Day: November 19, 2012
Nigeria needs to borrow $100b for 10 years, says official
To fix its infrastructural gaps, Nigeria will need an annual investment of $10 billion for the next ten years, Abraham…
Faces at the investiture of the Tinubus as Egba Chiefs
The Faces at the chieftaincy installation ceremony for the Tinubus in Abeokuta today.
Oil subsidy scam: Suspect sent to Kirikiri Prison
Justice Adebisi Akinlade of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja, has ordered a suspect in the ongoing trial over multiple oil…
Buhari, Ribadu, grace Tinubu’s chieftaincy ceremony
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been described as an icon and an irreplaceable dogged fighter who has…
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: Nigeria sacks Bi-Courtney
Jamiu Yisa and Ayorinde Oluokun Nigeria’s Federal government has terminated the contract concessioning the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway reconstructiona and maintenance to…
Angling For A New Constitution
Efforts at amending the 1999 Constitution kick off across the country with public hearings The current efforts at amending the…
New man joins tussle over Ibori’s $15million
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja More drama played out on Monday before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja as the…
No To Gays And Lesbians
Just like the Senate had done, the House of Representatives throws its support behind the prohibition of homosexuality and lesbianism…
The Ogbomoso People In Jos
This book, Home Away from Home, tells the story of the Ogbomoso people who left their town in the early…
Taking Nollywood To Next Level
An international forum on copyright, organised to chart a new course for Nollywood, holds in Lagos The need for the…
Jonathan goes to Islamabad for D8 summit
President Goodluck Jonathan will leave Abuja on Tuesday night for a three-day visit to Islamabad, Pakistan to attend the summit…
Nollywood’s Musical Failures
Nollywood actors discover that conquering the music scene requires a different skills set Tonto Dikeh was and is still admired…
Stampede at India’s Hindu festival kills 18
PATNA, India(AFP) – At least 18 people were killed and more than a dozen injured following the collapse of a…
China buys up Nigeria’s oil industry
China has increased its hold of Nigeria’s oil industry with its purchase today of Total’s 20 per cent stake in…
Reducing The Prevalence Of Diabetes Mellitus
By Billy Bakare Diabetes Mellitus occurs throughout the world, but it is more common in more developed countries .However, it…
No To Increase In Petrol Price
Just like it did at the beginning of this year when it increased the pump price of premium motor spirit…
You Must Be CEO Of Your Personal Finance
This week continues with the interesting encounters between Dele and my mentor. I must confess that being a part of…
Whither Leaders Of Tomorrow?
By Isaac Asabor Diane Gordon, a former kindergarten teacher highlighted how vulnerable children are to the influence of the environment…
South African prisoners hold officials hostage
Inmates took prison officials hostage on Monday at a privately operated maximum security jail in central South Africa, officials said.…
Gunmen Kill 2 Cops
Unidentified gunmen today killed two policemen at Olodo International Cattle Market, Ayetoro in Yewa area of Ogun State, southwest Nigeria.…
388,864 Nigerians Infected With HIV In One Year
At least, 388,864 Nigerians were infected with the HIV disease in 2011 alone, says the Lagos State Government. The government…
Hamilton wins US race
Lewis Hamilton has won the inaugural United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin. The victory…
Fashola, Lagos House Condemn Hamzat’s Assassination
Eromosele Ebhomele Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola and members of the Lagos House of Assembly have condemned the assassination last night…
Grandma Set Ablaze
Barely seven months after St. Roberts Catholic Church collapsed and killed not less than 30 parishioners in Adamgbe, Mbayongo,Vandeikya, Benue…
Toyin Hamzat, Ex- Fashola Adviser Assassinated
The former Chairman of Ikeja Local Government, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, and ex Special Adviser to Governor Babatunde Fashola on Health…
Adamu’s Son In W/Cup Scandal
Samson Adamu, son of suspended Fifa executive committee member, Amos Adamu has been alleged to have received a $1 million…
2,000 Days: Fashola Counts Gains Of Okada Ban
Governor Babatunde Fashola (SAN) of Lagos State on Sunday rendered an account of stewardship to commemorate his 2,000 days in…
Lagos Targets 3,000 MW From IPP
The Lagos State Government says it is planning to generate of 3,000 megawatts of electricity in the state in the…
Condoms Distributed For Obudu Mountain Race
The Cross River State Action Committee on HIV and AIDS (SACA) said on Sunday that the committee distributed one million…
Toure Is Africa’s Highest Paid Athlete
Ivorian midfielder, Yaya Toure has been named as Africa’s highest-paid athlete by Forbes magazine in its recently published ranking of…