adua‘s health divides Turai, family members

Judge withdraws from Magistracy Court Law suit

Producers of banned local gin devise new methods

Onitsha market traders demand election

Jos crisis: S’West group to meet Northern govs

2011: Lagos PDP has put winning strategies in place–Gbajabiamila

‘No serious politician in Osun will collect his N3m fee back’

EFCC freezes Ogun LG’s bank accounts

Helicopter: LP slams Oni for attack on Fayose

Teenager stabs colleague to death over N200

Two die during tussle over fish pond

Encounter with another Goodluck

Court grants interim forfeiture order against Atuche’s assets

US extends Zimbabwe sanctions for another year

Why we won’t impeach Yar’Adua now – Reps

N233m fraud: Couple gets bail

Pharmacist advises Nigerians on use of amino acids

Aro seeks integration of mental health into primary health care

As girls become women, sports pay dividends

My fans laugh until their heads ache – Baba Sala

The Phantom of the Aso Rock

France rejects condition for lifting ban on music festival

Nigeria and the crisis of leadership in Africa

Osun’s revenue officials

Yar’Adua’s return

Worsening electricity crisis

‘2011 BMW X1 is new star of SUV’

Google to buy photo-editing site Picnik

FG urged to create enabling environment for employment

‘Organisations should invest in time of crisis’

Lyondell rejects $14.5bn Reliance bid

Lead banks raise pay as UK efforts to cut compensation fall flat

Toyota Nigeria unveils new generation Land Cruiser Prado

45 dead, hundreds missing in Ugandan landslide

UN Chief lauds women groups in advancing gender equality

Senate democrats propose plan to reinstate jobless benefits

CBN to provide $3.3bn facility for power projects

Nine die as rival groups clash in Kogi

Early morning fire kills siblings in Osogbo

Post Amnesty: FG to train 20,192 ex-militants locally, abroad

Pension industry asset to hit $30bn by 2015- NPC boss

Bayelsa Assembly denies impeachment plot against Sylva

Bankole’s role in Yar’Adua saga unfortunate – Group

NNPC lost N174bn to pipeline vandalisation in 10 years - Barkindo

Niger Delta youths threaten NDDC over N3bn road contract

N233m Fraud: Court grants bail to couple

Canada wants Nigeria to participate in Winter Olympics

Robbers kill 4 cops, burn 2 patrol vans in Anambra

Yar’Adua: AC denies accusing Nigerian Army of insubordination

PDP moves to bring Uba, Ukachukwu, others back

Jonathan to parley NNPC, Security chiefs over pipeline vandalisation

Turai, CSO, ADC sued for hiding Yar’Adua