Year: 2010
We’re Open To Criticism, Bariga Council Boss Tells Residents
Chairman, Bariga Local Council Development Area of Lagos State Akeem Omoyele Sulaimon, has said that his administration is open to…
Why Lagos Honoured Okoya-Thomas —Adele
Lagos State Government says it named the Sports Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium after Chief Molade Okoya-Thomas because of his…
Ndanusa Commissions First Roof Court Commissions
President of the Nigeria Tennis Federation Engr. Sani Ndanusa on Sunday commissioned the Roof Tennis Court of the Best Western…
NBBF Moves Out Of Abuja Stadium
The Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF, rose from their board meeting last weekend to review the on-going 2009/2010 DStv Premier League…
Averting Gang Wars In Lagos
Monday this week was another day rival gangs in Mushin, Lagos, Nigeria, clashed. The clash resulted in wanton destruction of…
Hoodlums Attempt To Burn BCOS
Mayhem that erupted today in Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, Nigeria, over an attempt to impeach the Speaker of Oyo…
Jonathan Picks Prof. Jega As INEC Chairman
President Goodluck Jonathan has nominated Prof. Attahiru Jega as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The…
Hoodlums Attempt To Burn BCOS
Mayhem that erupted today in Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, Nigeria, over an attempt to impeach the Speaker of Oyo…
Bayelsa Assembly Directs CJ to Set Up Probe Panel on Deputy Governor
Amidst tight security the Bayelsa House of Assembly, South-South, Nigeria, today passed a resolution directing the State Chief Judge, Justice…
INEC Chairman: Buhari, IBB, OBJ Storms Council of State Meeting
For the first time in many years, all former Nigerian leaders were present at the epochal meeting of National Council…
7 Months After: 10-Year Old Escapes From Kidnapper’s Den
A 10-year old boy, Oche Emmanuel John, allegedly kidnapped seven months ago has been found by two passers-by around Akilbu,…
EKITI GOVT. PROSECUTES SEVEN FOR ALLEGE MURDER
Seven persons are now facing trial in various courts in Ado-Ekiti their alleged involvement in murder. Solicitor General and Permanent…
INEC Is Cheating Lagos —Fashola
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has cried out over perceived continuous cheating of Lagos State by the Independent National…
Amaechi Threatens To Deal With Corrupt Officials In Rivers
Worried about the flamboyant lifestyles of some persons holding high offices in the Rivers government, the State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi,…
Thugs Foil Sack Of Oyo State Speaker
There was a huge commotion at the Oyo State House of Assembly in Ibadan, Nigeria, today as thugs stormed the…
Kogi Governorship Aspirant Docked For Money Laundering
The immediate past Commissioner for Finance in Kogi State, Mr. Samuel Abiodun Ojo, Tolurunjuwon Joseph Fawiyi, the state Commissioner for…
Fashola Meets Hamburg Business Community
At the instance of the German Consul-General, the Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Friday led a…
NURTW Crisis Rocks Mushin
The week-old crisis rocking Mushin area of Lagos State, Nigeria, has continued unabated as parties in the crisis have continued…
AC Chieftain Slumps, Dies
A national officer and one of the leaders of Action Congress, AC, in Lagos State, Nigeria, Alhaji Ola Bode Abdullahi…
Muslim Leaders Alert Jonathan On Religious Violence
Unable to bear the continued harassment and killings that have trailed the crisis between the Shiites and the Sunnis, two…
I Came To Lagos To Make Money, Suspect Tells Court
A 24-year old man, Obi John, has told an Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, Nigeria presided by Mrs. M.B. Folami that…
LASIEC Sets To Create Additional Wards, Polling Units
The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) on Monday announced plans to create additional wards and polling units. The News…
SNG Tasks Politicians On Credentials
The United Kingdom branch of the Save Nigeria Group (SNG) has tasked Nigerians to demand that politicians aspiring for public…
Pilgrim Warns Against Fake Hajj Operators
As the 2010 pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia approaches, intending pilgrims have been warned to be wary of fake…
Don’t Allow Oshoffa’s Legacy To Die —Prophet
The President and Founder, City Gate Ministries in Benin City, Edo State, Prophet Ojo Agge, has reiterated that the unification…
Beware Of Argentina, Okocha, Kalika Warn Eagles
Erstwhile skipper of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Austin “Jay Jay†Okocha and assistant coach of the Dream Team IV…
Adopt-A-Talent Sports Programme, Screening Begins 18 June
A comprehensive screening exercise, aimed at picking budding stars for the Adopt-A-Talent Sports Programme has been slated for Teslim Balogun…
Emmanuel, Abinu Relish CBN Open Crowns
Winners of the Men and Women’s Singles of the just concluded Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Open, are happy that…
Golden Chance Lotto Cup Enters Semi Finals
The semi final matches of the ongoing Golden Chance Lotto Cup Championship will be played today and tomorrow at the…
Abiola: What Jonathan Should Do
“If Kudirat Abiola and her husband Moshood Abiola and all other martyrs to General Abacha’s tyranny are not to have…