From the monthly archives: December 2009

Maryam Babangida passes on at 61

On December 27, 2009 · In News

Former First Lady and founder of Better Life for Rural Women programme, Mrs. Maryam Babangida is dead.

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US oficials charge Mutallab, may get 20yrs conviction

On December 27, 2009 · In Headlines

United States federal officials have charged the 23-year old Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab , arrested over an attempted terror attack on a US airliner on Christmas Day.

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Failed attack sparks airline security crackdown

On December 27, 2009 · In News

THE United States, US, has asked airlines worldwide to  tighten security after a Nigerian tried to blow up a US airliner he boarded in Amsterdam, Dutch authorities said yesterday.

Officials said they were probing how the man smuggled explosives through security at Amsterdam-Schipol airport.

“We are investigating from where he came, through which security barriers [...]

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‘Eagles may not fly in Angola’

On December 27, 2009 · In Sports

Former NFA board member Elder Bode Oyewole has his fears for the Super Eagles. The former Shooting Stars Sports Club boss believes Shaibu Amodu has a collection of players who might not do justice to Nigeria’s quest of lifting the 2010 Nation’s Cup billed for Angola next month.

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Home League : Okpala endorses Home-based players for Eagles…

On December 27, 2009 · In Sports

Former Rangers assistant coach Sylvanus Okpala believes the inclusion of home-based players in the team is a step in the right direction.

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Halliburton: Ex-minister quizzed over $6m bribe

On December 27, 2009 · In News

•How he collected the money — Bodunde
•I don’t know what he is talking about — Batagarawa
•Officials threaten panel’s job

By Kingsley  Omonobi ,

Abuja-A FORMER minister of state for defence, Mallam Lawal Batagarawa, has been quizzed by the Federal Government’s investigation panel probing the $190 million Halliburton [...]

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Fuel scarcity, no; sabotage, yes

On December 27, 2009 · In Frankly Speaking

IF you think there is fuel scarcity in Nigeria then you must either be ignorant or a fool. There is no fuel scarcity; and that is authoritative – as you will discover shortly. But, there is scarcity of patriotism and abundance of saboteurs – again as you will soon find out.

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The uselessness of Christmas (2)

On December 27, 2009 · In Sunday Perspectives

A LARGE percentage of the new churches are disguised business ventures. But because of material poverty, intellectual cowardice and inability to genuinely appreciate the existential implications of the cosmic insignificance of human life here on earth, most Christians believe that by giving to the pastor, by giving to the church, they are really acting in accordance with the divine will, forgetting that no one knows the divine will for sure.

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How Nigerian attempted to blow up plane in US

On December 27, 2009 · In Headlines

AN attempted terrorist attack on a Christmas Day flight in the United States of America (US) began with a pop and a puff of smoke, sending passengers scrambling to tackle a Nigerian man who claimed to be acting on orders from al-Qaida to blow up the airliner, officials and travellers said.

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The danger in limited delegation

On December 27, 2009 · In Point of Order

IT is very embarrassing indeed if and when a public officer articulates a position that is not grounded on set rules and procedures. That public officer ends up having what we call a bad press. The tragic outcome is that one with a bad press leaves behind a record that is distorted even if otherwise credible.

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MEND: Back to the trenches?

On December 27, 2009 · In Special Report

WHAT does Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) really want? Whose interest is it championing at the moment?

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White House shocked over Christmas Terror Attack

On December 26, 2009 · In News

The suspected terror attack shook the skeletal staff of the White house as the surprise attack happened in the absence of the President.Report reaching us raveled that Obama and most of the President’s staff are away on vacation in Honolulu, Hawia.

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Investors lose N8.6trillion as banking reforms aggravates stock market decline

On December 26, 2009 · In Business

The Banking reforms implemented in the second half of the year by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) aggravated the fall of equity prices on the Nigeria Stock Exchange(NSE) , with investors losing N8.6 trillion in shares’ values from March 2008 to date.

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Year end performance review: Preparation for 2010

On December 26, 2009 · In Business

I SEIZE this opportunity to wish you all a wonderful festive season.
Even when there is a scarcity of cash to celebrate in all the ways we may have wished to, we can at least be thankful to the Almighty God for giving us life and saving us from the many tragedies we see or read about on a daily basis.

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