Month: June 2011
419 Suspect Faces Trial
A man, Femi Modupe, 55, has been docked at the Abule Egba Magistrate’s Court, Lagos for stealing N500, 000 from…
Student Breaks Bottle On Colleague’s Head
The police at Orile Police Division, Orile Iganmu, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, have arrested a secondary school student and arraigned…
I’m Disappointed In My Players
Ajibola Ahmed popularly known as Hadji is the Team Manager of Shallom United Football Club of Idimu. In this interview…
32 Teams For Abesan Cup
Thirty two teams from Lagos and Ogun states are expected to take part in this year’s Abesan Youth Cup Soccer…
Actress Uche Jombo Speaks On New Look
A-list actress, Uche Jombo, speaks with NollywoodReel on her new look and projects You’ve been very busy on location lately.…
Ajetunmobi Rues Dearth Of Tourneys
Nigeria table-tennis star, Seun Ajetunmobi, has rued the dearth of tourneys in the country, blaming the drop in Nigeria’s dominance…
I Had Sweet Revenge Over Aiyegbusi —Akingbade
Nobody gave unseeded, Ronke Akingbade, a chance but after seeing off second seed, Aanu Aiyegbusi, at the on going 33rd…
Na Wa Festival Comes To Nigeria
All is now set for the maiden edition of Na Wa Film Festival in Nigeria, geared towards increasing public knowledge…
NARTO Clarifies Leadership Crisis
The leadership of the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has implored Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State to…
Court Discharges Order Against Businessman, Company
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, South West Nigeria, has discharged an order made on 2 November, 2010, restraining…
Lagos Monarch Wins 23-Year Old Case
The apex court in Nigeria, the Supreme Court, has dismissed the 23-year old suit filed on behalf of Elete Chieftaincy…
Gov. Fayemi’s Wife Sets Up Foundation
The wife of Ekiti governor, Mrs. Bisi Fayemi, has promised to focus on the economic empowerment of people in the…
Eagles So, So Super, Humiliate Argentina
Nigeria’s Super Eagles this evening humiliated Argentina 4-1 in an international friendly match played at the Abuja National stadium. The…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Court Orders PDP To Recognise Eyiboh As Its Candidate
Spokesman and House Committee Chairman on Information and media, Hon Eseme Eyiboh on Wednesday got closer to securing a return…
BANKOLE: EFCC Accuses CDHR Of Compromise
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday accused the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, CDHR, of…
520 Killed in Post Presidential Election Violence in Nigeria -Police
Nigeria Police have said a total of 520 persons lost their lives in the violence that followed the 19 April…
Atiku Hails Passage of FOI Bill
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has commended what he called the courage of President Goodluck Jonathan to formally sign into…
Amaechi Forwards List of Commissioner-Nominees
Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, the immediate past Commissioner for Information and Communications is one of the Commissioner-nominees forwarded to the Rivers…
Mimiko Signs Law To Revise Ondo Laws
Thirty three years after it was last reviewed, the Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko on Wednesday at the State’s…
Ex Gov. Nnamani Regains Freedom
Justice Benedict Agbata of the Enugu State High Court today adopted earlier conditions by Justice E. F .Olayiwola of the…
7 Ikoyi Prison Inmates Regain Freedom
Seven Ikoyi prison inmates yesterday regained their freedom as part of efforts by the Chief Judge of Lagos state, Justice…
Ex Afribank MD, Sebastian Adigwe, Others Remanded In Prison Over Theft
A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has ordered that former Managing Director of Afribank Nigeria Plc, Mr. Sebastian Adigwe…
Bankole: EFCC’s Patience Running Out
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, appears to be running out of patience following the failure of the outgoing…
3 Robbers Meet Waterloo
It was a bad day for three yet to be identified young men who met their waterloo this morning in…
EJECTION ROW: Landlord Hammers Tenant’s Spinal Cord
A landlord, Innocent Uchendu of 14, Oyebo Street, Olodi Apapa, Lagos State Southwest Nigeria has been charged to Apapa magistrate’s…
Media Big Guns Hail FoI Law
President, Nigeria Guild of Editors, NGE, Mr. Gbenga Adefaye, President, Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria, Mr. Nduka Obaigbena and other…
Election Petition Tribunal Inaugurated In Lagos
The Election Petition Tribunal that will hear all cases concerning the April general elections was inaugurated at the Lagos High…
Jilted Man Stabbed For Demanding Refund From Lover
A jilted man, Anthony Nwagbo, who resides in Ajegunle, Apapa, Lagos, has been stabbed for demanding a refund of all…
WHO: Smoking Could Kill 6m In 2011
The World Health Organisation says tobacco smoking, WHO, will kill nearly six million people this year, including 600,000 non-smokers around…
I Didn’t Beat My Wife
Recalled Nigeria’s ambassador to Kenya, Dr. Chijioke Wilcox Wigwe, alleged to have battered his wife, Mrs. Tess Wigwe in Kenya,…