26 Jun 2009 |
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A Recap of some of the Week’s Headlines By Uche Nworah Fellow compatriots, just in case you missed some of the week’s headlines, here is a recap: Varsity teachers go on indefinite strike. Govt blames oil firms for Niger Delta crises. Robbers kill two policemen. Transcorp chiefs get bail. Uduaghan locks out commissioners, others for late coming. Oshiomole denies role in governors, Harvard pact. Adamawa ANPP sacks chairman. Suspected kidnappers kill two brothers in Akwa Ibom. Police release 185 on bail over Bama unrest. Bauchi NLC rejects reforms, threatens strike. Ekiti shuts news stations, sends workers home. Suswan faults critics of Nigeria Rebrand. Madness in Bama. LAWMA warns reckless compactor- truck drivers. All-share index dips further as market capitalisation drops. Police Service Commission reviews dismissed officers’ cases.Kumuyi decries youth unemployment. Labour protest moves to Maiduguri today. OAUTHC workers give conditions for halting strike. Labour tasks CBN governor on stronger naira. Edo abolishes casualisation in civil service. Nigeria’s attitude to child right is abysmal. U.S. bound passengers stranded at Lagos airport. Senate worries over 2009 budget. (Guardian, Tuesday, June 23rd 2009).
FG can’t beat militants. Orkar Coup: Oyinlola exposes Tony Nyiam. Man, 53, arraigned for fraud. Police kill 2 robbery suspects, arrest one. Abacha’s son set to join PDP. Police clash with kidnapers as doctor regains freedom. N’Delta victims still in hiding. Pro-democracy protest: security beefed up at NASS. Ekiti radio, TV shut indefinitely. Supreme court justice expresses worry over court congestion. NAFDAC engages Interpol to fight illegal importation of fake drugs. Panic grips oil firms in Rivers. Itse Sagay decries election rigging. Bayelsa unmasks ghost workers cartel. JTF probes attack on N4bn dredger. (Daily Sun, Tuesday, June 23rd 2009). $180m Halliburton scam: Senate flays Aondoakaa for ignoring invitations. Yar’Adua seeks scrapping of REA, backs death penalty. Deregulation: Labour vows to ground economy. SSS arrests Asari-Dokubo as FG, militants meet. Drama as plot to remove Reps’ chief whip fails. 52 Delta communities sue FG, seek N100bn damages. Tokyo arraigned for murder, remanded in police custody. Patients vacate OAUTH a strike bites harder. Assembly declares ‘emergency’ on federal roads in Edo. Ekiti lawmakers, Oni may clash over BSES.EFCC to charge IMO VC to court for fraud. FCC summons PTDF. World Bank’s, CBN governor’s comments rock stock market. Fashola sounds the alarm over low quality telecom masts. Naira dips versus dollar. Ohabunwa laments inadequate funding of drug research. Group tasks Obi on security. Nigeria named 15th most vulnerable country in the world. Sports: Death, ‘accord’ marred league season. (The Punch, Wednesday, June 24th 2009). We’ll surrender Friday; Bin Laden, Ateke Tom, Boyloaf, other militants pledge. Alleged Forgery: Police quiz Aregbesola’s lawyer. Strike: FG rebuffs ASUU. Niger House crises: PDP fingers IBB. Drug peddling: FG orders security beefed up at airports. Ribadu faces extradition as tribunal fixes trial for Sept 23. Nigerian worker lives on N40 daily –NLC boss. Crises in Oyo NURTW. The fake lecturers of Ebonyi. Groom arrested on wedding day. Fake Mrs. Yar’Adua to remain in prison. Ogun PDP leaders disown speaker. House of Reps and mounting scandals. UK: Married Nigerian clergyman defrocked for having sex with church cleaner. (Nigerian Tribune, Wednesday, June 24th 2009). Nigeria runs out of crude, refineries shut. World Bank to upgrade Nigeria's airports with $11m. Court okays sack of Ondo council chiefs. Slok Airline ends operations in The Gambia. Oil demand drops to record level since 1982, says BP. Illegal LASTMA officials in Lagos. Relocation of Nigeria's industrial outfits to Ghana worries Lagos lawmakers. FEC suspends new contracts’ approval. Nigeria, Russia sign pact on nuclear energy. Reps to tackle presidency over budget. Labour threatens to join ASUU strike. Two feared killed as drug dealers, NDLEA clash.Obi reads riot act to commercial cyclists.EFCC arrests film institute’s chief. Ekiti NUJ faults media chief over closure of stations. Adamawa health workers begin strike over pay.Residents raise alarm over ‘poisonous Asian rice’ in Sokoto, Kaduna, others. Edo council officials petition House over alleged bribe-for-pay rise.Anambra PDP set to curb Uba’s claim to governorship ticket. Bauchi probes fertiliser firm. PTDF boss bemons dearth of skilled personnel in oil, gas industry. Akpabio gives hospital deadline to explain ex-governor’s death. Europol, others arrest Nigerians for sex traficking. Lawmakers reject new revenue bill. (Guardian, Thursday, June 25th 2009). 2.3GHz: Who is mastermind of alleged forged petition? Court Grants Three Oceanic Bank Staff Accused of Stealing over N24m Bail. MAN Decries Low Performance of Industrial Sector. FRSC, EFCC move against fake driver licences. Crude supplies to refineries ‘ll dry up in 15 days —NNPC. Retired soldiers to protest pension arrears. Killer rice floods Northern states. OGONI NINE: ‘Shell’s compensation can cause friction in future’. Charge electoral offenders with crime against democracy —Justice Ayoola, ICPC boss. N800m consignment trapped at port over absence of cargo handling equipment. Share value dips further by N163bn, as 21 stocks gain. (Vanguard, Thursday, June 25th 2009).
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