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The Guardian Web Poll
How hopeful are you that the amnesty granted the Niger Delta militants by the Federal Government will succeed?

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Indifferent
 
Yar'Adua Visits Ogun, To Wade Into Crisis
By Charles Coffie Gyamfi And Abiodun Fanoro, Abeokuta
PRESIDENT Umaru Musa Yar'Adua is expected to intervene in the crisis between the Ogun executive and legislature as he visits the state on Monday.

Gov. T.A. Orji of Abia State, Gov. Peter Obi of Anambra, Gov. Chime Sullivan of Enugu State, Gov. Ikedi Ohakim Of Imo St Ate, Chief Jim Nwobodo Former Gov. of Anambra State, Chief Martin Elechi of Ebonyi State and Chief Chris Ngige Former Gov. of Anambra State in a group photograph during the lying-in state ceremony of the late Chief C.C. Onoh at Enugu State Govt.House...yesterday.

Business   Sports
Nigeria may export two million bpd of crude oil this month -030709

Abia releases N4b to MSMEs' operators -030709

USADF investments in Nigeria hit N551m in eight years -030709

Oil prices slide further as stockpiles reduce demand fears -030709
  Mourinho, Royal Antwerp Arrive, Move To Ilorin Today

Beach Eagles Beats Egypt, Inches Near World Cup

Minister Berates NFF Over Golden Eaglets, Flying Eagles' Preparations
Metro
Abakaliki: So far from the capital -030709
Capital Market   Focus
Banks lift transactions on the Exchange -030709
  Africans and the development of their continent' -030709
Property
Nigeria, other Africa property markets, named toast of foreign investors -290609

UN HABITAT chief, others win $.13m Gšteborg environmental award -290609
 
Energy Report
Oil firm to construct N7.5b gas terminal in Lagos -010709

NNPC, Gazprom sign joint venture pact -010709
Compulife
Experts link digital divide to digital opportunity -010709

Somali pirates hold back Seacom cable, new opening date is July 23 -010709
 
Money Watch
The ATM debacle: Any respite for bank customers? -010709

Growing Africa's GDP and food security through agric funding -010709
Science
How stress causes sexual dysfunction, infertility -020709
 
Insurance
Insurers attribute growth in income to consolidation, awareness in industry -020709
Business Travels
Airlines slash fares, woo passengers -030709
 
Media
Vision 2020 and the role of the advertiser -290609
Law
Amnesty by rule of law okay, not lip service -300609
 
Natural Health
How plants' antioxidants slow prostate cancer, sight loss -020709
Industry Watch
For EPA, the struggle continues, say stakeholders -010709
 
Appointments
Labour may seek further review of minimum wage -020709
Weekend
A nation submerged in flood, decaying road network -030709
 
Education
Strike grounds activities across varsities -020709
Friday Review
Norbert Young: The actor's actor clocks 50 -030709
 
Maritime Watch
NSDP: Government instrument for crusade against dearth of seafarers -010709
Sunday Magazine
Oil And Gas: What Next After The Intrigues, Powerplay? -280609
 
Saturday Magazine
ASUU Strike: An Unending Drama
Ecumenical Center
Honour With Lips But Heart Far From God (lII) -280609
 
Friday Worship
 
Cleric Disowns Wife Of 15 Years In Court
By Omobola Tolu-Kusimo
IT was drama at Ketu Grade 'B' Customary Court when a clergyman with Celestial Church of Christ, Rufus Awoleye, told his wife of 15 years that he never married her but only assisted her as a girlfriend during the period.


VP Accuses Criminal Barons Of Frustrating Amnesty For Militants
From Madu Onuorah and Collins Olayinka, Abuja
VICE President Goodluck Jonathan has accused "criminal barons" of frustrating militants from accepting the amnesty proclamation of the Federal Government.


Yar'Adua Names New Board For NDDC
From Madu Onuorah, Abuja
PRESIDENT Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has nominated former chairman of the Directorate of Food, Roads and Rural Infrastructure (DFRRI), Air Vice Marshal Larry Koinyan (rtd), from Bayelsa State, as the chairman of the reconstituted board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).

AFRICA

Kenya most corrupt country in East Africa, says poll -030709
A SURVEY by an anti-graft watchdog has found Kenya east Africa's most graft-prone nation with a bribe expected or solicited in nearly half of all transactions, followed by Uganda and Tanzania.

Guinea-Bissau's presidential vote enters run-off -030709
FOLLOWING the failure of a clear winner in Guinea-Bissau's last Sunday's election to produce a winner, the presidential vote, according to the country's electoral commission, would go to a second round.

WORLD
Honduras' interim leader spurns ultimatum, blames Chavez for crisis -030709
DESPITE mounting international pressure to restore exiled president, Honduras' interim leader has accused Venezuela's Hugo Chavez of instigating his nation's crisis and lawmakers tightened a curfew aimed at stemming unrest.

Iran's ex-president, opposition leader slam Islamic regime -030709
FORMER Iranian President Mohammad Khatami has joined ranks with the country's embattled reformist presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, and accused the Iranian government of failing its people in the recent election and condemning the subsequent crackdown on protesters.

POLICY & POLITICS
There Must Be Governorship Primaries In APGA, Says Chieftain
Following alleged lack of internal democracy in the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Mr. Nnamdi Umeh, chairman of its Stakeholders Forum told some journalists, including GODWIN IJEDIOGOR, that the Forum remains consistent in its call for primaries to pick its candidate in next year's governorship election.

ARTS
For Killed Art Patron Peter Areh, Passion First, Money Later
WHEN works of Nigerian artists featured at the first edition of an art auction, Africa Now, organized by United Kingdom-based Bonhams auction house, art promoter and dealer, Peter Dubem Areh was behind the initiative.

 
 
Editorial
Ghana and Nigerian firms -030709
THE government of Ghana has been on a mission to lure Nigerian firms to relocate to Ghana. This is in a bid to attract investors from abroad and by so doing shore up its flagging economy in the wake of macro-economic problems resulting from a devastating global economic meltdown.
Columnists
By Reuben Abati:
Oath-taking in Nigerian politics -030709

By Busayo Ojo:
Kokomansion: What does it stand for? -030709

By Levi Obijiofor:
Andy Uba: Time to review an ambition -030709
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Letters
ASUU strike and Nigerian students -030709

Opium of the people -030709

Adieu Michael Jackson -030709

Fashion
>Accessorise to suit your face shape -030709
By Nike Sotade
JEWELLERY and accessories can transform any basic outfit and add a personalized touch to a woman's ensemble. Earrings especially can help draw attention to one's best features, so it is important to select a pair of earrings that will balance out your face shape and complement your style and personal tastes.

Auto Wheels
Between 'tempting mix' of good performance and Infiniti FX35 -030709
THE 2009 Infiniti FX35 has been fortified with what has been described as a "tempting mix" of good performance, cutting-edge technology and head-turning looks.

Food & Drink
Noodles delights -030709
IT is a household name on everybody's lips, both young and old. Despite the competition in the noodles market, many still prefer to masticate Indomie noodles.