Month: August 2011
Man Stabs Pastor
A man, Friday Moses Agu, 43, has been charged before the Ebute-Meta Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, Nigeria for cutting the left…
Community Leaders Deny Plan To Disrupt LG Polls
Community leaders in Ikeja Local Government Area of Lagos State have denied reports that they planned to disrupt the forthcoming…
Muslim Nurses Hold Ramadan Lecture
The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital Muslim Nurses Forum, has held its 4th annual Ramadan lecture. The guest lecturer at…
Between OBJ And IBB —Tayo Ogunbiyi
OBJ and IBB are two of a kind. They share a lot of things in common. Both of them have…
First Bank Bank On Experience
First Bank Basktball Club of Lagos believes their experience in the game will see them through the last phase of…
Chess: Adeyemi Sure Of Good Outing In Maputo
Technical adviser of the Nigeria Chess Federation, Lekan Adeyemi, has assured Nigerians of his team preparedness to win medals at…
Stop Denigrating The Judiciary
The barrage of condemnation that has trailed the suspension of the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Salami,…
Boko Haram And The Politics Of The Ostrich —mac durugbo
The Ostrich, described in Webster’s New World Dictionary as ‘a large swift-running bird of Africa and S.W. Asia’, has a…
Christy Essien Novelty Match: Actors Vow To Devour Musicians
The National President of Actors’ Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Segun Arinze, has released a provisional list of 20 top actors…
Nigerian Film Makers Need Orientation
 Benson Akintola Akindeju is the Chief Executive Officer of AK Media Concepts, producer of popular TV serials, Face-2-Face, Family Ties…
Fred Amata Battles Teco Benson In DGN Election
As the general election of the Directors’ Guild of Nigeria (DGN) hots up, the major battle for the post of…
Afin Asa Content Award Underway
Afin Asa Content Award, a new platform where entertainers who have contributed immensely to the growth of culture in Nigeria…
Release Mikel’s Dad, Femi Adebayo Begs Kidnappers
Famous Yoruba movie actor, Femi Adebayo, has appealed to kidnappers of Mr. Michael Obi, the father of Chelsea FC and…
Best Of Nollywood Adds Three New Categories
Organisers of Best of Nollywood Awards (BON) have added three new categories to the event scheduled to hold later this…
President Jonathan Approves Appointment of Acting President, Court of Appeal
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Hon. Justice Dalhatu Adamu as Acting President of Court of Appeal. The…
ACN Slams Salami’s Suspension As Hatchet Job
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has accused the Nigerian Judicial Council (NJC) of carrying out a hatchet job by…
Murray Wins Cincinnati Masters
Britain’s Andy Murray won the Cincinnati Open today when his opponent, Serbia’s world number one Novak Djokovic, retired injured. Reuters…
Man City Beat Bolton 3-2
Manchester City served their attacking intentions this season by beating Bolton 3-2 in an entertaining game today BBC Sports reports…
Nigeria-Argentina Rematch: Messi’s Visit Excites Bangladesh Fans
The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) is inundated with requests from supporters and sponsors all desperate to grab a piece of…
BRT Bows To Pressure, Reduces Fare To N50 Per Trip
The management of BRT has bowed to the public outcry that followed the increase in its fares from N50 to…
Brazil Beat Portugal 3-2 To Win U-20 World Cup
Brazil claimed their fifth FIFA U-20 World Cup crown early today, beating Portugal 3-2 after extra time in Bogota, the…
Amakiri, Journalist Shaved With Broken Bottle Dies
Any Nigerian student of journalism who was taught about the hazards and repression against journalists in Nigeria would have been…
Missing Mikel Obi Senior: Wife Denies Ransom Story
Wife of the missing Pa John Obi, Mrs. Rose Obi today opened up at her Rayfield residence, Jos when she…
Nigeria Co-opts Its Richest Industrialist Into Economic Team
President Goodluck Jonathan Friday in Abuja co-opted leading Nigerian Industrialist, Alhaji Aliko Dangote and four others into the Federal Government’s…
Glo Joins Onitsha For Umato, As Ofala Kickks Off
The Obi of Onitsha, His Majesty Nnaemeka Achebe kicked off the celebrations of Ofala Festival with the performance of the…
Political Parties Disagree Over De-registration By INEC
Some political parties today in Abuja, expressed mixed feelings about the position of INEC over the de-registration of seven political…
Discuss Your Differences In Private, Mantu urges OBJ,IBB
Former Senate Deputy President, Senator Nasiru Mantu today advised former President Olusegun Obasanjo and ex-military President Ibrahim Babangida to discuss…
Amosun To Break Fast With Ogun Muslims
Ogun State Governor, Sen. Ikleel Ibikunle Amosun will tomorrow host all Muslims across the state to a special breaking of…
Nigeria’s Judiciary, not Salami, on trial, says ACN
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has described the purported suspension of the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice…
Ajimobi Swears In 18 Commissioners
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo state today swore in 18 commissioners and 10 special advisers and assistants. Among the commissioners…