Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that Hajiya Laila Dogonyaro’s contribution to activism, education and emancipation has earned her a place in the pantheon of women trail blazers in Nigeria, especially in the Northern part of the country. In a tribute to Hajiya Dogonyaro, who was buried on Friday in her hometown Garki in [...]
Policemen in Oyo State, South West Nigeria, have found arms and human skulls in the home of Azeez Ejeoto alias Wura, the Secretary of the illegal Auxiliary of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), loyal to Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala. The Policemen found the arms and human heads in one of the rooms of [...]
After meetings lasting many hours, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, finally found a way out of the constitutional challenge posed by the inconclusive gubernatorial election in Imo State on Friday evening. The Commission announced in a statement signed by its Secretary, Abdullahi Kaigama that it will conduct supplementary election in four local government [...]
At 16, rising soccer star Kabiru Adewunmi had NCAA Division 1 recruiters after him. The talented yet humble teen was on his way to something big, his Chicago Fire coach said on Friday. Instead, the Amundsen High School sophomore took his last breaths Tuesday night in a puddle of blood after a gunman ambushed [...]
The ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has won 19 out the 24 Plateau House of Assembly seats contested for in the state. Results announced by returning officers across various collation centres in the state show that Labour Party, LP, won the 4 other seats to emerge as the major opposition party in the House [...]
Eleven Strikers and City of David, COD have qualified for the semi final of the Lagos FA Cup. Strikers defeated Stanley Global 6-5 via penalty shootout after ending the regulation time of their quarter final match 1-1, while City of David also beat Bridge Boys 6-5 through penalty kicks. Their quarter final match [...]
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Friday received the City People Magazine Awards of the Governor of the Year 2010 in Nigeria and the most outstanding Governor in the South West for 2010, restating his commitment to continue to surpass what he has achieved. The governor who spoke at Lagos House, Ikeja [...]