Governor Abiola Ajimobi today appointed Mr. Allen Andrew as the new Coach of 3SC Football Club of Ibadan. The governor, according to a statement signed by his Special Adviser on media, Dr. Festus Adedayo,promised that the state government would ensure that the club would not be allowed to suffer relegation again. Coach Allen Festus, an [...]
December 30, 2011, 11:37 pm | in
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Read More »Ayo Oluokun The Joint Task Force in charge of security in Borno State said contrary to reports, none of the three blasts that set off in the troubled city of Maiduguri on Friday occurred near a mosque. Initial reports had indicated that an explosion suspected to have been set off by militant Islamic Sect, Boko [...]
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Pretty and velvet-voiced Ify Onyegbule bowed out of Nigeria’s Radio Continental and TVC today. Ify, who joined the sister stations about four years ago from Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), plans to venture into private business. She handled many major programmes on both the radio and television arms of the Ikosi-Ketu-based organisation. Besides casting [...]
In a move to improve the judicial system of Lagos State, the State House of Assembly, on Thursday adopted the Law Reform Commission (Amendment). The eight paragraph amendments were necessary in order to remove certain provisions and phrases that may be clothed in ambiguity and also make the Lagos State Law Reform Commission Law 2007 [...]
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Read More »The Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Dr. Ado Ibrahim has expressed confidence that the Ajaokuta Steel Company would come back to life. The traditional ruler gave the assurance at the townhall meeting organised by Senator Nurudeen Abatemi-Usman to brief the people of his constituency on the journey so far, after his inauguration on 6 June 2011 as [...]
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Read More »The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested Sani Garba Musa and Jamimah Ayuba who engage in importing, selling and distributing illicit devices capable of illegally accessing Multichoice Nigeria, MCN, Limited‘s broadcast signals to unsuspecting members of the public. In a press release signed by Wilson Uwujaren, Acting Head, Media of the anti-graft agency [...]
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President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has said government will fight Boko Haram, the “group of evil-minded people who want to cause anarchy to the endâ€. President Jonathan was speaking to Mr. Mohame Bazoum, Deputy Prime Minister of Niger Republic, who brought a condolence message for lives lost during the Christmas day bombings and solidarity message from [...]