Month: May 2010
Mismanagement Of Yar’Adua’s Illness Must Be Probed —AC
The Action Congress (AC) has urged the federal government to institute a probe into the way and manner the health…
IBB’s Posters Flood Ibadan
The Hausa community in Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, has kicked off the 2011 presidential campaign for former military president,…
Peace And Joy To The People, My Greatest Achievement, Mimiko
The Ondo Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko has described as his administration’s greatest achievement, within its 15 months in office, the…
Adopt Uwais Panel Reforms, Jonathan Urged
President Goodluck Jonathan has been urged to adopt the report of Justice Uwais on electoral reforms. The Centre For Righteous…
Careless Doctors Own Up To Mistake
Doctors at the General Hospital, Apapa, Lagos, who mistakenly slashed a baby’s head during a caesarian section have owned up…
‘How God Saved My Life’ —Faseun
Founder of Oodua People’s Congress (OPC), Dr. Frederick Fasheun, has narrated how God miraculously saved his life during a serious…
Politicians Tasked On Poverty Eradication
Political leaders and philanthropists in Nigeria, have been called upon to see the pursuit of a crusade against poverty as…
3 Pipeline Vandals Nabbed
Nemesis has caught up with four men, including the driver, alleged to have conspired with workers of the Nigerian National…
Student Stabs Housewife, Removes Her Teeth
A student of Ayodele Secondary School, Ketu, Lagos, identified as Endurance, has been arrested by the police for allegedly stabbing…
Thugs Attack Ekiti Council Chairman With Machete
There was pandemonium in Emure Ekiti on Sunday as suspected thugs inflicted machete cuts on the Chairman of Emure Local…
Eagles Assemble In Abuja, Eguavoen Begs Critics
With just three weeks to the kick off of the World Cup in South Africa, Super Eagles skipper Nwankwo Kanu…
Lagos FA Stops Gov’s Cup
Lagos State Football Association, LSFA, has ordered the immediate stoppage of the ongoing Lagos Governor’s Cup. The Chairman of the…
I’ve Done My Best At FHA Tennis Club
Hon. Chiedozie Udeze is the Captain of the FHA Tennis Club, FESTAC, Lagos. He told TAIWO ADELU about his captaincy…
Ofoegbu Wins Ladder Tourney’s Singles, Doubles Trophies
The final of the 2010 Ladder Tournament at the FHA Tennis Club, FESTAC, Lagos was a day of glory for…
Golden Chance Lotto Cup Kicks Off
The much awaited second edition of Golden Chance Lotto Cup Championship has kicked off yesterday at the Government Technical College,…
Jonathan And History
In response to those of us urging him to focus on two or three critical areas of the nation’s development…
Women & In-Laws
The Nigerian and African cultures have made it in such a way that we live a communal kind of life.…
Jonathan Orders Audit of NNPC Account, Appoints New GMD
Less than two months after his appointment, the Federal Government has removed Alhaji Shehu Ladan as the Group Managing Director…
Gov Obi Gets Support From Kinsmen In Italy
The President of Anambra State Association, Padova (ASAP), Veneto, Italy, Chief Ralph Njirika has called for total support for Governor…
N153 Billion Scandal: Security Men Hunt Sambo’s Accuser, Cries Out To Jonathan
A man who wrote a petition against Namadi Samdo, the Vice President-designate and erstwhile Governor of Kaduna State, has cried…
Army Declares IBB’s Former Aide Wanted
An aide of the former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida (retd.) Major Adebowale Bashorun has been declared wanted by the…
Weird MC Evicted From Ultimate Search
Self-styled rappertainer, Weird MC, has been evicted from the Gulder Ultimate Search: Celebrity Showdown. Weird MC, the last woman standing,…
WEMA Bank Sacks Workers
WEMA Bank Plc. at the weekend retrenched a number of undisclosed staff, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN…
Edo Politician Caught With Cocaine
An Edo State politician, who contested the 2007 House of Assembly election, has been arrested with 100 wraps of cocaine…
Man Stabs Friend To Death Over N600
A man called Asuquo Otu has stabbed his friend to death after both of them drank a local gin called…
PHCN Staff Electrocuted
A Power Holding Company of Nigeria staff whose name was simply given as Tony, attached to the PHCN office in…
Artisans Target N2 Billion Tax For Lagos
Artisans and tradesmen in Lagos State have set target of N2 billion to be generated by them to the state…
FG Says 6m Nigerians Are Asthmatic
No fewer than 6 million Nigerians, mostly children, are asthmatic as the disease remains the commonest chronic disorder in childhood,…
Accolades As Lagos HOS Bows Out, Eyes House Of Reps Seat
After a busy week of events marking the exit of the Lagos State Head of Service (HOS), Mr. Yakub Balogun,…