Year: 2010
INEC Assures Political Parties Of Level Playing Field
The INEC on Wednesday in Abuja said it would ensure a level playing field for all political parties in the…
Association Disagrees With Govt Over Yerima’s Marriage
The Human Rights Writers Association (HURIWA) has appealed to the Federal Ministry of Justice to reconsider its decision of dropping…
Lagos Auditor-General To Tour LGs, LCDAs
The Office of the Auditor–General for Local Government, Lagos State, Nigeria is set to embark on an inspection of capital…
NGO Demands Change In Police Attitude
A non government organisation, Human Right Watch, has appealed to the police authorities to have a change of attitude in…
Commissioner Assures Plateau Residents On Water Shortage
The problem of acute water shortage in Plateau will soon be over, Malam Idi Waziri, the Commissioner of Water Resources,…
NDLEA To Boost Staff Strength
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is set to boost its staff strength through electronic recruitment, the agency said…
Man Caught With Drugged Lucozade Boost
The police in Lagos, Nigeria have arrested a man, Monsuru Adedeji, with adulterated Lucozade boost. Monsuru was alleged to have…
Group Moves To Prevent Blindness
The Lagos branch of the Nigerian Optometric Association, NOA, through its non-governmental organisation, Save A Sight Foundation, has started installing…
Multinationals, Others Owe LASG N43.8b In Taxes
Banks, aviation industry operators and multinational firms are owing N43.8 billion in unpaid taxes, Mr. Tunde Fowler, the Executive Chairman…
72-Year Old Alleged Rapist Gets Bail Rapist
A Katsina State High Court sitting in Malumfashi on Wednesday granted bail to a 72-year-old farmer, Isiyaku Mamman, of Gorar…
Pensioners’ Group Distributes Rice To Members
The Federal University Pensioners’ Association (FUPA), Ahmadu Bello University chapter, has distributed rice to members under a credit scheme. The…
Council Boss Supports Ramadan Cup
The Chairman of Lagos Island Local Council, Honourable Wasiu Sanni Eshinlokun, has donated N200, 000 as cash prize for the…
Oshodi Deserved To Win Olohunwa Cup
Lukman Bakare, the Team Manager of Oshodi football team that just won the Under 15 Akani Olohunwa Cup, spoke with…
Kickboxers Storm Owerri For Battle Of Champions II
Kickboxing Federation of Nigeria, KFN, has concluded plans to hold a national championship tagged “Battle of Champions Part IIâ€. The…
Jostling For Nigeria’s Auto Market
No fewer than 30 brands of automobile at the last count are being represented by franchised dealerships across the country…
Issuance Of Dud Cheque: Police Investigates Lagos Businessman
Contrary to the deposition of a Lagos businessman, Emmanuel Ivwurie and his company, Emivag Equity Limited, in a fundamental human…
Politics Of The Vultures
Politics: The management of the affairs of men is my ordinary understanding of what politics is. Vulture: This is a…
2011: A Stitch In Time…
The alarm raised by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over the delay by President Goodluck Jonathan to sign the…
How Actress Crashed Saheed Balogun’s New Marriage
When the relationship between Yoruba star actor, Saheed Balogun and his erstwhile wife, Fathia hit the rocks following allegations of…
Stop Paying For Audition, Arinze Tells Actors
National President of the Actors’ Guild of Nigeria, AGN, Segun Arinze, has told upcoming actors in the industry to shun…
Obanikoro’s Aide Joins Osun Assembly Race
Tekan Odediran, the Media Assistant to Nigeria’s High Commissioner to Ghana, Ambassador Musiliu Obanikoro, has joined the race to the…
Obasanjo, Ajibola Reveal Secret Of Success
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Prince Bola Ajibola and the former Minister of Finance,…
Lagos Launches Self Screening Vission Corridor
Lagos State government in collaboration with Save-a-Sight Foundation, a Non Government Organization of the Lagos State Branch of the Nigerian…
S.African Public Workers Declare Indefinite Strike
South African civil servants announced an indefinite strike Tuesday, saying they will not return to work until the government meets…
2011 Election: I Solicit Makinde’s Support
Former Military Head of State and presidential aspirant, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, says he is soliciting the support of the Primate…
UI Begins Process To Appoint New VC
The authorities of the University of Ibadan this morning began the process of appointing a new Vice Chancellor, as 12…
P-Square Strikes N240m Deal
Paul and Peter Okoye popularly known as P-Square are N240 million richer following a deal they signed with telecommunication giants,…
Mother Kills, Drowns Children, Faces Trial Today
A South Carolina single mother who claimed her children drowned when their car careened into a river was charged with…
Strike: LASG, Doctors Meet In Court
Proceedings at the Industrial Court this morning shows that there is ray of hope that the striking resident doctors in…
24-hour Power Supply To Strategic Buildings, Areas In Lagos CBD Soon
Having fulfilled a promise made in 2008 to electrify the outer Marina, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on…