Month: May 2010
Expect Sham Elections In 2011 —Femi Falana
The 2011 general elections in Nigeria are unlikely to be different from the 2007 elections described by local and international…
Minister Warns Contractors Against Bribing Foreigners
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Aliyu Idi Hong and the United Nations Organisation’s Chief of Peacekeeping Procurement…
Oyinlola Wins Osun Election Petition
The governorship election tribunal sitting in Osogbo, Osun State, South West Nigeria, has ruled in favour of Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola…
Osun Tribunal Strikes Out AC Suits
Nigeria’s Osun State Election Petition Tribunal has struck out the petition instituted by the Action Congress (AC) candidate for the…
Nigerian Druglord Jailed 20 Years In South Africa
The Special Drug Court in Durban, South Africa sentenced one of the most wanted druglords, Ndudim Agoha to 20 years…
Entertainment, Headlines, News
Ultimate Search: Emeka Ike, Daddy Showkey, Dare In Final Showdown
All is now set for the final showdown among Nollywood actor Emeka Ike, Ghetto Soldier Daddy Showkey and R&B Star…
Fake Traffic Officer Arrested
Another fake officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has been arrested by the police at a beer…
Driver Escapes Electrocution
Mr. Hakeem Gbabi, a bulldozer driver with Alhaji Agboola & Company, hired by Onigbongbo Local Council Development Area, Lagos State,…
15 Students Injured After Violent Clash
The harmonious relationship between students of Government College and Command Secondary School both in Makurdi, Benue State, Nigeria, was shattered…
Kaduna Assembly Endorses Yero As Deputy Gov
The Kaduna State House of Assembly on Thursday confirmed the Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Muktar Yero as the new Deputy…
Court Orders Arrest Of ANPP Chieftain
A Kaduna Chief Magistrate’s Court on Thursday ordered the arrest of a former ANPP governorship candidate in Katsina in 2003,…
Lecturer Wants Democracy Sustained
A university don, Dr. Mahmoud Lawan, on Thursday in Abuja urged Nigerians to work together to deepen the country’s democracy…
No 3rd Term For Lawmaker
The PDP will not give the lawmaker representing Azara, Ribi, Wuse and Akiri in the Nasarawa State House of Assembly…
Suspended NURTW Boss Battered
The Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Shomolu Unit, Palmgrove, Lagos, Nigeria, Muyiwa Ayodele, has appealed…
Sealed CBN Branch Reopened
The Calabar office of the CBN sealed by officials of the Cross River State Board of Internal Revenue Service (CRBIRS)…
Jonathan Faces Big Challenges In 2011
The Lagos State governorship candidate of the Democratic People’s Alliance (DPA) in the April 2007 elections, Mr. Joseph Olujimi Kolawole…
‘2011: IBB Will Be Disgraced’
The ambition of Nigeria’s former military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (retd), to rule the country again in 2011 may…
Only Miracle Can Save Eagles –Martins
Super Eagles striker, Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins, has revealed that it would take a miracle for the team to meet the…
CBN Open Begins
The 32nd edition of the CBN Senior Open Tennis Championship will serve off this weekend at the Tennis Courts of…
Boska Cup Final Holds
The final of this year’s Boska Cup will hold tomorrow at the FIFA Legacy Astro-Turf Football pitch. To reach this…
Monarchs Should Be Given Roles In Grassroots Governance
The newly installed Oba of Egbin, His Royal Majesty, Oba Alayeluwa Adeoriyomi Oluwasesan Hakeem Oyebo, spoke with LUCKY LAWAL on…
The Money Making Man
Every woman prays for a husband who can be able to take care of the family. Every child prays for…
Love Audit
One of the measurements for a truly progressive journey is looking at where it started. Without knowing where you are…
And My Aunty “Killed Me†With “Loveâ€
I was born in the United Kingdom but it never really mattered to me as my parents left the United…
Nigerian Music Industry Has No Structure
Paul Play Dairo, the award-winning musician and son of the late Juju music maestro, I.K. Dairo, had a close shave…
Movie Stars To Honour Kosoko’s Dad
Movie stars across the country will on Sunday, 6 June, converge on the Oluwole Ground, Lagos Island, to honour Alhaji…
Benny Black Launches New Album Today
Waka music exponent, Adesola Abeni otherwise known as Queen Benny Black, will launch her album titled Waka Time Arise today.…
Ash Unveils New LP
Muyiwa Gregory a.k.a. Ash, a Lagos-based hip hop artiste, is a new sensational singer, whose debut songs, Bonkoni and Fenuse,…
Wazobia Award Celebrates Pidgin English
Wazobia Awards billed for October in Lagos, is aimed at celebrating and showcasing Pidgin English to the entire world as…
Kani’s LP Out
The debut album of Man Be God crooner, Kani, has finally hit the market. Titled Talk Ur Mind Unlimited, the…