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NIGERIA`S MEDIA WATCHDOG
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Sanutisation of banks:
Diary of Press coverage
 The sack of Managing Directors/Chief Executive Officers of five top banks on August 14 dominated media attention in the second half of August 2009. Since the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Lamido Sanusi announced the sack, major newspapers and broadcast media have made it the top story of the day. The interest is attributable to the pivotal role banking plays within the economy.
Sanusi had dropped the bombshell at a Press conference in Lagos after reportedly meeting with the Chairmen of the five banks on August 13, 2009 to brief them of the CBN's action.
Sacked were Mrs. Cecilia Ibru (Oceanic Bank), Erastus Akingbola (Intercontinental), Sebatian Adigwe (Afribank), Barth Ebong (Union) and Okey Nwosu (Finbank). The apex bank replaced them with John Aboh (Oceanic), Mahmoud Alabi (Intercontinental), Nebolisa Arah (Afribank), Mrs Funke Osibodu (Union) and Mrs. Suzanne Funke Irochie (Finbank).
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Reactions to Lanre Idowu's books
 Fantastic title
I rejoice with you on this uncommon recognition. The popular is seldom correct because popularity is associated with the masses and the masses will always elect the least line of resistance. They avoid rigour in thinking and application and that is why what is right is seldom correct and they are consigned to the rank of the masses. The leaders don't recognise this. They talk about the masses of our people. This posture leads to big government and un-freedom and underdevelopment, mystery and wars. The foundation of America's stupendous development is small government and everyone bearing responsibility for his life. Congratulations Lanre. Best regards.
-Lade Bonuola, Agbara, Ogun State.
Refreshing
Bridges of Memory is certainly refreshingly different in style and content.
-Duro Onabolu, Lagos.
Fascinating
I am most fascinated by “Heaven's Gate” dedicated to a priest, I suppose. Shiny Pate also stands out for its rigour in terms of rhymes in the stanzas which the other nice poems ignore. Sincere congrats on your creative mind!
-Kehinde Taiwo, Director, FRCN, Abuja.
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And Tony Momoh gets his wish
 Anthony Sulaiman Macnonoh Momoh's earnestness makes him worthy of attention. A prince of Auchi, distinguished Nigerian, and worthy member of the pen fraternity, Tony Momoh has truly paid his dues in various theatres of human endeavour. Whether on the sub desk where he cut his journalistic teeth, or from the editorial chair where he edited Spear (1967-71) and the Daily Times (1976-80), or from the classroom, where he trained many minds, or from his prodigious writings where he seeks to enrich minds on issues of journalism, law, culture, spirituality, and public policy, or as minister of the Federal Republic for Information and Culture, Prince Tony Momoh has always stood out.
Born into a polygamous home in which his father sired 265 children, Tony Momoh has chosen monogamy as the institution to sire four children, one daughter and three sons. And there is no indication he has any regrets not following his father's footsteps. On Thursday, August 20 when he chose to celebrate his 70th birthday, four months after the official date of April 27, Prince was there in the company of Janet, his wife of four decades and made a public spectacle of their affection for each other. It was a day he chose to introduce four books to the public. The main book, Prince Tony Momoh: A National Bibliotherapist and Cultural Engineer, his authorised biography, is a voluminous 590 pager, said to have taken seven years to write.
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New York Aquarium August 2008. Photo by Lanre Idowu
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Pram Park New York Aquarium August 2008. Photo by Lanre Idowu
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The Boko Haram Crisis
Within five days of joint military and police assault against a most pernicious and self-styled Islamist fundamentalist group that unleashed mayhem in some states in the North, over 750 people have reportedly been killed. Police stations, prisons and government buildings have been destroyed along with churches and mosques.
Hundreds of helpless women and children have been rendered homeless. This is the fall-out of a security /offensive to quell the religious violence that broke out on Sunday, July 26 and quickly spread to Maiduguri, Yobe, Bauchi and Kano. This again is a clear case of failure of intelligence.
Nigeria has gone through this road of infamy before. Since 1983, when the Maitasine religious riot wreaked havoc in Maiduguri, there have been several sectarian uprisings in different parts of the country. More than 10,000 people have lost their lives and property in the process.
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Nigerian Tribune, Thursday, August 20, 2009, Pg. 16
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