Month: June 2011
Alamieyeseigha’s Cousin Kidnapped
King Oweipa Jones Ere,the Ebenanawei, and Paramount Ruler of Ogboin Clan of Southern Ijaw local Government area of Bayelsa,and also…
Heavy Security At Lagos Airport As Jonathan Visits
There was tight security today at the Presidential wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, as…
Screening Of Fashola’s Nominees Suffers Setback
The screening of cabinet nominees sent to the Lagos State House of Assembly has suffered a setback as the exercise…
Entertainment, Headlines, News
Nollywood Actress, Yemi Akande Dies In London
Nollywood Actress, Yemisi Akande, is dead. She died on Friday after a brief illness in a London hospital, family members…
Man Remanded For Touching Woman’s Breast
A 34-year old man, Effiong Edet, who touched a woman’s breast without her consent has been sent to Kirikiri Prison…
Daniel Emptied Ogun Treasury —Osoba
Former governor of Ogun State, Chief Segun Osoba, has accused the former Governor Gbenga Daniel administration of emptying the state’s…
Trial Of Lekki Farmer Stalled
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Southwest Nigeria this morning further adjourned till 28 July the Criminal case filed…
Landlord Abandons Wife At Police Station
A Lagos landlord, Adeiran Ayoola, has used his wife, Dorcas, as a surety at Idimu Police Station to settle a…
ICC Issues Arrest Warrant On Gaddafi
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi. The court had accused him…
Anambra To Organise Economic Summit
The Anambra Government is to organise an economic summit which will involve all stakeholders in August, Gov. Peter Obi has…
Police Arrest Beninois For Manslaughter
Detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Panti Yaba, Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria, have arrested a Beninois, Dosu Joshua,…
Financial Adviser Docked For Fraud
A financial adviser at the Royal Exchange Assurance PLC, Cynthia Obioro, has been arraigned before the Ikeja Magistrate’s Court sitting…
Lagos Cooperative Societies Invest N40bn
The Lagos State Cooperative Societies have invested over N40 billion in economic enterprises in the state, says the Permanent Secretary,…
Two Ex-Lagos Staff Arrested For Extorting Money From School Proprietors
Two former staff of the Lagos State Government have been arrested by the police in Lagos, South West Nigeria for…
Don’t Celebrate Yet, Amun Warns U-23 Eagles
Former Golden Eaglets’ coach, Fanny Amu has warned Nigeria’s U-23 Eagles not to celebrate their 3-1 victory over the Black…
‘German Team Are Beatable’
Despite losing their opening match 0-1 to France at the FIFA Women World Cup yesterday, Chief Coach of the Super…
Why I Shunned Austin Eguavoen’s Olympic Eagles
Leading goal scorer in the Nigerian Premier League and Sunshine stars of Akure striker, Ibrahim Ajani, granted our Abuja correspondent,…
I’m Fulfilled Beating Comets
Coach Abubakar of Bauchi Nets in this interview with BAMIDELE OLOWOSAGBA speaks on his team’s experience at the DStv playoff…
Lagos Ready To Haul Medals
After two weeks of rigorous preparations, Lagos State contingent to the 17th National Sports Festival in Port Harcourt, Rivers State,…
National Sports Festival: Organisers Get N83m Boost
Preparations for the successful hosting of the 17th National Sports Festival (NSF), tagged “Garden City Games 2011†billed to hold…
Games’ Facilities Are World Class —Adokiye
Adokiye Amiesimaka, a former Rivers State Sports Commissioner, has said that the 17th National Sports Festival hosted by Rivers State,…
Owelle Rochas Has Started Well But He Needs To Run
Despite the gloomy picture of the state treasury he inherited, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, the newly minted Governor of Imo State,…
June 23 1993 On My Mind
June 23, 2011, was exactly 18 years after the former disgraced Nigerian dictator annulled the June 12 1993 presidential election…
Open Letter To Tunde Fagbenle On “Bankole And The Pains Of Misplaced Hopeâ€
Before responding to the topic of discussion in your column in Sunday Punch of June, 2011 i.e. “Bankole and the…
Impending Trouble Over Minimum Wage
The organised labour and state governors have been at loggerheads over the payment of the new national minimum wage. While…
Council Chairman Cautions Against Blockage Of Water Channel
The chairman of Badagry West Local Council Development Area Hon. Joseph Hotoyon Bamgbose has warned against the danger inherent in…
Contractor Nabbed For Impersonation
A Senior Magistrate at the Oshodi Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, Mrs. O.M. Ajayi has sentenced the contractor of a recharge cards…
Surveyor Charged With N45m Theft
A surveyor, Adebunmi Kazeem Amis, 41, was docked before the Ikeja Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ogudu, Lagos charged with obtaining…
Fashola Bids Team Lagos Inspirational Farewell, Charges Them To Shun Desperation
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Saturday attended a send forth ceremony organized for the athletes of Team…
Ondo Workers Call Off Strike
After six days of intense negotiations and a subsequent industrial action that lasted three days by workers, the impasse over…