Year: 2010
Nigeria Escapes FIFA’s Axe, As NANF Withdraws Suit Against NFF
There is a ray of hope that the temporary lifting of ban on the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, by the…
Nigerian Players Set To Redeem Image
As Futures 2 of the 10th Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship serves off today, Nigerian players are set to redeem…
NBBF Probes Age Scandal
The board of Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF, last weekend rose from its emergency board meeting held in Abuja with plans…
Northwest Holds Clinic/Tournament
A week-long tournament and coaching clinic for youth teams in the Northwest Zone of the country started yesterday in Kano.…
Coaching Education ’ll Help Nigerian Basketball
Patrick Omo-Osagie is a Principal Consultant with Sports Concern Nigeria Limited. He has been a basketballer from his days in…
Minister Promises To Sanitise Agric Ministry
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Prof. Sheik Abdullah, has promised to sanitise the ministry to ensure efficiency and…
I Want Justice, Mother Of Pupil Found Dead In Septic Tank Cries Out
Mother of the two-year old pupil found in a septic tank in a Lagos nursery and primary school has cried…
N/Assembly Tasked On LG Auditors General Office
The National Assembly has been urged to include the office of the Auditor-General for Local Governments in the proposed constitutional…
PDP Charges ACN To Ease Lagosians’ Burden
The Peoples Democratic party, PDP, has said it is a saddening development that life is becoming increasingly unbearable for the…
‘Why We Have Old Men In Neighbourhood Watch
Development, Prince Lanre Balogun has defended the inclusion of old men in the grassroots security outfit, Neighbourhood Watch, NW, saying…
Lagos Sacks 14 Workers For Stealing, Absenteeism
The Lagos State Government has sacked 14 workers over alleged stealing, fraud and absenteeism from work without due permission. The…
Lagos Pilgrims Depart For Hajj In Batches
The 4, 000 Lagos State pilgrims for this year’s pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia have started leaving the country for…
Lack Of Fund Delays COWLSO’s Retiree Villa
If the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials, COWLSO can layb its hands on some N60 million, it will…
Transformer Factory Boosts Power Supply
For too long, in the Lagos metropolis transformer explosion has become a common phenomenon. This is because over 10, 000…
Group Donates Wheelchairs To Home
Some physically challenged children in Lagos, southwest Nigeria now have cause to smile as the Women Forum of Eko Club…
I Will Beat Boy Westerhof Next Time
Sunday Emmanuel, who was defeated by Boy Westerhof of Holland in the first leg of the on going Governor’s Cup…
Tennis Coach Rates Tourney High
Local Tennis Coach, Thompson Ewetuga, has rated the ongoing Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis high. Ewetuga, a member of Grassroots Tennis…
Robbers Storm Ogba Cold Room
At least six armed robbers this morning stormed the premises of Mario Fisheries, a cold room at 10, Kayode Street,…
Vital National Tit Bits
Hardly can abandoned projects syndrome be eliminated in this country because of political differences and uncoordinated approach to development issues.…
Another Drawback For SMEs
All over the world, small and medium entreprises are the bedrock of the economy. It seems the same does not…
Education Is My Priority —Abike Dabiri
A member of the House of Representatives, Abike Dabiri-Erewa (ACN-Lagos) says she places emphasis on education in the execution of…
Delegation Of Ekiti Assembly On Tour Of Germany
A delegation of the Ekiti State House of Assembly on Sunday left Nigeria on a six-day legislative tour of Germany,…
Students Warn Gov Daniel
Movement for the Emancipation of Nigerian Students, MENS, has called on Governor Gbenga Daniel of Ogun State to resolve the…
NYSC Deploys 1,800 Corps Members To Ekiti
About 1,800 corps members have been deployed to Ekiti State to participate in the batch “C†orientation exercise, scheduled to…
Probe Delay In Installation Of Prepaid Metres, Consumers Task FG
Electricity consumers have urged the Federal Government to investigate the delay in the supply of pre-paid meters by the Power…
Tinubu, Others Shower Accolades On Adebutu
The former governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other dignitaries have showered accolades on Sir Kesington Adebukunola…
Lagos Police Foil 3 Robbery Attempts, Arrest 2 Suspects
The Lagos State police command says it foiled three armed robbery operations in different parts of the state at the…
Man Faces Trial Over Murder Of Councillor
A Lagos resident, Mr. Adewunmi Abiodun Quham, 36, is currently standing trial before the Ebute-Metta Magistrate’s Court, Ebute-Metta, Lagos, Nigeria,…
Church Tasks Members On Voter’s Card
A Port Harcourt-based church, Abundant Life Mission, has mandated its members to obtain INEC registration cards for the 2011 general…
Menace Of Touts Worries Airport Users
The activities of touts at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Lagos (MMA) has become a source of concern to airport users, …