Month: July 2010
President Jonathan Signs AMCON Bill
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan today formally signed the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) Bill into law, saying that the…
3-Years Jail Term For Extortionists In Rivers
Hard times await extortionists who harass property developers, and those who do businesses in Rivers State as Governor Chibuike Amaechi…
Mrs. Amaechi Hails Journalists’ Release
Following the release of the kidnapped journalists on Sunday, the wife of Rivers State Governor, Judith Amaechi has expressed appreciation…
Petrol Scarcity Looms
A shortage of petroleum products is imminent in Nigeria as many importers have failed to deliver second quarter quota and…
Judge Steps Down In Case Against Bankole
The case instituted by Honourable Dino Melaye and six other suspended members of the House of Representatives against the Speaker,…
Freed Journalists Recount Ordeal
The four kidnapped journalists and a driver who were released yesterday by their captor in Abia State, Nigeria have narrated…
World Pays Tribute To Mandela At 92
Nelson Mandela turned 92 on Sunday with US President Barack Obama and other world leaders hailing the anti-apartheid icon’s contribution…
Big Brother All Stars kicks off
Nigeria’s Uti Nwachukwu joined other former Big brother housemates from 13 other countries to jostle for a second chance for…
Lagos Food Dealers Back Out Of Nationwide Strike
Food dealers in Lagos State, Nigeria, have opted out of the planned strike by the national body to protest undue…
Lagos Cooperative Societies Hit N500b Capital Base
The capital base of cooperative societies in Lagos State has hit N500 billion, said the Commissioner for Agriculture and Cooperatives,…
Disabled, LASTMA Officials In Public Duel
There was confusion at Anthony Bus Stop, along Ikorodu Road, Lagos, Nigeria at the weekend when a bus carrying disabled…
NDLEA Dislodges Drug Addicts
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have destroyed a notorious hideout of Indian hemp hawkers and smokers…
Manhunt For Kidnappers Of Released Journalists
Inspector-General of Police, Ogbonna Onovo, has asked his men to fish out the kidnappers of the four journalists released yesterday.…
Lagos Emphasises Importance Of Will
The Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC) has emphasised the importance of writing will to workers in the public and private…
ANPP Calls For Mass Transfer Of Cops In Abia
The Chairman, All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP) in Abia State, Mr. Cassidy Agbai, in Umuahia has called for the mass…
Owolo Decamps Seven Players Ahead Of FIBA-Africa U-18 Championship
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the national Under 18 women team, the Junior Tigress will jet out of the country on…
I Thought Fashola Would Be A Footballer
Many Nigerian football coaches today are relegated to the background not because they are not good enough, but they are…
LG Boss Counsels Youths On Sports
Sports have been described as veritable tools which the youths can be positively engaged in and contribute their quotas to…
More Centres To Host BRF Wrestlemania 2010
The organisers of the BRF Wrestlemania 2010 have announced that more centres have been selected to host the international wrestling…
My Ordeal In The Den Of Kidnappers
The story below is an awful and horrifying narration of one man’s experience in the hands of kidnappers in Nigeria…
USA’s Clampdown On Corrupt Nigerian Govt. Officials
The report that the government of the United States of America would start revoking the visas of corrupt Nigerian government…
Car Crushes Man To Death
A middle aged man, Idoreyin Okon Adam, was on Sunday morning knocked down and killed by a driver of kia Rio…
Kidnapped Nigerian Journalists Set Free
Kidnapped Chairman of Lagos State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Wahab Oba and three other journalists with…
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Fifa U-20 Women World Cup: Nigeria Beat Japan
Nigeria’s Falconets defeated Japan 2-1 in a second group match and brighten their chances of advancing to the knock out…
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South Africa Name Mosimane Coach
Pitso Mosimane was named national coach of South Africa Thursday in succession to Brazilian Carlos Alberto Parreria. The announcement at…
14 New Justices Of Court Of Appeal Sworn In.
Following the swearing in of 8 new judges for the FCT High Court yesterday, fourteen new Justices of the Court…
Imo Governorship Tussle: Agbaso Loses To Ohakim
The three-year old legal tackle over the office of the governor of Imo state between Chief Martin Agbaso of the…
HIV Positive Nigerian Jailed For Life For Serial Rape, Murder
Emotions were teeming in court Wednesday as Yasmin Ashareh’s killer William Imona-Russel was sentenced to life imprisonment with no chance…
Soldiers Batter 3 LASTMA Officials
Four soldiers and two naval officers have beaten three officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA into unconsciousness…
IGP Onovo Vows To Flush Out Bad Eggs
Worried by unending reports about the misconduct of his men, the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ogbonna Onovo, has vowed…