Month: August 2011
Lagos Cracks Down On Street Traders, Danfo Drivers
The Lagos State Taskforce on Environment and Offences (Enforcement) Unit has begun massive crackdown on street traders across the state,…
Al-Mustapha’s Orderly Testifies
In continuation of his defence, the former CSO to the late Gen. Sani Abacha, Major Hamzat Al-Mustapha brought in his…
3-Wheelers Operators Protest In Ogun
The members of 3-Wheelers Association, Ogun State, have protested the appointment of Hon. Adeleke Sulaimon, the Chairman, Ogun State House…
Blind Lawyer To Sue LASUTH, Foundation For N100m
A 52-year old blind lawyer, Mr. Johnson Okiri, has vowed to sue the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH) Eye…
Police Inspectors, ASPs For Screening
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Yakubu Alkali, has assured that police officers involved in the screening of incoming inspectors…
Police Intensify Search For Mikel Obi’s Dad
Police in Plateau State, North central Nigeria, say they will do everything to find the missing father of the Super…
U-20 W/Cup: Why Flying Eagles Failed —Rufai
Former Super Eagles’ goalkeeper, Peter Rufai, has revealed the reason France had an upper hand over the Flying Eagles in…
HP Unveils Latest IT Solution
Hewlett Packard, HP, Nigeria recently gathered its customers, partners and retailers for a-three day customers forum in far away Dakar,…
NURTW Chief Absolves Members From Mushin Crisis
Chairman, National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Mushin branch, Alhaji Sule Adio, has decried the frequent gang wars among…
Lagos To Fight Environmental Nuisance
The Lagos State Government has declared zero tolerance for environmental nuisance. Commissioner for the Environment, Mr. Tunji Bello, made this…
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Crisis Rocks Council
Ahead of the October Local Government election in Lagos, crisis is brewing at the Ojodu Local Council Development Area, LCDA,…
I Want To Be A World Beater
 Tennis Special caught up with Owolabi Jinadu at the Tennis Court of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos State recently. He…
NTF Ends Camp ‘Morrow —Mbora
Secretary General of the Nigeria Tennis Federation, NTF, Nkora Nbora, has expressed satisfaction with the players’preparation for the All Africa…
Oso Plans Big For Boxing At Oshodi
A chairmanship aspirant of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Oshodi\Isolo Local Government Area, Daisi Oso, has promised to improve…
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Enough Of Theatrics, Mr President —Prince Charles Dickson
When a nation with enormous wealth has a vast majority of its populace living under the poverty line, it means…
‘Reduce N15,000 Cost Of New Number Plate, N6,000 Driver’s Licence’
Motorists in Plateau reacted with mixed feelings to the planned introduction of a new number plate to be obtained at…
Lessons Of The London Riots
The handling of the protests which rocked London last week by the British government has shown the world that no…
Police Impound Stolen Truck With Motorcycle parts
Policemen attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), of the Lagos State Police Command, have impounded a stolen truck carrying…
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Market Leaders Support LG Boss For Second Term
Market leaders in Lagos Island Local Government Area of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, have throw the weight behind Mr. Wasiu…
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Groups Reject LG Boss
Groups and elders in Ifako–Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, have kicked against the second term bid…
Crisis in Nigeria’s Judiciary Deepens As Salami Seeks Court Shield
Fresh crisis looms in the judiciary following the refusal of the National Judicial Council to accept service of court’s process…
NGO Commends Pfizer Over Trovan Payments
On the heels of the recent commencement of compensation payments to successful claimants in the Trovan settlement process in Kano,…
I’ve Pact With God To Serve My People, Says Amosun
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State today said he had made a covenant with God to serve the people of…
Nigeria Developing Policy To Compel Local Production of Imported Goods – President Jonathan
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has said Government was developing a clear policy that would require a certain category of imports…
The Impact Of Exile On Home Videos
The theme of exile appears to hold great fascination for literary critics, mere artistic consumers, anthologists, cineastes and Festival…
Gunmen Kidnap Oil Magnate, Demand N100m Ransom
Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped a Port Harcourt-based oil magnate and are demanding N100 million ransom before they will free him.…
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Council Polls: ACN Aspirants Scramble For Nomination Forms
Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, chairmanship aspirants for the forthcoming local government elections in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria have started…
MIkel Obi’s Father Still Missing
The mystery surrounding the missing the father of the Super Eagles and Chelsea of London’s striker, John Mikel Obi still…