Month: June 2011
‘Bankole, Others Must Be Prosecuted’
Founder, Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare, constitutional lawyer, Itse Sagay and others have called for the prosecution of former…
Globacom, Shell Seal Bandwidth Contract
Globacom, one of the leading African bandwidth providers, yesterday signed a second 10-year contract with the Shell Petroleum Development Company…
Jakande Urges Govt To Reposition Education
A former governor of Lagos State, Chief Lateef Jakande on Tuesday urged heads of governments at all levels to step…
Ex-Provost Tasks Old Grammarians
Former Provost of the Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina, Lagos, Reverend T.A.J. Oluwole, has charged old students of CMS Grammar…
Don Says Jonathan Must Step On Toes
Prof. Adulhameed Ujo of the Political Science Department, University of Abuja, on Tuesday said President Goodluck Jonathan should be prepared…
Fashola Tells Elected Officers To Shun Ego
Gov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos on Tuesday urged the nation’s elected officers to shun ego and work for the good…
Witness Indicts EFCC Official Over N55,000
A policeman, ASP Chris Attah, on Tuesday told an Ikeja High Court how an Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…
Fake Lunatic Caught With Arms
A man who has pretended for a long time to be insane has been caught with arms and mobile phones…
17 Banks Comply With CBN Directive
About 17 banks have complied with the CBN directive on 10-digit account numbering, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.…
Tout Nabbed For Assault
A social miscreant, known in local parlance area boy, was this morning arrested at Abule Egba bus stop, Lagos State,…
Rape: 2 Friends Docked
Two friends, Chima Okorie, 23 and Suleiman Sarafa, 23 have been charged before the Apapa Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, Southwest…
Monarch Pledges Support To Fashola’s Government
The Oba of Ketu, Isiaka Oyero Balogun, has promised to support the government of Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State. The…
Fire Destroys 14 Shops In Obalende
Properties worth thousands of naira were destroyed when fire gutted more than 14 shops and other adjoining makeshift stalls at…
Council Boss Commended
Information Officer of Agbado-Oke Odo Local Council Development Area, Mrs. Ify Olaosebikan has rated the performance of the council boss,…
LASPAA Rejects Promoters’ Proposal To Lagos Govt
The Lagos State Pools Agents Association, LASPAA, says it won’t accept the plan by promoters to recommend 1-12 full odds…
Passage Of Safety Bill Excites Lagosians
The passage of the Lagos State Safety Bill which gave legal backing to the establishment of the state Safety Commission…
Lawmaker Tasks Constituents On Education
The former Chairman of the Committee on Infrastructure at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Saka Fafunmi, has tasked youths…
Man Found Dead After A Date With Girlfriend
The police at Ibafo, Ogun State, southwest Nigeria, are trying to unravel the mystery surrounding the death of a middle…
Oba Wants Suspected Killer Fished Out
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Hafiz Ringim, has been commended for his effort to combat crime in the country while…
Threat Letters Land Man In Court
For allegedly threatening the life of a British national with letters, the police at Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos…
Police Quiz Alhaji Over Dud Cheques
A middle aged Alhaji has been quizzed by the police at Area ‘G’ Ogba, for allegedly issuing a cheque to…
Odibie Sure Of Nigeria’s Progress
The Super Eagles of Nigeria may be in a precarious situation with the 2-2 draw recorded on Sunday in a…
Ajani Leads In Goal Scorers’ Chart
Sunshine Stars’ attacking midfielder, Ibrahim Ajani, has once again shot to the top of the scorers’ chart of the Nigeria…
Team Nigeria Hit Mapito 2 Weeks To Games
After series of delays in calling the Nigeria athletes to camp preparatory to the forthcoming All Africa Games in Maputo,…
WWTBAM Children Special: Ten-Year Old Pupil Wins N1m
A 10-year old student of King David Nursery and Primary School, Olodi, Apapa, Lagos, Anita Patrick, recently became a heroine…
‘Removal Of Vice Chancellors, A Welcome Development’
The Movement for the Emancipation of Nigerian Students [MENS], has given its support to the removal of the vice chancellors…
Why Campus Violence Is On The Rise
An Islamic scholar, Imam Moshood Mamood, has blamed the alarming rate of violence in Nigerian tertiary institutions on what he…
How To Banish Hunger From Nigeria
A professor of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at the University of Ilorin, Kayode C. Oni, has decried the state of…
Land Speculator Remanded
The police at the Zonal Command, Onikan, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have arraigned a female land speculator before the Igbosere…
Ogun Speaker Expresses Shock Over Bomb
The Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Surajudeen Adekunbi has called on the people of Ogun…