Month: June 2010
Pension Commission Allays Fear Of Workers
The Lagos State Pension Commission has allayed the fears and apprehension of workers in the Lagos State public service about…
CLIMATE CHANGE: Govt Advises Lagos Councils
The Lagos State government has appealed to the local government councils to be champions and advocates for mitigation and adaptation…
Court Rules On Reopening Of ‘My Pikin’ Factory July 7
The Federal High Court, Lagos, on Tuesday adjourned till July 7, ruling on whether to re-open the factory that manufactured…
Strike: Minister Dares Resident Doctors
The Minister of Health, Prof. Onyenbuchi Chukwu, on Tuesday warned that he would dissuade the National Association of Resident Doctors…
Kanu: I Want To Play
Captain of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Nwankwo Kanu is looking forward to playing his first match of the 2010 FIFA World…
Taiwo Wants Greece Role
An ankle injury prevented him from completing the good job he started in his left back position during the World…
Korea Glad Despite Defeat
There were tears last night as North Korea stunned mighty Brazil. Tae-Se Jong was crying as the national anthems rang…
FIFA Arrest Women In Minis
Thirty-six sexily dressed Dutch women were forced out of Soccer City and held in a FIFA office for several hours…
Beware Of Nigeria, Torosidis Warns Greece
Greece would lose to the worst team in the world unless they rediscover their qualifying form for the must-win World…
Milo Schools B/Ball Tourney: NSSF Reads Riot Act To Cheats
Bisi Joseph, Secretary-General of the Nigeria Schools Sports Federation, NSSF, has stated that the federation will not spare any school…
16 Schools For Lagos Inter-Tertiary Games
Sixteen institutions of higher learning have confirmed participation in the second edition of the Lagos Inter-Tertiary Games slated for 24…
South Africa 2010: A Sign Of Victory
Every thing considered, the South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup project is already a monumental success story even though it…
Need For Youth Involvement In Sports Stressed
Parents and guardians have been advised to engage their children and wards in sporting activities in order to keep them…
Restriction Of Okada Riders
Wary of the excesses of commercial motorcyclists, who are also known as okada riders, the Lagos State government has finally…
Switzerland – Swiss of many tongues
Swiss of many tonguesSwitzerland have made a strong claim to be the most multi-lingual team at the World Cup. At…
Thousands march to protest World Cup spending
Thousands march to protest World Cup spendingThousands of South Africans staged a march Wednesday to protest lavish spending on the…
Ivory Coast – Eriksson calls for jabulani review
Ivory Coast manager Sven Goran Eriksson has added his voice to the debate over the jabulani, the widely derided ball…
World Cup Day 6: Prelude
As the last of the opening matches takes place Wednesday all eyes will be on European champions all-star Spain, who…
Worldcup Day 5!
On day five of the 2010 World Cup, mighty Brazil had a scare as they could only manage a 2-1…
Brazil v. North Korea: Live Report
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – BRAZIL TOP THE “GROUP OF DEATH” after a 2-1 win over North Korea, but failed to impress…
Whereabouts Of Kidnapped Paramount Ruler Unknown
As the kidnap of Eze Sunday Njoku,the monarch of Umuebulum in Oyigbo local government area of Rivers state by unidentified…
Ivory Coast v. Portugal: Live Report
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (AFP) – A BIT OF A DAMP SQUIB in rainy Port Elizabeth as Ivory Coast and…
New Zealand v. Slovakia: Live Report
RUSTENBURG, South Africa (AFP) – ITS ALL TO PLAY FOR IN GROUP F after a last-gasp goal by Winston Reid…
Keyamo Slams Police For Framing Up Kidnap Suspect
Lagos Lawyer, Mr. Festus Keyamo has slammed the Lagos State Police Command for framing up a suspect, Omotayo Mobolaji-Johnson over…
The Most Sought-After Nollywood Actresses
These are actresses that have stood the test of time in the Nigerian movie industry, known as Nollywood. Their brilliance…
Sex Workers Get Quit Order In Abuja
The three-day quit notice issued to commercial sex workers in Abuja, Nigeria, by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory…
June 12 Disrupts Lagos Assembly Session
The rumour that the Lagos State government declared June 14 as a public holiday to mark June 12 disrupted activities…
AC Lawmaker Backs Bankole Over Travail
An Action Congress (AC) member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Dayo Bush-Alebiosu has described the ultimatum issued to the…
AC to PDP: Fault Us With Facts, Not Sentiments
The Action Congress (AC) has challenged the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, to fault, with facts rather than sentiments, its assertion…
US Donates Tuberculosis Facility To Nigeria
The US on Monday donated a multi-million dollar facility for the detection and treatment of tuberculosis to Nigeria The United…