Month: April 2011
Synagogue’s Emma Dazzles Lazio Coach
Former Golden Eaglets star, Sani Emmanuel is set to hit it big in the Serie A. Emmanuel, who grabbed the…
419: Pastor Docked For Defrauding Church Members
Pastor John Akuma of God’s Elect Assembly, Aguda, Surulere, Lagos State, has landed in trouble after the prophecy he made…
Theft Of N20m Jewelry: Househelp, 2 Others Face Trial
A house help who was alleged to have burgled her mistress’ apartment and carted away jewellery valued at N20 million…
Jega Must Go –NANS
Following the cancellation of Saturday’s National Assembly election, the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education,…
Nemesis Catching Up With Gov Daniel
Professor Wole Soyinka, the Nobel Laureate, spoke with ADEMOLA ADEGBAMIGBE on the current elections and other issues How do you…
Ibeshe Gets Solar Powered Water System
he Lagos State Government has handed over two solar powered modified ‘Type A’ water project to Ibeshe community in Oriade…
WAPA Builds Creche For Nursing Mothers
In a bid to provide succour for nursing mothers, the Lagos State Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, WAPA,…
Lagos Calls For Wetlands Preservation
The Lagos State Government has joined the rest of the world to celebrate the World Wetland Day. The celebration is…
Fashola Boosts Food Production Through Agriculture
After completing her first degree in 2008, Miss. Olanrewaju Oloko, who studied Biochemistry at the Lagos State University , LASU,…
NPA To Generate N132bn This Year
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) proposes to generate an estimated N132, 655,383,000 as revenue this year. The NPA Managing Director,…
Sack Fever Grips NIMASA Workers
The war of attrition and crisis of confidence that has recently hit the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA)…
Ogun Customs Impounds N14m Goods
The Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted contraband at over N14 million in the last…
Eucharia Salutes Gallant Falcons
Super Falcons’ Chief Coach, Uche Eucharia, has hailed the Nigerian team for their gallant performance in the 2012 Olympic qualifier…
No More Delays –Apapa Customs
The Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa Area 1 Command, has created a formula to overcome the problem of delay in cargo…
SNFFIEC Berates Tin Can Port ANLCA
The Save Nigeria Frieght Forwarders, Importers and Exporters Coalition, SNFFIEC, has lampooned the leadership of Tin Can Island Ports’ Association…
Fleeing Ijebu-Igbo Residents Return
Residents of Ijebu Igbo in Ijebu North Local Government Area, Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria who had fled the town for…
Vigilance Group Advises Against Crime At Polls
The Vigilante Group of Nigeria, VGN, Lagos State Command, a non-governmental voluntary and community-based security organisation, with over 5,000 members…
Committee On Youth Council Inaugurated
The Lagos State Government has inaugurated an eight-member caretaker committee for the state chapter of the National Youth Council. The…
Weightlifting Association Decries Poor Facilities In Akwa Ibom
Secretary of Akwa Ibom Weightlifting Association, Peter Nyong, said inadequate facilities prevent weightlifters from training regularly in the state. Nyong…
Thieves Burgle Redeemed Church
Thieves have burgled the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Egan, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria. They carted away church property worth…
Friends Of Rugby Mourn Jobi Fele
Friends of Rugby has enjoined million of Nigerians to mourn the late Otunba Jobi Fele who died recently. Fele was…
Winners Emerge In Spelling Bee Quiz
The Audience was held spell-bound as students from public schools in Lagos State spelt different tongue-twisting words at the grand…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Give INEC A Second Chance —Babatope
Chief Ebenezer Babatope, a PDP stalwart, yesterday in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, appealed to Nigerians to accept the postponement…
Man Arrested For Breaking Co-Tenant’s Head
The police in Oko-Oba Division in Lagos State, South West Nigeria, have arrested a middle-aged man, Onyeolu Sunday, who allegedly…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Poll: PDP Candidate Pleads With Nigerians
Nigerians have been called upon to accept the postponement of the Senate and Federal House of Representatives elections in good…
Elections 2011, Metro, News, Politics
Fashola, Tinubu Urge Lagosians Not To Be Discouraged Over Rescheduled Elections
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Sunday urged Nigerians not to be discouraged by the postponement of the Senate…
Ogun INEC Gets Ready For New Poll Dates
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has again postponed the national assembly elections till Saturday, 9 April. The election was…
Fire Consumes Nigeria’s Private TV Station
The eighth floor office of the Africa Independent Television, AIT in Jos, Plateau State Sunday was razed down by fire.…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Learn From Your Experience, Mimiko Tells INEC
The Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to learn from its experience…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Cancellation Of Polls: Saboteurs Are At Work -Keyamo
Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Festus Keyamo described the cancellation of the National Assembly elections as “sad and disappointingâ€,…