Month: April 2011
Nigerians Mourn Olubayo
Nigerians have been left stunned by the death of Super Eagles reliable defender Adefemi Olubayo. The 25 year-old died in…
Sylvia: Jonathan’s Win Is Victory For Justice And National Unity
Bayelsa State Governor Timipre Sylva says President Goodluck Jonathan’s victory in the April 16 presidential election is a “well deserved…
Don’t Vote For Those That Will Give You Guns — Amaechi
In his last minute mobilisation of to garner enough Rivers’ votes to secure a second term mandate, Governor Chibuike Amaechi…
Eredo LCDA Sacks 7
The Chairman of Eredo Local Council Development Area, Hon. Omolaja Adelaja has terminated the appointment of seven members of his…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Call Your Supporters To Order, Jonathan Pleads
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday called on political leaders to “appeal to their supporters to stop further violence in the…
Thieves Burgle National Industrial Court
The police in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria have arraigned two suspected thieves before the Igbosere Magistrate’s Court, for allegedly breaking into…
LG Boss Commends INEC
Chairman, Lagos Mainland Local Government Area, Hon. Adekanye Oladele, a.k.a. Lado, has described last Saturday’s presidential election as a success.…
How Prepared Is Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire As Deputy Governor?
In his book, what is History? Historian, E.H. Carn examines the role of people and personalities in defining and shaping…
Brf: An Evolving Ideology
The BRF convenience is fast evolving into an ideology. And it is finding coherent expression with the way the people…
Call Your Supporters To Order
In the past twenty-four hours, some cities in the Northern part of the country have been embroiled in violence as…
Why I Want To Be Ogun Governor
National Conscience Party’s governorship candidate in Ogun State, Ogbeni Lanre Banjo, in this interview with PAUL SANUSI, gives the reasons…
Senator-Elect Scores INEC High
The Senator-Elect, Lagos East Senatorial District, Action Congress of Nigeria, Mr. Gbenga Ashafa has scored the Independent National Electoral Commission,…
‘No Vacancy In Lagos’
Governorship candidates of political parties in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have been urged to jettison their dream of contesting for…
Sule Rates Nigerian Athletes High
Nigerian athletes in the long and triple jump events have been given pass mark because of their outstanding performances at…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Police Arrest 42 For Post-Election Violence
The Police in Taraba have arrested 42 persons over the killing of two persons in post-election violence in Mutum Biyu…
LASU Student Nabbed With Fake Naira Notes
For being in possession of fake N500 notes, a student of the Lagos State University, LASU, Ojo, Benjamin Omata, 19,…
Apprentice Decamps With Master’s N1.4m
A 19-year-old apprentice was on Monday charged before an Ebute Meta Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, for allegedly decamping with his master’s…
Group Condemns Plot To Blackmail Estate Agent
A socio-economic group, Movement for the Development of Ishawoland, MDI, has commended Lagos-based estate agent, Chief Tesilim Adeola Almaroof for…
Poly Graduate Seeks Dissolution Of Marriage
A Lagos State polytechnic graduate, Mrs. Sobanle Abimbola has dragged her husband, Mr. Adewale Agbokere, a tanker driver before the…
Salesgirl, Lover Docked For Theft
Detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti, Yaba, Lagos, South-West Nigeria have arraigned two lovers, Anu Afuye and…
Driver Of Slain Monarch Still At Large
Driver to the slain Onijoun of Ijoun in Yewa North area of Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria, Oba Jimoh Oyetubo Olubo…
Man Tears Sister’s Clothes With Knife
The police in Lagos on Monday arraigned a 22-year-old man, Michael Okorie, before an Apapa Senior Magistrate’s Court for allegedly…
Acceptance Speech By President Goodluck Jonathan
ACCEPTANCE SPEECH BY PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN, GCFR, FOLLOWING HISDECLARATION AS THE WINNER OF THE 2011 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, TODAY, 18THAPRIL,…
Elections 2011, Headlines, News, Politics
Official: Jonathan wins Nigeria’s presidential election
The curtains were drawn on Nigeria’s presidential election with the announcement today of the vote tallies for all the 36…
Elections 2011, Headlines, News, Politics
Election: Riots Spread In The North, Curfew Imposed
Governor Ibrahim Yakowa of Kaduna State this morning imposed a curfew on the state, as disgruntled youths sympathetic to Muhammadu…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Katsina Burns As Goodluck Wins
The orgy of violence which erupted Monday morning in Kaduna State over ongoing announcement of results of last Saturday’s Presidential…
Elections 2011, Headlines, News, Politics
Round the Clock Curfew Slammed on Kaduna
After violence broke out in major areas of Kaduna today over anger on announced elections results in the state, Kaduna…
Rioters Burn Sambo, Na’Abba’s Houses
Rioters have reportedly burnt the home of the Vice President, Namadi Sambo and that of the former Speaker of the…
Eagles’ Olubayo Dies In Auto Crash
Tragedy befell Nigerian football early today when news from Greece confirmed that Super Eagles’ defender, Adefemi Olubayo died in an…