Month: June 2011
Why Violent Groups May Thrive —Fayemi
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, Southwest Nigeria, has said that violent organisations such as Boko Haram, may continue to…
Mimiko Begs Ondo Workers To Resume Work
The Ondo State Government on Thursday in Akure appealed to its striking workers to return to work, assuring them of…
Falcons Charged To Beat France
As the German 2011 FIFA Women World Cup kicks off this weekend, one time assistant coach of Nigeria’s Super Falconets,…
El-Rufai, Others Know Fate July 7
Justice Abubakar Umar of the FCT High Court in Maitama, has fixed July 7 for hearing two applications, seeking to…
Fashola Splashes N27m On Team Lagos
Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola of Lagos State has splashed more than N27million on the athletes who represented the state at…
Mamora Seeks Doctors’ Participation In Politics
A medical doctor and politician, Sen. Olorunnimbe Mamora, on Thursday advised medical doctors to participate actively in Nigeria’s political system…
All Africa Games Qualifier: U-23 Eagles Ready For Ghana
Nigeria’s U-23 Eagles are battle ready for their counterparts from Ghana, as both teams clash in an All Africa Games…
AFN Trials: Platform For Future Stars
The tartan tracks of the U.J Esuene stadium in Calabar came alive yesterday as athletes slug it out for who…
I’m Satisfied With Falcons’ Preparation
Paul Hamilton, former Super Falcons coach, spoke to SUNDAY AKINTOYE about the chances of Nigeria’s female national team at the…
Nigeria May Not Do Well At All Africa Games
National Super Middleweight champion, Mojeed Okedara, in this interview with ADEBOBOLA ALAWODE predicts a poor outing for Nigerian boxers at…
Anambra Target 10 Gold Medals
Few days to the 17 National Sports Festival scheduled for Port Harcourt, Anambra State Director of Sports, Chdiogo Mbanefo, has…
FG Scores Games’ Facilities High
The Federal Government has expressed satisfaction with the facilities put in place by the host state of the forthcoming National…
Oshiomhole Assures Edo Athletes
The Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, expressed delight and enthusiasm when he received the ‘Torch of Unity’ ahead of…
South-West Ex-Governors Shun Ikenne Meeting
Former south-west governors yesterday, Thursday, 23 June, shunned a meeting of the Yoruba Unity Forum (YUF) slated for Ikenne home…
Divorce Trap
True love is neither physical nor romantic; it is an acceptance of all, that is, has been, will be and…
Man Caught With Firearms At MMIA
The police at Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos Island, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have arrested Anyanwu Longinus Obialor, 62 for…
NCS Reduces Bottlenecks In Cargo Clearance
As part of efforts to resolve the recurring bottlenecks in the clearing and dispatch of goods at the ports, the Comptroller General…
6 Die As Mud Huts Collapse
Following a heavy rain in the night, several houses have collapsed at Fegge Local Government Area of Kano State, Northwest…
Nigeria’s Offshore Drilling Coy Achieves World Renown, Recognition
Nigeria’s foremost indigenous offshore drilling company, SeaWolf Oilfields, last Thursday surmounted a world class technical feat and thereby achieved the…
Babcock Renews Pledge To Combat Crime
Babcock’s President/Vice Chancellor, Professor J.A. Kayode Makinde, has renewed the university’s pledge to combating crime and providing scholarship to children…
‘No Crisis In Benue PFN’
The alleged leadership crisis in Benue State Chapter of Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria has been described as a ruse by…
Senator Abatemi-Usman Decries State Of Insecurity
Senator Nurudeen Abatemi-Usman representing Kogi Central Senatorial District has expressd worries over the high level of insecurity in the country.…
LASG Uplifts Little Saints Orphanage
The Lagos State Government has donated money to the management of Little Saints Orphanage, in Palm Grove, Lagos, southwest Nigeria.…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Southwest PDP Fights For Party Chairmanship
Since the Southwest Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, lost its House of Representatives Speakership position, the region’s leadership of the party…
‘Why We Voted For Amosun’
The leader of the Igbo Peoples’ Congress in Akute area of Ogun State, Chief Innocent Friday Okunamiri, has said that…
Reps Member Assures Constituents Of Performance
A member of the House of Representatives from Epe, Lagos State, Mr. Lanre Odubote, has said that he would use…
CPC Reps Candidate Returns To ACN
House of Representatives candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, in Lagos, Otunba Niyi Raheem, has returned to the…
Ruggedman, 9ice Fight Again
The acrimony between two leading musicians, Michael Ugochukwu, a.k.a Ruggedman and Akande Abolore also known as 9ice, has taken a…
Gbenga Adeyinka Takes Comedy To Ibadan
The Comedian of the Federal Republic (CFR), Gbenga Adeyinka Ist, is set to storm Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, with…
Ayo Balogun Set For 5th Album
Four years after the release of her last album, Queen of Juju music, Ayobami Kofoworola Balogun a.k.a. Queen Ayo Balogun,…