Month: January 2011
Police Train More Than 1,000 Officers In Anti-terrorism
The Nigeria Police Force has trained more than 1,000 police officers and men on methods of identifying and combating terrorism…
FG Tackle Menace Of ‘Almajiris
The Director, Child Development, Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Ngozi Ezezika has said that government is…
Lagos Lawyer Advises Inec On Hitches In Voters Registration
Mr. Bamidele Aturu, a Lagos-based lawyer, has advised INEC to learn from the hitches being witnessed in the ongoing voter…
West/Central Africa Qualifiers: Players Fight For Shirts
As preparations for the West/Central Africa Junior Championship Qualifiers in Ghana gather momentum, the country’s players in Ado Ekiti camp…
Rugby: Catch Them Young; As Lions Groom Teen Stars
Young Lions Rugby Football Club of Lagos will commence a one-month beginner’s rugby training programme today at the National Stadium,…
How Saviour Saved Kaduna United
Substitute Saviour Fidelis emerged hero of Kaduna United after his late equalizer earned the team a precious point at 3SC…
Plateau Boss Tasks Defenders
Plateau United Coach, Ndubuisi Nduka says his team “must learn to defend better†after frailties at the back saw them…
Scientists Create GM ‘Superchicken’
A genetically modified ‘Superchicken’ that doesn’t spread deadly bird flu has been developed by scientists. The bird is intended to prevent…
More Hardship For Consumers; As Bakers Increase Price Of Bread
As members of the Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria, (AMBCN) made good their threat last week to…
CAFON Holds Forum on Power Reforms
The Consumer Advocacy Forum of Nigeria, (CAFON) will on Tuesday next week hold a forum with stakeholders to discuss the…
15 Years After: Suspects In Rewane’s Murder Freed
After 15 years of protracted trial, a Lagos High Court this morning, discharged and acquitted two persons, Lucky Igbinovia and…
The African Woman
What really is a true black/African woman’s look? Today’s article is just an introduction to what is on the way.…
Registration Machines Disgrace: INEC Staff Threanten To Quit Job
With a deluge of complaints and grievances trailing the registration of voters by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) which…
Man Hacks Mom With Machete Over Dad’s Property
A 35-year old man, Lukman Adeyanju has been arrested by the police in Igando, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, for allegedly…
OOU Students Give Daniel An Ultimatum
Students in South West Nigeria have vowed to disrupt the forthcoming general elections in Ogun State following the sack of…
Murder Of Eleweomo: Court Strikes Out Senate Leader’s Bail Application
Oyo State High Court sitting in Ring Road, Ibadan today struck out the bail application filed before it seeking the…
…We Said So: Flashback To Our Story
The hitches threatening to undermine the ongoing voter registration exercise nationwide by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, were envisaged…
Braithwaite Wants Stanbic MD Jailed
A Lagos High Court sitting at Igbosere, Lagos State, South West Nigeria, will this afternoon commence hearing on a N10…
Ijebu Ode Fans Snub NPL Games; As Sunshine Beat Heartland
The apathy of Nigerian football fans to the local league has again reared its ugly head during a Nigeria Premier…
Guatemala Friendly: Ameobi, 7 W/Cup Eagles Make List
Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia has handed Newcastle of England star, Shola Ameobi the opportunity to be capped by Nigeria…
NBBF Raps Sponsor In London
In its bid to take Nigeria basketball to higher heights, President of Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF, Tijjani Umar says he…
Cook Steals N6m Jewelry
The police in Lagos have arrested a cook, Celestine Etim Emmanuel, for allegedly breaking into the private room of his…
Lagos: Complaints Galore At Registration Centres
Two days into the voters’ registration exercise, would-be voters in many parts of Lagos State have continued to experience slow-paced…
Driver Arrested For Stealing Master’s Toyota SUV
The police in Lagos have arrested a suspect, Saheed Babatunde Jimoh, 26, for allegedly stealing a Sport Utility Vehicle, SUV…
Ifako/Ijaiye ACN Wants Tinubu To Prevail On Leaders
Members of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in Ifako/Ijaiye Federal Constituency have appealed to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to prevail…
Akesan Residents Seek Govt Attention
The inhabitants of Pacific Estate, Phase 1, Ewedogbon, Akesan, in Igando/Ikotun Local Council Development area, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have…
ACN Members Protest In Tinubu’s House
Aggrieved members of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Friday stormed the residence of the party’s leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed…
NURTW Leader Urges Members To Shun Directive
A founding member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Alhaji M. A. Bakare, has urged members of…
Jobless Man Jumps Into Lagoon
A jobless man, Sikiru Ogungbadero, 42, has jumped into the Lagos lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge to end his…
Man Runs Amok, Stabs Man To Death
Tragedy struck at Moshalashi Street, Orile, Sari Iganmu, Lagos, South West Nigeria, when a young man, Ahmed Fatai, 25, suddenly…