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NEWSPAPER REVIEW, SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 2015

SUNDAY TELEGRAPH Our Boko Haram ordeal- freed female captives....insurgents seized my wife, baby four days after delivery......herdsmen saved me from terrorists, says Chibok schoolgirl. Wife sets husband ablaze over Valentine’s Day outing. Jonathan wants to groud my campaign-Buhari. Explain Tinubu’s hidden agenda- Fani Kayode tells APC. Obanikoro: president dares APC senators. I never mocked Stella Damasus, says Helen Paul. African Queen video- Tuface stole my joy, cheated me, says Fashion designer, Steve Ray. PUNCH FG shortlists four INEC commissioners to succeed Jega Okada rider rapes pregnant NYSC member Jonathan plans to freeze Tinubu, Amaechi’s account — APC Lucky three: Sisters who survived UNIJOS bomb blast Troops raid Boko Haram hideouts in Yobe, Adamawa Odumakin shouldn’t drag Afenifere into his problem with Tinubu —Wale Oshun TRIBUNE PVC distribution: Jang heads to court, warns INEC not to truncate democracy Uduaghan shocked, dumbfounded at ...

Alicia Keys & Swizz Beatz share first pics of their son, Genesis Ali

Meet Alicia Keys, her husband, Swizz Beatz, their new son, Genesis Ali Dean, their other son, (right) and Swizz's son from first wife (left), in pictures from a professional shoot they took to show off their newborn. Such a beautiful family. Another photo after the cut...

It's a loaded package this weekend and we will be reviewing business activities during the week.

Motorists stranded due to fuel scarcity in Abuja Investors stake N5.4bn on 399.3m shares on NSE NNPC Cautions Against Hoarding Of Fuel As Queues Hit AbujaThe Guardian Nigeria External reserves drop by $2.8bn in two months Govt bans overseas training for workers Nigeria loses 1,500MW of electricity CBN sets guidelines for Islamic finance advisory body Stocks open week bullish, extend 5-day bargain hunting 60,000 barrels of Crude Oil Stolen Daily, Says Uduaghan Alison-Madueke Meets Marketers in Lagos to Avert Fuel Crisis Senate Approves Budget Benchmarks: $52 for Oil, N190/$ for EXCHANGE RATE Falling OIL PRICE Cuts Monthly Revenue by N73bn, FG, States, Share N500.13bn FG to sell Delta Steel Company Nigeria listed among 20 Fastest Growing Economies Exchange Rate Treads Softly as CBN Acknowledges New Devaluation ‘Mobile money market to hit $1.5bn by 2019 Nigeria is not broke - Min of state, Finance Is Oil Returning to $100 Or Dropping To $10 Oil marke...

NEWSPAPER REVIEW, FRIDAY, February 27, 2015

NEWSWATCH TIMES Jonathan created misery, poverty in Nigeria—Buhari; Says Nigeria lacks real growth; APC flag bearer’s U.K. trip to curry favour—PDP; Reps probe 28.3billion naira Stallion, other firm’s import duties scam; Presidency plots to sack Jega next week, APC senators allege; President visits Adamawa recaptured towns; FG identifies 15,000 ghost pensioners on payroll; Cameroon prisons overstretched with 30, 000 Boko Haram insurgents; NATIONAL MIRROR No witch-hunting in fight against corruption—Buhari; ....accepts responsibility as military dictator; APC chasing shadow, says PDP; Jega may be removed next week, says APC senators; Jonathan visits troops in Baga, Mubi....says end of insurgency in sight; Suicide bomber kills 11 in Biu, 12 in Jos explosions; THIS DAY Senate Begins Move to Create Parallel Budget Office; House to Probe Rice Importers; U.S. Issues Travel Advisory on 2015 Polls; NNPC: Rising OIL PRICE will Encourage Investment; Honour Triumphant So...

NEWSPAPER REVIEW, THURSDAY, February 26, 2015

NEW TELEGRAPH 2015 Budget: Senate adopts MTEF; Reps give FG one-week ultimatum for submission of forensic audit report; PDP, APC Reps fight over use of army for elections; Jonathan, Obasanjo, Kalu celebrate Shagari at 90; Chad kills 207 Boko Haram fighters; Opposition unhappy with war against terror, says presidency; General elections must hold March 28, says Onaiyekan; Power investor commit 300billion naira to upgrade facilities—BPE boss; NATIONAL MIRROR Use of military for polls: Reps in rowdy session; Lawmakers give Okonjo-Iweala 7-day ultimatum over missing $20billion; FG approves 9 new universities....FEC okays $100million foreign loan for Lagos, Osun, Ogun, Rivers; Consumer, stakeholders oppose revised electricity tariffs; 2015 budget: Senate kicks against service-wide votes....slashes SURE-P allocation; Kogi government condemns abduction of American missionary; Verdict 2015: 20 days to go...Oyo tertiary institutions’ students rally for Jonathan; NEWSWATCH T...

NEWSPAPER REVIEW, WEDNESDAY, February 25, 2015

NATIONAL MIRROR Again, suicide bombers hit Kano, Potiskum, kill 32...Government condemns attacks; ...Reps commend military, Jonathan for dislodging military; FG moves to close 2.4trillion dollars infrastructure funding gap; Avian flu kills 10,000 birds in Katsina; Hoodlums raze Ebonyi House of Assembly; ...no more rallies in Okrika, Ateke Tom warns; 80 year old American missionary abducted in Kogi; Verdict 2015: Why Buhari won’t go into debate with Jonathan; NEWSWATCH TIMES Budget Implementation: Okonjo-Iweala under fire Senate; Lawyers fix 52 dollars as oil benchmark; Ebonyi crisis worsens as mystery fire guts Assembly complex; Coroner gives deadline on inquest into Synagogue’s tragedy; 27 killed in fresh Yobe, Kano suicide bomb attacks; Nine die in Oyo petrol tanker accident; Poll: Judge refers suit on Jonathan’s eligibility to appellate court; FG sells multi-billion naira Delta Steel Company to automobile firm; Defection: Ask Kwankwaso, others why we betrayed t...

BREAKING: Fresh explosion rocks Kano; many feared dead

An explosion has gone off at one of the busiest motor parks in Kano, residents and security officials have told PREMIUM TIMES. An unknown number of people are feared dead in the blast, which occurred at Kano Line, located at Naibawa Area, along Zaria Road. The explosion sounded at about 3:15 PM with thick smokes immediately billowing towards the sky and residents scampering for safety. The vicinity of the scene of the incident is now deserted as security agencies and aid workers try to evacuate injured people to hospital, our correspondent says. Residents fear heavy casualty “because of the the busy nature of the garage”. Details are still sketchy and the Police in the state are yet to make any comment on the incident. The spokesperson for the Kano State Police Command, Magaji Majiya as well as the Police Commissioner, Ibrahim Idris, did not answer or return calls. Details of the incident will come in our subsequent updates The Kano incident happened hours after a suicide bo...

US woman kidnapped in Kogi state

A US missionary worker has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Kogi state. According to the spokesperson of the Kogi state Police command, Mr Sola Colins, the kidnapped woman who's an American citizen was kidnapped inside her school premises at about 10am yesterday February 23rd. "She was whisked away at around 10:00 am (0900 GMT) Monday. The kidnappers were "unknown gunmen...(who) came into the school premises shooting sporadically to scare away people before taking (the hostage) away into the bush" he said.

Jonathan Replies Obasanjo

President Goodluck Jonathan in an interview with with one of the National Newspapers has advised former President Olusegun Obasanjo to be civil in his criticism so as not to create the impression that the country is in crisis. “First and foremost, Obasanjo is a father to me. By divine providence and the Grace of God I am the President of Nigeria today. It is not by my strength. But God uses human beings to actualise His own blessings on human beings. And He used so many Nigerians, including former President Obasanjo to play one role or the other for me. “I became the deputy governor of a state, became the governor, the vice-president and president. I have no issues with him and I really don’t want to join issues with President Obasanjo. I think it is not necessary. But I will use this opportunity, because you asked, to just plead with my father that he is a leader, a former president of the country. He has led the country more than anybody; eight years of democratic governance a...

Obasanjo’s Exit is PDP’s Death Warrant, Says Kwankwaso

Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has described the exit of former President Olusegun Obasanjo from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a fatal blow which points to the fact that the death warrant of the party is about to be signed. Kwankwaso described Obasanjo as a personality of great substance whose influence as a politician and elder statesman is too important to be ignored, adding that PDP leaders under rating his exit are only shedding crocodile tears. In an interview with journalists in his office on Monday, Kwankwaso revealed that the five governors who defected from the PDP to the All Progressives Congress (APC) were vindicated for seeing the futility in remaining in the party that had lost credibility and steam. Kwankwaso alleged that the PDP is on road to extinction in the face of the abysmal rot rocking its leadership. He, however, stated that the five governors had proven to everyone that they have political might to decide the fate of the party given...

Buhari Dares Jonathan to Publish PWC Forensic Report on NNPC

The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) has challenged President Goodluck Jonathan to make public the report of the forensic audit on the alleged missing $20 billion said to have been unremitted by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). But despite the challenge and the growing suspicion over the management of the funds of the NNPC, the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, yesterday, defended the accounting system of the corporation declaring that she is satisfied with the level of transparency of the records in the organization. According to her, it took a lot of determination on her part for the NNPC to even get to this stage and to open itself up to the sort of forensic audit that was conducted as well. She noted that, “All in all, I am on one hand pleased that PriceWaterHouseCoopers, PWC, has finished the in depth audit they did. On the other hand, I am very disappointed. She said her disapp...

NEWSPAPER REVIEW, TUESDAY, February 24, 2015

NEW TELEGRAPH Fayose under fire over Buhari’s health; Ekiti governor accuses APC candidate of faking London interviews; Banks reject fuel importers’ LCS as debts mount; ‘We won’t waver in pursuit of excellence journalism’; Jonathan, Mark, CJN, Buhari, others salute New Telegraph at one; Troops arrest Boko Haram fighters disguised as women; Air strikes target insurgents location in Bama, Gwoza, Sambisa Forest; Jonathan, Central African Leaders strategise on defeating insurgents; NATIONAL MIRROR Certificate scam: INEC, APC asks court to dismiss suit against Buhari; Shettima lauds military’s success over insurgents; Obasanjo signs PDP’s death warrant—Kwankwaso; Jonathan’s score card will speak for him---Obanikoro, Agbaje; Troops capture terrorists disguised as women in Baga; ....steps uo air strikes in Gwoza, Bama, Sambisa forest; Court clears Babalakin of EFCC’s charges; FG moves to finalise payment of ex-PHCN workers severance package; NEWSWATCH TIMES Buhari to J...

Fresh bomb attack in Potiskum, many feared dead

A bomb has exploded at a market in Potiskum, Yobe State, with many people feared dead, the News Agency of Nigeria has reported. The blast occurred on Sunday at the GSM market in the city. Some survivors suspected that a female suicide bomber detonated the explosive, killing herself and others at the busy market. Toyin Gbadegesin, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, confirmed the attack to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). “Yes, there was a bomb attack at the Potiskum GSM market and our men have moved to the scene for rescue operation and to get details of the incident,” he said. “As at this moment, we do not have the details of deaths and injuries. Our men are still collating the details.” Other survivors said the bomb exploded after an argument between the suspected bomber and local security men at the market. The blast was the second on the market this year, with the first killing seven people and injuring many others. No group has claimed responsibility for t...

Obasanjo shuns PDP, Jonathan reconciliation again

There were indications on Friday that former President Olusegun Obasanjo might have shunned a peace move by the Peoples Democratic Party and President Goodluck Jonathan. Sunday PUNCH reliably gathered that as part of the President’s visit to Ogun State on Friday, Jonathan and the leadership of the PDP had planned to meet with the former President. It was, however, learnt that the former president, who had got wind of the peace move, travelled to Gambia on Thursday. It was not clear whether the ex-President had plans to attend the Gambia event before Jonathan’s visit. Investigations revealed that Obasanjo would have been part of the closed-door meeting Jonathan had with some Ogun State traditional rulers on Friday, but for his absence from the country. An aide of the former president, who pleaded anonymity because Obasanjo did not mandate him to speak on the issue, explained his (Obasanjo’s) main grouse with Jonathan. He said that the major problem the former president ha...

Buhari meets former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, in London

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday held a meeting with a former Prime Minister of Britain, Tony Blair, in London. Mr. Buhari met Mr. Blair in company with Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, and a former Governor of Kwara, Bukola Saraki, who tweeted a group photograph of participants at the meeting. “Just finished a meeting with @Govsia @ThisIsBuhari and @tonyblairoffice,” Mr. Saraki, an incumbent senator, wrote. It is not clear what Mr. Buhari discussed with Mr. Blair at the meeting. Mr. Saraki apparently tweeted the picture to challenge tales being spread by supporters of President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party that Mr. Buhari is in the United Kingdom for medical reason. Mr. Buhari’s campaign had on Friday announced that Mr. Buhari had departed for the U.K. on a short working visit. The statement said in the course of the visit, Mr. Buhari would hold meetings with key members of the British ...

2015 PRESIDENCY Jonathan goes for broke: Sets Up Fresh Zonal Committees to Relaunch Campaign. Budgets Multi-Billion Naira ‘Gifts’ for Traditional and Religious Leaders, Groups, Students, Academics

President Goodluck Jonathan and his campaign team has launched a massive campaign drive to woo traditional and religious leaders, political groups, women, students, academic, etc in all the six geopolitical groups to support his second term bid in the March 28 presidential election. The new move, which the president started from the South-West at the weekend, is a device to neutralise the popularity of the All Progressives Congress (APC’s) presidential candidate, retired General Muhammadu Buhari. The six-week window of opportunity created by the insistence of the military to tackle the insurgency in the North-East is being used to drum the president’s achievements into the ears of Nigerians so as to win over their hearts. Sunday Trust learnt at the weekend that as the campaigns across the country had virtually been accomplished before the elections were rescheduled for another six weeks, the campaign organisation decided to set up the new committees. They would be led by high-pow...

Ateke Tom defends Jonathan’s wife

BARELY three days after unknown gunmen attacked the campaign rally of the All Progressives Congress in Okrika Local Government Area of Rives State, a former militant leader, Ateke Tom, has dismissed claims that the President’s wife, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, was behind the incident. One policeman was killed while several APC supporters were injured when hoodlums opened fire on the governorship campaign rally in the area. There were reports that Mrs. Jonathan, who is a native of Okrika Local Government Area, had a hand in the incident that led to the attack on a Channels Television correspondent, Mr. Charles Eruka. But Ateke Tom, who rose in the defence of the President’s wife while speaking in a telephone interview with Sunday PUNCH, explained that Mrs. Jonathan would never be involved in the sponsorship of violence. He described her as a woman of peace. He accused politicians of being responsible for the attack on the APC rally. He said, “Politicians are pointing accusing f...

UK security services 'failed' over Syria girls:

The family of a Scottish woman suspected of encouraging three London schoolgirls to join militants in Syria says security services "failed". Aqsa Mahmood, 20, who went to Syria to be a "jihadi bride" in 2013, reportedly had online contact with one of the girls who left London last week. It is feared that Kadiza Sultana, 16, and Shamima Begum and Amira Abase, both 15, may try to join Islamic State. Scotland Yard said it would not discuss matters of surveillance and security. In a statement, Ms Mahmood's family said it was "full of horror and anger" that she "may have had a role to play" in recruiting the girls for Islamic State (IS). 'Evil distortion' "However, the security services have serious questions to answer," the family added. "Aqsa's social media has been monitored since she disappeared over a year ago, yet despite alleged contact between the girls and Aqsa, they failed to stop them from leav...

NEWSPAPER REVIEW, SUNDAY, February 22, 2015

SUNDAY TRUST 2015 Presidency: Jonathan goes for broke: Sets up fresh Zonal Committees to re-launch; Budgets multi-billion naira ‘Gifts’ for traditional and Religious leaders, Groups, Students, Academics; V.P. Sambo infiltrates opposition’s ranks in Kaduna; Military bombards insurgents, recaptures Baga in Borno State; ‘Governor Fayose’s hired men stalk Buhari in London’; Trade in PVCs: Party agents dare Jega; 314 days since over 200 school girls were kidnapped from GGSS Chibok, Borno State by gunmen; SUNDAY TELEGRAPH March 28 polls: North spits fire; We don’t trust Jonathan, Jega....No basis for such, says Metuh, INEC; Count us out of government of National Unity—PDP, APC; Buhari visits Tony Blair in London...speaks on polls, APCs agenda; Ifeanyi Ubah: With TAN, he takes Brand Jonathan to the people everywhere; Troops retake Baga, kill terrorists...Boko Haram imports 100 Hilux vans from Dubai; Poly lecturers to begin strike Wednesday; Amosun campaign group seeks NBC...

Election Related Violence And Death Is Getting Out Of Hand.

What Happened To The Peace Pact? A teenage boy has been killed in a row over a campaign billboard of President Goodluck Jonathan in Zangon Aya, Igabi local government of Kaduna State. Sama’ila Umar was stabbed in the back and later fell down a deep well after a brief argument over the erection of Jonathan’s billboard in the town. Police confirmed the incident and said one Mohammed Suleiman was arrested. A source in Zangon Aya told Weekly Trust yesterday that the incident happened on Thursday at about 7pm. He said “Mohammed Suleiman came with posters of the president and was looking for a spot to erect a giant billboard. The deceased, Umar, told him not to place any poster or erect a campaign billboard in the town because the area was the stronghold of the opposition party and billboard might be damaged.” The source said Suleiman refused to heed the advice and was angered when Umar kept pleading with him over the matter. “He brought out a knife and stabbed Umar and chased h...

Stable power not feasible until 2017, says Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan hinted yesterday that the nation’s quest for stable light might not be met by the government until after two or more years . According to him, the interface between the federal government and the private sector on full privatisation of the energy sector to make steady power supply feasible in the country, would hopefully be completed in two years period. The president who dropped the hint while inaugurating the 750 Mega Watts Olorunsogo Power Plant Phase II, Papalanto, Ogun State, said that his administration had spent about US$8. 26 Billion in the bid to boost the national electricity generation capacity by over 4, 700MGW. He said: “to stimulate the micro and medium enterprises, government must invest and must show significant concern for power and that is what we are doing. “And we promised this country that surely in the next two years, the interface between 100 per cent government control of power sector and 100 per cent control of the private...

Here are some of the business stories that made headlines during the week for you to catch up with...

Naira hits 222.5 to dollar at BDCs, Pounds N332 Vehicle Imports: Nigeria Loses as Benin, Togo Gain NERC licenses firm to build N1.2tn power plants Electricity: Abuja Disco loses allocation by 100mw Inflation rises to 8.2% in January (up 0.2%pp YoY); food prices keep same pace FG to sell Nigerian Communications Satellite –BPE Nigeria records 89% drop in rail freight, passenger traffic in 55yrs Nigeria Lost 3,800MW of Electricity to Vandalism in 60 Days, Says Nebo Innoson decries N100m monthly electricity bill Central Bank Sells Forex Outside Target Band Naira-Dollar differential rises further to N214/$1 as CBN injects more dollar Falling crude price: Nigeria’s growth rate projected at 5% FG to revoke some private jet owners’ certificates FG earmarks N4.5bn for disabled entrepreneurs Foreign reserves drop to $32.4bn FG orders NNPC to return $1.48bn unremitted funds uncovered by PwC BPE to raise panel on consumer protection bill Imports decline sharply...

NEWSPAPER REVIEW, SATURDAY, February 21, 2015

WEEKLY TRUST Boy killed over Jonathan’s billboard. Inside OBJ’S epic war with PDP. Abdulsalami Abubakar: There’ll be no interim government. After liberation, Monguno residents reluctant about going home. Collapse building: TB Joshua knows fate March 3. Meet Sonaiya, only female presidential candidate. Bimbo Akintola: why I left mainstream Nollywood. GUARDIAN CAN Denies N7b Allegation, Seeks Probe Of Group; Gordon Brown Renews Plea For Release Of Chibok Schoolgirls ; Security Agents Foil Jailbreak Attempt In Calabar; Group Pledges Support For Yero’s Second Term; Why APGA Is Supporting Jonathan, By Umeh ; Crisis Between Aliyu, Deputy Deepens, As Gov Hands Over To Speaker ; JAMB Allays Fears Over Exclusion Of Visually Impaired From 2015 UTME Computer-Based Test FG To Boost Power By 5,700 Megawatts by December; TRIBUNE SATURDAY TRIBUNE FRONT PAGE PDP will free Lagos from bondage —Jonathan Alleged rigging video: Osun APC gives police, DSS 2 weeks to prosecute Fani-K...

Afe Babalola University students cry out over hike in school fees

I've been getting quite a number of emails from the medical students of Afe Babalola University. Apparently their school fees was increased today from N1.7m to N2.6m and they are very unhappy about it. Continue... "Behold the most expensive university in Nigeria. In view of the current hike in fees which is really bizarre we as students have expressed our sincere disappointment but this is not a single battle. Initially, the fees was approximately N1.7m but rose overnight to N2.6m. Our parents are complaining and we are feeling their pains because they want us to achieve our dreams. We really need the social media to join us in this battle. This exploitation must stop. We can't protest because we will be expelled" A student wrote in Another student wrote; "I  a 300level Medical Student at the Afe Babalola University. I would like to use this medium to inform you that there was an increase in the fees of medical students at the clinical level today by ove...

T.B Joshua named 'Yoruba man of the decade', Soyinka 'Yoruba man of the year'

Synagogue Church of All Nations founder TB Joshua has been named 'Yoruba man of the decade', while Wole Soyinka was named 'Yoruba man of the year' and Chief Obafemi Awolowo as 'Yoruba man of the century.' by pan-Yoruba media outfit - IrohinOdua, the first Pan-Yoruba news outlet The Editorial Board Chairman of IrohinOdua, Prince Babatunde Adeleke in a statement said the three personalities were selected after 'a careful consideration of the role each had played in the annals of Yoruba modern history regarding placing the Yoruba on the positive angle of global reckoning. Who agrees with this?

Photos: Davido hangs out with Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote

He shared the photos on instagram. Benefits of being a billionaire son and a hardworking artist...

CAN IS NOT FINDING THE ALLEGATION OF 7Billion NAIRA BRIBE FUNNY O!

Pastor-Ayo-OritsejaforThe Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has debunked the allegations that it collected N7 billion bribe to campaign against the All Progressives Congress, APC’s presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd). The christian body while describing it as a ‘fat lie’ wondered why mischief makers would concoct lies to deceive the public. Public Relation Officer, PRO, of Northern CAN, Mr. Sunday Oibe, said: “The allegation is a complete lie and just one of the many evil plots to dent the image of CAN’s leadership. “It is also to rubbish its integrity and make it morally incapable of leading Christians in these trying times. There was no way anybody would collect a kobo on behalf of CAN and start sharing it like booty. “The man, who made the allegation, is totally unknown in CAN cycle and I am just hearing his name and that of his organization for the first time. How come he could be privy to such an arrangement if it really existed? “It is a sham...

$20bn missing oil money: Reps ask FG to release audit firm’s full report

The house of Representatives yesterday asked the Federal Government to release the full audit report of Price Waterhouse Coopers on the missing $20 billion in Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, for further investigations. This development was sequel to a motion raised under matters of public importance by the minority leader, Femi Gbajabiamila, APC, Surulere Federal Constituency, Lagos. The minority leader in his submission, said: “The former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi had raised an alarm that $20bn oil was missing from our coffers”. Point of order But before Gbajabiamila could continue, Leo Ogor, PDP Isoko Federal Constituency, raised a point of order pointing out that the minority leader erred in requesting the House to suspend the rule of the House, contrary to Section 48. The presiding officer, Aminu Tambuwal, however, declared that Ogor was trying to overrule his earlier decision and ordered him to sit down for Gbajabi...

We’ll stop Obanikoro’s ministerial bid —APC senators

Members of the All Progressives Congress in the Senate on Thursday said they were resolved to stop the re-appointment of Senator Musiliu Obanikoro as minister following his alleged indictment in the use of the military to rig the Ekiti governorship election in June last year. Spokesperson of the APC Senate Caucus, Babafemi Ojudu, who spoke in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja, explained that other senators from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party were also being co-opted into the struggle. He said APC senators had started mobilising themselves to frustrate Obanikoro’s clearance and approval for fresh appointment. He said, “We will do everything possible to stop Obanikoro from being cleared as a minister. Ordinarily, being a former senator he is expected to take a bow and receive automatic clearance but in the present circumstance he has serious issues to clear. “In a normal society, he should have been picked by security agents and quizzed over his involvement in ...

NEWSPAPER REVIEW, FRIDAY, February 20, 2015

DAILY TRUST Chadian forces retake Dikwa, residents say; Reps: We won’t accept tenure elongation; Naira now 218 to dollar at bureau de change; 312 days since over school girls were taken from Chibok; Controversy over alleged 6billion naira bribe to pastors; Monkey to inherit fortune from ostracised couple; Elections must hold in north-east—Jonathan; KEDCO explains power shortage in Kaduna, others; NEWSWATCH TIMES We’ll be involved in elections, Army insists; Reps suspend debate on use of military for polls; African allies to pin down Boko Haram in March; As Nigerian Air Force shells Sambisa, sects training camps; Jonathan launches Naval ships, says capacity increased to rout insurgents; Lawmakers ask FG for 20billion dollars NNPC audit report; Buhari, APC bearer, leaves for UK; Italian Court dismisses Saipem’s appeal on Nigeria’s corruption; Cholera outbreak kills six in Ebonyi, 8 others on danger list; GUARDIAN Troops destroy Boko Haram camps in Sambisa Forest,...

Kanu Nwankwo was once the 6th best football player in the world

In 1996, Nigerian football legend, Kanu Nwankwo was among the list of the Top 6 recognized FIFA players in the world. Will any Nigerian footballer ever come this close?

Veteran journalist and Bravo magazine publisher, Dayo Eriye dies

Veteran journalist, former Editor of City People magazine and publisher of tabloid newspaper Bravo Weekly, Dayo Eriye has died. The celebrated journalist died yesterday February 18th at the intensive care unit of Lagos University Teaching Hospital, (LUTH), Idiaraba after being involved in a serious domestic fire accident at his home on February 14th. According to his colleagues, Dayo was refueling his generator at about 11.30pm on Saturday Feb. 14 when the accident occured causing severe burns. He was rushed to LUTH where he was placed on life support machine. He died yesterday. May his soul rest in peace, amen.