Year: 2010
Group, NAPTIP, Police Raid Brothels, Round Up 11 Underage Prostitutes
A non-government organisation Concerned Journalists For Human Rights in collaboration with the Police and officials of the National Agency for…
OPC Empowers Members
The Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, has empowered its members through a poverty alleviation and empowerment programme held at the OPC…
Tanker Loses Control, Destroys 5 Vehicles
A tanker driver on Sunday morning lost control at Costain Roundabout, Iganmu, Lagos, and destroyed several vehicles, the News Agency…
Wanted Robbery Suspect Caught, Remanded
The police in Lagos have arrested a notorious robbery suspect who has been terrorising residents of Idita area of Apongbon…
Aggrieved ACN Members Wants Dissolution Of Executive
Some aggrieved members of Action Congress of Nigeria, Ward ‘G’ Kosofe Local Government Area, Lagos, Nigeria, have called on the…
Sosan Empowers 700 Women
Mrs Anike Disu, a resident of Alimosho Local Government was full of joy. Her joy knew no bounds because she…
Lagos Warns Students Against Thuggery
In past elections, there have been several cases where secondary school students were used as thugs by politicians to achieve…
‘We’ll Not Tolerate Corruption’
The Lagos Head of Service, Mr. Adesegun Ogunlewe says the state government was determined to wipe out corruption from the…
Ajegunle Residents Want Roads Repaired
The people of Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government Area of Lagos State, South West Nigeria, have appealed to the state government and…
Mowo Fire Victims Demand Compensation
The regent of Mowo town in Olorunda Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, High Chief Philip Akinola Ajose, has…
Report of Planned Relocation of Key Ministries To Lagos Silly -Presidency
The Presidency has described as “silly” and “outright lie” the lead report in today’s edition of Daily Trust that President…
2011 Elections Crucial To Nigeria Future -Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerians not to see the 2011 elections was not about his candidature alone, but about…
NGF: Governors Kick Out Saraki As Chairman
Governors elected on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP early this morning announced the removal of Governor Bukola Saraki…
Nigeria’s Poor Healthcare System Revisited -Acho Orabuchi
Since I wrote “Poor healthcare system: Nigeria ’s moral indifference” in 2005 detailing staggering inadequacies in healthcare system in Nigeria…
Fayemi Dissolves Ekiti Local Govt Councils
Ekiti state Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has dissolved the 16 local government councils in the state. The dissolution which was…
2011: Oyo PDP Battle Shifts To Abuja
The battle for the soul of the Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ahead of the forthcoming…
Fashola Condoles With Fayemi Over Death Of Ekiti Deputy Speaker
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), on Thursday commiserated with his Ekiti State counterpart, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, over the…
ACN Mourns Late Ekiti Deputy Speaker
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has expressed shock and sadness at the death of the Deputy Speaker of the…
Glo Subscribers Can Now Recharge With ATM Cards
Subscribers of mobile telecommunications giant, Glo Mobile can now recharge their lines via Automated Teller Machines (ATM) and Point Of…
No Redeployment Of Civil Servants In Ekiti
The Ekiti State government has said it does not plan to redeploy civil servants in the state yet. A statement…
After Pouring Hot Water On Woman, Shina Peters’ Son Remanded In Kirikiri
For allegedly pouring hot water on a housewife, eldest son of Sir Shina Peters, the Afro Juju crooner, Seyi Peters,…
Fashola: Sacking LASU VC Not Priority
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has said that sacking the Vice Chancellor of the Lagos State University, LASU, Prof.…
OOU Student Raped, Killed
A 400-Level student of English Language of the Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State, Nigeria, Miss Ruth Loveth…
Fire Guts AIT Office
Fire this morning gutted the AIT office in Kano State, located on 15E Murtala Mohammed Way on the 6th floor…
Robbers Kill 3 Policemen, 2 Others
Armed robbers struck yesterday at an old generation bank in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government in Edo State, during which…
Lagos May Fire Doctors
The Lagos State Government says it is disenchanted with the lingering strike embarked upon by doctors in the state and…
Island Club Election: Aspirant Wants Others Charged With Contempt Of CourtWants
The crisis rocking Island Club has taken a new dimension as one of the members, Prince Jide Sikuade, wants Form…
AP, Ex-Company Secretary May Settle Out Of Court
The case of a wrongful termination of appointment filed by the former company Secretary of African Petroleum, AP, Mrs. Elizabeth…
Eagles Job Bigger Than Siasia, Keshi —Akpoborie
Former Nigerian international, Jonathan Akpoborie says the coaching job of the Super Eagles is too big for both Samson Siasia…
BRF Wrestlemania 2010: LOC Screens Wrestlers
As part of the preparation to ensure a successful staging of the Intercontinental Wrestling Championship tagged BRF Wrestlemania 2010, the…