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 Politics › Nigerian Banks Cheated Customers By N6bn In 2012- Sanusi by RoblesOg(op): 6:03am On Apr 12, 2013 |
Nigerian Banks Cheated Customers By N6bn In 2012- Sanusi The Central Bank of Nigeria said on Thursday that over N6 billion was recovered for customers that were cheated through various transactions undertaken with Nigerian banks in 2012. The Central Bank Governor, Lamido Sanusi, said this at the annual Isaac Moghalu Foundation, IMOF Lecture and Symposium in Abuja. He also said that the recovery was in furtherance of CBN’s policy aimed at protecting customers’ interests in the financial services sector. http://premiumtimesng.com/business/129201-nigerian-banks-cheated-customers-by-n6bn-in-2012-sanusi.html 1 Like |
| Politics › Farouk Lawan To Know Fate On Bribery Charge May 2 by RoblesOg(op): 6:36am On Apr 11, 2013 |
Farouk Lawan, the former Chairman, House Ad hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy, who is facing corruption charges in an Abuja High Court, will on May 2 know his fate, as the court will decide whether or not, to hear the case. The court, presided over by Mudashiru Oniyangi, on Wednesday reserved ruling to May 2 on Mr. Lawan’s application seeking to quash the charges against him. See details at: http://premiumtimesng.com/news/128977-farouk-lawan-to-know-fate-on-bribery-charge-may-2.html |
| Politics › Buhari Commends Jonathan Administration On Boko Haram Amnesty Committee by RoblesOg(op): 6:28am On Apr 11, 2013 |
Former military Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday gave a rare commendation to the Federal Government for setting up a committee on the fundamentalist Boko Haram sect. “This is not the first time amnesty will be granted to a violent group. You remember it was granted to the militant group in the Niger Delta during the time of late President Musa Yar’Adua,” he said. See details at: http://premiumtimesng.com/news/129020-buhari-commends-jonathan-administration-on-boko-haram-amnesty-committee.html |
| Politics › 2015 Presidential Election: Sule Lamido, Amaechi Posters Flood Abeokuta by RoblesOg(op): 6:50pm On Apr 10, 2013 |
A joint campaign poster of two serving governors, Sule Lamido of Jigawa State and Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State, on Wednesday flooded Abeokuta, the Ogun State Capital and its environs. The posters announced the desire of the two men to contest the 2015 presidential election. “Presidency 2015: For a better Nigeria, Sule Lamido and Rotimi Amaechi is the Answer,” is the slogan on the posters. See details at: http://premiumtimesng.com/news/128921-2015-presidential-election-sule-lamido-amaechi-posters-flood-abeokuta.html 1 Like |
| Politics › Alleged Pension Thief In N32.8bn Scam Attacks Journalist by RoblesOg(op): 5:53pm On Apr 10, 2013 |
An accused in the N32.8 billion pension scam, Veronica Onyegbula, who was arraigned before an Abuja High Court, on Wednesday turned violent and attacked a photo journalist at the court premises. Mrs. Onyegbula, who was arraigned alongside Esai Dangabar, Atiku Abubakar, Ahmed Wada, Sani Zira, Uzoma Attang, Christian Madubuke and John Yusuf, had earlier pleaded not guilty to an 18-count charge. See details at: http://premiumtimesng.com/news/128916-alleged-pension-thief-in-n32-8bn-scam-attacks-journalist.html |
| Politics › INEC Announces Massive Re-organisation, Retirement Of Some Directors by RoblesOg(op): 6:41am On Apr 10, 2013 |
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja on Tuesday announced a massive re-organisation involving redeployment, transfer and retirement of some of its 67 directors. "The number of staff we have is not sufficient, because if you are looking at the number of wards, everybody at INEC will be fully utilised, so many people would be required to work for INEC," said the press secretary, Mr. Idowu. Click to see details at: http://premiumtimesng.com/news/128825-inec-announces-massive-re-organisation-retirement-of-some-directors.html |
| Politics › APC Sets Up 14-member Committee To Resolve Contending Issues by RoblesOg(op): 6:26am On Apr 10, 2013 |
Sharp disagreement among the four parties merging into All Progressives Congress, APC, on various contending issues, on Monday, forced the hatching association to set up a 14-member committee to resolve the differences. Membership of the committee was drawn from the Joint Inter-party Merger Committee, JIMC, which produced five members as well as the sub-committees, which produced three members. See details at: http://premiumtimesng.com/news/national/128827-apc-sets-up-14-member-committee-to-resolve-contending-issues.html |
| Politics › Denial Of Registration: Rival APC Sues INEC, Hires ‘30 Senior Lawyers’ by RoblesOg(op): 8:00pm On Apr 09, 2013 |
The African Peoples Congress, APC, has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC; over the electoral umpires’ decision not to register the party based the party’s failure to meet some registration requirements. The association, in a statement from its ‘Legal Directorate,’ Tuesday, said it has formally filed action in the court of law seeking judicial review of the decision of INEC to deny the APC registration, based on grounds it views as inconsistent with the provisions of the law. See details at: http://premiumtimesng.com/news/national/128805-denial-of-registration-rival-apc-sues-inec-hires-30-senior-lawyers.html |
| Politics › JTF Confirms Death Of Officer In Yobe Clash With Boko Haram by RoblesOg(op): 5:43pm On Apr 09, 2013 |
The Joint Task Force in Yobe on Tuesday confirmed the death of its officer in the Sunday clash with insurgents at Geidam in Yobe. In a statement, the JTF spokesman, Eli Lazarus, confirmed that two other officers sustained injuries. Read details at: http://premiumtimesng.com/regional/128779-jtf-confirms-death-of-officer-in-yobe-clash-with-boko-haram.html |
| Politics › Tambuwal Raps Jonathan Over “abuse “of State Pardon by RoblesOg(op): 5:57pm On Apr 08, 2013 |
The House of Representatives Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal, delivered an indirect rebuke at President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday, as he cautioned “state actors" against misapplying state prerogative of mercy either to corrupt officials, or violators of the nation’s security. Mr. Tambuwal stated this at the opening of a two-day national conference on corruption and national security in Nigeria organized by the Institute for Anti-Corruption Studies, University of Abuja. Read details at: http://premiumtimesng.com/news/128636-tambuwal-raps-jonathan-over-abuse-of-state-pardon.html |
| Politics › Amnesty Is Only Way Out Of Boko Haram, MURIC Says by RoblesOg(op): 5:18pm On Apr 08, 2013 |
The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, a religious non-governmental organisation, NGO, said amnesty to members of the Boko Haram sect remains the only option available to the Federal Government to curb the insurgency in the North. A statement from MURIC on Sunday signed by its Director, Is-haq Akintola, said it welcomes President Jonathan’s decision to set up a committee to look into the possibility or otherwise of granting amnesty to members of the sect. See details at: http://premiumtimesng.com/news/128631-amnesty-is-only-way-out-of-boko-haram-muric-says.html |
| Nairaland General › Female Corpse Without Private Parts Found In Jos by RoblesOg(op): 3:03pm On Apr 08, 2013 |
A female corpse was found Monday morning around Tudunwa in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. Witnesses say the body had its private parts, lips, and tongue cut off. See details at: http://premiumtimesng.com/regional/128605-female-corpse-without-private-parts-found-in-jos.html |
| Politics › APC Leaders Disagree Over Sharing Of Party Positions by RoblesOg(op): 12:49pm On Apr 08, 2013 |
There are strong indications that some of the four political parties that merged into the All Progressives Congress, APC, have differed sharply on the proposed modalities for sharing positions in the new association. The parties in the merger are the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN; Congress for Progressive Change, CPC; All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP; and a faction of All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA. See details at: http://premiumtimesng.com/news/128592-apc-leaders-disagree-over-sharing-of-party-positions.html |
| Politics › Northern Leaders Yet To Speak To Boko Haram About Amnesty-presidency by RoblesOg(op): 11:26am On Apr 08, 2013 |
No northern leader assured President Goodluck Jonathan of Boko Haram’s preparedness to accept amnesty ahead of Thursday’s inauguration of an amnesty committee, as none of the leaders admitted contacting the group, the presidency has said. Presidential spokesperson, Doyin Okupe, said “no person or group” from the region told the president they had spoken to the extremist group, although he did not give details about the processes leading to the setting up of a committee. See details at: http://premiumtimesng.com/news/128545-northern-leaders-yet-to-speak-to-boko-haram-about-amnesty-presidency.html |
| Christianity Etc › Prophet Obadare To Be Buried In August – Son by RoblesOg(op): 6:10am On Apr 05, 2013 |
The family of the late Timothy Obadare, said on Thursday in Akure, the Ondo State capital that he would be buried in August. Abraham Obadare, one of the sons of the late cleric and a pastor, said that arrangements are still ongoing to organise a befitting burial for their father in August. Read details at: http://premiumtimesng.com/news/national/128315-prophet-obadare-to-be-buried-in-august-son.html |
| Politics › Fear Grips INEC Staff Over Reform by RoblesOg(op): 6:02am On Apr 05, 2013 |
The fear of retirement and transfer has gripped the staffers of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as they await the implementation of sweeping reforms in the organisation on April 5. The reform, initiated by the INEC Chairman, Attahiru Jega, is also aimed at building the capacities of INEC officers for effective and optimum service delivery. See details at: http://premiumtimesng.com/news/national/128320-fear-grips-inec-staff-over-reform.html |
| Family › Keeping Up With Lagos Dustbin Estate Dwellers by RoblesOg(op): 3:52pm On Apr 03, 2013 |
Matthew and his friends use the little playground at the estate to catch fun. The play football, do summersault and perform acrobatics, often times, without footwear. Their playground is not the lush green playground of your imagination, neither is it a beach sandy playground, it is a heap of garbage. Their home is not conventional too. It is an estate of shanties built on the city’s dump yard. To a guest, their home stinks and oozes of decomposing garbage, but Matthew and friends have learnt to live on it. They have adapted so well they hardly fall ill of the germs they constantly interact with. Matthew and his family moved here 13 years ago, after hardship hit them in the city. He grew up here, on the refuse. He is one of the hundreds of kids living on refuse in Dustbin Estate, to cope with the economic pressures of the city of Lagos, Africa’s fastest growing city. Read More: http://premiumtimesng.com/news/128044-keeping-up-with-lagos-dustbin-estate-dwellers.html |
| Politics › Kogi Flood Victims Reject N3,000 Compensation From State Government by RoblesOg(op): 3:45pm On Apr 01, 2013 |
The flood victims said the money was not in any way commensurate to their loss. Victims of the 2012 flood disaster in Kogi have rejected the offer of N3, 000 compensation from the state government, describing the gesture as inadequate. Some of the victims told newsmen in Lokoja on Sunday that the N3, 000 offered to them by the government was far below the losses they suffered individually during the disaster. The flood, which affected nine local government areas of the state, destroyed more than 500 houses and rendered15, 000 residents homeless. Some of the victims said that they were paid N3, 000 compensation on Thursday by a team of government officials at LGEA Primary School at Gadumo, Lokoja. Among the victims were Zacheus Momorebe, James Oguche, Suleiman Ogidi and Olaitan Ayorinde, who claimed to be landlords. They said that their houses located on Ganaja Road and the old polytechnic quarters were completely submerged by the flood. The victims said that the amount could not in any way ameliorate the losses they suffered. They alleged a lack of transparency in the sharing of the money given victims by the Federal Government, organisations and individuals. The state government recently released N139 million to the nine affected local government areas. The local governments received sums ranging from N10 million to N20 million to be disbursed to victims. Reacting to the complaints, the state Commissioner for Environment, Abdulrhaman Wuya, said that the money paid to the victims should not be regarded as compensation but assistance. He said that considering the method used to allocate the N139 million to the affected areas, and in the bid to spread the assistance, the amount each person would receive would be in the range of N3, 000. “More post-flood measures that will benefit all of them are on the way. They should remain calm and bear with the government,’’ he said. Mr. Wuya also appealed to people living along river banks and waterways to relocate to avoid the experience of the last year during which many lives and property were lost to floods. http://premiumtimesng.com/regional/127791-kogi-flood-victims-reject-n3-000-compensation-from-state-government.html |
| Politics › Jonathan’s Cabinet Full Of Dead Woods, Says President’s Ally, Tony Uranta by RoblesOg(op): 6:43am On Apr 01, 2013 |
A close ally of President Goodluck Jonathan, Tony Uranta, has lashed out at the president over the composition of his cabinet, saying a lot of his ministers and special advisers are dead woods. He urged Mr. Jonathan to urgently reshuffle the cabinet if he wants to deliver effective service to the Nigerian people. See details of his argument with video at: http://premiumtimesng.com/news/127746-jonathans-cabinet-full-of-dead-woods-says-presidents-ally-tony-uranta.html |
| Politics › Criminals, Corrupt People Should Be Barred From Public Office — Alamieyeseigha by RoblesOg(op): 9:39pm On Mar 31, 2013 |
It is unclear what former governor of Bayelsa State, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, thinks now of criminals and corrupt people in the corridors of power. But the former governor once held tenaciously to the view that for Nigeria to move forward, corrupt elements and those found to have abused their offices should be barred from public office. See details at: http://premiumtimesng.com/news/127707-criminals-corrupt-people-should-be-barred-from-public-office-alamieyeseigha.html |
| Politics › A Glass Of Red Wine A Day Keeps Heart Disease At Bay, Says Nutritionist by RoblesOg(op): 8:15pm On Mar 31, 2013 |
A nutritionist at Asokoro General Hospital, Ngozi Eze, has advised that moderate and regular intake of red wine, at least a glass every day, can prevent heart disease. Mr. Eze who said on Sunday in Abuja that such practice had a lower risk for heart attack, however cautioned that people should not form the habit of drinking excessive wine, as it might cause severe health problems, such as high blood pressure, obesity and liver damage. Check out details at: http://premiumtimesng.com/news/127722-a-glass-of-red-wine-a-day-keeps-heart-disease-at-bay-says-nutritionist.html |
| Politics › Re: Explosions Reported In Kano! by RoblesOg(m): 4:51pm On Mar 31, 2013 |
See update of the explosion from PREMIUM TIMES at: http://premiumtimesng.com/news/127692-update-on-kano-explosion.html you can also read related news there. |
| Politics › Re: Explosions Reported In Kano! by RoblesOg(m): 4:48pm On Mar 31, 2013 |
Update of the explosion from PREMIUM TIMES at: http://premiumtimesng.com/news/127692-update-on-kano-explosion.html You can also see related news there. |
| Politics › Jonathan Can Contest In 2015, OPC Leader, Gani Adams, Says by RoblesOg(op): 4:44pm On Mar 31, 2013 |
The Oodua Peoples Congress(OPC) has added its voice to the race for the 2015 presidential election saying President Goodluck Jonathan has the constitutional rights to contest. The National Coordinator of the Congress, Gani Adams, made this known to journalists in an interview shortly after his condolence visit to the Awolowo family in Ikenne Town of Ogun State over the death of Oluwole Awolowo. See details of his reasons at: http://premiumtimesng.com/regional/127701-jonathan-can-contest-in-2015-opc-leader-gani-adams-says.html |
| Politics › Update: 14 Boko Haram Members Killed In Kano Easter Raid- JTF by RoblesOg(op): 3:42pm On Mar 31, 2013 |
The spokesperson of the Joint Task Force, JTF, in Kano, Ikedi Iweha, has said that 14 insurgents were killed in an early morning raid in Kano. Mr. Iweha told Reuters that the task force killed the 14 suspected Boko Haram members during the morning raid. See details at: http://premiumtimesng.com/news/127699-update-14-boko-haram-members-killed-in-kano-easter-raid-jtf.html |
| Family › Pesticides Affect Sperm Quality, Health Experts Say by RoblesOg(op): 9:49pm On Mar 30, 2013 |
Some medical experts in Lagos on Saturday said pesticides and other insect killer chemicals could affect the quality of sperm in men. They told the News Agency of Nigeria in separate interviews in Lagos that low sperm quality could cause sterility. A consultant gynaecologist at Shalom Hospital, Titi Dairo, said many environmental factors affected sperm quality in men. See details at: http://premiumtimesng.com/news/127590-pesticides-affect-sperm-quality-health-experts-say.html |
| Politics › Jonathan’s Security Aides Deny Print Journalists Coverage Of Ikenne Visit by RoblesOg(op): 9:15pm On Mar 30, 2013 |
The security operatives from the presidency on Saturday denied scores of print journalists access to the residence of the Awolowos in Ikenne Town of Ogun State. The journalists had arrived the Awolowo house at about 10.00 a.m, ahead of the president’s arrival, but were prevented from entering the venue to cover the president’s visit. See details at: http://premiumtimesng.com/news/127650-jonathans-security-aides-deny-print-journalists-coverage-of-ikenne-visit-2.html |
| Politics › Do Not Link Boko Haram With Islam, Governor Aliyu Urges Nigerians by RoblesOg(op): 6:57pm On Mar 30, 2013 |
Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger on Friday, urged Nigerians not to link Islam with Boko Harm as “Islam abhors extremism in all aspects.” Mr. Aliyu made the call at the opening ceremony of a three-day workshop for Chief Imams of North Central Zone of Nigeria in Minna. See details at: http://premiumtimesng.com/news/127614-do-not-link-boko-haram-with-islam-governor-aliyu-urges-nigerians.html |
| Politics › Exclusive: How Acn, Anpp, Apga, Cpc May Share Positions In Apc by RoblesOg(op): 11:46am On Mar 29, 2013 |
With its victory in the acronym “war” almost certain, the All Progressives Congress is set to meet in Abuja on Thursday, April 4, to take a final decision on all the documents that will accompany its application for registration to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. See details at: http://premiumtimesng.com/news/127464-exclusive-how-acn-anpp-apga-cpc-may-share-positions-in-apc.html |
| Politics › Bayelsa Admits Owning Suspected Terrorist Building In Lagos, Denounces Suspects by RoblesOg(op): 5:51am On Mar 29, 2013 |
The Bayelsa State Government on Thursday admitted that it owned the building where nine suspected terrorists were found in Ijora area of Lagos State. It, however, dissociated itself from the suspects The state Commissioner for Information, Markson Fefegha, said in Yenagoa that the state government had no links whatsoever with the suspects who used the abandoned building for their nefarious activities. See details at: http://premiumtimesng.com/news/national/127414-bayelsa-admits-owning-suspected-terrorist-building-in-lagos-denounces-suspects.html |
| Politics › Soyinka Raises Alarm: Nigeria On Brink Of Collapse by RoblesOg(op): 5:39am On Mar 29, 2013 |
Nigeria is on the brink of collapse, and might descend into a civil if the growing insecurity in the country is not arrested, The Nation newspaper is quoting Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, as warning Thursday in Lagos. The paper also quoted the National Leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as having faulted the Federal Government’s handling of the Boko Haram crisis and suggested “a carrot and stick approach”. See details at: http://premiumtimesng.com/news/127455-soyinka-raises-alarm-nigeria-on-brink-of-collapse.html |
| Science/Technology › Cow Delivers Quadruplets In Jigawa by RoblesOg(op): 8:34pm On Mar 28, 2013 |
The cow had delivered twin calves less than a year ago.http://premiumtimesng.com/regional/127397-mystery-cow-delivers-quadruplets-in-jigawa.html |
