Year: 2010
Bombings: Israel Bans Flights To NIgeria, 28,000 Pilgrims Affected
Twenty-eight thousand Nigerian pilgrims scheduled to arrive in Israel next month may be the victims of an order by the…
Lagos Doctors Strike: Fashola Stops Suit
The Lagos State Government has withdrawn the case it instituted against striking medical doctors from the National Industrial Court in…
Police Arrest 2 Over Illegal Petrol Dump
The police in Lagos State, South West Nigeria, have arrested two persons in connection with the discovery of about 150…
Nigerian Held For Smuggling Cocaine Through Courier Firms
The Indian police have arrested a Nigerian, Ogbonna Philip Nwuchukwu (27) over allegations of smuggling about 870 gm of cocaine…
Bamidele Delivers RUN Leadership Lecture
Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Opeyemi Bamidele will tomorrow deliver the second Redeemer’s University (RUN) Leaders’ Dinner…
Dafinone’s Son Eyes Senate
A scion of the Dafinone Family, Chief Ede Dafinone, has told leaders of the Okpe nation that he stands for…
Dialogue On Women Holds In Lagos
The 3rd Intergenerational Dialogue on Women in Nigeria started in Lagos yesterday. The three-day parley, which is expected to end…
10 Jostle For UNICAL VC’s Seat
No fewer than 10 candidates have lined up to succeed the Vice Chancellor, University of Calabar, Professor Bassey Asuquo, who…
Ogun Crisis: Obj, G-15 Lawmakers Meet on Way Forward
In order to resolve the lingering political crisis in Ogun State, former President Olusegun Obasanjo has met with notable political…
Milo Top 50 Camp: 5 Players Get Scholarship Award
Five young basketball players have been awarded scholarships at the 2010 edition of the Masai Ujiri-organised Milo Top 50 Camp…
Court Reaffirms Order Freezing Oil Coy’s Accounts
An oil company, Addax Petroleum Development Company, has failed in its bid to persuade a Federal High Court sitting in…
Ijora High Chief Slams N10m Suit On IGP
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, has adjourned till 18 November for further hearing a fundamental right…
PDP Faults Fashola Over Doctors’ Strike
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has frowned at the action of the Lagos State governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, over the…
Fasehun Condemns Abuja Bomb Attacks
The president and founder of the Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, Dr. Frederick Fasehun has described the bomb blasts that rocked…
Student Wants Female President
Nigeria is currently undergoing another transition programme from one civilian administration to another. Next year, it is expected that a…
Flood Ravaged Communities Seek NEMA’s Help
Inhabitants of Oko Londu, Ibode, Ponpoku, Origbongbo, Origele, Erewe and Itogbesa, the riverine communities popularly called Eyin-Osa, in Ojo Local…
Don’t Crucify Osayemi –Ajunwa
Atlanta Olympic Games gold medalist in Long Jump, Chioma Ajunwa believes Osayemi Oludamola, who tested positive for banned stimulant at…
Babalola, Christy, Others Land In Lagos
Nigerians, who have been camping ahead of the 10th Governor’s Cup Lagos tennis Championship, will hit Lagos today to finalise…
Stop Pampering Foreign-Based Stars, Plateau United Boss Advises Eagles’ Coach
Plateau United coach, Ndubuisi Nduka, fears for the future of the Super Eagles if drastic changes are not made in…
My Encounter With Taiye Taiwo
Waidi Ibrahim, popularly known as Hoddle, has been organising Pako Mock Nations Cup for 20 years. He spoke with GSG…
Lagos Junior League: Ejigbo Promise Mushin Tough Game
Ejigbo Local Council Development Area (LCDA) has warned Mushin to prepare for tough match when both teams clash on Saturday…
Community Cup: New Gen, Fed Utd Tango In Opening Match
Attention will be drawn to Anthony Village Sports Centre on Saturday when New Generation Football Academy begin their campaign against …
Lagos Motor Show Moves To Oceanview
As more companies book stands to participate in the 6th Lagos Motor Fair, BKG Exhibitions Limited, organisers of the fair…
M/Benz Atego Voted Truck Of The Year
The innovative technology of the Mercedes-Benz Atego with its highly variable all-round talent ideal for short-radius distribution work and the…
Aviation Safety Conference Holds In Lagos
The Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB will hold the 2010 edition of its annual safety conference between 18 and 19 October,…
Oyo Police Vow To Arrest Killers Of School Girl
The family of Timileyin, a pupil knocked down on Tuesday by smugglers at Samonda area of Ibadan, Oyo State, yesterday…
‘Jingling’ The Bell Of Political Ambition
I laughed so hard on Saturday. The run-up to any election is always hilarious: full of gaffes and buffoonery. Thanks,…
New Electricity Tariff: Taking Nigerians For A Ride
There seems to be no limit to the yoke Nigerians are forced to bear as the Federal Government is resolute…
Factory Workers Protest Unjust Treatment
Fifteen injured workers of a plastic manufacturing company located at Ajao Estate in Lagos yesterday protested the inhuman treatment meted…
Minor Drags Access Bank To Court
A minor, Temosan Olumide-Fusika, suing through her guardian, Mrs. Olanibi Olumide-Fusika, has dragged Access Bank Plc before a Federal High…