Month: September 2010
Girl, 14 Wins Essay Competition
Miss Ngozi Ogudu, an SS1 student of Shining Lord’s College, Ebute Metta, Lagos, Nigeria, who alongside her colleague were declared…
Residents Task Govt Over Road Completion
Residents of Adekunle-Deen Street in Apapa/Iganmu Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, South West Nigeria, are facing a big…
I Don’t Use State Funds For Campaign —Jonathan
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has debunked claims that he is using public funds to prosecute his presidential campaign. He stated…
N1.3bn Fraud: I Gave Ex-Gov Nyame N101m Cash —Witness Insists
A Permanent Secretary in the Taraba State Government House, Mr Denis Orkuma Nev who is also a prosecution witness in…
Jonathan Returns Completed Nomination Form
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan this evening returned his completed nomination form for his aspiration to contest the forthcoming 2011 general…
Glo / Caf Awards: Ivorians, Ghanaians Dominate Nominees’ List, Nsofor Listed
In what appears to be a further downward trend of Nigerian football, most of the country stars were missing in…
Brila FM Celebrates With Nigeria
Nigeria’s first and only sports radio station, 88.9 Brila FM, rolls out the drums on 1 October as the station…
Table Tennis: Player Slams NTTF
A Table-Tennis player, Idowu Akinyemi has taken a swipe at the Nigeria Table tennis Federation, NTTF, for not being fair…
NOC: Ndanusa Plans Big For Nigerian Athletes
The newly elected president of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC said his immediate plan is to improve the welfare of…
Ahmedu Slams Federation
The proprietor of Dodan Warriors Basketball Club of Lagos State, Col. Sam Ahmedu (retd.), has slammed Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF,…
An Essay On Nothing
Nothing is sweeter than doing nothing. That’s exactly what I want to do now: write about nothing! In short, it…
Hoopers’ll Be Better Next Season
Ifie Ozaka is the secretary of the Local Organising Committee, LOC , of the just concluded 2009/2010 DSTV Premier League…
We Can’t Afford Another Religious Violence
Last week, the Presidency placed security on alert in Kaduna, Kaduna State and Jos, Plateau State to forestall what those…
LSBBA Coaching Clinic: Participants Praise Organisers
Participants at the just concluded third edition of the clinic for grassroots coaches organised by the Lagos State Basketball Association,…
Presidency: IBB Leaves Options Open, PDP Symbol Not On Billboards, Posters
Former military dictator, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (retd.) a.k.a. IBB may be considering several options to actualise his ambition of…
Gov Akala Stops Teachers’ Salary For Snubbing Rally
The Governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala seized August salary of all the secondary school teachers in Oyo State because…
Son Kills Dad
Tragedy struck at Ejigbo area of Ejigbo Local Council Development Area, Lagos State, South West Nigeria, when a 54-year old…
Nigeria At 50: We’re Ready To Deliver Nigeria —Sambo
Ahead of Nigeria’s 50th Independence Anniversary, the Vice President, Architect Namadi Sambo, Sunday in Lagos said with the nationalist moves…
Lagos Combats Malaria
Lagos State Government today carried out the Indoor Residual Spraying (IRS) of two high malaria burden areas in Imota and…
Jega Reiterates Shift In Poll Date
Hours to the proposed meeting between the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, leadership and the committee of the National Assembly,…
Party Leaders Endorse Fashola For Second Term
The bid for a second term in office of Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola has received a boost as leaders and…
Our Critics Need A Rethink
The Special Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Taxation and Revenue, Mr. Ade Ipaye, replies critics of the state’s tax…
Tinubu, Fashola, Sanusi For Honours
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, his predecessor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Governor of Central Bank of…
Nigeria At 50: Nothing To Celebrate
Nigeria is about to mark 50 years of independence from Britain with lavish festivities, parades and banquets. But it will…
Surulere Residents To Smile Soon, As Road Projects Near Completion
Better days are apparently underway for residents of Adeniran Ogunsanya Street and Ogunlana Drive in the Surulere area of Lagos…
Why Neighbourhood Guards Can’t Use Guns —Commissioner
The reason why officials of the Neighbourhood Watch in Lagos State cannot be armed with weapons in the discharge of…
Akoka Youths Protest PHCN’s Poor Service
Youths in Akoka under the auspices of Akoka Community Association, Akoka in Somolu Local Government Area of Lagos State, South…
N650m Fraud: EFCC Re-Arrests Ladipo Market Leader, Association’s Accounts Frozen
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, at the weekend re-arrested the president of Aguiyi Ironsi International Trade Centre, Ladipo…
Surrender Your Weapons, DCO Warns Criminals
The Divisional Crime officer, DCO of Adekunle Police Division, Adekunle Yaba, Lagos, South West, Nigeria, DSP M.A Oloyede has appealed…
Trailer Crushes Okada Rider On Restricted Route
Motorists and road users plying the Ozumba Mbadiwe–Ajah road on Saturday afternoon could not hold back tears when an unidentified…