Month: July 2010
Workers Sue Company Over Industrial Accidents
Five factory workers involved in severe industrial accidents have dragged a leading plastic manufacturing companies in Nigeria, Celplas Industries Nig.…
‘Corruption May Jeopardise Vision 20: 2020’
Minister of Finance, Olusegun Aganga, has identified corruption as a key element inhibiting the economic development and social progress of…
Insurance Agent Charged With Forgery
An insurance agent, Charles Okorodudu, 34 with the American International Insurance (AIICO) PLC, has been arrested by the police at…
Men With Fictitious Names Charged
Two men, Samuel Olusola Adigun, 28 and Paul Akindele Fawole, 29 have been arraigned before the Ikeja Magistrate’s Court, Lagos,…
Eagle’s Job’ll Be A Dream Come True —Siasia
Samson Siasia has been relishing the prospect of becoming the next coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles. If the news of…
Akusobi Tips Falconets To Beat Colombia
Former Falconets player, Blessing Akusobi, has tipped Nigeria to reach the final of this year’s FIFA U-20 Women World Cup…
What Peter Must Do To Defeat Klitschko
Festac Youth Boxing Club and Academy’s Chief Coach, Sholanke is confident that Samuel ‘The Nigerian Nightmare’ Peter would be lucky…
Lagos Youth Tourney: LOC Commences Accreditation, Releases Fixtures
Preparations for the International Youth Cup hot up, as accreditation of participants for the youth tournament is in progress. The…
Chess Umpires Back In Classroom
Nigeria Chess Federation, NCF, recorded another milestone in the history of the sport recently with the organisation of arbiters’ course,…
Malio Entertainment Scouts For Movie Talents
This is good news for aspiring movie and music stars as one of the upwardly mobile entertainment outfits in town,…
Omoni Oboli Acts With Hollywood Star
As a way of telling the horrible stories and problems faced by illegal immigrants who seek greener pasture abroad, Lonzo…
Bernard Kawaja Berths
After playing some notable roles behind the camera in some Nollywood movies, Lebanese born Nigerian filmmaker, Bernard Kawaja, has finally…
The Time Is Now
Humans are very peculiar. A lot of things we say, we cannot do. My Graduation song told me “Things never…
Much Ado About Zoning
Perhaps there is no other issue that has generated so much controversy lately as the zoning arrangement by the People’s…
Shekarau Joins Race for Nigeria’s Presidency
Kano state governor, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau has officially declared his intention to contest the 2011 presidential election on the platform…
Judge Transfers Pfizer Suit To Kano
The Federal High Court of Abuja presided over by Justice G.O Kolawole has transferred to the State High Court of…
ANAN, ICAN Rivalry Unhealthy -ANAN President
Chief Iyamide Francess Gafar, National President of the National Association of Accountants of Nigeria, ANAN, has decried the rivalry between…
Melaye, Others Remain Suspended
For a third consecutive time, the suspended members of the House of Representatives led by Hon. Dino Melaye failed in…
Doctorate Student Wins ICAN’S N500,000 Research Grant
A doctorate degree Accounting student of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria, Mrs Uche Onyekwelu has won N500,…
Most Nigerians Live In Slums —UN Reps
Between 30 and 70 per cent of urban dwellers in Nigeria live in unplanned or informal settlements also called slums,…
Northern Govs Dump Zoning
There are indications that most of the 19 Northern governors who are currently meeting in Kaduna, have dumped the controversial…
Redeemed Pastor Arrested Over N8m Fraud
A 40-year old pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Kunle Odeyemi David and his accomplice, Ganiyu Babatunde a.k.a.…
BOKO HARAM: Police On Red Alert
Police guarded the ruins of the Nigerian Taliban’s mosque on Monday, a year after it launched an uprising put down…
Murdered Nigerian Buried In The US
A young Nigerian murdered in the United States of America has been buried. Olawale Oladimeji Oladipo, who was killed two…
Death Penalty For Kidnappers
Governor Ikedi Ohakim of Imo State said in Owerri on Monday that he would not hesitate in signing the death…
They Want To Kill Me, Ex-L.G Boss Writes Jonathan
The former chairman of Ijebu East Local Government Council, Ogun State, Nigeria, Mr. Tunde Oladunjoye has sent a petition to…
Lagerback Scared By NFF’s Crisis —Agent
Michael Short, agent of Super Eagles’ foreign manager, Lars Lagerback says the ongoing restructuring in the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF,…
A Golden Nugget Buried Abroad
Two years ago I left the shores of Nigeria after completing my policy training at the Nigerian Institute of Policy…
Africa U-19 Cricket Tourney: Nigeria Battle Rwanda Today
Nigeria’s U-19 team will today battle Rwanda in their second game of the Cricket World Cup qualifier Africa’s Division 2.…