Vanguard (Nigeria) articles from September 2008

Vanguard (Nigeria) archives from September 2008

Encouraging Inventions.
September 30, 2008... Byline: Vanguard Mrs. Grace Ekpwihre, Minister of State for Technology, recently pronounced one of the enduring truths we have evaded telling ourselves when she announced that doctorate degree holders have failed Nigeria. Indeed, if...

I'm Stepping Up the Game - Faze.
September 27, 2008... Byline: Lolade Sowoolu Looking good and fresh, he's returned with his dreads now neatly locked in a cuter way. A member of the defunct Plantashun boiz trio and a music star by every definition, Chibuzor Oji, aka Faze, has been in the...

FG, Lagos Unite for Progress of Movies.
September 27, 2008... Byline: Fred Iwenjora The National Film and Video Censors Board led by its Director General, Emeka Mba and the Lagos film and video censors board led by Lagos commissioner for Tourism, Tokubo Afikuyomi mid week signed a memoranda of...

Immigration Nabs Human Trafficker with 22 Victims.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Abdallah El-Kurebe The Sokoto State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service has arrested one Mr. Monday along Kware, Gada Road with 22 trafficked persons. Arrested in two vehicles, the victims were made up of 16 young...

Interbank Interest Rate Bows to CBN Measures, Falls By 65 Percent.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Babajide Komolafe Interest rate in the interbank money market, which had been on the upward trend since July fell by 65 per cent in two days in submission to the barrage of measures announced by the monetary authorities to inject...

OEPL Completes EIA on OPL 236.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Yemie Adeoye and Success Uzokwe Oando Exploration and Production Limited (OEPL), the upstream arm of Oando Plc has announced that it has completed the Environmental Impact Assessment on its Oil Production License (OPL) 236 which...

Osunbor Passes Vote of Confidence in Niger Delta Committee.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Simon Ebegbulem Governor Oserhiemen Osunbor of Edo State has expressed hope over the ability of the Technical Committee on the Niger Delta, led by Mr. Ledum Mitee, to produce a report that will redress the mirage of problems...

Ecomog Soldiers Allege Bias over Court Martial.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Dayo Johnson The 28 soldiers standing trial on charges of mutiny before a court martial in Akure, Ondo State are alleging bias on the part of the President of the Court Martial, Brigadier Ishaya Bauka just as one of the soldiers...

Plateau Commission Summons Dariye, Bot-Mang and Others.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Taye Obateru, Mabas Akila and Omawumi Tuoyo The Commission of Inquiry looking into the financial transactions of the Plateau State Government from 1999 to 2007 has summoned former Governor Joshua Dariye, his deputy who served...

Presidency Belongs to South-South from 2015 - Igbini.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Emma Amaize Governorship aspirant of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) in Delta State in the 2007 Governorship polls, Mr. Emmanuel Igbini says the Presidency of Nigeria will be an exclusive and non-negotiable right of the...

Ministry to Work on Major Roads for Trucks.
September 23, 2008... Mrs Diezani Allison- Madueke, the Minister of Transportation, said yesterday that the ministry had concluded plans to commence work on roads for trucks in the country. Allison-Madueke made the disclosure when Mr Chen Jian, China's...

99 Percent Maternal Deaths Occur in Country.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Sola Ogundipe With the second highest maternal mortality rate in the world, Nigeria continues to contend with the grim statistics of maternal mortality and morbidity, even as the newest report on maternal mortality, released by...

Country is Leading EITI Member in the World.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Luka Binniyat The first West Africa Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (WAEITI), ended in Abuja last week, with participants drawn from 22 African countries, Europe, the US and Asia hailing the Nigerian Extractive...

Imported Petrol, Kerosene Cost N96.53 and N121.26 per Litre.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Hector Igbikiowubo Petrol and kerosene imported into Nigeria cost N96.53k per litre and N121.26k per litre against the prevailing pump prices of N70 per litre and N50 per litre respectively, an indication that the N1 trillion...

Senate Wants NFA Back, Carpets NFF Leadership.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Onochie Anibeze Hard times await Nigeria Football Federation, NFF. when ex-international and one time Attorney-General of Rivers State, Adokiye Amiesimeka said that Nigeria Football Association had erred in changing their name...

Anyansi-Agwu, Eguavoen Cry over Attitude of Enyimba.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Tony Ubani Two-time CAF Champions League winner, Enyimba International of Aba may have moved into the semi final of the lucrative Champions League but the players have been tongue-lashed for their poor attitude towards training...

Nigerians Should Expect Universal Health Insurance Coverage by 2015, Says NHIS Boss.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Sola Ogundipe If there is anything the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Mr. Waziri Dogo Muhammad is sure of, it is that the Scheme would not follow foot steps of other failed government...

Jigawa Delegation to Woo Investors.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Demola Akinyemi Jigawa State Government has sent a special delegation to some states of the Federation to woo major investors. Governor Sule Lamido said this when he received officials of Okey Electronic Company, who visited...

Labour to Picket PHCN Second October.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Victor Ahiuma-Young Organized Labour in the country has handed down an October 2nd, deadline to the management of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), to regularise the employment of over 8000 casual workers under its...

Drop in Medical Care in Niger Delta Worries National Association of Resident Doctors.
September 23, 2008... Byline: George Onah The National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria has raised the alarm over the significant drop in medical care in the Niger Delta region "because of the increased armed conflict within the region." Also,...

Intercontinental Bank, Others to Dominate Continent - Soludo.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Peter Egwuatu Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Professor Chukwunma Soludo said Nigerian banks are on the threshold of becoming the dominant financial drivers in the African continent. The cerebral governor credited for the...

Militant Attacks - Crude Oil Output Drops By 200,000 Barrels A Day.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Hector Igbikiowubo Crude oil production has dropped by 200,000 barrels per day owing to a fresh wave of militant attacks which commenced a week ago, leaving Nigeria's total output down from 2.2million barrels per day to 2.0...

Hoodlums Molest Vanguard Staff in Ibadan.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Ola Ajayi Some suspected hoodlums yesterday molested a Vanguard staff, Mr. Ola Ajayi at the Ibadan zonal office when he tried to stop them from blocking the entrance of the office at Anjolaoluwa Building on Mokola-UI road. ...

Abuja CJ Stalls Borishade, Three Others' Trial Over N6.5 Billion Scam.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Ise-Oluwa Ige The scheduled arraignment of former Aviation Minister, Professor Babalola Borishade and three others including the former Managing Director of the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency, Roland Iyayi before an Abuja...

Quit ANPP, Ume-Ezeoke Tells Buhari.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Leone Usigbe There seems to be no end in sight in the feud between the hierarchy of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) and its candidate in the last presidential election, Major General Muhammadu Buhari as the party has now...

Uduaghan Decries Mishandling of Delta Urban Taxi Scheme.
September 23, 2008... Angered by the mismanagement of the urban city taxis distributed by the State government last month, the State governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has directed that the remaining taxis be managed by Delta Line Transport Service to ensure better...

Imo Assembly Inaugurates Anti-Corruption Committee.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Chidi Nkwopara The Anti-Corruption, Public Petitions, Ethics and Privileges Committee of the Imo State House of Assembly has been inaugurated with the House Majority Leader, Dr. John Egbuchulam, as Chairman.Members of the...

Presidential Polls, Supreme Court Fixes Hearing for Thursday.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Ise-Oluwa Ige The Supreme Court, yesterday, fixed Thursday, this week, for definite hearing in the two separate appeals filed by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Maj. Gen Muhammadu Buhari to annul the victory of President Umaru Yar'Adua...

Yar'Adua Injects 3,000 New Officers Into Civil Service.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Laide Akinboade President Umar Musa Yar'Adua has approved the employment of 3,000 graduates into the Federal Civil Service. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Ms. Amal Pepple, who stated this in statement issued...

28 Soldiers Petition UN Over Trial.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Innocent Anaba The 28 Nigerian soldiers who returned from Liberia after serving in the United Nations Peace Keeping Operations, but are being prosecuted by the Nigeria Army for allegedly protesting over their unpaid salary...

Three Men Nabbed Over Forgery of Nafdac Registration Certificates.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Chioma Obinna & Moses Nosike Three men suspected to have masterminded a syndicate which specialises in the forgery of registration certificates of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) are now...

The Gravity of Frivolity - the Constitution and the President's Health.
September 23, 2008... Byline: John Moyibi Amoda All who have been most vociferous on the issue of the health status of the President could be said to be busy-bodies seeking relevance. The Constitution does not require the reassurance of the Minister of...

Stem Cell Treatment is a Panacea to Terrible Ailments - Iloegbunam.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Chioma Obinna Following a call to the Federal Government to urgently setup a body that would create the necessary framework to enable Nigerians begin to enjoy the benefits of Stem Cell Technology after a successful International...

Sip Tortured Me to Implicate Mustapha, Witness.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Abdulwahab Abdulah, Ada Okeke and Chinelo Enemuo Trial of Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, former CSO to late Gen Sani Abacha and three others over the attempted murder of The Guardian publisher, Mr Alex Ibru in 1996 continued yesterday...

Hisbah Uncovers Hideout for Abducted Girls.
September 23, 2008... The Sharia law implementation committee, Hisbah, in Kebbi State has uncovered a hideout where abducted girls are kept for illicit business. A statement issued by Mr Mamuda Bunza, Secretary of Hisbah in Birnin Kebbi, said four people...

Illegal Refineries.
September 23, 2008... Government officials sometimes act excessively when faced with novel incidents and they end up throwing out the baby with the birth water. The reason ranges from failure to consult, depending on the urgency, to be seen as acting tough. A...

Edo Flags Off Free Malaria Treatment for Kids, Ante-Natal.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Simon Ebegbulem The Edo state Government yesterday, flagged off the free Anti Malaria Treatment for under-5 children and free Anti-Malaria, Ante-Natal Care and delivery for pregnant women programme in the state. The programme...

Amodu's Eagles Are Not Super - Westerhof.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Tony Ubani While Super Eagles handler, Clemens Westerhof has taken a cursory look at the Super Eagles under Amodu Shuiabu and declared that the team was yet a World Cup team despite posting five wins in their five dual Nations...

FG to Encourage Establishment on New Varsities.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Adekunle Aliyu The Minister of Education, Dr Igwe Aja-Nwachukwu, says Federal Government plans to encourage the establishment of new universities, to curb the proliferation of fake tertiary institutions. He told the News...

UN Teleconference on Malaria Holds Today.
September 23, 2008... As part of moves towards ensuring that the world is on the brink of eliminating malaria, Vanguard's Good Health Weekly is participating in a special global teleconference even as leading figures from government, business and civil society...

Akwa Ibom Bakassi Returnees Protest Deplorable Condition.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Tony Nyong About 800 Bakassi returnees in Akwa Ibom State who took to the streets demanding to see the state governor face to face because of their deplorable conditions Monday defied all entreaties by Governor Akpabio that they...

Indian Government Assures Niger Deltans on Empowerment.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Lucky Oji The Indian government has assured Niger Deltans of empowerment in the provision of jobs from establishment of IT companies and establishment of Information Technology university for the youths. This was made known...

Rivers Begs FG on Port Harcourt, Rumuokoro Airports.
September 23, 2008... Byline: George Onah The Rivers State Government has appealed to the Federal Government to pay the two billion Naira it released for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt International Airport as well as the construction of about 35km...

Lay Down Your Arms, Defence Force Tells Militants.
September 23, 2008... THE Defence Headquarters (DHQ) yesterday challenged militants in the Niger Delta to lay down their arms if they were truly committed to peace. Reacting to Sunday's declaration of ceasefire in the "oil war"launched by militants last week,...

The Servant Leader Wears Jackboots.
September 22, 2008... Byline: Ochereome Nnanna Our people have a saying: "emergencies can expose the weak streak in a strong man, but it is through emergencies that a truly strong man is known". You cannot know the true character of a person when the...

Oloibiri People Wants Niger Delta Ministry Liaison Office.
September 22, 2008... Byline: Samuel Oyadongha The people of Oloibiri clan in Ogbia local government area of Bayelsa State have called for the establishment of the liaison office of the newly created Ministry of Niger Delta in the area, noting its...

Flood Sacks Imo Communities.
September 22, 2008... Byline: Chidi Nkwopara More than 12,250 persons have been sacked by a ravaging flood in Awo Idemili, Orsu Local Government area of Imo State, occasioned by several days of downpour that submerged their ancestral homes. Our...

Zain Raises $4.49 Billion in Kuwait's Largest Ever Capital Raising History.
September 22, 2008... Byline: Miebi Senge Zain Group, the leading mobile telecom operator in the Middle East and Africa, (MEA) has announced the successful completion of its capital increase raising $4.49 billion (approximately N529.82 billion) with 99 per...

Don Faults Niger Delta Ministry.
September 22, 2008... Byline: Simon Ebegbulem ITSEKIRI activist and Head of Department (HOD), English and Literature of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Professor Tony Afejuku, has declared that what the people of the Niger Delta needs is "some kind of...

Umar Decries FG's Delay to Settle Monetisation Arrears.
September 22, 2008... Nigerian Labour Congress President Abdulwaheed Umar has decried what he described as "delay" by the Federal Government to settle arrears of monetised emoluments to staff of some of its parastatal agencies. He told the NAN in an interview...

EDO Police Parade 20 Robbery Suspects.
September 22, 2008... Byline: Samuel Oyadongha The Edo State Police Command weekend paraded twenty two armed robbery suspects including a three-man gang of robbers alleged to have been responsible for the recent car snatching operations across the state. ...

CBN to the Rescue.
September 22, 2008... Byline: Les Leba The global financial system has been shaken lately by the failure of Lehman Brothers, the 4th largest investment bank in the United States. Merryl Lynch another giant in the US and world financial markets was barely...

Family Sues Police Over Killing of Engineer Ovikpokpo.
September 22, 2008... Byline: Emma Amaize The family of 35-year-old Engineer Gideon Bluff Ovikpokpo who was shot dead by a Mobile Policeman, attached to the Quick Response Squad (QRS), Ogunu, Warri, Delta State on his way back from work, two weeks ago, on the...

Foreign Investment in Country Hits $8.5 Billion in August - Soludo.
September 22, 2008... Byline: Yinka Kolawole Foreign investment flow into Nigeria as at the end of August 2008 amounted to about $8.5 billion, representing an increase of about 46.6 percent over the $5.8 billion recorded in the corresponding period of last...

Flying Eagles Won't Make Dike's Mistakes - Bosso.
September 22, 2008... Byline: John Egbokhan Flying Eagles are not taking Sudan for granted as coach Ladan Bosso has assured Nigerians of a convincing victory when both teams square up in this weekend's first round African Under-20 Championship qualifier in...

Bayelsa Peace Committee Wades Into Sangana Conflict.
September 22, 2008... Byline: Samuel Oyadongha The Bayelsa State Committee on Peace and Conflict Resolution led by Chief James Jephtah last week met with leaders and youths of the Sangana community in Brass local government area over the recent invasion of an...

Lagos Finally Drops Collapsed 22 Storey BOI Building.
September 22, 2008... Byline: Olasunkanmi Akoni With the aid of Controlled Explosive Demolition Technology, foreign experts yesterday finally pulled down the 18 storey Bank of Industry (BOI) building, located on Broad Street, Lagos Island two years after it...

Refuse Heap Worries Utuama.
September 22, 2008... Byline: Austin Ogwuda Acting Governor of Delta State, Prof. Amos Utuama (SAN) has ordered the evacuation of the huge heap of refuse at the Ogbeogonogo market, Asaba, the state capital, describing the menace of the refuse as not only a...

Niger Delta Ministry - Monarch Seeks Job Quota for Oil Producing States.
September 22, 2008... EZE Obioma Nworgu, the traditional ruler of Etitioha in the Ukwa East Local Government Area of Abia State, has called for employment quota for oil-producing communities in the new Niger Delta Ministry.Nworgu told the News Agency of Nigeria...

Forex Inflow Fall By 11 Percent in Second Quarter.
September 22, 2008... Byline: Babajide Komolafe Reflecting significant decline in foreign exchange inflow from non-oil public sector and autonomous sources, total foreign exchange inflow into the economy fell by 11 per cent in the second quarter of the year....

We Want Action, Not Niger Delta Ministry -Farmers Scribe.
September 22, 2008... Mr. Victor Alasia, Secretary, All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Rivers State chapter, says the people of the Niger Delta do not need a ministry but action. Alasia told NAN in Port Harcourt that the proposed ministry might...

Enyimba Dare Al Ahly in Champions League Semi Finals.
September 22, 2008... Byline: Tony Ubani NIGERIA's CAF Champions League flagbearers, Enyimba International of Aba were pounded 3-0 by Coton Sport but still survived to qualify for the semi finals of the lucrative Champions League. The two-time CAF Champions...

Ndlea Receives 2,630 Visa Clearance Applications.
September 22, 2008... The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) from January 2006 to July 2008 received a total of 2,630 visa clearance applications from Nigerians traveling to different drug producing countries. Out of this number only three were...

Asara Denies Sylva, Deputy Rift.
September 22, 2008... Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Chief Asara has denied any cold war between Governor Timipre Sylva and his deputy, Mr. Peremobowei Ebebi, saying any such suggestion is wrong and targeted at destroying the...

Channels, Senate Bill Prescribes Seven Year Jail Term for Hackers.
September 22, 2008... Byline: Emmanuel Aziken A bill prescribing a seven-year jail term for anyone who sends an e-mail message with false information or capable of endangering the government of the federation is now before the Senate. The bill also...

NUJ Petitions Daniel Over Attacks by Sports Commissioner.
September 22, 2008... Byline: Kolade Larewaju The Ogun State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has petitioned Governor Olugbenga Daniel over the alleged attack and assault on five journalists by the Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Mr. Bukola...

Army Arraigns Five Over Wrong Payment.
September 22, 2008... Byline: Ola Ajayi Following the protest of 800 soldiers in Akure over the alleged unpaid operation allowances, the 2 Division, Nigerian Army, Ibadan, weekend, said five officers had been arraigned for mistakenly paying the allowances of...

Onitsha Traders Give Government Obi Ultimatum to Conduct Elections.
September 22, 2008... Byline: Vincent Ujumadu Leaders of 11 major markets in the commercial town of Onitsha, Anambra State have given Governor Peter Obi up to the end of this month to conduct elections in all the markets in the state presently led by...

Why I Was Roped Into Abacha's Phantom Coup, Senator Chris Anyanwu.
September 22, 2008... Byline: Emmanuel Aziken Former broadcast journalist, publisher and radio mogul, Chris Anyanwu, etched her name in media reckoning in the early eighties, well ahead of today's celebrated international correspondents. She has, indeed, paid...

Mobile Operators to Power Base Stations With Renewable Energy.
September 22, 2008... Byline: Okoh Aihe Determined to take communications to the unreached, pressured to find a working solution to the energy crisis hitting most developing countries, the GSMA, global body for mobile operators last week, launched the Green...

Anglican Synod Tasks Government on Education.
September 22, 2008... THE Ninth General Synod of Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) ended in Abuja on Saturday with a call on government to pay attention to the deplorable state of educational facilities in the country. In a 16-paragraph message to the...

Intercontinental Bank, Quest for Global Dominance with UK Subsidiary.
September 22, 2008... Byline: Babajide Komolafe The aggressive drive by one of Nigeria's leading banking conglomerates, Intercontinental Bank Plc to become a strong global player has received a quantum leap with the launch of its London subsidiary,...

PR is Beyond Press Releases, Advertising-White Water Boss.
September 22, 2008... Byline: Princewill Ekwujuru Nsikak Daniels is the Chief Operating Officer, White Water, Public Relations (PR), brands management and events company. He is also an executive of the Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public...

For Project Fame Hopefuls, a Defining Moment in History.
September 22, 2008... This weekend may be the final cut for the numerous MTN Project Fame hopefuls who across some West African countries brought their various talents on stage, praying to strike gold by getting into the academy that will open on September 28,...

20 Fear Killed As Armed Robbers Invade Adamawa.
September 22, 2008... Byline: Umar Yusuf Twenty persons were said to have been killed as armed robbers stormed Ganye town in Adamawa State. Two of the victims were said to be policemen. The armed robbers, numbering 20 went berserk, Saturday afternoon at...

U-17 World Cup. Senate Fully Behind 2009 Loc- Lokpobiri.
September 22, 2008... The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Sports, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri has assured the Local Organising Committee (LOC) of FIFA U-17 World Cup, Nigeria 2009, of the unflinching support of his committee towards the hosting of a successful...

EFCC Arraigns Borishade, Three Others Over N6.5 Billion Scam.
September 22, 2008... Byline: Ise-Oluwa Ige Barring any last minute change, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is scheduled to arraign former Aviation Minister, Professor Babalola Borishade and the former Managing Director of the Nigeria...

Group Faults Attack On Iwu.
September 22, 2008... Byline: Chidi Nkwopara IDEATO Federal Constituency Leaders Forum says the delimitation/delineation of constituencies is the "constitutional prerogative of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which makes the unfortunate...

Over 20 Houses Collapse, Four Feared Dead as Flood Sweeps Benin City.
September 22, 2008... Byline: Simon Ebegbulem Over twenty houses collapsed, while four children were feared dead yesterday in Benin City, after a heavy rainfall that lasted for over five hours. It was tears in almost every part of the city as families either...

Refuse Heap Worries Utuama.
September 22, 2008... Byline: Bukola Ojeme Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mrs Farida Waziri, has blamed the decay in the quality of life of the average Nigerian on the ills of corruption, urging members of the House of...

Okah's Wife Wants Him Taken to South Africa for Treatment.
September 22, 2008... Byline: Emma Amaize Mrs Azuka Okah, wife of the detained MEND leader, Henry Okah, yesterday, appealed to government to allow his family take him to South Africa, where he has a specialist kidney doctor to attend to him following an order...

PDP Wades Into Enugu, Labour Dispute.
September 22, 2008... Byline: Tony Edike The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State at the weekend waded into the face-off between the state government and labour unions over non-payment of minimum wage in the state with a view to finding an amicable...

Hackers-At-Work, the Channels TV Example.
September 22, 2008... Byline: Prince Osuagwu Now it has dawned on Nigerians that with technology, everything good or bad is possible. From raising Nigeria's economy to an enviable position and automatically positioning the country to become one of the fastest...

I'll Be Sworn-in as Ondo Governor by December, Says Mimiko.
September 22, 2008... Byline: Dayo Johnson Labour Party governorship candidate in Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, expressed optimism weekend that he would be sworn-in as governor of the state before December. Mimiko spoke in an interview with newsmen at...