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July 16, 2012

• New order in Edo as polls break cleavages
  
  Oshiomhole savours victory, seeks probe of lapses
  Conflicting reactions from PDP, Jonathan greets gov
  ACN, NLC, Tinubu hail Edo voters
  Praises, praises for conduct of election
  IT is certainly a new beginn...Read more...

• Trade, security top agenda as AU summit begins
  
  Commiserates with Nigeria
  THE 19th ordinary session of the Assembly of heads of state and government of the African Union (AU) opened yesterday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with the leaders of 53 nations p...Read more...
   

• Rain sacks oyo towns
  
  IT was again a weekend of sorrow in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, as a downpour, which started late on Saturday evening, sacked some communities. Read more...
   

• WHO launches plan to check measles, rubella, others
  
  AS part of efforts to effectively check measles, rubella and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS), the World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday released a plan contained in a document titled global meas...Read more...
   

• Governors laud Oshiomhole polls’ victory
  
  THE victory of Mr. Adams Oshiomhole at the Saturday’s gubernatorial election of Edo State drew congratulatory messages from   state governors yesterday.
  The following governors congratulated Oshio...Read more...
   

• Mark, others greet, task Oshiomhole on governance
  
  SENATE President David Mark and House of Representatives Speaker Aminu Waziri Tambuwal yesterday congratulated Governor Adams Oshiomhole on his reelection at the Edo State gubernatorial polls describi...Read more...
   

• Jubilation in Edo as INEC declares Oshiomhole winner •Accept Edo result, PDP tells supporters •Jonathan congratulates Oshiomhole
  WILD, ecstatic and spontaneous jubilation erupted in major streets of Benin City and other key towns of Edo State, following the declaration, on Sunday, of the incumbent governor of the state, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, as governor-elect. Read more...
   

• Flood wreaks havoc in Ibadan, again •Houses, churches, mosques, shops destroyed •Flood would’ve been worse but for our efforts —Oyo govt
  
  A bridge on Arulogun road, Ibadan, washed away by flood with a car it consumed, on Sunday. Photo: NAN
  MANY houses, churches, mosques and shops in some parts of Ibadan were in the early hours of Sunday submerged in flood as a result of a rain which started on Saturday evening and lasted till the early hours Read more...
   

• Explosion in Kogi •1 arrested
  HUNDREDS of  members of the Living Faith Church in Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State, on Sunday, escaped unhurt as a car carrying  explosives exploded on the Okene-Obehira road before getting to the church. Read more...
   

• People Power Sweeps Edo; Oshiomhole Says No Winner, No Loser
  
  The “blowout” victory of Comrade Adams Oshiomhole in Saturday’s governorship election reverberated throughout Edo State yesterday as...Read more...
   

• 2015: Edo Poll As Benchmark
  
  In the nation’s primitive political space, civilisation suddenly became a work in... Read more...
   

• Plateau: Northern Govs Caution Against Forceful Eviction Of Fulanis
  
  Chairman of the Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) and the Governor of Niger State,Dr Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu has reacted to the quit...Read more...
   

• Ministry Of Defence To Spend N2.68tr In 4 Years
  
  Ministry of Defence would spend no less than N2.68 trillion (US$16.38 billion), in the next four... Read more...
   

• Oshiomhole: Victory, blow to riggers
  
  Governor Adams Oshiomhole celebrating with ACN supporters
  Governor Adams Oshiomhole of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, yesterday recorded a resounding victory over his opponents in the Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State, as the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared him winner of the poll. Read more...
   

• US seeks advice on Alamieyeseigha’s suspected loot
  The United State Department of Justice has sought advice from Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on “what the US should do with the proceeds of the civil asset forfeitures imposed against former Baylelsa State Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, who has been convicted of money laundering and unjust enrichment while in office. Read more...
   

• 11,560 jostle for 400 admission slots at FUOYE
  About 11,560 applicants are competing for the 400 admission spaces at the new Federal University, Oye Ekiti, FUOYE, for 2012/13 academic session. This is as the ...Read more...

• Nationalised banks: AMCON names advisers soon
  
  The Managing Director of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria, Mr. Mustapha Chike-Obi has said that the 11 advisers for the nationalised banks would be announced in the next two weeks. Read more...

• Oil deposits in Chad, Bida basins excite northern govs
  
  The Northern states can now heave a sigh of relief as the quantity of oil deposits in the Chad and Bida basins is said to be in commercial quantity and can be equated to the deposits in the South-South. Read more...
   

• Shell loses 12.58m barrels of crude to illegal bunkering in six months
  
  THE Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC)&nbs...Read more...
   

• Zenith, Nigeria’s biggest bank -The Banker
  ZENITH Bank Plc has emerged Nigeria’s most capitalised bank, with a tier one capital of $2.398 billion as against the $2.405 billion of last year. Read more...
   

• Are Lending Rates Really Falling?
  
  It is a well known fact that the perennial issue of high lending rate to the real sector, particularly to the manufacturing sector, has remained a clog in the wheel of growth in the country’s Read more...
   

• Shareholders Commend Court Ruling On Okereke-Onyuike
  
  Some shareholders of quoted companies in the country have commended the court ruling on the forensic audit report of the affairs of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) under the former Director-Gener Read more...

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• From The University of Lagos to Moshood Abiola University: An Unforced Error by an error-prone President!
  The changing of the University of Lagos name to Moshood Abiola University seems to us an unforced error by a President who is willing to use all means to secure a second term, and he thinks the way to securing it is through the people of the South West! It seems to us that this president has no clue about the psyche of an average South Westerner, and we predict this latest act is also the reason why we think he has destroyed his chance to a second term in this zone.  NigerianNews Editorial | more editorial

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• Frisky Larr's Current Column
  
  Countdown in Edo State: Will Oshiomole cruise to victory?
  by Frisky Larr
  The paradox in Edo state: The very first Governor since the days of retired General Samuel Osaigbovo Ogbemudia of the defunct Bendel State, who has given Edo State a bunch of visible, quantifiable and palpable uplift, is now faced with the grim reality of possibly losing his bid for re-election. Governor Adams Oshiomole came into office on the heels of people’s expectations and had to tread the thorny path of armchair brigandry, stolen mandate, tribunals, godfatherism etc. before being finally manipulated into his rightful position. His facilitators and collaborators then were no other than those who fought running battles in the camp of his opponent, to assert their supremacy. NigerianNews Special

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• Atsar Terver's Current Column
  ECHOES:Commentary on burning public issues
  
  Ghana Has Gone; Nigeria Must Go!
  by Atsar Terver
  A new brand of luggage bag is about to hit the market stands in Ghana. It will sell under the trade name ‘Nigeria Must Go’. The first batch of users who would test the effectiveness of these bags will be Nigerians in Ghana. These are Nigerians who have been given a quit notice, rightly or wrongly, by their host, necessitating their sudden but compulsory return to their fatherland, and thus creating the demand for an emergency travel bag. NigerianNews Special

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• Theo I Ogune's Special Column
  
  Theo I Ogune's Current Column
  The Sorrows of the Nigerian Supreme Court
  by Theo Ikes Ogune, Esquire
  Today, while everyone is jumping on the bandwagon of discussing the change of Unilag’s name, I prefer to revisit an old and now very familiar friend: the Nigerian judiciary.  For one thing, the Unilag name change is only a superficial expression of the larger issue of executive power, which is more substantively linked to judicial malfeasance.  I really understand the beef with the change, believe me, but people should care more about the poor state of the education at the university than its name. So I prefer to talk about the Nigerian judiciary.  Just this April, James Ibori went to prison in Britain because he stole money from Delta State.  We all hewed and hawed for about a minute and then went about our business.  What got lost in translation was the opportunity to address a very nagging problem in Nigeria, which is the absolute failure of the country’s judiciary. NigerianNews Special |Read more articles by Ogune

ALL SPECIAL COLUMNS

• AN INTERVIEW WITH Former Governor Donald Duke of Cross River
  NigerianNews Interview Series
  
  Fmr Gov Donald Duke
  "Those that are now fanning themselves out to serve on the platform of PDP, and now appear to be the solution to the problem of Nigeria, are indeed the problem of Nigeria. The problem cannot all of a sudden turn out to be the solution. I have problem with that. To me Nigeria is sacrosanct, PDP is not." NigerianNews Interview click here

• AN INTERVIEW WITH CHIEF OJO MADUEKWE, THE EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER IN PRESIDENT UMARU MUSA YAR’ADUA’S CABINET
  
  Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Ojo Maduekwe, was recently in the United States as a participant in the 'Nigeria Meets The World Conference' organized by ThisDay, and the United Nations General Assembly session. He spoke exclusively with NNews at the New York Millennium Plaza. NigerianNews Interview

• Leadership Failure: Nigerians Are Walking Prisoners In Austria
  Report by Uzoma Ahamefule
  Mr President Sir, members of the honourable national Assembly and House of Reps, the foreign Affairs Minister and fellow Nigerians, when one extends hands of friendship it is natural that one has exposed oneself to danger. Today not only that I have extended those hands of friendship but I have equally once more exposed my emotions and love to public ridicule and attack because of my affection for Nigeria. NNEWS Correspondent | Read more reports

• THE CORE QUESTIONS (PART 1)
  
  by Pastor Biodun Coker
  In the heart of every person in every nation are some questions seeking for answers. The searches for answers take people to covens, mountains and valleys. NigerianNews Religious Special | Read more articles by Coker

• Practice Forgiveness: A Powerful Tool to Open the Door of God's Blessings
  
  by Minister Ayodele Mobolurin
  The goal of forgiveness is restoration. Restoration of your peace of mind and restoration of a broken relationship. The second goal may not be possible, because the other party does not want to put away the contention. However, the first is achievable, since it depends only on one party to the contentious issue. Forgiveness is a powerful tool for restoring your peace of mind.  You are at peace even with those that consider you an enemy. The scripture commands forgiveness  NigerianNews Religious Special |  Read more articles by Prof Mobolurin

• THE POWER OF REDEMPTION: THE JOY OF GOD'S RIGHTEOUSNESS (Part 1)
  
  by Pastor Joseph Idowu
  Introduction
  In John 3: 16 and 17 we read “For God so love the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.  For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.” . NigerianNews Religious Special | Read more articles by Pastor Idowu

• BECOMING A RESPONSIBLE, CONFIDENT AND SAFE DRIVER
  by Adewale T. Akande
  Driving is a serious responsibility with physical and mental abilities impacting on the driving activities of a driver. It is more than moving a vehicle and knowing how to use the accelerator, brake pedals and steering. Driving is at best when you have knowledge and required skills to drive competently in accordance with those rules and regulations guiding the public roads. A safe and responsible driver has responsibility which makes him a good citizen. Driving is a learned skill acquired with much practice. It is also more important to drive with due regards for safety and convenience of other road users. Driving entails concentration, calmness, and with consideration and respect for others. And at the same time, a driver should ensure proper and total control of his vehicle at all times. That means a driver must not allow anything to take their attention from the road, therefore good anticipation and concentration will help to prevent these usual incident becoming accidents on our roads. The safety of others depends on you when you are on the wheel. NigerianNews Guest Column

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