From the monthly archives: September 2011

CRFFN: Peter Obih, 2 others risk dismissal over anti Council activities

On September 29, 2011 · In Business

THE chairman of the governing council of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria (CFRFFN), Alhaji Hakeem Olanrewaju has given reasons why the Council’s vice chairman, Dr Sama Onyemelukwe and two others were suspended for allegedly violating some portions of the council’s Act.

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Tribunal: Jonathan defends mandate today

On September 29, 2011 · In News
President Jonathan taking his oath of office.

President Goodluck Jonathan will today defend his mandate before the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, and canvass reasons why the April 16 general election that brought him to power, should not be nullified.

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Counsel Corner: New Lagos Tenancy Law … ‘sitting’ tenants concerns

On September 29, 2011 · In Law & Human Rights

Before Governor Babatunde Fashola signed the new Lagos State Tenancy Bill into law after it was passed by the State House of Assembly, some readers who had read about it had asked questions relating to the legislation. Some of the questions were answered.

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Firm empowers 600 students

On September 29, 2011 · In Education

OVER six hundred students who gathered at Ikoyi, Lagos over the weekend were empowered as Etisalat takes responsibility over three schools in Lagos to provide infrastructure, teacher training and books for them.

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Kogi: Marriage, divorce, issues trail guber race

On September 29, 2011 · In Politics

POlitical marriages are as transient as they come, and so Alhaji Jibril Isah the winner of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP gubernatorial primaries in Kogi State last January may now have discovered.

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N2.7bn debt: Court grants Access Bank’s plea to liquidate Negris Holdings

On September 29, 2011 · In News

LAGOS- A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted the application by Access Bank Plc to appoint a provisional liquidator for Negris Holding Limited over alleged N2.7 billion debt owed the bank.

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Federal Petroleum varsity not accredited

On September 29, 2011 · In Education

FOUR years after it was established in 2007 to train manpower for the petroleum industry, the Federal University of Petroleum Resources, FUPRE, Effurun, Delta State, cannot turn out certified graduates because it has not been accredited for the purpose by appropriate authorities and the institution is also deficient in basic academic and infrastructural facilities to prepare students.

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LAW REPORT: Fresh issue on appeal: Party must obtain leave of court (2)

On September 29, 2011 · In Education

Issues:
Whether the appellant’s exhibit is inadmissible.
Whether the learned Justices of the Court of Appeal were right, in reversing the judgment of the learned trial Judge on the ground that the appellant failed to prove her title to the property in dispute.

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Stemming electoral violence in Nigeria (1)

On September 29, 2011 · In Law & Human Rights

AS you are all aware, election is the mechanism through which citizens choose their representatives. Its centrality to democratic governance can therefore not be overemphasized. In contemporary times, the nexus between free, fair and credible elections and good governance is so strong that any attempt to subvert the process often invokes the wrath of the people. It will be recalled that part of the political upheavals we are witnessing in North Africa, the Middle East and some Gulf States are traceable to the inability of the people to freely choose their leaders.

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MTN Nigeria Cup: Oboh, Ayinde, Gboneme headline amateur field

On September 28, 2011 · In Sports

Top Golfers, most of them captains of industry are set to make the amateur competition of the ongoing Nigeria Cup a keenly competed one as Godwin Oboh, former CEO of Union Bank, Ayinde Sanni of Global Golf and Frank Gboneme, the current Chairman of the Ikoyi Golf Club take to the course this weekend.

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Ibrahimovic inspires Milan to Plzen victory

On September 28, 2011 · In Sports

Zlatan Ibrahimovic starred on his injury comeback as he inspired AC Milan to a 2-0 victory over Viktoria Plzen on Wednesday to keep them on Barcleona’s heels in Champions League Group H.

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Late penalty denies Chelsea victory at Valencia

On September 28, 2011 · In Sports

Frank Lampard proved his worth to Chelsea on Wednesday with a goal in their Champions League Group E clash with Valencia, but a late Roberto Soldado penalty earned the hosts a 1-1 draw.

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Arsenal ride luck to see off Olympiakos

On September 28, 2011 · In Sports

Arsenal survived a chaotic defensive display to secure a 2-1 win over Olympiakos as Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain announced his arrival on the Champions League stage with a fine goal at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday.

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SIM card: Thousands besiege registration centres

On September 28, 2011 · In News
A cross-section of Nigerians in a last minute rush to register their Sim cards in Lagos, yesterday. Photo: Bunmi Azeez.

NIGERIANS who failed to beat National Communications Commission,NCC’s, deadline for the registration of their Subscriber Identification Module,SIM, cards, Wednesday , have been handed a 24-hour window to do so or forget about their lines.

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