Vanguard (Nigeria) articles from January 2009

Vanguard (Nigeria) archives from January 2009

Robbery Suspect Demands Job From Police.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Emma Nnadozie A robbery suspect, 19, (names withheld) stunned a large crowd that gathered where he was being paraded along with other suspected criminals at the Police Command Headquarters in Ikeja, Lagos recently when he said he...

Company Sends SoS to FG Over Auction of N800 Million Goods.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Dennis Agbo The company in a statement said, that "tragedy started in 2004 when one of the firms in Nnewi, Anambra state that manufactures motorcycle imported 25 containers of CKD components for use in production of motorcycles...

Igbanke Disowns Alleged Plan to Cede Community to Delta.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Simon Ebegbulem The community in an enlarged meeting which was attended by the six Enigies (family heads), youths and elders, also debunk the claim that there was crisis in the community as a result of the community"s union...

Oshiomhole Vows to Fulfil Campaign Promises.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Simon Ebegbulem The Governor who spoke through his Special Adviser on Public Affairs and Strategy, Mr. Eric Osagie, condemned what he described as an attempt by some politicians to discredit the list of commissioners because of...

Delta Appeals to Churches On Youth Restiveness.
January 26, 2009... Byline: George Onah It also donated a 32-seater Toyota Coaster bus and a 2009 Toyota Camry car to the South-South chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). Handing over the keys of the new vehicles, the state Governor,...

Lagos Can't Compensate Oke-Afa Bomb Blast Victims - Bamidele.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Olasunkanmi Akoni At about 11 a.m on Sunday, January 27, 2002, tagged "Black Sunday" in Lagos, there erupted a volcanic sound and effect which was later discovered to be bomb explosions from the Ikeja Military Cantonment where...

Zain Transforms Street Children With Inspire Africa Benefit Concert.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Vanguard Put together at the instance of the Inspire Africa Foundation, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Lagos State Government, the concert which will hold at the Expo Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos on the 31st of...

Anambra Communities to Launch Poverty Alleviation Programmes.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Tony Edike Chairman of the Political Committee and Public Affairs of the Association of Autonomous Communities of Anambra State, Chief Ben Ezeibe, made this disclosure, in a chart with Vanguard in Enugu on his return from Middle...

Anambra Rejects South Senetorial Election Re-Run Result.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Vincent Ujumadu The result released by the Anambra State resident electoral commissioner, Chief Rowland Uwa at Nnewi, the headquarters of the senatorial zone in the wee hours of yesterday, showed that the PDP candidate, Chief...

Delta LGs' Assessment Report Won't Be Doctored - Amori.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Emma Ujah The Director-General of NEMA AVM Mohammed Audu-Bida (Rtd) said in Abuja, at the weekend that the donation was to rehabilitate the victims of the attack and to cushion the effect of the loss on the people. According...

Between the Edo Worker And Osunbor.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Andrew. O. Imade THE lot of Edo workers was one major issue that occupied the front burner of public debates throughout the electioneering campaigns leading to the 2007 gubernatorial election in the state. And the reason is...

Youth Team Finally Qualify, Play Cameroun Wednesday.
January 26, 2009... Byline: John Egbokhan Nigeria's Flying Eagles yesterday, put up another unconvincing performance, but which was still enough to see them beat Cote d'Ivoire 3-0 at the African Youth Championship. The victory has earned the team a tough...

Increasing National Debt - Nass Beware!
January 26, 2009... Byline: Les Leba Thus, the government obtained Senate approval to borrow the naira equivalent of $500m, which would be repaid at the current naira exchange rate in 2019! Indeed, when the proposal was initially tabled inYaradua's 2009...

We're Justified With Court Ruling - Vaswanis.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Emmanuel Aziken Responding to last Friday's dismissal of a court action instituted against them and The Honda Place (THP) the Vaswani brothers vowed to uphold the rule of law in their affairs. The brothers Sunil, Hharesh and...

Eagle On Ahiajoku Lectern.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Ochereome Nnanna Those were the days when the intellectual tradition among Igbo people was totally dormant. Among the few that came, up to ten were non-Igbos who travelled from Abuja and Lagos, including retired Brigadier...

Obama - No, We Can't (2).
January 26, 2009... Byline: Okwudili Uzoka BACK home in Nigeria, it is amazing how much the Obama mantra of "Yes we can!" has gained currency nationwide, especially because many people were skeptical about his winning the election while praying for a...

Post Cabotage - Continental Shipyard Dry Docks 148 Vessels.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Godwin Oritse Already the management of the vessel repair yard is looking forwarding to expanding its facilities and seeking the approval of the authorities to do so. It would be recalled that the management made its...

Ejigbo Budgets N2.17 Billion for 2009.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Olasunkanmi Akoni & Adeyemi Ogundele The budget tagged "Budget of Transformation" was N1.1 billion more than that of 2008. Bamigbetan announced that N1.349 billion was earmarked for expenditure while Internally Generated...

Kano Emir Leads Campaign Against Pornographic Films.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Vanguard According to the reports, the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, who witnessed the burning of the films, commended the board for "cleansing the society of immoralities". The Emir, advised parents to always monitor...

PDP Alleges Plot to Influence Abia Guber Election Judgement.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Innocent Anaba Governor Theodore Orji of the PPA, had, in the appeal, challenged the Abia governorship election tribunal judgment, which declared Chief Onyema Ugochukwu of the PDP as the validly elected governor of the state. ...

Advan Increases Membership, As Etisalat, Diamond Bank, Others Join.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Vanguard Disclosing this, Demola Adedoyin, representative of ADVAN (Director Treasury) said the new entrants Etisalat Nigeria and DN Meyer both playing in the telecoms and paint manufacturing sectors respectively, while others...

320 Winners Emerge in Oceanic Bank's 'Save More, Win Big' Promo.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Victor Ahiuma-Young This brings the total number of winners to 640 out of the bank's customers base who have won cash prizes, with an earlier batch of 320 winners having emerged from the first draws held in Abuja last month. ...

Win 'N'Rule - GLO Delivers Prizes At Winners' Doorsteps.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Vanguard The star prize of a BMW car was delivered to Hassan Abiodun at his Adeyemo Layout, Molete residence to a rousing welcome by his neighbours and family who expressed surprise at the unprecedented promotion from Globacom as...

2,000 Flee Edo Community Over Gas Leakage.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Simon Ebegbulem Consequently, the community leaders, weekend appealed to the State and Federal Government to provide relief materials to the people of the area as the leakage had polluted the environment making it impossible for...

House Speaker Alleges Massive Fraud.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Ben Agande The Speaker had alleged on Wednesday, January 14, that civil servants collude to steal N700 billion annually while speaking at the 6th Annual Trust Dialogue organised by Media Trust Limited, publishers of Daily Trust,...

Nema Relief Materials Hijacked By Militants Arrive Agge Community.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Vanguard The son of the royal father of Agge , who spoke to Vanguard on phone, confirmed that the relief materials arrived the community Saturday, with half of the items in two speedboats stolen. Chairman of Alabene local...

NMA Wades Into Enugu Doctors' Strike.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Tony Edike The doctors operating under the aegis of National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMD) had proceeded on strike since December 8, last year to press for improved welfare package...

Galaxy to Build Fibre Optic Access to National ID Database.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Vanguard The institutions that will benefit from this first phase of the project will include the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),...

Senators, Reps Fight Over Ports Concession.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Godwin Oritse At a recent meeting between members of the committees in Abuja, members of the Senate Committee called for a review of the port concession, a development members of House Committee vehemently opposed, saying that...

Forex Market Margins Thin Out As BDCs Comply With CBN's Two Percent Spread Directive.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Babajide Komolafe The parallel market segment of the nation's foteign exchange market experienced a sharp reduction in margin as Bureaux De Change operators swiftly complied with the directives of the Central Bank of Nigeria...

Now is the Time to Look Inwards-Sterling Bank Boss.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Babajide Komolafe The on going global economic crisis has been described as a call for Nigerian banks to look inward rather than venturing into countries with thinning margins where opportunities are not real. Managing...

Mortgage Banks Reform Waits for Another Day.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Babajide Komolafe Babajide Komolafe reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has shunned enquiries of Mortgage Bank Association of Nigeria (MBAN) on the much expected reforms for the sub-sector The Mortgage Bank...

Ops - Many Voices, No Result.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Franklin Alli Franklin Alli reports that discordant tones from the Organised Private Sector is serving as a drag on the common interest of the group as government sometimes finds it difficult which of them to listen to It...

Okocha/Uduaghan - Delta Central PDP Lauds Ruling.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Festus Ahon This was contained in a statement issued by the chairman of the party in the District, Chief Terry Noah and Publicity Secretary, Mr. Sunday Kotor and made available to newsmen which said the judgement was in order....

Abia Govt, Former Commissioner Trade Words Over Resignation.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Anayo Okoli ABIA state Government and the former Commissioner for Education, Mr. Richard Harrison are trading words over the reason why the commissioner left the government. Harrison resigned as the state Commissioner for...

Our Performance is Consistent.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Lucky Fiakpa Skye Bank held its third annual general meeting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, last week Thursday. The bank's performance was quite spectacular. It recorded impressive growth in all its performance indices. In...

Market Makers - NSE Holds the Ace.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Peter Egwuatu The Nigerian Stock Exchange condition that market makers must maintain a minimum float of N10 billion at all times seems to have thrown spanners into the works as the SEC registered firms find it difficult raising...

Increasing National Debt - Nass Beware!
January 26, 2009... Byline: Les Leba The Senate on Wednesday, 21/1/2009 brushed aside the initial opposition from their ranks to approve President Yar'Adua's request for $500m naira denominated bond from the international capital market. Thus, the...

Fashola Meets Stakeholders of Gated Streets Tomorrow.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Olasunkanmi Akoni Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Opeyemi Bamidele, who disclosed the planned meeting with stakeholders of gated streets said the move was part of effort to further rid Lagos roads of traffic and...

The Case for Market Driven Infrastructure Funding (i).
January 26, 2009... Byline: A Eze Nwagbaraji Drive 20 minutes south of Owerri, the sprawling metropolitan political seat of Imo State, you will be in Enyiogugu a large city with nine constituent towns, sub divided into four autonomous communities and the...

Akanu Ibiam Poly Expels 13 Students Over Exam Malpractice.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Dennis Gbo A statement by the Rector of the Polytechnic, Prof Francis Otunta, said that the students were expelled from the institution for engaging in activities that contravened the academic regulations and examination...

Ogun Hikes Land Charges to Boost Revenue.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Yinka Kolawole The Ogun State government is set to cash in on upsurge of property development in the state, owing to congestion in Lagos, to boost its dwindling internally generated revenue by increasing the cost of acquiring...

Delta LGs' Assessment Report Won't Be Doctored - Amori.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Austin Ogwuda Amori, who disclosed that the report was ready but being fine-tuned, made it clear that the report of each of the 25 existing local government councils in the state "is more of a score card and the essence is to...

Oshiomhole, Others Brainstorm On Way Forward for N-Delta.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Gabriel Enogholase The forum which provided representatives of oil producing communities in the state the opportunity to air their views on the neglect of the Niger-Delta region was well attended by Chiefs, Enogies and community...

NLC Carpets Ngige Over Comments On Workers.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Vincent Ujumadu The State Chairman of NLC, Comrade Anthony Ugozor and Secretary, Mr. Patrick Obiayo, in a joint statement, told the former governor that a person who lives in a glass house does not throw stones, adding that Ngige...

Tolerance is Key to Resolving Jos Crisis - Yakassai.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Abdulsalam Muhammed ALHAJI Tanko Yakassai, elder statesman and former Special Adviser to Shehu Shagari, has a longstanding reputation as a public commentator. The octogenarian is ever blunt on issues of national interest. He lived...

Country, China Source Alternative Funding for Railway Projects.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Chris Ochayi Transportation Minister, Alhaji Ibrahim Bio who disclosed this in Abuja while receiving the visiting Ambassador of the People's Republic of China, Mr. Xu Jianguo in his office, said the initial conception by the...

Soccer Tragedy - 13 Players, Two Officials Die in Auto Crash.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Taye Obateru In what could be described as a harvest of tragedies, another mishap in Plateau State on Sunday claimed 13 players and two officials of Jimeta Football Club of Yola, Adamawa State who perished in a fatal accident at...

Disabled Persons Negotiate With PDP Over 2011 Polls.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Bukola Ojeme The Group's National President, Mr Danlami Basharu, in a chat with journalists in Abuja, disclosed that, besides the PDP, it has entered into talks with the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), Progressive Peoples...

Kano Spends N3 Billion on Erosion Control.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Abdulsalam Muhammad Alhaji Garba Yusuf revealed that land degradation posed a threat to about 43 out of the 44 council areas in the state, explaining that the worst affected council is Nassarawa council located within the precinct...

Commissioner, Lawmaker Empower Constituency.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Demola Akinyemi KWARA State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Alhaji Bolaji Abdullahi, weekend, empowered people of his constituency in form of scholarship and other educational donations worth about N10...

Close Excess Crude Account.
January 26, 2009... THE Federal Government recently announced that it would no longer allocate funds from the Excess Crude Account. Last December, it drew N106.7 billion to augment sharable funds by the three tiers of government. For a government which on...

Doctors Threaten to Resume Strike.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Olasunkanmi Akoni Olaifa who appealed to the men of goodwill who intervened to end the earlier strike to step in once again and make peace, said the new development arose because the Ministry of Health, through the Health Service...

Dawn of Smooth Motoring for Amuwo-Odofin, Okota Residents.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Jude Njoku and Kingsley Adegboye "I am feeling good and enjoying the fresh air. You can see that I am sitting down here, under the shade and enjoying myself. I thank my Governor, I praise him because about two or three years ago,...

Okpe Youth Forum Gives Uvwie 14-Day Ultimatum to Quit Motorpark.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Festus Ahon The ultimatum was contained in a letter addressed to the state Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, titled: 'Why we are giving Uvwie two weeks ultimatum to quit Uvwie main motor park', a copy of which was made available...

Ericsson Takes Advance Caution Against Economic Meltdown.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Prince Osuagwu Apparently to guard against the effects of the most touted global financial meltdown, world's largest mobile network infrastructure vendor, Ericsson, may have started putting its house in order despite announcing...

Mutiny - Court Martial to Deliver Judgement February.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Dayo Johnson Four senior officers and a sergeant accused of stealing the accused persons allowances were last week convicted and sentenced by the same Court. Sixteen witnesses were called during the trail by the prosecution...

Lawmakers Commend Rivers' Agency.
January 26, 2009... Chairman of the State House of Assembly Committee on Sustainable Development and Emergency Relief, Mr. Kitchener Iboroma, stated this at a meeting with officials of the agency in Port Harcourt, recently. Mr. Iboroma, who represents...

Crash - ADC Pays Unequal Compensation to Victims' Families.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Adekunle Adekoya and Kenneth Ehigiator One hundred and five passengers, including the late Sultan of Sokoto, Mohammadu Maccido and two serving senators, Sule Yari Gandi and Badamasi Maccido, died in the crash. 114 passengers...

Reps Kick Off Finance Dialogue.
January 26, 2009... Coming on the heels of the House of Representatives dialogue with the Oil, Power and Gas sector, which took place in December 2008, the dialogue with the Finance sector is not only timely but critical to the success of all efforts geared...

Multi-Links Dissolves Into Telkom.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Emeka Aginam The share which was traded for $130 million has given Telkom 100 per cent ownership of the company having acquired 75 per cent of the company earlier in 2007. The 2007 deal, changed the company's name to Multi-Links...

NLC Petitions Minister Over PAN Calls for Probe of Alleged Ministry's Complicity.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Victor Ahiuma-Young In a petition by NLC's General Secretary, Comrade John Odah, Congress also implored the Minister to investigate the surreptitious removal from the the Labour ministry vital documents filed by Steel and...

Senators More Mature Than Reps, By Bello.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Emmanuel Aziken Besides, Bello chided the House for betraying a joint agreement between the two chambers to pass the 2009 budget last December at a meeting of principal officers of the National Assembly. He said the meeting...

Why Lagos is Strategic - Jack Warner.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Tony Ubani As Nigeria awaits the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA)'s official announcement of the six cities that will host the U_17 World Cup, leader of the inspection team and Vice President of the world...

NSC Conference - Fashola, Ohakim Brainstorm on Way Forward for Sports.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Patrick Omorodion The road map for repositioning sports in the country as enunciated by Sports Minister and Chairman National Sports Commission (NSC), Engineer Sani Ndanusa begins in Abuja today where papers would be delivered by...

Delta Petrol Stations Dare FG, Still Sell PMs for N70.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Austin Ogwuda Our reporter who went round the filling stations in Asaba weekend, found out that even some sell at N75 claiming that they bought as high as that amount and cannot crash their pump price to N65 immediately until...

Country Disappoints Fifa.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Tony Edike THE Inspection team from the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) weekend expressed disappointment over the poor level of Nigeria's preparation for the hosting of the Under 17 world cup. The FIFA...

Mainone Signs Pioneer Consulting to Supervise Undersea Cable Project.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Prince Osuagwu Pioneer Consulting, which is also an engineering and market research firm, by the agreement now, becomes an integral part of the Main One management team and would in addition to supervising the network project,...

Group Alleges Plot to Sack Jang.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Bukola Ojeme It also condemned what it described as attempts by "greedy politicians" in the state to pitch Moslems against Christians, as well as indigenes against the Hausa/Fulani to advance their political interests. In a...

Omoigui-Okauru Restructures FIRS.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Emma Ujah She was said to have removed those who were due for retirement while others had their positions swapped in a bid to reposition the organisation for higher tax revenue against the backdrop of the crashing crude oil price...

Spanish Govt Partners Kano On Energy.
January 26, 2009... Mr. Lasoda who made the disclosure during a visit to the state governor, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau, said his country is willing to invest in the energy sector in the country explaining that the Trans-Saharan gas pipeline which will pass by Kano...

Niger UBEB to Promote 19,050 Teachers.
January 26, 2009... According to him, the exercise would, if approved by government, cost N706.4 million to implement. "The board approved the promotion of 9,380 teachers in 2007 and 9,679 teachers in 2008," he said. He explained that promotion of teachers...

Oil Spill Inferno Destroys 200,000 Hectares of Farmlands in Bayelsa.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Samuel Oyadongha Vanguard learnt that the incident, which occurred penultimate Saturday in the coastal enclave of the state, left families homeless and about 27 local gin distilling camps and several hundreds of raffia palms...

Kwara to Re-Train 200 Job Seekers.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Demola Akinyemi The training, which is to be handled by an Ilorin- based human capacity development organisation, Public Communications, would assist the trainees in the areas of public writing, public speaking, public relations...

The Bloodbath in Gaza (3).
January 25, 2009... Byline: Douglas Anele I REPEAT, going by what Israelis went through in the hands of the Nazis, Israel should be at the forefront in campaigns against war, against violence as a strategy for conflict resolution. But with leaders like...

Between Rapists, 'Rescuers' and Apologists (2).
January 25, 2009... Byline: Dele Sobowale Power like a desolating pestilence Pollutes whatever it touches -P. B. Shelley, 1792-1822 HE lived only thirty years, but, P.B. Shelley left a body of work in literature that most people, if given one thousand...

Momentous Strides in History.
January 25, 2009... Byline: Debbie Ogunjobi THE whole idea of documenting moments is to keep accurate records for oneself and hopefully generations to come. There have been some events in the recent past that have been momentous and quite revolutionary...

Sea Pirates Hijack Relief Materials for Niger Delta Community.
January 25, 2009... Byline: Emma Amaize and Sam Oyadongha As at yesterday evening, the picture was not very clear, but it was learnt that there was a shootout between the sea bandits and a militia group contacted by the officials of one of the local...

We're Trying to Use Oshodi, Nine Other Councils to Prove That Lagos Can Work - Muiz Banire.
January 25, 2009... Byline: Wale Akinola, Funmi Ajumobi and Bilesanmi Olalekan Lagos State Commissioner for Environment, Muiz Banire is on a mission, a mission to re-brand Lagos to fit into the much pronounced Lagos State Government mega-city project. Muiz,...

Oh! Colourful Obama.
January 25, 2009... Byline: Kola Animasaun THE inauguration of the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama, is now an accomplished fact. It had glamour; but the glamour could not dim the seriousness of the occasion. We watched the proceeding like...

Niger Delta Leaders Reject Oil Minister.
January 25, 2009... NIGER Delta leaders under the auspices South-South Elders' Forum have protested the appointments of northerners as minister of petroleum resources and the group managing director of NNPC. The forum said that it would institute legal action...

People Tried to Portray Us as Power Hungry Family - Dame Virgy Etiaba's Son.
January 25, 2009... Byline: Bilesanmi Olalekan HIS name is Emeka Etiaba, son of the present deputy governor of Anambra State, Dame Virgy Etiaba. That is where however, the similarities end. Emeka is a lawyer. Virgy was a teacher and deputy governor while...

Train Passenger Plunges to Death in Lagos.
January 25, 2009... A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the passenger was cut into two as the descending train ran over him. Railway authorities described the action as suicidal, saying the deceased's family would pay the...

Mutiny - Falana Pleads for 28 Soldiers, Wants Acquital.
January 25, 2009... Byline: Dayo Johnson It would be recalled that four senior officers and a sergeant accused of stealing the accused personal allowances were last week convicted and sentenced by the same court. The 28 soldiers had protested the non...