Month: September 2010
Much Ado About Cultism
What on earth could have been the cause of this modern madness called cults? I have observed with disdain the…
A Tragic Desperation
The desperate means some Nigerians, especially the youths, are adopting to escape to foreign lands in search of greener pastures,…
LASIEC Train Moves To Surulere, Itire-Ikate, Coker Aguda LGs
In continuation of its working tour of local governments/local council development areas in respect of delineation of wards and creation…
Ajah Highway Needs Public Toilets
Commuters on the Lekki/Ajah route have called on the governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola and the chairman…
Motorists Thank Fashola For Apongbon Bridge
Motorists and commuters who make use of the Apongbon bridge on a daily basis have commended Governor Fashola for listening…
Yaba Local Council Honours Remi Tinubu
Chairman, Yaba Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, South West Nigeria, Mr. Olajide Jimoh, has described the wife of…
Residents Score Bariga Councillor Low
Residents of Onajimi and Ajiun streets in Bariga Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, South West Nigeria, have condemned…
Council Boss Praised For Deflooding FESTAC
Relief came the way of residents of Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State, South West Nigeria recently, as…
Ifelodun Residents Task Council On Roads
Residents of Ifelodun Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, South West Nigeria, have called on the council to see…
Ondo State Football Academy Flags Off
After about a year of planning, the Ondo State Football Agency, OSFA has launched the Ondo State Football Academy at…
Sunshine Stars Hold Thanksgiving
The management, coaches and players of Nigeria Premier League, NPL Club, Sunshine Stars of Akure last Sunday attended a thanksgiving…
Pre-Season Friendly: Crown FC Face MFM
Premier League newcomers, Crown Football Club, will continue their pre-season programme with a friendly match against upstart, Mountain of Fire…
Nigeria Draw South Africa In AWC
Five-time champions, the Super Falcons of Nigeria will kick off their quest to reclaim the Africa Women’s Championship, AWC title…
Lagos ACN Backs INEC’s Demand for More Time
The Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria has asked Nigerians to support whatever it would take for…
Corpse Found In Arik Aircraft
A corpse was allegedly discovered in an Arik aircraft last night, sources told P.M.NEWS today. Our sources said that the…
We Have Time Constraint —Jega
BEING THE OPENING ADDRESS BY THE HONOURABLE CHAIRMAN, INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORALÂ COMMISSION (INEC) AT THE CONSULTATION BETWEEN INEC AND THE…
SOBOMA GEORGE: Suspect’s Wife Raises Alarm
Helen Gladstone, the wife of Emmanuel Gladstone a.k.a Tommy, one of the self-confessed killers of Soboma George, the leader of…
Five Days After The Kidnap: No Word From Corps Members
No word has come from five members of the National Youth Service Corps, four female and one male, who were…
Foodseller Uses Human Blood To Cook
A mild drama occurred in Benin City when life was almost snuffed out of a middle aged woman called ‘Nkem’…
Shame @ 50: Nigeria Has World’s Worst School Enrolment
The Global Campaign for Education, GCE, has released a scathing report about Nigeria’s education, saying the country has the worst…
Police Want To Kill Me —Tokyo
Oyo State Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Lateef Akinsola (Tokyo) has accused the state…
Why We Need More Time —INEC
The interactive session between the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the leadership of Nigerian political parties kicked off this…
Soyinka Blasts Police Over Insecurity
If heaven was manned by the Nigerian police, Angel Gabriel would ask those killed in motor accidents to go back…
Lagos Shuts 4 Warehouses Over Toxic Dump
The Lagos State Government has sealed four warehouses at Eric Moore Industrial area of Lagos State, South West Nigeria, where…
School Boy Crushed To Death By Bus
Barely a day after resumption, a LAMATA bus, this morning, knocked down and killed a school boy in Ketu Area…
Battle Royale, As Hoopers, Warriors Clash
Royal Hoopers Basketball Club will this evening take on Dodan Warriors Basketball Club at the ongoing DSTV Premier League Final-8…
Sub-Sahara Africa Leads Global Decline In New HIV Cases
Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa are leading a global decline in new HIV infections, the UN has said. UNAids said 22…
The Collapse Of Varsity Education In The South-East
Everyone knows that education is in shambles all over Nigeria. However, the state of university education in the South-East region…
12 Emerge In Ultimate Search 7
Nigerian Breweries Plc, owners of the Gulder brand of alcoholic beverage drink, on Saturday, September 18, 2010, at the main…
Commuters Stranded, As Drivers Go On Strike
Thousands of commuters were yesterday stranded in Ikotun and Ejigbo areas of Lagos state following the protest strike embarked upon…