Month: August 2011
Policemen Storm Salami’s Abuja Residence
A number of policemen this afternoon stormed the official residence of Justice Ayo Salami in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. The…
SERAP sues FG, NJC over unlawful removal of Salami
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the Federal Government and the National Judicial Council (NJC) to Court…
ACN Slams Jonathan Over Appointment Of Acting President Of Appeal Court
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of violating his oath of office by appointing an…
LASAA Warns Against Pasting Of Political Posters
Lagos State Signage and Advertising Agency (LASAA) says it will continue to pursue the existing zero tolerance policy concerning the…
Justice Musdapher Sworn In As Acting CJN
Justice Dahiru Musdapher was sworn in today as the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, by outgoing CJN, Justice Katsina…
Rebels Comb Tripoli For Gaddafi, 2 Sons In Custody
Two of his sons, including Saif al Islam, his heir apparent, have been captured and are now in the custody…
The Hague Wants Gaddafi Alive
The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court contacted Libyan rebels Monday to urge them to hand over the son of…
Groups Protest Salami’s Ouster
Hundreds of Nigerians made up of residents and civil society groups this morning marched to the office of the Governor…
5 Robbers Killed In Lagos
The police in Lagos, Southwest, Nigeria yesterday gunned down five armed robbers in Somolu where they were robbing people of…
Nigeria Facing System Collapse —Fashola
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State this morning referred to Nigeria as facing system collapse following the crisis in the…
NURTW Dissolves State Councils
Following the recent inauguration of the new president of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Najeem Yasin…
Commissioner Vows To Enforce Safety Standards
The Lagos State Safety Commission has vowed enforce safety standards across the state and ensure that erring individuals and corporate…
Our Roadmap For Agric Revolution In Lagos
 Prince Gbolahan Lawal is the Commissioner for Agriculture and Cooperatives in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria. In this interview with Kazeem…
I’ll Do What No One Has Done In My Ministry
 Chief Samuel Durojaiye Aiyedogbon is the Ogun State Commissioner for Community Development & Cooperatives. In this interview with our Ogun…
Oyo State People Are Hostile
 The immediate past Commissioner of Police in Oyo State now deployed to Sokoto Police Command, AlHAJI ADISA BABA BOLANTA, speaks…
Youths Want Removal Of ACN Leaders In Epe
The Epe Progressive Youth Wing of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has called on the leadership of the party…
FG To Build New Gas Pipeline
The Federal Government is to build a new pipeline to facilitate gas supply to the Olorunsogo power station in Ogun…
PHCN Workers To Get Additional Incentives
The Federal Government has assured workers of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) of additional incentives to boost their morale.…
2 Sisters Die In Edo Flood
Two sisters have died in a flood following a downpour in Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo, the…
Obasanjo Leads American Investor To Taraba
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has led a Kenya-based American investor to inspect about 30,000 hectares of marshy land in Gassol…
Inter-Faith Forum Seeks Dialogue To End Religious Violence
Recently, Muslim and Christian faithful came together under one roof at a public enlightenment inter-faith seminar, with the desire to…
Lagos Plans Job Creation Through Agriculture
The Lagos State Commissioner for Agriculture and Cooperatives, Mr. Gbolahan Lawal, has re-affirmed government’s plan to increase employment opportunities through…
Iba New Town: Fashola Warns Land Speculators Against Encroachment
Lagos State governor, Babatunde Fashola, has warning land speculators to desist from further encroaching on the acquired large expanse of…
20 NURTW Members Arrested For Blocking Road
The police on Sunday arrested 20 members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Illela Local Government…
‘Aikhomu’s Death, A Great Loss’
Senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki has described the death of former military Vice President Augustus Aikhomu as a great loss to…
No Clue Yet On Mikel’s Dad —Police
The public outcry that trailed the news of missing father of Chelsea of England star, John Mikel Obi, after the…
Osaze’s Fitness Excites Kalika
Super Eagles’ assistant coach, Simeon Kalika, has expressed his delight over the form of Super Eagles and West Brom striker,…
Imota Residents Support LG Chief For 2nd Term
Stakeholders in Imota Local Council Development Area of Lagos State have called on the leadership of Action Congress of Nigeria…
Monarch Seeks Better Deal For Teachers
The Jagboju of Irele Kingdom in Ondo, High Chief Adeolu Aroloye, has called for an improved standard of living for…