News last Updated: September 23, 2009

Kaduna State SSG Waje Yayok kidnapped
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/09/23/kaduna-ssg-kidnapped-2/comment-page-1/

Abacha’s Son to Enter Politics
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8268270.stm

732 Nigerians Imprisoned in China
http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/sept/23/national-23-09-2009-13.htm

Spanish Doctor Jailed for Obasanjo Death
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8268057.stm

Nigerian Ambassador’s Son Accused of Rape
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/09/19/son-to-nigeria%E2%80%99s-newly-appointed-ambassador-to-us-accused-of-rape/comment-page-14/

Guardian Journalist Murdered
http://allafrica.com/stories/200909210813.html

Oprah Winfrey Picks Uwem Akpan for Book Club Selection
http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272627987.shtml

Gani Fawehinmi Dies
http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/News/National/5455767-146/Gani_Fawehinmi_dies_at_71_.csp

Five Bank Bosses Fired
http://allafrica.com/view/group/main/main/id/00010707.htmlActor Peter Edochie Kidnapped

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/16/pete-edochie-kidnapped/

Violence Mars Ekiti Election

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/08/15/violence-electoral-malpractices-mar-ekiti-senatorial-re-run/

IGP Onovo Withdraws Police Officers From Ex Presidents, Wives and Former Governors
http://odili.net/news/source/2009/aug/6/411.html

Boko Haram Resurrects and Declares Jihad
http://allafrica.com/stories/200908140646.html

Police Kill 72 Year Old Father in Law of Boko Haram Leader

http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/index.htm

Military Set to Retire over 1000 Officers
http://odili.net/news/source/2009/aug/10/511.html

Boko Haram: The Full Story
http://odili.net/news/source/2009/aug/5/511.html

Concern over Delta Amnesty plan

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124942256930505875.html#articleTabs_comments%26articleTabs%3Darticle
Government Seals Nnamani’s Properties

http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/aug/11/national-11-08-2009-007.htm

How I Created Lagos State – Mobolaji Johnson
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2009/06/27/how-i-created-lagos-state-%E2%80%94-mobolaji-johnson/

Why OBJ Supported Yar’Adua
http://www.tribune.com.ng/27062009/news/news6.html

Government to Release Delta Militant Henry Okah
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8121446.stm

Nigerian and UK Teachers Swap Positions
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8113373.stm

Russia and Nigeria Sign Gas Deal
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8118721.stm

Is Nigeria’s Banking Sector Set to Boom?
http://blogs.reuters.com/africanews/2009/06/24/are-nigerian-banks-set-to-boom/

Fashola Unveils Awo Museum
http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/june/26/national-26-06-2009-07.htm

Council of State Approves Niger Delta Amnesty
http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2009/june/26/national-26-06-2009-06.htm

Babangida Grooms Son for Govenor?
http://allafrica.com/stories/200906240161.html

Financial Times Interview with Nigeria’s new central bank governor Lamido Sanusi

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9b5955c4-5e5d-11de-91ad-00144feabdc0.html

Government retakes control of Nitel
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8077869.stm

“Abacha was a product of the school of assassins”
http://thenationonlineng.net/web/articles/5938/1/Abacha-was-a-student-of-school-of-assassins/Page1.html

Violations of Federal Character
http://odili.net/news/source/2009/jun/14/607.html

MEND Threatens Attacks in North and FIFA tournament
allafrica.com/stories/200906160226.html

Maduekwe – Government to Halt Delta Military Campaign
allafrica.com/stories/200906170194.html

June 12, “democracy day” and the myth of MKO
http://www.saharareporters.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2988:june-12-qdemocracy-dayq-and-the-myth-of-mko&catid=81:external-contrib&Itemid=300

MEND frees British hostage
http://www.saharareporters.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2990:mend-says-british-hostage-matthew-maguire-is-now-freed&catid=1:latest-news&Itemid=18

Delta begins direct New York to Abuja Flight
http://odili.net/news/source/2009/jun/12/22.html

Igbo Diaspora Fund
http://odili.net/news/source/2009/jun/12/203.html

How Lagos was transformed – Fashola
http://allafrica.com/stories/200906080255.html

Marwa Responds to Allegations regarding Dele Giwa
http://www.saharareporters.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2973:attempt-to-link-dr-marwa-with-dele-giwas-death-callous-a-rejoinder&catid=116:sr-readers-letters&Itemid=393

London Police Arrest Son of EX IGP Ehindero

http://www.compassnews.net/news/index.php/archive/2008/images/stories/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=18978:london-police-arrest-ex-ig-ehinderos-son&catid=43:news&Itemid=63

Nigeria Offers Amnesty to Niger Delta Militants

http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSLT65798520090529

Militant Leader Arrested

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8070248.stm

Interview with Nuhu Ribadu

http://www.burningpot.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=387:a-conversation-with-nuhu-ribadu-anti-corruption-crusader&catid=85:news&Itemid=295

Mines Discovered 40 Years After Civil War

http://allafrica.com/stories/200905210122.html

Fayose Escapes Arrest
http://odili.net/news/source/2009/may/1/705.html

Nigerian Student Invents Bio-Diesel From Vegetable Oil
http://odili.net/news/source/2009/may/4/10.html

Obasanjo Pelted with Eggs and Tomatoes in London
http://odili.net/news/source/2009/mar/19/799.html

Arogundade Denies Authorising Attack on Uzoma Okere
http://odili.net/news/source/2009/mar/19/211.html

The Day Oil was discovered in Nigeria
http://www.triumphnewspapers.com/the2032009.html

Sex Scandal in Nigerian Army
http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/forum/woman-woman/30651-sex-scandal-rocks-army.html

North has world’s lowest school enrolment
http://odili.net/news/source/2008/oct/7/304.html

Okocha and Etim Settle Row

http://odili.net/news/source/2009/mar/1/404.html

Who will be the next Head of the Nigerian Police?

http://odili.net/news/source/2009/mar/1/218.html

Fawehinmi gives scholarships to 40 students

http://odili.net/news/source/2009/feb/27/39.html

Balewa’s Widow Dies

http://news.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=454&z=12

Oluwole Rotimi’s Recall

http://odili.net/news/source/2009/feb/20/412.html

Shell to lend Nigeria $3bn

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4a083b8e-ff78-11dd-b3f8-000077b07658.html

Violence between Christians and Muslims in Bauchi

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7903567.stm

Seven die in Zanfara United Car Crash

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7903536.stm

Nigerian Oil Workers on Strike

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7878429.stm

Gunmen Kill 6 Football Fans

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LL679629.htm

President Yar’Adua on holiday
http://allafrica.com/stories/200901240004.html

Interview with EFCC Boss Farida Waziri
http://odili.net/news/source/2009/feb/1/513.html

How Nigerians Dodge Tax
http://odili.net/news/source/2009/feb/1/200.html

Forces against state creation, constitution review
http://odili.net/news/source/2009/feb/1/609.html

El-Rufai Says Presidency is Behind His Troubles
http://www.thenationonlineng.com/dynamicpage.asp?id=76211

Yobe State Governor Mamman Bello Ali Dies
http://www.newnigerianpolitics.com/indextemplatebreakingnews_nigerian_gov_dies_in_florida_jan_27_2009.html

Yar’Adua’s Daughter’s Wedding: 3 Die http://www.tribune.com.ng/24012009/news/news6.html

Naval ratings beat up female Punch employee http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art20090124161715

Wedding Photos of Obasanjo’s Daughter

Police Parade a Goat as a Robbery Suspect

http://odili.net/news/source/2009/jan/23/323.html

Gbenga Obasanjo’s Marriage Dissolved

http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/news/article04//indexn2_html?pdate=240109&ptitle=Court%20Dissolves%20Gbenga%20Obasanjo%27s%20Marriage

New NAFDAC Boss Appointed

http://www.thenationonlineng.com/dynamicpage.asp?id=74534

Army Shake up: 5 new GOCs appointed

http://www.vanguardngr.com/content/view/25960/41/

Nigeria: Shell Invests $3 Billion On Gas Flare Reduction

http://allafrica.com/stories/200901090498.html

Air Force Chief Raises Alarm Over N30 Billion Contract

http://allafrica.com/stories/200901090417.html

Naira in Free Fall

http://allafrica.com/stories/200901090107.html

EFCC on Revenge Mission?

http://www.dailytrust.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1694&Itemid=19

Nigeria’s Oldest and Youngest Governors

http://odili.net/news/source/2009/jan/4/218.html

Executioners Wanted: Only 4 Hangmen in the whole of Nigeria

http://odili.net/news/source/2009/jan/4/508.html

Police Ask Attorney-General to Prosecute El-Rufai

http://odili.net/news/source/2009/jan/5/201.html

Alleged 160 Year old man in Nigeria

http://odili.net/news/source/2009/jan/5/511.html

Adams Oshiomole is The Sun’s Man of the Year

http://odili.net/news/source/2008/dec/27/509.html

Army gets 74 new generals, 459 others promoted

http://odili.net/news/source/2008/dec/25/706.html

Ribadu, El-Rufai, Fani-Kayode: The travails of OBJ boys

http://www.vanguardngr.com/content/view/25018/48/

Ribadu Withdraws Suit against EFCC

http://www.vanguardngr.com/content/view/24513/42/

Thisday Editor Kidnapped

http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=131141

Court Halts Ibori’s Graft Trial in Kaduna

http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=131145

El-Rufai Sues EFCC

http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=131144

Profiles of Nigeria’s New Cabinet Ministers

http://www.nigerianmuse.com/20081219190138zg/nigeriawatch/nigeria-s-latest-ministers-strengths-weaknesses, 2008

Fashola Says Nigeria is not Fighting Corruption the Right Way

http://odili.net/news/source/2008/dec/11/411.html

Dike Submits Report to Yar’Adua on Uzoma Okere Assault

http://odili.net/news/source/2008/dec/11/406.html

Abubakar Umar Says IBB was Worse than OBJ

http://odili.net/news/source/2008/dec/9/503.html

Women Mark 79th Anniversary of Aba Riots

http://www.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=129495

New Ministerial Nominees

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2008/11/2008111814718749912.html

http://www.vanguardngr.com/content/view/20853/41/

Jos Riots – Tanks Deployed in Kano

http://www.vanguardngr.com/content/view/23136/41/

Chief of Army Staff Lt-Gen Dambazau Takes Over Security in Jos

http://odili.net/news/source/2008/dec/1/432.html

How Jos Crisis Emerged

http://news.dailytrust.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=275&Itemid=1

Jos Violence Escalates

http://allafrica.com/stories/200811300002.html

Ribadu’s Evidence Against Ibori Ruled Inadmissible

http://allafrica.com/stories/200811190433.html

Interview with Ojukwu’s Wife
http://www.vanguardngr.com/content/view/22896/81/

Uzoma Okere: The Other side of the Story
http://www.newswatchngr.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=274&Itemid=1

Osunbor left N9.2 billion Debt for Governor Adams Oshiomole Oshiomhole.http://www.ngrguardiannews.com/news/article04//indexn2_html?pdate=291108&ptitle=Oshiomhole%20Inherits%20N9.2b%20Debts

Ribadu Prevented from Graduating at NIPSS
http://odili.net/news/source/2008/nov/24/19.html

Interview with Oshiomole’s Mother
http://odili.net/news/source/2008/nov/16/307.html

Panel Into Beating of Uzoma Okere
http://odili.net/news/source/2008/nov/17/403.html

Ohaneze Cancels Civil War Film
http://odili.net/news/source/2008/nov/17/14.html

Nigeria Rated the world’s Safest Economy
http://allafrica.com/stories/200811170948.html

Oshiomole Sworn in as Edo Governor
http://www.vanguardngr.com/content/view/21570/41/

Kaduna Intra-City Rail Drives Down Food Prices

http://www.tribune.com.ng/01112008/features.html

Lagos Woman Beaten and Stripped by Navy Officer’s Guards

http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art20081104310695

Ribadu Alleges Plot to Stop his Graduation

http://odili.net/news/source/2008/nov/4/411.html

New Redeployments in Air Force
http://odili.net/news/source/2008/nov/4/15.html

Ribadu Explains His Demotion
http://odili.net/news/source/2008/nov/4/711.html

Interview with Lateef Jakande
http://www.tribune.com.ng/12062008/politics.html

Ribadu Fears for his Life
http://odili.net/news/source/2008/oct/30/800.html

Useni says Saro-Wiwa’s execution was justified

http://www.thenationonlineng.com/dynamicpage.asp?id=67711

Abiola’s Widow Criticises IBB

http://www.thetidenews.com/article.aspx?qrDate=10/27/2008&qrTitle=Abiola%E2%80%99s%20wife%20lashes%20IBB%20over%20husband%E2%80%99s%20immortalization&qrColumn=NATION

Interview with Asari Dokubo’s Wife

http://www.independentngonline.com/life/lead/article01

Kano State Governor Shekarau destroys 36,410 bottles of beer

http://www.dailytrust.com/content/view/20546/76/

Useni says Abacha died of Natural Causes

http://www.thetimesofnigeria.com/TON/Article.aspx?id=1131

Ondo State Plans to Pull out of National Electric Grid

http://www.punchontheweb.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art2008100923435210

Interview with Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s Wife

http://odili.net/news/source/2008/oct/4/506.html

Balarabe Musa: North Will Never Catch Up With the South

http://odili.net/news/source/2008/oct/6/603.html

Former Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Victor Malu Serious Ill

http://odili.net/news/source/2008/oct/6/512.html

Buhari’s Convoy in Car Crash

http://odili.net/news/source/2008/oct/6/600.html

Inside the household of man with 86 Wives

http://www.dailytrust.com/content/view/19146/54:testset/

A Peep into the Sokoto Caliphate

http://www.dailytrust.com/content/view/18768/54:testset/

Enyimba Held by Al-Ahly

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7653656.stm

Nigerian man given 48 hours to divorce 82 wives

http://odili.net/news/source/2008/aug/29/801.html

President Yar’Adua Alleged to be Seriously Ill

http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/news/national/2008/aug/31/national-31-08-2008-001.htm

New Military Service Chiefs Assume Office

http://odili.net/news/source/2008/aug/29/9.html