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Vanguard News Archive for November 2013
Friday, November 29, 2013
Boko Haram: Nigerians urged to back FG
40,000 men, women and children are on HIV treatment — PEPFAR
Police stop 4,000 protesters calling for cancellation Anambra Election
Conflict resolution in marriage
Nigeria 'll overcome her challenges – Jonathan
Oil theft: British parliamentarians task Nigeria on surveillance
Mikel's Nigeria's best in 2013 – Mabo
Tributes to my brother and friend
Kano Arms Cache: Court frees 2 Lebanese, sentences 3rd accused to life imprisonment
Goodluck the only president talking about development – Chief Nwosu
Workers must be disciplined, they can't just do what they like – Lagos HoS
Sanusi foresees 4 % inflation rate in 2015
Motorists describe processing of new driver's licence as cumbersome, frustrating
Varsity graduate forges Gov's letter-head paper
Anambra GUBER Supplementary POLL: I cant be part of it – Ubah
Why I defected, by Gov Rotimi Amaechi
British soldier's murder: Adebolajo, Adebowale trial begins
Mourinho has no need for new strikers
Dufil Prima donates multi-million naira lab equipment to Lagos schools
Women condemn assassination attempt on Oduah
Monetary expert commends CBN for injecting N5.74trn into the system
Fans react to Eagles' drop in FIFA ranking
LASTMA and Lagos roads to Hell
Supplementary election: INEC announces restriction of movement in Anambra
2013 WAFU Cup: Ghana beats Senegal 3-1 to win WAFU Cup
Oshiomhole apologises over comments to a widow
TECNO penetrates smartphone market with new Phantom AIII
ASUU's fresh demands act of sabotage, says Don
Boy jailed six months for drug peddling
The deflated balloons of Anambra State
Infrastructure master plan to gulp $3.9trn
New Nat ID card to replace voters' card from 2015
NAFDAC closes 54 sachet water factories in Niger
Policeman arraigned for shooting 9-yr-old boy
409 Nigerians serving jail terms in South Africa
Spain arrests three Nigerians for forcing mothers into prostitution
Why we have been together for twelve years – Midnight crew
ASUU strike: Ekiti students seek divine intervention
Thursday, November 28, 2013
Presidency slams Lai Mohammed over attack on amnesty for N/Delta militants
Chinese authorities confiscate 10,000 Nigeria bound fake clippers
Joining APC not solution to PDP crisis – LAMIDO
N288bn spent on Abuja Airport, Kubwa roads – Bala Mohammed
APC vs PDP: The battle on ground
Brazil: Blatter sends message to Nigeria
How I co-ordinated Lagos Black Sunday robbery – Godogodo
President Banda wants African leaders to defeat corruption now
IFRS Academy to commence operations next year-Financial Reporting Council
Mr. President, I present Gideon & Chibuisi
Presidential jet not used to convey Dokubo to Abuja – Abati
International Year of Women: A tribute to my triumvirate of heroines(2)
Echiejile eyes Braga milestone
Okocha wants Puma to kit Eagles
A-Ibom women vow to go naked over land acquisition by govt
Kwara gov seeks laws against unfair employment policies
Five Lagos trade fair officials in court over N247m fraud
Moses demands more Liverpool action
TFCC holds annual victory programme
Kidnapping in Bayelsa, handiwork of mischief makers – Dickson
Boko Haram: Kogi State varsity, ASUU disown arrested lecturer
Lagos govt. urges residents to comply with monthly sanitation exercise
I-G orders adequate security in varsity campuses nationwide
Court permits SSS to keep Boko Haram suspect in custody
Obstruction on runway prevents plane from landing
Imo govt commends Airtel show of patriotism
Pending permutations on the Plateau
Presidential jet not used to ferry Dokubo to Abuja – Abati
Does the Central Bank of Nigeria really care?
African farmers organise award
National Identity card to become ATM, travel card
2015: Anambra is a lesson for us – Ikeazor, APC national women leader
FG orders immediate re-opening of Varsities
Anambra Election: Buhari, Tinubu, others protest at INEC hqtrs
FG gives ASUU one week ultimatum to call off strike
"No plan to sell Nigeria Estate in New York "
Hijab controversy: Osun speaker condemns attack on school principal
State Police: Anarchy waiting in the wings
Fears for Nigeria-wide vote after Anambra election chaos
Apo killings not extra-judicial, says Senate
Court remands man over serial rape of own daughter
Fani-Kayode: Prosecution to file written address
Anyiam-Osigwe book for public presentation today
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Man charged for defiling 30-month old toddler
G-7 Defection: Trial of Gov Lamido's sons to continue
S-East, S-South govs meet, plan summit Jan 2014
POST-PRIVATISATION: Blackout persists
Mystery healing river springs up in Enugu village
Reps to probe expenditure, subsidy on kerosene
Tambuwal summons emergency House PDP Caucus meeting
Militants to Benin Republic govt: Release Asari-Dokubo or…
FEC approves N42bn for roads rehabilitation
Strike: Mixed reactions trail ASUU's fresh demands
Baroness Lynda Chalker and Nigerian ruling class' colomentality
Lagos narratives herald Nigeria's centenary at LABAF 2013
G7 govs' defection no threat to PDP – Ex-ASUU boss
Ministry staff demand Wike, perm sec's sack over N900m unpaid allowances
Malaria kills 300,000 children annually in Nigeria —MAPS
Nigerian Sports Award 'upsets' Okocha
PenCom showcases gains of CPS at world summit
PDP suspends Nwoye campaign boss
UNEP REPORT ON OGONI: Environmentalist flays FG's inaction
Lagos raises N87.5bn bond to finance light rail project, others
2 robbery suspects held in Ondo
FG engages tax consultant to raise revenue
Anambra poll: Judge me after 2015, Jega begs Nigerians
Awful performance irritates Airtel's NGT Judges
Man pleads for more time to reconcile with ex-wife
Navy, Air Force, elevates 21 Rear Admirals, Air Vice Marshals, 206 others
Student,19, drags step-mother to court for criminal intimidation, defamation
Leadership crisis rocks Delta community
FG refutes caution on Chemical fertilizers, says fertilizer use is safe
Magistrate orders NAN, Vanguard reporters out of court
Sharia police smash 240,000 bottles of beer in Kano
NAF promotes 15 Air Vice Marshals, 92 others
Dubai beats Brazil, Russia &Turkey in battle to host Expo 2020
Two dead in Brazil World Cup stadium accident
Police threaten to arrest monarchs over Plateau attacks
Zimbabwe to ban China, India, Nigeria, others from some businesses
Experts commend CBN over plan to change naira to paper notes
FG to review 30 days annual leave
Over 40 suspected Boko Haram members killed in Borno
No decent people will remain in PDP with the way it's being run – Nyako
Defection of PDP govs to APC is democracy in action – ACF
Why I joined All Progressive Congress – Amaechi
G-5 Govs' Defection: Democracy in action, says ACF
Red pepper natural pain killer, says medical expert
APC to stage peaceful protest to INEC headquarters
4,000 APC members defect to PDP in Nasarawa
APC mulls Kwankwaso/ Fashola ticket for 2015 Presidential election
NBA urges EFCC to publish names of corrupt Judges under probe
Nigeria needs a national carrier that would display her flag … – Jakande
G5, Baraje joining APC: PDP is not moved – Metuh
Count PDP out of Anambra supplementary poll —Nwoye
Presidency dismisses defection of G7 govs as non-issue
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Defection of G7 govs: Hope has been rekindled – Peterside
Man, 45, allegedly rapes 75-yr-old woman in Ekiti
Timeline of the reluctant journey to APC
40 dead, 10 injured as gunmen invade Plateau villages
Nigeria Sports Award: Moses floors Mikel
Ex-Nigeria Airways workers vow to sabotage new national carrier
Mysterious goat delivers human-like kid in Ekiti
Unity schools, others begin nationwide strike
Keshi offers Anichebe last chance
Kidnappers of Bayelsa commissioner's father want N98m
Delta confirms kidnap of expatriate engineer
ECOWAS decries Africa's 3% share of global trade
Anambra: Why I won't justify Jega's jumbles – Nwoye
Oshiomhole sets up peace c'ttee to resolve communal conflicts
Ceragon sets new microwave standard; unveils Multi-Core Radio Technology
Fashola approves 5 pedestrian bridges along Lagos Epe highway
Missing UNILAG undergraduate: Father, friends cry out
Rivers Assembly: Gone with the wind
Court strikes out rape charge against student
Anambra's stalemated (s)election
Suspected hoodlums kill policeman in Bayelsa
Murdered Nigerian: UK Police place £10,000 bounty on killer
Police corporal shoots Inspector in Benin
Pastor's wife jailed 2 yrs over N4m dud cheque
Auchi Poly student nabbed for alleged impersonation
Asari-Dokubo arrested in Benin Republic
40 indigent students bag Oritsejafor scholarship awards
Kaduna Gov seeks house's approval for 24 new aides
Rights groups protest 'failed' guber poll
Anambra CP meets with Area Commanders, DPOs
3 killed in Jos councillorship primaries
Kidnappers of Bayelsa commissioner's father demand N98m ransom
Delta Govt nominates dead man for Assembly's screening
SAN decries alleged flouting of court orders by Imo govt
2014 FIFA World Cup trophy arrives in Accra
National Confab: Jonathan acting Nwabueze's script — ACF
Wonderkid Iheanacho to sign for Man City
Gunmen kill 37 in Plateau attacks
FG creates 5 new directorate positions for Ebonyi, Bayelsa indigenes
Justice Affen disqualifies self from hearing case against 2 journalists
Presidency not threatened by splinter group, APC merger –Gulak
Benue varsity student to die by hanging for armed robbery
Lagos schools: Parents, students lament lack of basic furniture
Ibori: Is there justice in this world?
G7 splits as Babangida Aliyu remains in PDP
Start writing your handover notes, G7, Baraje group tell Jonathan
G7 govs/APC merger: They'll beg to come back – PDP
'Don't work against our interest', ASUU urges members
Don't peel off yam skin before cooking, dietician advises
Kogi United recruits 20 new players ahead of 2013/2014 NNL season
Unijos VC urges ASUU to suspend strike
CBN to ditch tougher polymer for paper banknotes
Police confirm many killed in Plateau multiple attacks
The democratic journey in Learning from the American experience
Hoodlums beat school principal to pulp in Osun
Oshiomhole inaugurates team to reposition Bendel Insurance
Be wary of people like Akpabio, Nyako tells Jonathan
Monday, November 25, 2013
24-yr-old farmer nabbed for beheading toddler
Insecurity: Borno butchers denies allegation of breeding Boko Haram
Reps to compel 10% cassava content for bread to save N200bn annually
Government's funding of weddings
Anambra: INEC official docked for negligence of duty
Nigeria's disintegration might become a reality – Ngige
Airtel backs Lagos Countdown Festival
We've lost confidence in INEC – APC
Vanguard's GM testifies in fraud case against ex-accountant
FG condemns ASUU's new demands
I'm not afraid of sack – Keshi
2015: Minister fingered in plot to blackmail Buhari, Amaechi
CAMAC to acquire interests in Allied Energy blocks
Swiss govt ready to assist Nigeria on alleged N1.1trn NNPC fraud
N77m fraud: Oyo ex-commissioner has case to answer – Court
Senate orders NAMA to suspend new charges on private jets operators
JTF dismantles militant camp in Bakassi
2014 budget: Has PDP lost control of the House?
Kwara beats Oyo to gold medal in U-13 girls' handball
NAFDAC labs obtain international accreditation
KOKORI: A deafening cry of neglect by leaders
Court reinstates sacked Obio/Akpor LG exco
Ilase tragedy: Osun Speaker tasks security agencies
Baby factories: Imo govt revokes licences of motherless babies homes
Sexual assault centre treats 124 cases
Why you can't sell those shares NOW!
Nigerian, Indian doctors collaborate to improve patient care and management
Urhobo kingdoms and political staff of office
S'South stakeholders demand more heritage sites
Health sector needs revolution, says minister
Court restrains tipper drivers from trespassing on land
Borno opens training programme for more "Civilian JTF"
DPP candidate wants Anambra guber poll cancelled
Mourinho asks Chelsea to show killer instinct
NFF slams 10-year ban on Adepoju
19, 400 federal civil servants have benefited from housing loan, says Bukar Aji
Sokoto plans mass wedding for 250 widows, widowers
'Bini language in danger of extinction'
3 escape death in Ilorin trainee plane crash
Obi denies rigging Anambra polls
Wenger backs Ozil ahead of Marseille clash, rules out Henry return
I believe in Nigerian youths – Jonathan
EBSU dares ASUU, resumes tomorrow
Why we must celebrate Nigeria at 100 – Wogu
JAMB increases CBT centres to 256 for 2014/2015 exam
ASUU president seeks proper remuneration of workers
Reps probe plan to sell Nigeria House in New York
Rehabilitate ex-convicts, judge urges with lawyer
Taylor Swift, Timberlake win big at American Music Awards
9 killed, 49 wounded as Libya army, jihadists clash
British women can check for partner's violent past
God is in control — Welcome back GEJ from Israel
D'Banj, Don Jazzy meet again at Ice Prince concert
Lagos screens citizens for cancer, diabetes, hypertension
Excess crude account: Give statistics, not semantics, Nyako tells FG
5 killed, houses burnt as gunmen attack Plateau community
20,000 drivers' licences ready for collection in Lagos
4 Nigerian cadets injured in Hurricane Haiyan
Sunday, November 24, 2013
WOW: Do business like men, Oputu tasks women
Okonjo Iweala appeals to ASUU to call off strike
Insecurity: Banks halt lending to fund business operations in Northern states
Taleveras, Afren seal upstream oil, gas deal in Ivory Coast
Aregbesola, Omisore disagree over 181 poll monitors in Anambra
FG, ASUU both losers in ongoing strike – Aremu
2015: South-South 'll disown Jonathan if he doesn't run – Gbagi
CONFAB: Okurounmu c'ttee submits report Dec 2
Cashless Policy: Antagonists of the PoS revolution
Conditions for Eaglets to join Eagles – Ikpeba
Conversation with a Golden Eaglet parent
Banks can't fund N464 trn infrastructures – BGL Director
Take Action: End Gender-Based and Intimate Partner Violence Now
Jonathan returns, thanks Nigerians
Pension assets now N3.73trn, says PenCom DG
Adamu: NFF should invest in Keshi
You don't ground an airline to do auditing — Odutola
Navy arrests three suspected oil thieves, community's spiritual head
Oshiomhole's 5th anniversary and Orbih's hallucination
Decisive factors of Anambra guber
Demolitions, human rights and the Enugu MFM example
3 killed, houses razed as fuel tankers explode in Katsina
CBN's reforms yet to impact on the people – WAIFEM
Akarigbo commends cement firm over road rehabilitation
NCAA declares Hajj operation successful
NSCDC arrests 26 over illegal mining
Ogun partners World Bank, others on health insurance
Adeyeye decries state of Ekiti hospitals
We now repair our aircraft locally — COAS
Edo police kill 7 suspected robbers
Family warns against misinterpretation of S-Court judgement
Alleged N230m contract scam: Police probe ex-Enugu UBEB boss
Appeal Court affirms Mbukpa as Calabar monarch
Jonathan returns, to meet G7 governors this week
Family of murdered Fedpoly staff in Bayelsa wants IG to take over investigation
NASCOM hails Kwara over national school sports fiesta
Egypt approves contentious law to ban protests
Illegal immigrants: Saudi arrests 562 Nigerians – Envoy
APC has provided evidence to warrant cancellation of Anambra polls – Mohammed
BPE confirms privatisation of refineries in 2014
JTF smashes militants' camp, shuts illegal refineries
Anambra election: Reassessing the electoral body
No technical adviser for Super Eagles – Sports Minister
Anambra: There is enough evidence to cancel poll, APC tells INEC
DPR seals 30 filling stations in Sokoto, Kebbi States
Why ASUU should end strike – UNIJOS VC
Man jailed five years for selling child for N10m
Human error inevitable in aviation — AON boss
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Anambra: For APC,it is fresh election or nothing – Lai Mohammed
Keshi set to recall Osaze, Uche, Taiwo
Missing Excess Crude Money: Amaechi raises more questions for Okonjo-Iweala
AMAECHI: Audacity of conviction and NGF's parley in Sokoto
Behold the world's largest Slave Republic – Nigeria
How Akhigbe paved the way to my becoming governor – Oshiomohole
Terrorism: Anglican bishop urges more prayers
'Fit President Jonathan returns today'
2015: Gov Aliyu exposes '400 northern traitors'
A country in bad company – Dr Tunji Funso,
How we are winning converts for National Conference – Advisory Committee
Obi: Why I am assisting universities
People misunderstand bureaucracy in civil service – Aliyu, Katsina HOS
ASUU strike worries Obisia in retirement
Furore over high performance coaches
Anambra: The danger of sincere ignorance (Prologue)
Premier League: Giroud double extends Arsenal lead
Pentecostal pastors go to white garment churches for spiritual powers – Primate Ayodele
General Adisa's wife opens up: Life without husband's benefits
The Power of the Will, by Femi Fani-Kayode
Strike: ASUU in secret meeting, keeps mum
Alleged false oath that killed 3 elders: Our story, by Benin community
I escaped being used for money ritual by my husband – Wife
Policeman drags wife to court over fetish substances
"Wife turned our home into hell for 43 yrs"
Housewife seeks divorce over alleged deafness from beating
My husband is a womaniser, wife tells court
Impunity of Dele Giwa's murder case created right to take lives – Sagay
Ribadu appointed as pioneer VC of Jigawa varsity
Hold politicians accountable on campaign promises, Ekweremadu tasks electorate
PDP Crisis: Tukur's action, an invitation to anarchy – Oyinlola
Illness: Jonathan expresses appreciation
Oduah: Emotions trump reasons in Reps Report
Friday, November 22, 2013
Affordable health-care service in Ebonyi taken to the hinterlands, deteriorating in Kogi
No pornography, No Nollywood – Queeneth Hilbert
2013 Merit Award: 37 Professors dropped
Anambra: Intrigues, propaganda trail poll
Kaduna: Dearth of Medical workers hits crisis point
The beautiful ones have done it again
Trustfund Pension savings hit N250bn
We must step up war against corruption – Nnamani, Jinadu, Ugbo,
Nollywood Sexiest: Tonto Dikeh back on top as Biodun Okeowo, Frank Artus drop
Jonathan recovers, announces Nigeria's hosting of World Economic Forum
Tears in Edo as Akhigbe, Omo Omoruyi are laid to rest
Beverly Naya lands a role in Tinsel
Peter Okoye's wedding: Genevieve Nnaji, Kate Henshaw snub each other
2face inspires Fire of Zamani, Ice Prince opens up
Your skin is window to your health
I've handed over my father's kidnappers to God – Bayelsa Commissioner
'Why Half of a Yellow Sun was dropped'
UN House Bombing: Court orders suspects to enter defence within 21 days
Health sector is suffering so much neglect (2)
IGP redeploys five AIGs, two Commissioners
10 persons killed in Bauchi, Adamawa and Calabar
Christy Essien-Igbokwe resurrects in new songs
Duke to deliver keynote address at the 3rd annual British council
Club licensing to determine League kick-off date – Irabor
51 dead as Latvia supermarket caves-in
Obi commences N400m maternity projects across the state
APC rejects supplementary election in Anambra
Lagos Health sector: Things are looking up
Unijos wins $8m dollars World Bank grant for research
Cashless Policy: Reality and Possibilities
INEC to conduct Anambra supplementary poll November 30
External reserves decline issue in money market
Catholics mark Corpus Christi on Sunday
UN House Bombing: Court orders suspects to enter defence within 21-days
What story does your marriage tell?
Investment: Jonathan lauds investors increased interest in Nigeria
One in every 25 Nigerian women dies of cancer – Expert
Amputee footballer bemoans public apathy towards group's game
No woman should be left out in National development – Onyeka
Presidential scholarship scheme: 623 candidates qualify for screening
Robbers raid students hostel, rape female student to coma
Nigerian asylum seeker on hunger striker in Britain loses release bid
6 killed, many injured as Boko Haram insurgents invade Adamawa
Lagos residents complain as price of kerosene hits N150 per litre
Zamfara to host International Islamic Conference
35 killed, in China oil pipeline explosion
Boko Haram: Group denies Kogi varsity don, absolves PDP guber aspirant
Jonathan says I am strong, makes surprise appearance at London Conference
From same sex marriage to legalisation, adoption of adultery
FRSC calls for cyclist-friendly roads
Nigeria not under hunger threat – Agric Minister
Abducted Sokoto businessman dies days after release
Socio–cultural implications of the East-West coastal road
Reps set to probe Nigeria's dwindling oil revenue
Caught on camera: Your handheld device could hold law enforcement accountable
Falana vows to pursue Iyayi's death in court
Thursday, November 21, 2013
NBA slams FG, states over state of insecurity
ASUU, Ondo varsity on collision course over resumption order
NNPC: Reps probe alleged non-remittance of $13.9bn
Leadership tussle threatens peaceful co-existence in Festac
2015: Will it be like Anambra?
Ilorin agog for 6th National School Sports Festival
Ondo NURTW crisis deepens, mock coffin carried round the state
75-yr-old seeks divorce over wife's alleged battery
Eagles out to exorcise '94 ghost
World Cup draw: Eagles may face Russia, Belgium, S/Korea
Amuneke faults Keshi on Eaglets
Why I don't read comments on blogs – Seyi Shay
Anambra: INEC to decide on date for supplementary polls today
Tension in military over promotion, retirement of Generals
Oputu to deliver keynote address at WOW seminar
G-7 govs give Jonathan fresh conditions
Muslims are marginalised in key positions – NSCIA
And now that we have qualified . . .
National conference: Arewa tackles Nwabueze
Developing nations: Qatar insists on World Cup promise
Ijaw youths declare 7-day mourning for Sekibo
Association wants FG to build film villages in 6 geo-political zones
NUPENG moves against planned sale of refineries
Jonathan says Nigeria needs N56trn to bridge housing deficit
INEC not responsible for arrest of election observers — JEGA
Poverty, violence keep Fraser-Pryce flying
Anambra: Courts can't stop supplementary election — Umeh
FIFA seeks to have Nigerian referees in all its competitions – Instructor
Qatar 2022 to collaborate with Amnesty International
Reps investigate NNPC crude oil sales, remittances
London police rescue three women held captive for 30 years
Vice Chancellors seek solutions to disruptions in academic calendar
Plateau suspends LG election primaries in two councils
Anambra Election: APC petitions INEC Chairman, seeks fresh election, prosecution of REC
Enyimba FC will keep working hard, says club official
Monthly 200 Nigerian girls are trafficked to Russia for prostitution – Envoy
Lawyers oppose bill to allow public officers own foreign bank accounts
Anambra elections: INEC not responsible for detention of observers – Jega
XMAS: FG assures of uninterrupted fuel supply
N130m fraud: Court stays action on ex-deputy gov, Ojikutu's trial
Kogi Govt criminally liable for Iyayi's death – Falana
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Reps okay extension of emergency rule in Adamawa, Yobe, Borno
Teacher beats 4-yr-old pupil to death for being stubborn
Election: Police disperse protesting women with tear gas in Awka
I did good & bad things with Akhigbe— MARK
Senators seek life imprisonment for rapists
Eaglets to get Super Eagles call ups
As casualisation kills Nigeria
Law empowering President, govs, others to operate foreign accounts coming
Accessing pension funds should be less cumbersome – NUSDE President
Iyayi's timeless nuggets on the ASUU struggle
PHCN: Labour compiles lists of sacked workers without severance pay
Anambra poll: Police arraign 183 Osun suspects in court
Grandmother, grandson, one other die in Ondo explosion
Civil service reforms won't lead to job loss – Goni
Man remanded over N7.5m robbery
National confab may fail without legal framework —Nwabueze
Gunmen kidnap industrialist, Yinka Oba, kill driver in Ilesa
M.T Victory 1: Parent of missing crew carpets NIMASA, shipping firm
N4.7 bn money laundering: Ladoja urges court to quash case
Festus Iyayi: They killed our comrade
Indigenous language panacea for National devt – Ashafa
DSS parades varsity don who recruits for Boko Haram
Niger targets top spot at national school sports fiesta
Osokogu's murder: Suspects allege police torture
S-H-O-C-K-E-R-! 12 die celebrating Algeria's World Cup qualification
ASUU NEC meeting not postponed indefinitely —ATBU chairman
UNIJOs signs MOU with Ghanaian varsity, British firm
OJUDE OBA 2013: Crown head'll always return home
Anambra: CNPP calls for Jega's sack
Ojo Alaba Assizes and corruption
Court adjourns EFCC N11.5bn case against Alao- Akala
Educationist commends Uduaghan on combating juvenile crimes
Indomie re-launches cartoon heroes in new promo
Reps okay extension of emergency rule in Adamawa, others
Suicide bombers attack Syria troops, kill seven
Gunmen kidnap father of Bayelsa Tourism commissioner
Court remands 5 in prison over kidnap, murder of NNPC staff
APC decries continued detention of certified election observers
Anambra Election: I'm not desperate to be governor, says Ngige
Abia example on non-indigenous workers
Nigerian Navy to export war ships
JTF raids insurgents hideout, kills 2, recovers weapons of war
JTF raids insurgents hideout, kills 2 recover weapons of war
PDP CRISIS: Dikko's Disciplinary C'tee meets, may summon Oyinlola, others n
7,000 disengaged PHCN staff yet to be paid
New Single: Sean Tizzle drops 'Kilogbe'
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Police probe kidnap, murder of Customs comptroller
Kashamu accuses George, Oyinlola of twisting facts about drug case
Obuah's PDP vows to drag Amaechi to court over work-free days in Rivers
PDP crisis: There are more pressing issues
BRAZIL 2014 WORLD CUP: Eagles 'll get to S-finals – Gaiya
Police nab Godogodo's informant, arms dealer
Eagles begin Xmas, New Year break
We were timid against Italy – Keshi
CDMA operators not in NCC's broadband picture
Confab: No Crime discussing the unity of Nigeria – Jimi Agbaje
Who killed Iyayi? Who owns Nigeria's roads?
Computer village relocates to Katangowa Internet City next year, says LASG
Omo Omoruyi's family reconciles
President Jonathan leaves for London today
World Cup 2014: Ghana through to Brazil
Community warns Shell, contractors over pipeline project
Anambra election protesters, not Igbos, says Obi's aide
How Kebbi AG used own firm to siphon N1.3bn — EFCC
You're indebted to me, Wamakko replies PDP, Presidency
Why public service is ineffective — ActionAid
Sekibo: Bayelsa declares 3-day mourning
Anambra guber: APC scoffs at PDP over Nwoye
Eagles took their chances – Ramocchia
It's a shame Eagles scored – Rossi
Dame Jonathan tasks internet users on child protection
50 feared trapped in S.Africa mall collapse
Golden Eaglet, Friday Njengo dies, NFF mourns
Student to die by hanging for stealing GSM handsets, recharge cards
Why Jonathan failed to present 2014 budget
You don't need court order to cancel tainted Anambra poll, APC tells INEC
8 feared dead as truck crashes into stationary vehicles in Lagos
World Toilet Day : Increase efforts to boost sanitation – UN
Boy,13, kills classmate over damaged earphone
Re: Money-laundering Nigeria's Future – Femi Aribisala could do with some facts
FRSC inaugurates bicycle riding as means of transportation
Accidents on Benin-Ore Expressway caused by robbery, says FRSC
Oke Ndigbo vows to release list of 242 public officers who own armoured cars
Multiple explosions, gun battle rock Kano
Alleged lunatic docked for robbery
No missing N500 billion SURE-P funds – Okonjo-Iweala
Chime vs wife: Enugu PDP distances self from report
Nigeria, Italy derby ends in breathlessly entertaining draw
Ruling on security votes' suit against 36 govs for tomorrow
Man remanded for alleged rape of 75-year-old woman
Monday, November 18, 2013
Apologise to Oritsejafor, Christian youths tell S-South bishops
Omo Omoruyi: Family at war over burial arrangements
2015: Yoruba will shock the North – Senator Zwingina
Keshi opens World Cup door for Yobo
Pay Keshi his outstanding salaries now – Peterside
Youths protest arrest of Jigawa gov's sons
N5bn pension scam: Ex-director begs court to reduce bail bond to N100m
Anambra Guber Poll: One contest too many knocks, intrigues
Economy expands to 6.81% in third quarter
Egypt seek miracle against Ghana
Are the Nigeria Police thief-catchers or are they thieves themselves?
Anambra guber: PDP accuses APC of importing thugs
FG approves construction of rail to link oil depots
Nigerian Sports Award: Voting phase closes
Anambra: TMG lauds INEC for accepting responsibility
147 runners for 9th Obudu Mountain race
Nigerian leaders are self-serving, says Bishop Okonkwo
POLIO: 453 people reject vaccination in Sokoto LG
Trouble for health centre mgt over invasion by ritualists
My World Cup challenge – Keshi
Ban importation of goods Nigeria can produce locally, Mark tells FG
He likes sex too much, wife tells court
'Eaglets shouldn't be given "automatic promotion" to Flying Eagles'
That Boko Haram victims support programme
FG pledges enabling environment for power
French hostage held in Zaria arrives home
Estate agent jailed for defrauding accommodation seekers of N29.8m
'Women's Super Six will not hold due to lack of funds'
Wife drags husband to court over alleged starvation
Amaechi asks movie makers to project Nigeria's image
Mandela remains stable but in critical condition
Anambra Poll: APC rejects INEC's plan to hold supplementary election
Anambra: INEC orders supplementary election in 208 poling units
ASUU strike: NSCDC begins 7-day fasting, prayers
Eagles have lot of work ahead, says Chukwu
When will Gen. Buhari change his ways?
Genevieve, Omotola, others unite for peace, plan nationwide
Syria rebel chief killed in regime strike
Train crashes into mini-bus, kills 26 in Egypt
Poll blames child labour on poverty
Sunday, November 17, 2013
INEC refuse to declare APGA's Obiano winner of Anambra guber poll
5 arrested over suspected ritual murder of 11-yr-old girl
Anambra guber poll: APGA's Obiano wins 16 LGAs
World Cup plans: Qatar begins new chapter
It's unfair to blame Iyayi's death on FG, says Presidential aide
State Police, invitation to anarchy — Gov Suswam
Iyayi and recklessness of governor's convoy
The story of Port Harcourt city
Falana wants alleged killers of citizen Ogundare prosecuted
Banks plan shut down nation wide over DSS detention of officers
New revenue formula'll fix half of Nigeria's problems – RMAFC
Youths threaten Shell's operations in Bayelsa
Eagles test Azzuri's might tonight
Adoption of IFRS will attract foreign direct investment — ICAN
Why Eagles looked disjointed – Keshi
SURE-P: SERAP asks ICPC to probe missing N500bn
Take a bow Nigerians… Pop Champagnes… Klink Glasses
Senate seeks fine-tuning of social housing bill
Jonathan's power sector reform beckons economic renaissance
FG warns MDAs over constituency projects
Away with population terrorism
Alaafin, others thank Ajimobi for appointing their children commissioners
Customs uncovers new smuggling route
NNPC must stop operating in the dark – Ribadu
Anambra Governorship Election: Ngige, Nwoye, Ubah reject election
Anambra Guber: PDP hails poll's conduct
Beautiful Nubia tasks Hip Hop artistes on good lyrics
Cameroon qualify for 7th World Cup
Customer First: Customer Avoidance: Do you do it?
ATM robbers kill 2 policemen in Lagos
NNPC/Shell Junior Tennis Championship: Michael, Marylove are MOPs
Poverty: Presidency refutes World Bank claim
Anambra Governorship Election: APGA won convincingly, says Victor Umeh
Our soaring Eaglets – What next?
Anambra: Low turnout of voters in Obosi
Indecent dressing promotes sexual harassment – Association
90yr old mother of a politician kidnapped in Ondo
APC seeks total cancellation of Anambra Governorship Election
Cancel Anambra Governorship election – APC
Anambra Poll: Nwoye rejects results, demands fresh poll
Anambra poll reflects INEC's lack of competence – Group
FG raised N544bn bond to finance 2013 budget deficit – DMO
TMG rejects calls for total cancellation of Anambra poll
Kwankwaso, Wamakko bag `Best Governor' award in London
Over 1000 Anambra voters lost cards to 2012 flood
Frenchman abducted 11 months ago abandoned by kidnappers
Anambra Poll: Group Slams Ngige, APC for Arm-twisting INEC
Anambra poll: APC boycotts rescheduled Idemili North election
No challenge can make the Church to fail, says cleric
Election officials escape suspected robbery attack in Anambra
Saturday, November 16, 2013
National Confab: APC is standing against the people – Odumakin
Anambra election: APC demands elections in 4LGAs
After David became king, Elhanan killed the Philistine champion called Goliath.
Jonathan, Mark, Oshiomhole hail Eagles
Nigeria won't break up – Gov. Yuguda
PDP crisis, a blessing in disguise -Tukur
$5bn missing from Excess Crude Account – Amaechi
2014 World Cup: Eagles're first African side to berth in Brazil
Alampasu is Nigeria's next safest hands – Joe Erico
For 10 years, I bore the pains of a mother with down syndrome child – Misan-Arenyeka
Nat Confab: The convener is insincere – Lai Mohammed
Kokori: Soldiers, kidnap kingpin's boys in gun battle
Gov Imoke accepts nomination for Nigerian Sports Award
DFID to create 30,000 jobs in Nigeria
Anambra Election: Voters blame INEC over lapses
INEC reschedules Anambra guber election in 65 polling units
Ethiopia coach hails Nigeria for qualifying for Brazil 2014
Rights Group condemns racist attacks on Nigerians in India
Jonathan hails Nigeria's qualification for World Cup finals
Qatar unveils superb stadium design for 2022 World Cup
Qatar Unveils Superb Stadium Design For 2022 World Cup
Eagles, first African side to qualify for Brazil 2014
Meningitis outbreak at Princeton University
Anambra : PDP candidate, Nwoye's name missing in voters register
Thoughts of the late ASUU leader: Some people out to kill public universities – Prof. Festus Iyayi
Anambra governorship election results'll not be acceptable unless – APC
Anambra poll: Soldiers arrest 25 men for violating no-movement order
Ubah, Ezeemo decry late arrival of election materials in Anambra
Nigeria vs Ethiopia : Will Super Eagles qualify for 2014 World Cup?
Again military kill several Boko Haram suspects in Borno
Anambra Election: SSS detains El Rufai at Awka
APGA billboard causes accreditation delay at polling unit at Aguleri
When David Mark lauded Mimiko in Ondo
Anambra Governorship Election: Peter Obi's movement restricted
Anambra: Over 1000 voters who lost cards to 2012 flood may vote
Governors' retreat, an opportunity for reflection – Fayemi
Nwoye, Obiano express mixed reactions over arrival of election materials
Anambra: APC alleges strongholds starved of voting materials, decries harrassment of el-Rufai
Anambra election: I have not been disqualified, says Obiano
Anambra: Averting looming tragedy for a people
Boy, 18, kills father with concrete blocks in Osun
Anambra Poll: Accreditation of voters in progress
World Cup qualifier: Rufai demands convincing victory from Eagles
Two students in court for stealing recharge cards from cripple
Anambra Guber Elections: Live Updates
INEC releases names, contacts of officials for Anambra Poll
Why Unity Bank dumped Ice Prince
We didn't announce Obiano alleged disqualification – Ngige Campaign Organisation
Anambra: Catholic church leaders disagree over choice of Ngige, Ubah, Obiano
Friday, November 15, 2013
Arewa youths slam U.S. for classifying Boko Haram as Terrorist group
BOMBSHELL! I will cover my boobs when I'm old – Cosy Orjiakor
FCT: Clinic at N'Assembly can't do all tests
Why it is difficult for me to re-marry – Oshiomhole
Life sentence on Thisday bomber victory against terrorism, IGP
Anambra: Hot spots for political thugs
"I thought it was Holy Water", claims suspected pipeline vandal
Ogun state: Abysmal failure in the health sector
Abia State: Problem of refurbishing hospitals persists
Army kill nine Boko Haram members in Borno
Boko Haram: F.G urges international community to toe US line
PDP Crisis: Tukur, others have disdain for Judiciary – Oyinlola
Anambra: Hold APC responsible for any violence – PDP
Electrician, 42, arrested for raping 10-yr-old girl in Lagos
CROSS RIVER State: Poor power supply, a huge challenge
'Thisday-bomber' gets life imprisonment, to pay victims N150m
My father destroyed a script I wrote for Village Headmaster – X-Adebija
Health sector is suffering so much neglect
Iyayi's family refutes N50b demand from Kogi Gov as group begs ASUU to call off strike
Igwilo fancies Eagles to beat Ethiopia
Amaechi hosts BON nominees to special dinner
MTN Lagos Street Soccer champs relish Dubai experioence
Lagos All Stars drum support for Eagles
RE- Itele land/chieftancy tussle: Alagbeji debunks claims, says Adogun Atele hired war mercenaries
Anambra markets shut today to enable traders vote enmasse
Acting doesn't pay my bill – Enoho Ovire
Type 2 diabetes strikes people of all ages
Onyeka, Flavour, others to headline 'Help to Heal' concert
Citizens coverage: Report Anambra guber election
Keshi counsels Eagles against complacency
Doping: Jamaica, Kenya face Olympic ban
INEC advised to relax 22-hour curfew
Uneasy calm as Lamido fights for sons release
Delta Proprietor raises alarm over recruitment of children into criminal gangs
Kogi Students commiserate with ASUU over death of Iyayi
Enyeama, Emenike, Mikel others make CAF's 2013 Year list
Boko Haram holding kidnapped French priest – Source
Anambra state: For lack of equipment, hospitals not performing at optimal level
CJN swears-in Inyang as Justice of Supreme Court
Nine terrorist killed in Borno raid
What does marriage mean to you?
Tension in Anambra as candidates engage last minute mobilisation
Lamido never told Jonathan of $250m bribe – Presidency
Airtel unveils BBM bundle for smartphones
FG okays N7.3bn for reconstruction of Akure-Ilesha highway
Traffic gridlock in Onitsha hours to governorship polls
Anambra Guber Election: INEC advises voters against apathy
Messi marks 10th anniversary of Barca first-team debut
Nigeria energy usage to rise by 40% between 2010- 2030 – OPEC
Militiamen fire on protesters in Libyan capital
Police arrest 180 persons in Owerri
Man , 28, bags 21 years imprisonment for snatching motorcycle
CAN crisis: Ortisejiafor lacks the powers to suspend us-BACFON
'Give Oduah chance to express herself before crucifixion'
Anambra : Amaechi declared public holiday to help APC candidate, PDP alleges
Court sentences 'Thisday-bomber' to life imprisonment
Anambra: The sight and sighs of the candidates
IMILAR: Always a step ahead for her people
EFCC arrests Lamido's children
Gambia, Taiwan break diplomatic ties
My hubby has excessive urge – Divorce-seeking housewife
Eight patients slump on free medicare queue in Yola
Thursday, November 14, 2013
FG, states, LGs share N568.41bn
Anambra showdown: How they may fare tomorrow
Cholera claims 12 lives in Otukpo, 80 others hospitalised
Ethiopia should forget Brazil – Madjer
BASA: Nigeria, Israel forge closer economic ties
Amaechi leads Govs to Sokoto for retreat
Rude shock awaits Nigerians tomorrow
I'll buy whatever a girl has to sell – Kach
Suspension of Oyinlola, Baraje, Jaja in line with PDP's constitution – Metuh
Jonathan's proposed confab can't be like Obasanjo's – Nwabueze
IG: DPO who invaded G-7 govs' meeting "was doing his job"
Between Juliet Ibrahim and Queeneth Hilbert
Senate probes N135bn Police reform funds
Why we failed to reconcile Fayemi, Oni – Ekiti elders
Anambra's difficult political story
Killing of Nigerian: NGO threatens to drag Indian govt to World Court
Disease epidemic looms at Mile 2 Estate
Nigeria to display U-17 trophy in Calabar
NSE lists CWG's N13.7 billion shares today
Keep to your promise, APC tells Jonathan
Jigawa gov cautions Jibril Aminu
African mobile subscription to hit 930m in 2019 – Ericsson
Alleged N45.05m debt: Court orders freezing of LG's account
Health insurance: How Nigeria can benefit from Ghana, by Dr. Johnson
Stem violence in Central Africa, Mia Farrow begs int'l community
Ignore G7 govs, group tells Jonathan
APC woos Ogbemudia, begs for support
OnMobile partners Airtel Africa for powering football services
Boko Haram kills 26 in fresh Borno attacks
WaveTek to deliver Microsoft IT academies in Anambra
Enthusiasts warn Super Eagles to tread with caution
Reps approve 2014-2016 medium term expenditure framework
Don't put your lives in danger, Hollande tells French
In Megersa Eagles face a true problem
NYSC member arraigned for criminal conspiracy, forgery
Pirates shot dead headmaster, cart away teachers' salary
Iheanacho denies move to Manchester United or other
Anambra guber election: Catholic church denies endorsing any candidate
Senate mandates c'ttee to probe N135bn Police Reforms funds
School children lament bad roads, flooding in Ikorodu
Deji Falae buried amidst tears
APC leaders apologise to Shekarau
Anambra poll: APC asks Jonathan to live up to his promise
Oduahgate: ARG demands judicial review of cost of governance
2014 World Cup qualifier: Fans predict easy victory for Eagles
Philippines typhoon disaster: UN admits failings to help survivors
Iyayi will be missed – Information Minister
Suicide bomber kills 15 worshippers in Iraq
Jega promises credible guber election in Anambra
Crisis rocks CAN as pastors move against Oritsejafor
Obiano will continue Obi's bad ways – Ngige
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
Land scam: How two NSCDC officers swindled Nigerians
Alleged N13bn scam: Reps summon SGF, AG, others
Celebrating the Golden Eaglets
26-yr-old in court for raping, strangulating 10-yr-old cousin
National Confab: Nothing should be off-limit – Bishop Udogu
8 students injured, as school railing collapses in Lagos
Hijab ban: Lagos requests time for settlement
National Conference will bring about true federalism – Sagay, SAN
Lagos collapsed buildings: How police frustrate us – Govt
Governor's wife in Government House
Health challenge as weapon against Chime
Anambra: APC slams INEC over 22-hour no-movement order
Emenike: Ethiopia will be tough
I remain National Secretary of PDP, says Oyinlola
Kwara's 'election winning machinery' and related politics
How Supreme Court decided Osapa land tussle
Niger gov urges CBN to explain shortfall in federation account
Rescue claim: NIMASA, NLNG set for showdown
Ondo youths protest killings by drivers
Tolling is a necessity for standard roads – Fashola
N7m fraud: Ex-council boss jailed 6 months
APC leaders visit IBB, Abdulsalami
How to pursue a successful career in public service – retired Lagos HoS
Police arrest 3 suspects over IMT fire outbreak
N-Delta ex-militants accuse FG of betrayal on ceasefire agreement
IMT's exams offices burnt, 3 arrested
Ondo tops in polio eradication effort in Nigeria
Iyayi's corpse leaves Lokoja for Benin
Global Rights tasks FG on human rights
Babangida splashes N20m on Eaglets
Appoint Wakil minister, Borno PDP tells Jonathan
255 shops burnt, scores injured as fire guts Katako market in Jos
3 youths remanded in prison over armed robbery
Fashola, Uduaghan to honour Uwechue at book presentation
Nigeria committed to ending Boko Haram atrocities
HIV/AIDS: Stigma, discrimination and helplessness of victims
Unilag's SSANU protests FG's N1bn allowance
U-17 World Cup: FIFA hails Golden Eaglets
MASSOB vs APGA: Ojukwu jnr warns Uwazurike not bite finger that fed him
US declares Boko Haram as terror group
Rigging Anambra election'll not be possible – Jonathan
Prof Iyayi: ASUU postpones NEC meeting indefinitely
2014 World Cup: Brazil set to be without anti-doping laboratory
Court dissolves 3-year-old marriage over wife's 'hot temper'
World Cup qualifiers: Oladipo charges Eagles to be at their best
Man pours hot water on ex-lover
APC decries 22-hour curfew for Anambra poll, says election is not war
Anambra guber election would be the best so far – Jega
Oduah: Nigeria losing her best to corruption allegation
Americans kidnapped by pirates off Nigeria freed
Anambra guber election: A must win for PDP
300 feared dead in Somalia cyclone
Tinubu, Buhari, Masari storm Edo for Oshiomhole, APC launch
Iyanya drops Le kwa Ukwu video
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Jonathan to flag off Nwoye's guber campaign today
Academic community mourns Iyayi
Troubling signals from Taraba, Ekiti
24-yr-old man butchers mum, buries parts in shallow grave
PDP: Bloodied dog, bloodied monkey
Teenager docked for shooting 6-yr-old to death
Industrialists to mobilise votes for Ngige
NCC out with new industry model for broadband penetration
61 seized houses: NSCDC denies complicity in land racketeering
Baraje loses confidence in PDP, resigns as NRC chairman
Uproar as DSS operative attacks AIT camera man
Gov Obi presents N140bn 2014 Budget
Police stop Dino Melaye's Abuja programme
Ex-Nigeria Airways staff appeal to FG over unpaid N70bn pension arrears
Nat'l confab won't affect constitution amendment, says Ekweremadu
National Conference: Anyaoku advocates true federalism
Insurgency hampers Nigeria's fight against polio – Bill Gates
2014 World Cup cracker: Eagles disappoint Keshi
Reps probe NNPC's alleged $6.8bn fraud
Felix seeks N5m for kidney transplant
Efekoha, PILA canvass increased insurance education
Damaturu residents seek review of curfew-hour
How Nigeria's growing e-Commerce fosters new partnership across sectors
BRACED: S-South govs' differences 'll not mar commission's vision —Commissioner
Create national software board, ISPON tells FG
Day Ojukwu 'resurrected' at Igbariam varsity
Taraba Assembly rebuffs Judge's order, clears 4 commissioners
Man, 70, sues EFCC for alleged invasion
Baraje resigns as Chairman, Nigeria Railway Corporation
Drama as police arrest, manhandle suspect in court premises
Abia distributes 202 cars to youths
Eating processed food can cause cancer – Expert warns
Senate panel queries FERMA over duplication of road projects
Octogenarian arraigned for forgery
Ambrose Alli varsity ASUU threatens strike over VC's appointment
Without tangible results, SURE-P a failure— Kolade
We'll resolve PDP crisis before 2015 — Tukur
Edwards justifies Tennis whizkid rating
Elegbeleye hails Arik Air for airlifting Eaglets
FIFA replaces Nigeria/Ethiopia official
FG, states charged to work on rail network
ASUU President, Uniabuja chapter mourn Festus Iyayi
Iyayi's death: Jonathan commiserates with ASUU, families
Has Oshiomhole delivered in 5 years?
Covenant University develops software to check illegal arms possession, proliferation
'Nigeria can create five million jobs from outsourcing in 5 years'
Unijos ASUU ready to end strike – Chairman
Suspension: Baraje sues for calm
Why 2014 budget presentation was postponed – Senate
Former ASUU president, Festus Iyayi dies in car crash
Sub-Sahara Africa leads in mobile growth, impact , says GSMA
November 16, test for Anambra politicians
The scandal in Aviation: Fani-Kayode and matters arising
Nigeria's current drift towards chaos, by Emeka Anyaoku
Police mount surveillance in Jigawa – CP
National dialogue not a distraction- Modibbo
APC says party will give special attention to women
Most aircrafts in Nigeria not airworthy – Aviation experts
29 killed in S.Africa bus accident
Monday, November 11, 2013
Immunisation implementions slow – Bill Gate
Road accidents – more causes for alarm
I will not hand over polio to the next government – Jonathan
NNPC denies shady dealings in crude lifting
Amaechi vs Omehia: S-Court fixes Feb 7 for judgment
Candidates in mop up campaigns
Power sector reforms: Killing many birds with one stone
Gunmen attack police station, kill 3 policemen, one other
My abductors asked for N100m, I offered N1bn – GUO Motors boss
How we turned Eaglets into goal-scoring machines – Garba
Ngige has not lost any supporter — APC
NPA staff urges FG to stop NIPCO's tank farm construction
Confusion trails sack of PHCN staff, payment of benefits
Chime's wife, Clara leaves govt house
Contracts: BPP drags 50 firms to EFCC over false information
NFF probes Abu Dhabi show of shame
Enahoro, Omini, shine at Southern Sun Ikoyi tourney
35-yr-old polytechnic staff shot dead in Bayelsa
Robbers kill 2, injure 2 others in Enugu
Why we recalled sacked non-indigene workers – ORJI
FIFA appoints Edibi for Club World Cup in Morocco
PDP suspends Oyinlola, Baraje, Jaja, Kazaure
Taraba lawmakers elect new Speaker
Chime finally sends wife out Govt House
Four feared dead as police, MASSOB clash in Onitsha
Don't collapse democracy, Jonathan warns legislators
Downstream players urged to expand capacity
Messi out for 6-8 weeks due to torn hamstring — Barcelona
100 feared dead in Somalia storm
I'll solve security problem in Anambra within 100 days in office – Ngige
SSS to curb terrorists operations with advanced technology
Oyinlola may not resume as PDP secretary today – G7 govs
Glo signs D'banj, Wande Coal as ambassadors
Sunday, November 10, 2013
Woman, 46, allegedly raped, killed
Man rapes, kills 10-yr-old cousin
There's no constitutional basis for confab – Ahamba
Fresh trouble for Guinness over unapproved advertisement
Lagos cancels transformer distribution in urban areas
Nigeria to adopt S'Africa's road tolling system
Taraba Deputy Speaker escapes assassination
Be vigilant against threats to financial market, Sanusi charges CFA members
Why I won't pick Eaglets now – Keshi
Falana should hands off Chimes' case
Chime's wife: SERAP, WARDC petition UN agency
Mimiko'll lead onslaught against APC in S-West — LP
NMA threatens Amosun over alleged unkept promises
Maiduguri residents welcome state of emergency extension
10 feared dead as bus plunges into river in Bayelsa
Debt capital market hits $38 bn — Sanni
'Stop attacks on Kokori community'
Gov Chime vs Wife: We were not bribed to release interim report — NHRC
Ngige chides Obi's economic record
The Church kept Nigeria together – Jonathan
G-7 govs, Baraje ask Oyinlola to resume as PDP scribe
$300m MRC loan: FG sets aside $50m for mortgage guarantee, housing microfinance
The Blessing of Oil : A peculiar mess
Anti-terror war: Caging Boko Haram is tough work – ARMY, POLICE
STRIKE: ASUU branches meet today, exco on Wednesday
Local kidney transplants begin soon — Lawmaker
US consul lauds Aregbesola on education reforms
Dangote to invest in Ekiti agric, education sectors
Why I 'll build an airport in Abia — Orji
Jonathan announces 2m Naira reward for Golden Eaglets players
Workers give Delta govt 14-day ultimatum
Crude oil leakage discovered in Bayelsa community
Nigeria, China trade volume hits $6.2bn in six months
5 killed, 2 injured in Bauchi auto crash
NSC plans retreat for Eaglets, parents
Van Persie strikes down Arsenal as City, Spurs slump
Whereabouts of kidnapped Sokoto businessman still unknown – Police
Gov Imoke, Minister, Maigari in cloud 9
My husband's plans for Ndi Anambra – Mrs. Ifeyinwa Nwoye
Health Minister's thoughts on transformation at FMC Umuahia
2014 World Cup Qualifier: Keshi replaces Nwofor with Dike
DVD of Eaglet's final match in high demand
Maigari assures Eagles 'll secure 2014 FIFA World Cup ticket
I beat Taiwo Awoniyi to discourage him from football – Dad
Syrian MP kidnapped, executed by jihadists
I've put myself in front of a mirror, off my clothes … – Lady Gaga
Illegal migrants in Saudi surrender after deadly riots
World Cup victory shows Nigerian youths have what it takes to be world… – APC
SSS operative beats AIT cameraman at Obasanjo son's wedding
Death mystery fuels JFK movie, book industry
Over 10,000 feared dead in typhoon-ravaged Philippines
Saturday, November 09, 2013
David did not kill Goliath (1)
'It is satanic to suggest I will divorce my husband!' – Omoni Ogoli
Public Complaints Act Breach: 'Two heads of govt agencies, three others for prosecution'
Boko Haram amnesty: Jonathan endorses Victims' Support programme
Sule Lamido on G-7/PDP crisis: 'Why Jonathan must negotiate'
Bad days ahead for kidnappers: 100 face death penalty in Edo
How I became the first black prof. of a US university – Chalokwu
6 Day to Anambra Poll: The five-way contest
The Oyinlola Court Ruling Impasse: Two PDPs, one Secretary
Burnt Great Nigeria Insurance House: Lagos to carry out integrity test
Amaechi to Buhari, Tinubu: I won't defect from PDP without consulting Jonathan
SHAME: NFF top shots fight in Abu Dhabi
Brazil 2014, hot topic for Under-17 World Cup stars
Anambra remembers Achebe's creativity in maiden literary festival
Hugh Masakele, Somi, others for Bayelsa Intl' Jazz festival
My masculine voice, a blessing — Hon Ativie, only woman in Edo parliament
Yero calls for dialogue and peaceful resolution of conflicts
Enugu Govt House: A Mental Hospital?
Hurricane Katsina: Masari men battle 'G-10 lawmakers'
Nigeria spent N1.05 trillion on imported cars last year — Automotive Council
Ex-Delta PDP guber aspirant slams rebel govs
Ondo subsidises dialysis for kidney patients
Amosun, Akpabio, Ihedioha hail Golden Eaglets On U-17 World Cup Victory
Trade unionism is a call – Lakemfa,OATUU Secretary General
Why Anambra needs change —Rep Odedo
'We copy alien cultures to the detriment of tourism'
You deserve the insults of don't give a damn government (2)
The weird lifestyle of Calabar street kids
Mystery world of blind prophet Kasali
APC wants APGA's Obiano prosecuted for multiple registration
Fake EFCC operative bags 15 years imprisonment
Cossy hits gold mine, insures boobs for N256m
Friday, November 08, 2013
Fish out killers of my husband – Widow of slain police officer
Fulani mercenaries invade communities kill seven, displace many
5-yr old girl burnt to death in Bayelsa
People thought I was too small, skinny to be a good player – Iheanacho
I have attempted GUS three times – Dennis Okike, winner, GUS 10
How our royal family was forced into exile – Itele chief
Revenue Board seals up 3 companies over N42m tax deductions
Experience has taught me to keep my relationship secret
Night out with Nollywood stars at 20
Lagos pays N21.375Bn to 3,884 retirees
You can't return as National Secretary, S'West PDP tells Oyinlola
How midnight marauders attacked widow, children in Abuja
Anambra 2013: MASSOB is not supporting any candidate yet – Uwazuruike
Robust transport system will boost ECOWAS economies – Opeifa, others
First Lady, Oyakhire condole late Mike Akhigbe's family
Settling down with fellow celebrity!
Road to conception may be rough, but it is passable
Coaches give AFN kudos for early camping
Tanker accident kills 2, destroys over 10 houses in Kogi
World Golfers Tourney: Nigeria finishes 8th
Nollywood sexiest: Now, quest for final five begins
Golden Eaglets victory, a Centenary gift says Ekweremadu
We hope to keep these boys together – Coach Garba
2013 Golden Eaglets, Nigeria's best team ever
Golden Eaglets conquered the world
Council elections in Esan North East of Edo State: A rape of democracy
'You've 15 days to respond to suit', Appeal Court tells Chime
Double registration: Offenders will be prosecuted – INEC
Man found sleeping with dead wife cleared of murder
Lawmaker advocates death penalty for rapists
Oyinlola's reinstatement: PDP goes to Supreme Court
Alleged abduction of Police Inspector: Ogun monarch, 4 others remanded in prison
Thursday, November 07, 2013
Why actresses prefer married men – Bose Arowosegbe
Boko Haram victims deserve compensation – SERAP
Obi's aide slams APC over Ojukwu varsity
Without dialogue, Nigeria may break – Uko
Man, 47, gets N300, 000 bail over alleged rape of 4-yr-old
JTF captures 3 sea pirates, recovers arms, ammunition
Robbers snatch vouchers, instead of cash in Akure
Jonathan laments Rivers crisis as Gowon sues for peace
Robbers kill 2 policemen, 4 others in Lagos bank raid
Protest, as EFCC arraigns 12 alleged pension fraudsters
Mbaise nation and the governorship of Imo State
Bad dream for Mexico – Iheanacho
Swear in Oyinlola, G-7 govs, Baraje tell Bamanga Tukur
FAAN denies stoppage of charges by airlines
Court dismisses Fayose's application against EFCC
Revocation, demolition of my houses can't sway me – Kwankwaso
2 prophetesses charged with N600,000 fraud
Celebrating Uduaghan, his achievements at 59
I have your wife's mandate, Falana tells Chime
35-yr-old man drowns as Policeman shoots colleague in Bayelsa
FG tasks new NITDA board on growth of local IT firms
FIFA U-17 World Cup : Two captains, five questions
Falconets in Freetown for World Cup qualifier's return leg match
Japaul Oil suffers 144.60% drop in profit, amidst increasing cost
Eaglets coach begs Keshi to admit his boys in Super Eagles
Senate approves Jonathan's emergency rule extension request
FG clears air on re-introduction of toll gate on Nigerian roads
Jonathan reassures Nigeria Police of improved welfare
Winning FIFA U-17 World Cup will be my greatest achievement-Garba
Chief Ofuokwu: When an enigma departs
My position on my wife, by Gov Chime
U-17 World Cup final: David Mark leads FG delegation
Twitter shares scores big on Wall Street
Baby face controversy: Don Jazzy dumps Wande Coal
Jonathan's extension of Emergency rule disdainful – Nyako
NNPC absolves self of alleged missing N500bn Sure-P money
NHRC writes Gov Chime, demands access to wife
Anambra: APC doubts INEC's ability to hold fair poll
Associated Airline crash: LASUTH releases bodies of victims
EFCC nabs landlord who duped 100 prospective tenants
52-yr-old housewife docked over alleged assault on cops
Wednesday, November 06, 2013
Obinna: India nabs one, holds talks with Nigeria
75-yr-old man commits suicide over seizure of buses
ASUU strike: Any light at the end of the tunnel?
We're not under pressure – Eaglets
Nat. Confab: Disintegration 'll be more painful – Mbagwu
Eagles vs Ethiopia match NFF borrows N50m
Irate youths kill Police inspector in Ogun
Nyiam's resignation, good riddance – Edo govt
Jonathan extends emergency rule in Adamawa, Yobe, Borno
APC in Kwara, woos Ahmed, Aliyu
Police unveil anti-crime jingles
Hitman, Chiori ready for WBF title figh
Man divorces wife for hiding receipt of child's school fees
APEN commends Airtel for role in enterprise devt
Nigeria grants citizenship to 174 foreigners
GTBank Principals Cup now in 6 African countries
Group wants Orji as S-East Govs Forum chairman
Aguariavwodo sworn-in as Senator
Between Dubai, Nigerian Police
Blatter wants World Cup play-offs scrapped
CeBIH conference examines growth opportunities in e-payment industry
What Eaglets want from President Goodluck Jonathan – Ladipo
CONGESTION: 4,000 containers to be transferred to Ikorodu terminal
Tom Cruise denies abandoning daughter
Nigeria can earn huge revenue from exporting pepper
Stakeholders beg ASUU to call off strike
Golden Eaglets are like brothers – Alfa
Why would I want my wife locked up? – Gov. Chime
A/Court reinstates Oyinlola as PDP Sec
Al Qaeda group claims killing of French journalists in Mali
I'd give anything to work with Jesse Jags, 2face – Eva Alordiah
Airtel fulfills 'Goal for Education' pledge
Anambra North: Okadigbo lends a voice
N3.3b PAYE scam uncovered in Adamawa.
Investors trade 7bn shares worth N73.6bn
Jonathan extends emergency rule in Adamawa,Borno,Yobe states
Silas Ilo dies in London at 73
Man to get 12 strokes of whip for stealing fowl
Indian police arrest man over killing of Nigerian
The NYSC Foundation scam: Beyond Impunity?
Reps probe alleged moves to sell UN rep's residence
Great Nigeria House: Fire put out 24 hours after
Banks to capture customers' finger prints next year
Confab: Beware of Nigeria's enemies, Yuguda warns
Tuesday, November 05, 2013
Man stabs friend to death for allegedly befriending wife
Anambra 2013: Turning a new electoral page
16-yr-old girl raped to coma in Ogun
Strike: FG, ASUU shift grounds
Deceased's relations manhandled nurse, hospital guard – CMD
Davido to give out N1m to fans
N500bn subsidy proceeds missing – Senate
Collapsed Lagos Mall: Death toll rises to five
Eaglets'll be turbo-charged against Mexico
2 killed as cult groups clash in C'River
Banks screen SMEs' business plans for financing
Nigerians not safe in India, FG tells India
Delta communities threaten to shut down SPDC operations
UCTH resident doctors vow to continue strike
Anxiety, as families agonise over disappearance of two undergraduates in Aba
No compensation for Boko Haram victims – Jonathan
FG, Huawei train 1,000 female ICT warriors
Cholera: Cheap death from heaps of dirt!
Protect your vehicle with a comprehensive cover (2)
Sustaining peace, security very tasking —Gov Orji
Pension stakeholders in S'East zone to enjoy services
Kanu has a heart of gold – Rob Burns
Fire kills 80-yr-old man in Benin
PAAR will reduce cost, time – Adeniyi
Lagos resolves 12 cases in settlement sessions
Curtail excesses of police officers, Textile workers tell IGP
Coal to power will solve epileptic power – FG
Why Nigeria may not achieve MDGs, by don
Stampede in Ogun village as fuel tanker tumbles
'Baby face' song is mine, Jazzy blasts Wande Coal
Taraba Speaker for burial Nov 28
5 countries confirm for Mountain race
Jonathan encourages eaglets on
COAL: Origin, types, mining and uses
Golden Eaglets fly past Sweden to final
Prolonged ASUU strike, half-baked labour force
Oliseh analysing FIFA U-17 World Cup, says level is high in UAE
Power: FG to monitor, sanction erring private investors
Pipe Wrap partners Engineering Automation
The ills of Godfatherism and the political elite
Jonathan mourns late Taraba Speaker
I'm leaving Heartland FC for good, says Captain
WAVentures to promote local raw materials
PHCN takeover: New owners talk tough on prompt bill payment
Army kills 7 Boko Haram suspects in Borno
Reps summon Police IG over harassment of G-7 Govs
NUPENG decries 42% drop in oil revenue
Privatizing Oil and Gas Pipelines (1)
Crude theft, vandalism frustrating Nigeria's Petroleum industry – PENGASSAN
DPR licenses EMC for satellite services
Nigeria's Boko Haram could be war criminals, says UN
Unidentified dismembered body found on Lagos rail track
Jonathan offers ASUU new ground after 13-hour of talks
The MFM building demolition saga and the rule of impunity
PwC identifies operational excellence as key to success
Attack on South East public office holders
PIB passage tipped before 2015
N255m cars protest: Police arrest Dino Melaye again
New video: Tiwa Savage ft Don Jazzy in Eminado
Chime seeks churches' assistance in governance
Monday, November 04, 2013
3 killed, 15 rescued, as shopping complex collapses in Lagos
Preventing terror attacks on prisons
8 women jailed for prostitution
At the national confab, let's do it right
N140bn needed to complete East-West road – ORUBEBE
Kwara traders bemoan scarcity of N20, N50 notes
Why I advocated amnesty for kidnappers – Ozekhome
Adoration Ground tragedy: Oritsejafor, S-East CAN disagree on probe
Suntai,Tambuwal mourn Haruna Tsogwa
We'll swoop on Sweden – Eaglets
Pregnant mother of two, 7 others paraded as robbery suspects
CBN to clampdown on banks over power funding
IYC vows to end sea piracy, kidnapping in N-Delta
SEC, NSE review this database NOW!
Adoration Ground tragedy: Okeke absolves Ngige, Obiano of complicity
NDLEA, Army raid Lagos again, recover 680.266kg of drugs
Ex-Finance Minister, Okongwu slams FG over privatisation of power sector
Kia's ranking soars on top 100 brands list
Minister tasks nurses on good attitude
Investors Forum: Complaints & Investigations
Supreme Court upholds Nwoye's candidature
ASUU logjam: Need for sincerity
Somali-born terror suspect evades British police by donning burqa
Court orders police, bank to pay N5m damages for torture of ex-employee
Healthcare providers task NAFDAC on safe medicines
Boko Haram kill 27, torch 300 homes in Borno
LASG restrains cholera outbreak
Muslims in Kwara celebrate new Islamic calendar
Amaechi, Aliyu, 3 other PDP govs parley Obasanjo in Abeokuta
Obsolete guns and other issues
Jonathan, ASUU find ways of resolving four month old strike
BlackBerry scraps search for buyer, ousts CEO
France, Mali hunt killers of French journalists
'I am still Egypt's President', Morsi tells court
Thousands march on Moscow in anti-muslim migrants protest
F.G to recruit 1,200 Nig volunteers in 2013……TAC
PHCN handover: Dutse residents call on FG to regulate tariff
Uganda Varsity requests for Nigerian lecturers
Presidency divided over Dokpesi's choice as Chief of Staff
Proposed ban: Mercy Johnson replies marketers
President Jonathan in the eyes of observers
Taraba House Speaker, Tsogwa is dead
Great Nigeria Building on fire in Lagos
PDP swarms Anambra communities with buses, cash
Family of woman allegedly killed for childlessness demands justice
DELSUTH nurses begin strike today
Sunday, November 03, 2013
NLC yet to implement N18,000 wage for its workforce
Another teenager stowaway bid foiled in Lagos
Airline operators demand complete probe of aviation sector
This dialogue'll not be like Obasanjo's conference – Ben Obi
Poison gas: Doctors battle to save pupil
35-yr-old man allegedly shot dead by policeman in Lagos
2 arraigned for raping 13-yr-old girl
Ex-NNPC staff, 3 others nabbed for pipeline vandalisation
Oil theft: FG may lose $12bn in 2013 — Okonjo-Iweala
Adoration tragedy: Ngige asks Obi to take responsibility
Transcorp takes over Ughelli power plant
Eaglets to unleash fireworks on Sweden
We're more comfortable with APC – G7 govs, nPDP
Airline operators protest; suspend remittances of charges
Petitions follow nominations of Edo State representatives on NDDC Board
Reports of previous conferences can't be relied on – Okunrounmu
Court fines Osun commissioner over failure to open defence
ADORATION GROUND TRAGEDY: Obi, Ngige, Umeh trade blames
Confab aimed at elongating Jonathan's tenure — Ojudu
Another capital market crisis is round the corner
Government paying lip service to housing —NIESV
Suswam to teachers, BSU lecturers: Go back to classroom or forfeit salaries
Customer First: 10 Sure-fire Ways to Earn Customer Trust (1)
ASUU warns FG against forced re-opening of varsities
Maximizing radio jingle for peaceful co-existence
We've curbed criminality — Navy
Anambra 2013: Let's try Ubah, youths demand
Adversities couldn't deter me from achieving my goals — Cosmas Maduka
Oliseh prays for Golden Eaglets
UK scraps visa bond plan for 'high-risk' Asians, Africans
Eagles squad for World Cup play-off named
Boko Haram's Shekau in new video, claims October 24 attack
500 students observe solar eclipse in Abuja
Alampasu: I've learned my lesson
Omeruo, Gabriel return as Keshi names 25 for Ethiopia, Italy
Insecurity: Jonathan orders immediate take off BRISIN system
University to pay millions to sex scandal victims
Fans hail Eaglets for avenging Nigeria's recent losses to Uruguay
My focus is to keep Nigeria a united country – Jonathan
Our expectations on meeting with Jonathan – ASUU
Power outage in Okitipupa helps viewing centres make brisk business
Garba says semi-final match with Sweden a dream match
Uke deadly stampede: Hold Gov. Peter Obi responsible – APC
Bangladesh to hang British Muslim leader, US citizen
I made 11 mistakes, Mourinho admits after Chelsea crash
The Imperative To Lay Down Our Lives
Delta Speaker escapes assassination
Enugu LG poll: Houses burnt, many wounded
Saturday, November 02, 2013
Attempt to burn PDP office in Kano aborted
28 worshippers killed in Anambra stampede
National Confab imbroglo: Between Gov Oshiomhole and Col Nyiam
You deserve the insults of don't give a damn government (1)
Why, like my father, I treat Igbo like my people — Princess Adenrele Ogunsanya
PHCN HANDOVER: How Jonathan averted shut-down of Power industry
Trouble in Delta Community: One dead, Commissioner stabbed, 12 houses destroyed
Why people thought Reps wanted to impeach President Jonathan – Hon. Azubuike
UNTH and its open heart surgery feat
Jonathan is keeping faith with Nigerians – Okupe
Attacks on polio immunization workers: Jonathan asked to suspend planned visit by Bill Gates
LMC v Club Owners: Lagos SWAN calls for caution
25 private varsities set for NPUGA Games
Eaglets qualify for semi final
25 feared dead in Anambra stampede
'Over 80 percent of our trucks are not road worthy'
When masquerades begged over breastfeeding
CT Ministry to launch gender initiatives for women empowerment
Can Golden Eaglets beat Uruguay?
Mandela 'fine' as film on his struggle premieres in S/Africa
The time to eat new yam in Igbo community
14 students bag 1st Class degree at Bell University
Newcastle in shock 2-0 win over Chelsea
Buhari, Tinubu, others woo Nyako to APC
Appeal Court affirms Pwajok as Senator for Plateau North
A tale of three ministries: Popularity, performance and politics
Abia lifts embargo on employment
FG dissolves PHCN, pays workers N360bn
Mike Adenuga to chair Peter Okoye, Lola Omotayo's wedding
Movie marketers threaten to blacklist Mercy Johnson
Friday, November 01, 2013
Police arraign man for allegedly raping ailing sister
RIVERS: Biting more than can be chewed
When Stella Oduah touched the untouchables in Aviation sector
Shettima orders demolition of schools renovated by federal govt in Borno
Nollywood Sexiest: Behold the top 10 as Benjamin Joseph, Nadia Buari leave!
My most challenging period as HoS – Ogunlewe
Imo PDP accuses Okorocha of mortgaging state, governor fires back
Anambra 2013: Jega, 21 commissioners, 15 RECs to conduct polls
EDO: Poor funding hinders road projects
Break-up with wife: We are still good friends – Jeta Amata
I am not riding on my father's name to get fame – Oge, Ras Kimono's daughter
Omoni Oboli's letter to her hubby!
Good selection, secret of Eaglets' strength – Amuneke
2014 Commonwealth: AFN replaces stay away athletes
What to do to avoid cholera infection
National Confab: You must listen to all views, Fashola tells committee
Pinpointed: Mile 2, Lagos Crime Hotspot
Yoruba divided as confab c'tee storms Lagos
My rise from grass to grace – Chris Ekeh
Group designates Nov 23 "National Day of Outrage Against Impunity"
Rita Dominic, Lynn Whitfield named AFRIFF ambassadors
Abandoned projects, snail-speed repairs, erosion create death traps on highways
Justice Okunnu admits board resolutions of three companies as exhibits
I'm fit as a fiddle for Uruguay – Iheanacho
NFF pays Keshi two out of seven months salary
EFCC arraigns prisons comptroller, inspector for stealing gas oil kept in their custody
Ignore ASUU's demands, NASU, NAAT, SSANU tell FG
Many injured as explosion rocks Obamkpa
VP hands over electricity distribution to private investor
Man remanded in prison for allegedly raping 9-year-old girl
Ebonyi: State, federal roads need serious intervention
Mexico's Octopus stop Brazil in marathon penalty shootout
Yahaya, Nigeria's young Iniesta
CENTENARY CELEBRATION!!! Kufuor calls for good governance at centenary of District Grand Lodge
Mourinho deflects praise for Chelsea form onto players
National Conference: Yoruba to speak collectively – Odumakin
Poisonous gas: Pupils kept out of classrooms
U-17 World Cup: FIFA names Mexican referee for Nigeria/Uruguay
W. African navies must cooperate, US says AFRICOM
Nigerians react to handover of PHCN successor companies
Leave legacies while in office, Jonathan urges leaders
Panic as LAGBUS erupts in flames at terminal
Breakthrough in hunt for HIV vaccine
PHCN workers in Calabar resume work despite hand over
FG hands over Abuja Distribution Company Plc to new owner
Body of Akhigbe arrives Saturday
DESOPADEC begins skill acquisition programme for Urhobo youths
Group petitions Jonathan over Agip's treatment of Nigerian workers
IMF warns FG against oil price shock, capital flow reversal
NHRC, lawyers want death penalty abolished in Nigeria
FG yet to release N100bn to varsities, says ASUU
Oduahgate: Lagos denies requesting for N255m BMW cars
I'm blessed to have the kind of husband I have – Lami Philips
Murdered banker: Court fixes Dec for final addresses
The constitution we need and how to get it— Ethnic nationalities, others
S-West govs open malls at former Daily Sketch space
Driver kills 20-yr-old woman over NURTW's N50 fee
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Police disperse pro-Oduah protesters in Abuja
25 students in coma after inhaling industrial fumes
Labour suspends planned ports shut-down
RCCG prays for security personnel
Leave our govs, members alone, PDP tells APC
Council Polls: Different strokes in different lands
Jonathan, wife bag chieftaincy titles in Okrika
Yuguda's battles against Baraje's men in Bauchi


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Been a long time...so on, so forth
So, it's been over a year since I have updated this blog. But, I figured since I updated the look of the site it might be worthwhile to jot down some thoughts. I suppose the reason I don't write on this thing steadily is because I have spent most of the past year writing full time for various outlets. My busiest week was 12,000 publishable words (which was exhausting).
Currently, I am writing regularly for Veteran Journal, Opposing Views, Piccolo Universe, as well as some freelance outlets. I am also always working on fiction. My first serial fiction attempt did not really "catch on." There are two episodes left plotted and I may finish them if interest picks up or I find myself with some time.
Although, without the renewed interest, I will probably be spending most of my time on my current serial The Prophet Hustle published on JukePop Serials. It's a kind-of fantasy, kind-of sci-fi, kind of thriller about a man who becomes a prophet for a little known god.
What this current serial has in common with the last one is that I am switching up narrative P.O.V. and telling the story in a non-linear fashion. It's gotten a decent response on the JukePop site, but I am wondering if my approach discourages rather then encourages readers while it unfolds.
That's why, for my next serial story I am going to stick to a more straightforward approach. It's a story about a character who premieres in the fourth chapter of The Prophet Hustle. Her group--called the Antagonists--is like the FBI when it comes to celestial matters. It's a framework that could support multiple stories, I think.
So it's a lot of work, but it's what I've signed up for.
GOOD Lit: We Fresh, We Fresh
#GOODLitSwerveAutumn is an ebook published by NAP Magazine and assembled by Swagmaster Salvatore Pane. There are poems, fiction, and nonfiction and it's free to anyone. Download it today!
Below is an excerpt from my submission "#TeamYeezy."
Kanye West Doesn't Care About White People
The Today Show interview is analogous to the problem that the haters (as identified by President Bush) have with Kanye. When ODB stormed the Grammy stage, he didn't receive nearly as much backlash as 'Ye. But Dirty got his own microphone. Yeezy is well known for his unadulterated dismay at being overlooked for awards, because he knows he's the most deserving. There's no denying his musical genius. Claire Tomko, a hilarious writer outta my clan, believes Kanye is the voice of her generation. "Kanye West is the only artist who deserves to have a big ego," she said, "He's Kanye fucking West." It wasn't even narcissism because Kanye was speaking on behalf of another artist. The problem with the VMA stunt was that he snatched the microphone away from lily-white Taylor Swift to extoll the virtue of his friend and Big Homey's babymama Beyoncé. Entertainment anchors gleefully speculated that Kanye was racist himself.
It's not that Kanye doesn't appreciate white culture. Musically, I was raised with one foot in hip-hop and the other in heavy metal. When I was listening to My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, the song "Hell of a Life," came on. The opening melody is electronic, but sounds like a guitar being played with a lot of distortion. I was immediately reminded of the way Black Sabbath opened many of their songs. No sooner had I finished the thought than the chorus of the song mimics Ozzy Osbourne's singing style from Iron Man. White culture doesn't get much whiter than Black Sabbath and Beavis & Butt-head's signature song.
Matt Lauer, with his embarrassing hairline and milquetoast quasi-journalist demeanor, sought only to chastise Kanye during that interview as if he was speaking to an unruly thirteen year-old and not the most significant hip-hop artist still making records that captures and keeps the attention of America all the way up to its Presidents. An atypically reserved Kanye attempted to carefully phrase his answers with contrition and nuance. Lauer continuously interrupts, restating Kanye's answers in a manner that both reduces their substance and better fits the soft-spoken narrative he was attempting to weave. Lauer didn't want to hear Kanye's side of the story; he wanted America to sit in judgment of Kanye with Lauer's smugness as the proxy. Yeezy wasn't having that shit from that glib motherfucker.
The Original Magazine, Issue 11
So as I wrap up my time at the University of Pittsburgh, I have had the good fortune to study with some great writers and artists. Two of them, Emily O'Donnell and Hadley Pratt, are the editors of the student culture magazine The Original which is preparing to release it's 11th issue. The magazines are free and located on-campus and other select locations.
For the 11th issue, I profiled slam poet and Pitt professor, Adriana Ramirez. Emily took the photos and wrote a sidebar to the piece about how Adriana uses World of Warcraft in her classes. It was great to work with my friend. Also, I am happy to have my work in a magazine edited by Hadley. My friend Vincent Mok has some articles in the magazine, too. When I won the two Writer's Cafe/Prosody writing contests, Nina Sabak has some poetry in there, too. It's a great publication. Hadley and Emily did a fantastic job overseeing the work of the staff of the magazine. Congratulations on the magazine, I am proud to have been part of it.
Report Cards Suck
This year I began (what I hope) is my last year before graduation and I finally had to do some academic accounting to see how close I was to finishing the program. I admit, I did not approach my academic career at the University of Pittsburgh in the best way, at least with respect to grade point average and meeting general education requirements. Rather than choosing classes from a checklist, I selected courses based on my interest in the subject or working with the particular professor.
I don't understand why post-secondary education is structured the way that this. While these Universities with long and storied history (Pitt is celebrating it's 225th Anniversary this year) benefit from that longevity and experience, it also means that they are more reluctant to change their ways.
Part of the reason for-profit education is so successful at convincing students--especially adult-students who have been out of the school system for a while--to pay higher premiums to attend their institutions. While these companies are not without their administrative bullshit, but that's to be expected when the aim is to keep as much money as possible. With Pitt, it's different.
If I wanted to ensure my entrance into graduate school, I could have taken only easy classes with professors that have high Rate My Professor scores and earned an easy 4.0. While I have studied very little pedagogy, I do think that the University system should move away from the same grading system that happens in high school. I don't even know what sort of evaluation system I would put in its place, but it feels antiquated and counter-productive to encouraging people to challenge themselves intellectually. So far I am doing okay with a 3.76, so it's not like I am doing terribly. I just don't think the system works.
And this blog peters out anticlimactically in 3...2...1....
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She started the car and the end of the 10,000 Maniacs cover of "Because the Night," blared from the speakers. I didn't know that then, but that version of the song was very familiar. Still, it always was a little soft for the metalhead that I was in the 90s. I had to avoid girl music.
"Oh shit, no," she said and restarted the song from the beginning. I laughed. She put the windows down and opened the sunroof. The heat pounded in the window, but almost immediately the swell of the music seemed to keep it at bay. Pittsburgh in August can be brutal, but the car felt open, freer. The music played on, spilling from the windows into crowded city streets as we idled in front of the red light. People were staring, and she turned to me. Her face had sharp angles, that when arranged into the smile she wore at the moment made her perfect. Before she turned towards the people on the sidewalk staring at the car, she twisted her face into a hard sneer. She leaned back in her seat and nodded her head to the beat, as if listening to the Wu-Tang Clan instead of a crooning Natalie Merchant. I laughed again. By the next red-light, I wore a similar sneer and randomly gesticulated at line breaks in the lyrics. The stares sent our way asked a hundred questions that were only answered with insatiable laughter as we sped away when the light turned green.
Reading Your Friends (Part 2)
My friend just started a blog. Here is the link: http://wanttoodo.blogspot.com/.
She only has one post right now and would most likely be mortified that I am promoting it here, but she can shut up. Actually, I don't think she can, which is why this blog is going to be a good one. As a writer (I have read a number of her student works) she strives for a professional and lyrical tone. She obsesses over every detail and never thinks what she comes up with is good enough.
However, this first blog post is the first time I have seen her capture her delightfully crass conversational style in her writing. Take this excerpt, "You know, if the weekdays were all siblings, all real flesh and blood individuals, Monday would be the pouty son-of-a-bitch sandwiched between his prissy-pious sister, Sunday, and the goofy, giggly Tuesday. Monday is just, blah, right there hating everything and everyone. Goddamn pouting." Unlike traditional blogs that center on a theme, I get the sense that this blog will be more of an online diary and the benefit will be the reader.
The author is a delightful collection of contradictions. She is a sorority girl, but one that would much rather drink beer and talk about books than don a glittery shirt and yell "Woo!" every time some muscle-neck buys her a shot that tastes like The Kool-Aid Man's backwash. She comes from a loving family and a good neighborhood, but only has nightmares (Let's just hope "kitten skins" makes it into a future post). She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in Writing and History, but wants to spend some time working shit-jobs in the real world so she has something to write about other than her family life and college. If only you could read it in her voice. "Motherfucker," has never sounded so lilting.
Reading Your Friends
Naming the Moutain is her first chapbook and it is available from the Poetry Society of New Hampshire. All one must do is write a check or get a money order for six dollars and send that shit to:
Fellow writers and poets however, I caution you. This chapbook is good. So good in fact that an unavoidable side-effect can be an unwarranted envy towards Nina. Extreme hateration. Luckily, you can just reread the book a few more times. The second time around you realize you'll never be that good, and then on the third read-through, you figure that what-the-hell, you're okay with your lot in life and go back to your mediocre science-fiction....
In all seriousness, this book is great and so is it's writer. Buy it. You will not be sorry.
Can't Get Enough Dick
It seems appropriate that I used a gift-card to the University Bookstore, earned for my participation in a literature conference, to purchase a collected volume of Philip K. Dick stories. The collection contains the inspirations for the movies Total Recall, Paycheck, Minority Report, and the 1995 turd on film Screamers. I've read about a third of the book and it is fantastic. I am not reading the stories in order, but instead I am selecting them at random, dependent solely on my whims when I sit down to read.
One story entitled "The Eyes Have It," is a delightful departure from the normally heavy, dire stories that Dick is known to write. In the story, the narrator becomes aware of a conspiracy through reading a poorly-written novel. My intention is not to spoil it, but I will say that using the narrator's logic...evidence is EVERYWHERE.
Another notable story was entitled "War Veteran," and it is a very interesting scenario Dick crafts here. The titular character is a man out of his time, and those he meets only seek to exploit him. While the science fiction elements of the story serve the ultimate plot, I wonder if the alienation and total lack of concern that the Veteran gets from those he encounters is something Dick did intentionally or if I am just extrapolating something from my own perspectives to fit in the context of this story.
Dick's writing may not be as disciplined as some other literary sci-fi writers, but it is all STORY. His characters are all flawed and in a big way. Effective science fiction captures the moods and attitudes of the present-day world and incorporates it into a scenario that is alien in time or space. Dick does this almost effortlessly, capturing visions of futures that tell the reader more about the time during which the story was published than any realistic attempt to predict what's to come.
Breaking "Wind Through the Keyhole"
Along with Stephen King, George Lucas was integral to my childhood, specifically my childhood with respect to fictional characters. I didn't have a father, so it's no wonder why Temple of Doom is my favorite Indiana Jones movie. Short Round was a little Asian me. He even did karate, just like I will when I grow up...I digress. I would always have to defend it from others who said that it was "the worst one." When Indy 4 finally came out, it was actually the best gift they could have given me. I haven't had to defend Temple of Doom since.
I don't have much in the way of religion, either. However, insomuch that I do my pantheon, my mythology, my religion is Star Wars. When I heard that the prequels were finally happened, it was like the second-coming. I took my girlfriend at the time (who hadn't seen any Star Wars) to the first movie and was not willing to admit I was disappointed. In fact, to this day, I am disappointed with neither new entry into the canon of the hallowed characters of my youth. Sure, they didn't (couldn't) compare to the originals, but Lucas owes us nothing. He was willing to give us more of what we loved (or what he thought we loved) and we've thrown it back in his face, disgusted. I can't figure out if we're assholes or if it is just a testament to Lucas's talent, that we care so much about these made up people.
When I heard about Wind Through the Keyhole, as a stand-alone Dark Tower novel, I was overjoyed. Another favorite series (from my youth, adolescence, adulthood...just see last post) would continue. King didn't owe us anymore, but we got it. I should have seen it as an omen that this story was to be considered (chronologically) book 4.5.
We start with our familiar characters meeting unfamiliar characters and they are on-the-move to avoid a dangerous weather phenomenon known as a "Starkblast." I saw where this was heading and I thought of a certain 17 year-old listening to Metallica on the floor of a hospital hallway (see last post) who would be pissed. Yet, I was almost twice the age of that boy and I was willing, eager even, to revisit Roland's youth with him, before the world moved on.
Another pleasant surprised happened when got into the take of the Skin-Man, but one that spoke to the writer in me. For the first time, King writes Roland using the first-person narrative point-of-view. However, about a hundred pages into the book, I realized where we were headed. It was a story that framed the telling of another story that framed the telling of a THIRD story. This one with none of our familiar characters (save for a King villain staple). This story-within-a-story-within-another-story takes up just over half of the book. A little over three-hundred pages, we only get 146 with Roland.
Yet, we were owed no more books about this world, so the fact that we got anything is great. Perhaps there will be more stand-alone stories or perhaps this is the final window into Mid-World. Is this a "must-have" book for fans of the series? No. But is it a book worth reading? Sure. Just, if you are rabid fan of The Dark Tower, lower your expectations and be pleasantly surprised.
Wind Up My Keyhole: My History with The Dark Tower
Much like every writer that has been formed in the bowels of nerd Hades, Stephen King is very responsible for how much I wanted to write. In fact, after reading a few of his novels as a very young (too young, really) child, I even wrote him a letter telling him how much I hoped to supplant him as one of the most successful living American writers, or maybe it was more of a fan letter...who really knows? What shocked me was getting a signed postcard as a reply, along with words of encouragement. So since I was Stephen King-approved, I dove into his works. And I found The Gunslinger.
I am not sure when I started reading The Dark Tower series, but I remember reading the third book and wondering how he was going to bring the series to a close, with only a few pages left to read. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that it wasn't a trilogy. So, I had to wait. This was before the internet and communication was done through a series of smoke-signals and banging on rocks. There was no information about when the next book in the series would be published. I was a mess. Later, when fans of the show LOST would be panicked and half-crazy because they couldn't wait for whatever was next, I would bend down, give them a sip of water and tell them, "I started reading The Dark Tower in the 80's." And they look at me, thankful, because they know I understand.
Flash-forward to Christmas 1997. I was elated, because two things for which I had been waiting for were under my tree. The first new Metallica album since their eponymous "Black Album," and Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass. I had my discman ready to go with the CD and the book ready to crack. Then, my grandmother had a heart attack. Don't worry she's fine. Well no, actually she's dead now, but she lived for many years after this particular occurence. I have a very clear memory however of sitting on the floor in the hallway of Suburban General Hospital (also now dead) and listening to Metallica and going to Mid-World.
I am certain it was because of the amount of hype that I had been building for both of these things and the fact that my little teenage heart was broken and terrified that my grandmother was about to die, but both of these pieces of art, the album and the book, let me down. I have since gone back and revisited these works and realize that they are quite good. But at the time, I wanted more thundering metal and more Roland and the Gang following the Beam and fightin' bad guys. I did not want Marianne Faithful and a hundreds of pages-long flashback.
When the series was finally over, I finished the final book on my rack in Iraq. The end, pissed me off. I seethed, calling it a cop-out and horseshit, but again, it was the problem of anticipation. Just like those LOST fans can tell you, the end of a story you love never quite meets your expectations (sole exception: Harry Mutha-Effin' Potter). I have yet to reread that final book, but when I do, I bet it will be different. Anticipation makes for harsher criticism than is sometimes deserved....
(This blew up longer than I expected. The actual post about "Wind Through the Keyhole," shall follow this lengthy one. But, I think you needed the context to understand what's coming.)

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An Empty BigBen Timer. Press start to count up from 00:00 (perfect for individual event rounds):
A BigBen Timer counting down (while the timer is running all the buttons are disabled (except stop of course) to make sure you do not accidentally reset the timer!) :
Here is the list of Debate Timer Presets:
And here is what the NPDA timer looks like. Just click on any of the speeches to automatically load that timer:


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Archaeologists have traced the use of Dried Fruits back thousands of years BC to ancient Egypt where they were prized for their sweetness and the long shelf life allowed them to be used for bartering (1)
Raisins, prunes, figs, dates, apricots, mangoes, pineapples, apples and bananas are some of the most popular dried fruits today, used as convenient snacks by many people who consider all fruits are healthy.
However, some fruits are high in calories to start with, and when dried, you can consume a lot more calories per serving than with fresh fruit.
Naturally High in Sugar and calories
The sugar content (grams of sugar per 100 gram) of various fruits are shown in the chart at left, along with table sugar, some candy bars, and some dried fruits (2).
You can see that dates are VERY high in sugar (64), which is higher than the candy bars and at the lower end of the syrups and sugars.
Most fruits on this chart are around 10-18.
Dried Fruits are 40-73 – about 4x as much sugar per volume as whole fruits.
This is because the weight of a piece of fruit is 4x less with the water removed.
Some of these fruits have more sugars that are glucose, which is better for you than fructose or sucrose.
But 20–50% of this is fructose which can have very negative health effects such as weight gain, type 2 diabetes and heart disease (3).
With the water removed, it is very easy to eat a lot more fruit with huge amounts of calories and sugars, leading to weight gain – All from something you might think of as healthy!
Dried Fruit often has Sugar added
There are many processing methods for drying fruits, such as drum dry, air dry, spray dry, freeze dry (4).
Sun dried fruits can be the most healthy, with no sugar added in the drying process.
With many of the other methods fruits have sugar, high fructose corn syrup or other fruit juices added in a process called infusing (5).
"Candied" Fruits have sugar or high fructose corn syrups applied after drying to make them sweeter.
It is important to read the labels carefully to make sure you are getting too much sugar along with the fruit.
Packed With Vitamins, Fiber and Antioxidants
On the bright side, dried fruits contain nearly all of the "good stuff" that whole fruits have, with very little lost in processing (6, 7)
With all the water removed, by weight dried fruit has nearly 4 times as much vitamins, fiber, and minerals as the whole fruit.
So you can easily get your daily dose of vitamins and minerals (8)
Of course, this is just a generalization as there is a great variety in how different fruits are dried (9).
Also, some vitamins, such as Vitamin C are greatly diminished in most dried fruits (10).
Antioxidants in fruits have many health benefits such as better digestive health, blood flow, and protection against many age related diseases (11)
Dried fruit is super high in fiber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Just be sure to take into account all the sugar that comes along with many dried fruits
Weight Loss with Dried FruitThere are several studies that show a positive correlation between consumption of dried fruits and increased weight loss ( 12, 13).
These studies were actually surveys of individuals self reported diet habits and weight loss, so are interesting but not the gold standard of proof researchers prefer to see (14).
There are no controlled double blind research studies that show a relation between dried fruit consumption as a nutrition source and weight loss.
There are some studies that show certain dried fruits such as Garcinia Cambogia can be effective in controlling hunger and increasing weight loss (15).
Consumption of dried fruits MAY be beneficial for weight loss, depending on the fruits sugar content and other nutritional profile, but there currently is no verified research.
Nutritional profile and health benefits of Raisins
Since Raisins are the most popular dried fruit consumed in North America, we take a peek at its nutritional benefits
Like many dried fruits, raisins are very high in fiber, minerals, and plant antioxidants that are beneficial for humans (16, 17).
They are fairly high in sugar content (65 on the chart above), but half of that is glucose which is much better for weight control than fructose (18)
The high fiber content in raisins help make them slower to digest and leads to a fairly low glycemic index around 60 and lower insulin index (19, 20).
Studies show that eating raisins may help Lower Blood pressure, Blood Sugar, and decrease Inflammation (21, 22).
Raisins are high in fiber, potassium and other plant compounds. Eating raisins may improve blood sugar control, lower blood pressure and blood cholesterol, as well as decrease inflammation.
Dried Fruit May Also Contain Sulfites
Our big supermarket chain supply systems demand longer shelf life and result in adding sulfites to help preserve dried fruits.
This makes the fruits look more appealing and marketable.
However some people are allergic to sulfites without even knowing it, so can have adverse reactions when consuming larger quanties of dried fruits (23).
Dried Fruits often contain added sulfites which may bother certain individuals immune system.
Final Thoughts: Good Nutrition if you watch the Sugar content
Some dried fruits are high in sugar content so should only be eaten sparingly.
Even when not high in sugar, fruits are all high carb, so must be avoided on Low Carb diets like Paleo, Mediterranean, Nordic, Atkins, and so many others that are rapidly gaining popularity.
Dried fruits are very high in fiber, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. So if the high sugar and carb counts aren't a problem for you, they make a great snack food.


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