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Live from UN: Yar’adua snubbed UN over Oil Bunkering in Niger Delta Huhuonline.com has learnt that the UN Secretariat has written to President Umaru Yar’adua expressing its willingness to set up a panel of eminent persons and a committee of experts to examine the problem of “blood oil” – the term used to describe the misery caused by oil bunkering in the Niger Delta – but is yet to receive an acknowledgement, let alone a formal response from Nigeria, a source at the Office of the Spokesperson of the UN Secretary General told Huhuonline.com. No reasons have been given by the Nigerian government for what many diplomats in New York consider a snub on UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, but one plausible explanation is that Yar’adua is said to be keen on keeping the Niger Delta problem a domestic concern, despite wide consensus on the international dimension of the crisis. But the main reason; a source told Huhuonline.com is that Yar’adua is afraid of confronting very powerful interests in the military and other top-raking politicians who are involved either directly or indirectly in oil bunkering and other criminal activities, including political violence.Read more @ http://www.huhuonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=447:live-from-un-yaradua-snubbed-un-over-oil-bunkering-in-niger-delta&catid=90:interviews&Itemid=284 Obama to Prioritise Africa during U.N. Visit…. but Yar`adua is no call, no show. When Barack Obama visits the United Nations on three consecutive days this week – a rare gesture by a U.S. president – he will be addressing delegates on subjects ranging from climate change and peacekeeping to nuclear non-proliferation and the global financial crisis.Read more @ http://www.huhuonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=438:obama-to-prioritise-africa-during-un-visit-but-yaradua-is-no-call-no-show&catid=90:interviews&Itemid=284 Bank MD invests N12bn depositor’s funds in personal firm Following the second round of banks audit exercise meant to be conducted by CBN in Nigeria, facts available to huhuonline.com shows that officials of the CBN have found out that an MD (name withheld), whose shareholders have strong political influence in the current administration, allocated to himself share capital of N85 billion and is yet to be paid . Still on this sheer decay the same MD allocated shares to a local airline to the tune of N18 billion as corporate investments. The airline is denying knowledge of the deal. The bank MD is also alleged to have invested N12 billion depositors’ funds in a supposed subsidiary of the bank.Read more @ http://www.huhuonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=425:bank-md-invests-n12bn-depositors-funds-in-personal-firm&catid=90:interviews&Itemid=284 Kidnappers demand N40m ransom for Kaduna SSG Unknown gunmen who kidnapped the Secretary to the Kaduna State Government [SSG] Mr. Waje Yayok at his country home on Monday night yesterday demanded that N40 million be paid as ransom for his release. Shock and anxiety enveloped the state capital yesterday when news filtered in of the SSG’s kidnap. It was the highest profile kidnap case in the state since the abduction last April of visiting Canadian Rotarian Mrs. Julie Ann Mulligan, who was later freed by security agents.Read more @ http://www.huhuonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=445:kidnappers-demand-n40m-ransom-for-kaduna-ssg&catid=103:more-news&Itemid=333 What a shame to Nigerian Leadership Sir, We all read about how President Yar’Adua has decided to miss a life-time opportunity of putting Nigeria rebranding concept better to the entire world through United Nations Assembly where he was slotted to talk about the country he presides over. That meeting, which starts Wednesday 23rd September 2009 at the United Nations Headquarters. Read more @ http://www.huhuonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=439:what-a-shame-to-nigerian-leadership&catid=101:letters&Itemid=330 Stuck on stupid –by Sola Adewunmi After relocating to the Tampa Bay area in December 2006, I resumed work on Harbour Island as the Community Manager for Island Place and Island Walk on Monday the Fourth of December. While inspecting the Community on my first day at work, one of the Residents called the Office to report that a strange Black lanky man was walking around. She asked my Administrative Assistant to call the Police. My Administrative Assistant then asked her if the said Blackman was bald and wearing a Blue velvet suit…the Resident said “yes”. She told the Resident that the man was the new Community Manager. Read more @ http://www.huhuonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=446:stuck-on-stupid-by-sola-adewunmi&catid=77:personal-tech&Itemid=177 ASUU: Beyond Aluta Continua -By Thomas Olusanya AS you are reading this short comment, over N6 billion naira, out of N9 billion, voted for capital projects in all 27 federal universities in Nigeria is most likely to be returned to the treasury. Reason: the strike by both the academic and non-academic staff unions of publicly-owned universities for salary increase and better financing of the institutions. Read more @ http://www.huhuonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=441:asuu-beyond-aluta-continua-by-thomas-olusanya&catid=56:you-your-family&Itemid=174 NPAN Tasks Police to fish out Ohu’s Killers The state of insecurity in Nigeria has taken a new drive as killing of journalists in the country has now become a recurring decimal. The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Ogbonna Onovo has vowed to fish out the killers of the Assistant Editor of Guardian Newspapers, Mr. Bayo Ohu on the early hours of Sunday, September 20. Read more @ http://www.huhuonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=440:npan-tasks-police-to-fish-out-ohus-killers&catid=89:finance&Itemid=283

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