PeterKundum: February 2013

Thursday, 28 February 2013

NEWS HEADLINES: Thursday 28/02/13

**Expelled Covenant varsity student: Court adjourns porno suit**

**Police nab 3 for allegedly stealing 10 day old baby**

**We didn’t kill any student of Nasarawa varsity – Army**

**Newswatch suit: Jimoh Ibrahim owes me N30m, Ray Ekpu tells court**

**Senate moves to end unlawful detention**

**Oyerinde: Police covering up culprits, Oshiomhole insists**

**Ado Bayero, 2 sons return**

**Oke alleges irregularities in Ondo guber election**

**Nigeria loses N8trn to illegal gold mining**

**Britain warns against travel to North after Islamist raids**

**FG installs 3 power sub-stations in Lagos**

**Clinton: Fashola slams PDP**

**Jonathan, Amaechi friction: Rivers youths threaten to dump PDP**

**Court orders IGP, 2 others to pay lawyer N25.5m as damages**

**NNPC loses N3.6bn to Arepo pipeline vandalisation**

**Senate drills NDDC boss, contractors**

**Jonathan can contest in 2015 – Tukur**

**Ezu River mystery dead: 2 Senate c’ttees return for further investigations**

**Bauchi youths protest non-release of 7 foreigners**

**Ihonvbere kicks against formation of PDP Govs’ Forum**

**Pope Benedict bows out, says being a Pope was a burden**

**Value of banks’ dormant accounts tops N1trn – Stakeholders**

**Market Making: Liquidity must be provided according to principles – SEC**

**New technologies can raise standard of education in Nigeria – Guinness**

**Banking brand ranking: First Bank, others buoy Nigeria’s global image**

**Price war: How pasta manufacturers divide market**

**We will not accept AIB final report – Bellview**

**They’re after me, Aliyu cries out**

**Unemployed graduates in Bayelsa give Dickson 30-day ultimatum**

**Make use of official communication channel, Defence hqtrs tells Boko Haram**

**EFCC to arraign company director for alleged fraud**

**Aviation unions give 14 days ultimatum to NAMA management**

Wednesday, 27 February 2013

NEWS HEADLINE: Wednesday 27/02/13

**Finally! Jonathan signs 2013 Budget into law**

** Oscar Pistorius Holds Private Memorial For Reeva **

**Man bags 20 yrs jail for killing his father**

**Fayemi’s N5m donation tears church apart**

**One killed, scores injured as area boys clash in Lagos**

**Closed market: We’re losing N100bn daily, cry Ladipo traders**

**NDLEA arrests suspected drug peddler**

**Nasarawa killings: How the crisis began**

**10 hunters in police net over mysterious death of colleague**

**Pension Scam: Maina begs court for safety**

**Oyo N1.6bn pension fraud: Court remands 10 in prison**

**Key Lagos MDAs ‘ll commence Saturday work in March – Fashola**

**7 Nigeriens arrested over tree felling in Kwara**

**With Anenih, Akpabio, PDP is repackaged, ready for opposition parties – Tukur**

**Judge stays action on Ifeanyi Uba’s suit**

**Jonathan averts constitutional crisis, signs 2013 budget**

**2,000 Delta DPP members decamp to PDP for Ochei**

**Akeredolu alleges irregularities in Ondo guber election**

**Chinese oil giant CNOOC buys Canada’s Nexen for $15.1**

**Subsidy: Oando receives N270bn in 4 years**

**AAEUN seeks interest free loan from banks, govt**

**Registrars imposing stockbroking firms on investors**

**Gas revolution: Nigeria set to become regional hub**

**FG reviews use of commercial explosives**

**Benue Police arrest, parade 36 robbery suspects, vandals**

**Peace returns to Delta community**

**Rivers Varsity students’ hostel razed**

**CAN chairman vows to chase out non-performing politicians**

**Kwara rainstorm victims get N11m relief materials**

**Okocha upsets Delta Air second seed**

**2014 National Sports Festival: Cross River inaugurates LOC**

**Police Games to boost Police/Military relationship – IG**

Tuesday, 26 February 2013

PRESIDENT JONATHAN ASSENTS TO THE 2013 APPROPRIATION BILL

Following consultations and an agreement between the Executive and the Legislature on the 2013 Appropriation Bill, President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday signed the bill into law.

President Jonathan wishes to reassure all Nigerians that the consultations have been in the best interest of the country, and in pursuit of understanding and mutual cooperation between both arms of government.

As part of the understanding reached with its leadership, the observations of the executive arm of government about the Appropriation Bill as passed by the National Assembly will further be considered by the National Assembly through legislative action, to ensure effective and smooth implementation of the 2013 Appropriation Act in all aspects.

The administration remains fully committed to the positive transformation of the country, and effective/efficient service delivery for the benefit of all citizens.

All Ministries, Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government have therefore been directed to work very hard to ensure that all the services, projects and programmes contained in the budget are successfully delivered on schedule in spite of the slight delay in its enactment.