Month: August 2011
20-Year Old Nigerian Shines At Oxford University
A Nigerian, Anne Imafidon, 20, has join the league of youngest students to receive a Combined Masters Degree in Mathematics…
I Started Civil Service Job With N200 Monthly Salary
 The Permanent Secretary/Clerk of the Lagos State House Assembly, Taiwo Olatunji, will retire this month, having attained 60 years mandatory…
Oshiomhole Promises To Support NURTW
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State on Tuesday assured the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) of the state…
LG Chief Lashes Out At Critics
Contrary to insinuations by a group in Epe town that the incumbent chairman of Epe Local Government, Lagos, has not…
OPC Men Arrest 3 suspected Thieves
A suspected three-man gang that specialises in snatching commercial motorcycles popularly called Okada from the riders across Lagos State was…
Kunle Afolayan, Odunlade Adekola Clinch Glo Deal
Star Yoruba movie actors and producers, Kunle Afolayan and Odunlade Adekola, have been signed on by telecoms giant, Globacom, as…
M-net’s ‘Glo Naija Sings’ Revamped
With auditions now complete in Ibadan, Benin City, Enugu, Port Harcourt, Kaduna, Abuja and Lagos, the third edition of Glo…
Bob Manuel, Darey Anchor GUS 8
In line with the adoption of a new format for the eighth edition of Gulder Ultimate Search, a television reality…
eLDee, NCC Battle Tecno Over Infringement
Tecno, a China-based phone manufacturing company and one of Nigeria’s top selling handset brand, is now in a copyright mess…
Bracket Refutes Alleged Feud With P-Square
Contrary to reports swirling around the streets some weeks ago, alleging that all was not well with the once blossoming…
Jimmy Jatt, eLDee Head For NottingHill Carnival 2011
The official Nigerian Corner at the popular Nottinghill Carnival in London will again host a galaxy of stars this year,…
LG Boss Replies Critics
Chairman of Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area, Lagos State, Mr. Demola Doherty has described those who accused him of maladministration as…
2 Held Over N29m Theft
The police at Ogombo Police Division, Ogombo Town, Lekki, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, have arrested two notorious burglars and arraigned them…
‘AfricaMagic’ Pays Tribute To Sam Loco Efe
Paying tribute to veteran Nollywood star, Sam Loco Efe, AfricaMagic has announced that it will honour the film icon with…
Parents Commend School’s Management
Parents and guardians have lauded Pams Montessori School for quality and effective method of teaching to enable pupils to reach…
Malaika Set For Asian Tour
Top Fuji act, Sulaiman Alao Adekunle, popularly known as Malaika, has concluded plans to storm Malaysia for club tours and…
Femi Jubal Holds Album Listening Party
Too Much Music act, Femi Jubal, on Saturday, 7 August, thrilled his fans and friends at the upscale bar, Pub…
In Pictures: RRS Demonstrates Show Of Force Around Lagos
The Lagos State Security outfit, Rapid Response Squad (RRS), in a  show of force exercise at Ikorodu, led by the…
Amosun Plans 250 Health Centres
The Governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun has promised to construct functional health centres in each of the 236 political…
Bullion Van Crushes Man’s Legs
A bullion van driving from opposite direction this evening in Isale-Igbein area, Abeokuta, Ogun state capital, hit a middle aged…
Nigerian President Targets 2015 for Steady Power, Rice supply
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday set the 2015 date for steady power supply and self sufficiency in rice production, arguably…
Benue Gov Tribunal To Rule On Preliminary Objection Friday
The Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, North Central Nigeria, has adjourned ruling till Friday 19…
Mimiko Commissions Projects, Vows To Empower More Women
Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko yesterday commissioned various developmental projects in the Central Senatorial District of the state with…
ACN To Jonathan: Don’t Scrap States/LGs Joint Accounts
The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has advised President Goodluck Jonathan to jettison his proposed constitutional amendment that aims to…
Minimum Wage Strike: Police Arrest Enugu Labour Leader
A front-line labour leader in Enugu state, Mr. Osmond Ugwu, was this morning arrested by the police in connection with…
Robbers Bomb Bank, Police
Shortly after the police foiled an attempt by the Boko Haram fundamentalists to bomb the Maiduguri Police Headquarters yesterday, armed…
Man Shoots Son Over Use Of His Car
The police in Lagos have arrested a businessman, Obed Igwe, who allegedly shot his son, Herod, during an argument that…
FATAL SURGERY: 2 Nurses Axed
For operating an illegal clinic and carrying out surgical operations against the ethics of the nursing profession leading to the…
‘Our Rent Law Will Work’
Lagos State Commissioner for Information, Lateef Aderemi Ibirogba, this morning assured Lagosians that the new law on rent in the…