Day: 15 January 2013

January 15, 2013

No more: Banks suspend loans to oil marketers

Ebere Agina Despite the accelerated payment of outstanding subsidy claims to oil marketing and trading companies, to enable them offset their indebtedness to the banks and access fresh credit facilities…

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January 15, 2013

Where’s your hand, RiRi? Rihanna is TOO HOT in new ‘Full Exposure’ shoot (LOOK)

by Isi Esene We're sure you all know when a character like Rihanna goes full exposure, she means no-holds-barred. But for those who claim not to know, all you need…

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January 15, 2013

Too cute: Peter ‘Psquare’ Okoye’s son gets his first hair-cut (LOOK)

by Akan Ido Ah, you know we love everything Psquare, so when Peter Okoye shared this photo of his adorable (x2) son, we couldn't help looking! The son of Peter…

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January 15, 2013

“Can you marry someone you’ve not seen for 3 months?” – VP’s aide denies Nollywood’s Nkiru Slyvanus

by Rachel Ogbu Since Nollywood actress, Nkiru Slyvanus was released after a kidnapping deal went burst, rumours that she secretly married the Senior Special Assistant (SSA), to the vice-president on Media and Publicity,…

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January 15, 2013

Olusegun Dada: Unveiling the scam called Goodluck Jonathan (Y! Politico)

by Dada Olusegun He was unpopular, a man born supposedly without shoes who went through hardship and had luck on his side. This appealed to the hearts of the poor.…

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January 15, 2013

The gospel according to Sultan Abubakar – and more, in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze Truth is this, dialogue, truthfully and honestly, amongst ourselves, is what will solve our country's problems. "Quid est veritas?" --- Pontious Pilate For too long a lot of…

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January 15, 2013

Yolanda Okereke: Pointless (30 Days, 30 Voices)

What are the highlights of my day? Maybe driving without traffic, meeting fun and exciting people, new contracts? I think it’s actually waking up and breathing fresh air. My life is…

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January 15, 2013

Okey Ndibe: It’s quarter past time for Nigeria

by Okey Ndibe As currently structured, Nigeria is rigged in favor of the most determined rigger. Last week, Tunji Fagbenle, one of Nigeria’s finest columnists, alerted his readers to the…

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January 15, 2013

Opinion: Jonathan, Chime and Enugu citizens

by Niyi Akanniso A popular Chinese proverb has it that the fish stinks from the head. When the head of a household, an organisation, or a state stinks, everyone eventually…

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January 15, 2013

Opinion: Adesina’s phony phones for Nigerian farmers

by Olusola Adegbite One must then poignantly ask, though it be a rhetorical question, if the purchase and distribution of GSM phones to hundreds of farmers spread across the length…

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January 15, 2013

7 suspects arrested for defrauding billionaire, Folorunsho Alakija’s NGO (PICTURED)

The suspects: Vincent and Florence Ayewah by Akan Ido The EFCC has announced the arrest of seven employees of 'The Rose of Sharon' organisation for alleged abuse of office, conspiracy,…

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January 15, 2013

Top 10: UNILAG, UNIBEN, Babcock make list of top Nigerian law faculties

by Rachel Ogbu The Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, NIALS recently released a list of top 10 law faculties in Nigerian universities. Director-General of NIALS, Professor Epiphany Azinge, SAN,…

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January 15, 2013

8 people suffer machete cuts as NURTW members clash in Abuja

Over eight persons yesterday escaped death but suffered various degrees of injuries from machete cuts as members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, branch 2, clashed at…

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January 15, 2013

Ondo: Commissioner slaps director over alleged tractor diversion

Ondo governor, Olusegun Mimiko Ondo State Commissioner for Transport, Mr Nicolas Tofowomo yesterday threw decorum to the wind as he openly slapped a director in the Ministry of Works, Mr…

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January 15, 2013

Under siege: 6 policemen and a woman killed in Lagos robberies

by Akan Ido About six police officers were said to have been killed in separate robbery operations in Lagos over the weekend. The robberies took place in Ajah, Aguda, and…

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January 15, 2013

First Lady, Patience Jonathan flown to Germany for medical check-up

by Isi Esene First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan has been flown to Germany for medical check-up according to presidency sources. The First Lady had last year been in the European…

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January 15, 2013

One down: PDP crisis deepens as Tukur replaces Oyinlola with Onwe

by Isi Esene The internal wranglings within the Peoples Democratic Party  (PDP) intensified yesterday as the party chairman, Bamanga Tukur directed former Osun State governor, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, to step down…

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January 15, 2013

Phones-for-farmers: “I will not be distracted” – Agric minister vows to pursue policy

by Isi Esene The minister of Agriculture, Akinwunmi Adesina, has insisted that there is no going back on the proposed purchase of cellphones for farmers in a bid to enhance…

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