Year: 2010
N153 Billion Scandal: Security Men Hunt Sambo’s Accuser, Cries Out To Jonathan
A man who wrote a petition against Namadi Samdo, the Vice President-designate and erstwhile Governor of Kaduna State, has cried…
Army Declares IBB’s Former Aide Wanted
An aide of the former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida (retd.) Major Adebowale Bashorun has been declared wanted by the…
Weird MC Evicted From Ultimate Search
Self-styled rappertainer, Weird MC, has been evicted from the Gulder Ultimate Search: Celebrity Showdown. Weird MC, the last woman standing,…
WEMA Bank Sacks Workers
WEMA Bank Plc. at the weekend retrenched a number of undisclosed staff, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN…
Edo Politician Caught With Cocaine
An Edo State politician, who contested the 2007 House of Assembly election, has been arrested with 100 wraps of cocaine…
Man Stabs Friend To Death Over N600
A man called Asuquo Otu has stabbed his friend to death after both of them drank a local gin called…
PHCN Staff Electrocuted
A Power Holding Company of Nigeria staff whose name was simply given as Tony, attached to the PHCN office in…
Artisans Target N2 Billion Tax For Lagos
Artisans and tradesmen in Lagos State have set target of N2 billion to be generated by them to the state…
FG Says 6m Nigerians Are Asthmatic
No fewer than 6 million Nigerians, mostly children, are asthmatic as the disease remains the commonest chronic disorder in childhood,…
Accolades As Lagos HOS Bows Out, Eyes House Of Reps Seat
After a busy week of events marking the exit of the Lagos State Head of Service (HOS), Mr. Yakub Balogun,…
Cultists Stab Ruler In The Eye, 25 Arrested
A traditional ruler, Baale of Sagbokodji, a riverine community in Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State, Chief Avime…
5 Docked Over Attempt To Kill Activist
Five persons have been arraigned before the Ikeja Magstrate’s Court, Lagos for allegedly threatening to kill Barrister Akin Oladipo Aigbe,…
Lagos Prosecutes Illegal Dredgers
The Lagos State Government has prosecuted 21 illegal sand dredgers arrested in the state. Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development, Prince…
Give Us Role In Grassroots Governance, Monarch Appeals To Fashola
Chief Sheu Saka, the traditional ruler of Abule Oshun in Oriade Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, has called…
Zenith Bank /NBBF Women League: First Bank Regains Lead
With the conclusion of the second phase of the Zenith Bank/NBBF Women League in Asaba last weekend, the defending champions,…
Lack Of Facilities Bane Of Basketball —Agu
At 17, Chukwunanu Agu is arguably one of the youngest players in the DSTV/NBBF Premier League. The young Police Baton…
Ibrahim Babangida: A Lion To Be Caged
In recent times, General Ibrahim Babangida’s visit to Ogun, Delta, and later Edo State had generated mixed reactions and feelings…
PDP: A Period Of Reckoning
These are certainly not the best of times for the ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP. The self-styled largest political party…
Fire Guts Boulos Factory
Fire razed a section of Boulos factory located on ACME road, off Agidingbi road, Ikeja, this afternoon. Fire fighters from…
Ibori Wanted For Trial In UK, Met Police Seeks Extradition
The Metropolitan Police in the United Kingdom have confirmed that they will seek the extradition of the former Delta State…
Nigeria, China Sign $23bln Refinery Deal
Nigeria and a Chinese state firm have signed a 23 billion dollar deal to build three refineries and a petrochemical…
Nigeria’s Scandal-Tainted Ruling Party Chief Resigns
Vincent Ogbulafor, who faces corruption charges, has resigned as chairman of Nigeria’s ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP), official Radio Nigeria…
Woman Buys Nigerian Baby For £150, Arrested In London
An employment tribunal in London yesterday heard how a Nigerian woman, Peace Sandberg, bought a three-month old Nigerian baby boy…
Ribadu Struck Off Security Watchlist
The name of Nuhu Ribadu, former Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been struck off the security watchlist.…
President Jonathan Arrives Port Hacourt To Commission Projects
President Goodluck Jonathan, at exactly10:12 this morning, arrived the Port Harcourt International Airport aboard Nigerian Presidential Airforce Jet amidst a…
My Pikin: Absence Of Prosecutor Stalls Trial Of Producers
The trial of the three accused persons, Gbadegesin Okunola, Abiodun Adeyemi and Egbele Austin Eromosele and Baruwa Pharmaceutical Company, standing…
Nigerians Should Appreciate Journalists —Cleric
Nigerians should appreciate the efforts of journalists in the country rather than see them as constituting nuisance. This was the…
Fawehinmi Faults Senate Over Probe Of Yar’Adua Death
Eldest son of the late Chief Gani Fawehinmi and head of his chambers, Mohammed, has lamented the refusal of the…
Fela’s Show Records Success In Broadway
A musical about Nigeria’s most famous musician Fela Kuti is proving to be a surprising hit on Broadway, despite the…