Month: August 2011
Al-Mustapha: Drama In Court Over 2002 Verdict
In continuation of the cross-examination of Major Hamzat Al-Mustapha, the former CSO to the late General Sani Abacha this morning,…
Oyo Gov Tussle: Tribunal Rejects PDP’s Plea
Oyo State Governorship Election Tribunal today refused the application by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to subpoena officers from the…
Minimum Wage: Enugu Workers Defy Govt’s Order
The warning strike embarked upon by Enugu State workers has entered its fourth day today, with all the offices of…
Okada Riders Aid Crime In Lagos —Police Chief
The new Deputy Commissioner of Police (operations), Lagos Police Command, Ikeja, Lagos state, South West, Nigeria, Mr. Babatunde Sobulo has…
Robbers Kill TheSun Correspondent
Armed robbers have killed a correspondent of TheSun newspaper in Sokoto State. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Ahmed…
Civil Servants Want Salary Breakdown
Lagos State civil servants have complained that they don’t know the breakdown of their salaries, and, therefore, are not sure…
Distressed Banks: CBN Urges Depositors Not To Panic
Depositors of the three banks categorised as nationalised banks by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have been advised not…
Ex-Niger Delta Militants Get Housing Allowance
The Presidency has approved the payment of housing allowance to all registered ex-militants who were rehabilitated in the Federal Government’s…
Community Leader Frowns Against Car Gifts To Farmer
Mr. Clement Iwara, a community leader in Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area in Cross River, has advised the state government…
Lagos Unveils Investment Opportunities In Fish Farming
The Lagos State Government has unveiled investment opportunities in fish farming into which investors could tap and rake in millions…
Obaship Tussle: Commissioner Warned Against Interference
Lagos State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Kuye Ademorin, has been warned against interfering in the obaship tussle…
Gov Jang Appoints Son As Special Adviser
Plateau Governor, Jonah Jang’s appointment of his son, Yakubu Jang, as Special Adviser on Special Duties is “proper and in…
Suspect Splashes Faeces On Litigants
A mild drama occurred at the Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos Island, when a suspected thief John Okoko, 30, suddenly went…
Why I’m Probing My Predecessor—Yuguda
Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State has explained that he probed his predecessor, Alhaji Muazu Adamu, for failure to keep…
How Best To Ruin A Country
 Recent investigation by a Senate ad-hoc committee investigating the Bureau of Public Enterprises has unearthed a lot of atrocities by…
An Eye-Opener For Nigerian Karatekas
Secretary General of Karate Federation of Nigeria, KFN, Clement Iyaluegbeghe, believes the participation of the Nigerian karatekas at the recently…
Okwaraji: Unsung Hero Of Nigerian Football
August 12, 1989 was a day football fans in Nigeria would not forget in a hurry when Samuel Okwaraji slumped…
France Better Than F/Eagles —Obuh
Coach of Nigeria’s Under-20 football team, John Obuh, believes the Flying Eagles lost their quarter final in the ongoing FIFA…
Zenith Women’s League: First Bank’s Defeat Excites Erinfolami
The chief coach of First Deepwater Club, Lateef Erinfolami, has declared that his best moment at the just concluded Zenith…
Setting A New Agenda For Good Governance —mac durugbo
At the swearing in of his new cabinet recently, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), told the members, “This…
Crooked Journalists? —Sola Odunfa
There was once a saying in the US that no person was worse than a crooked cop. The thinking behind…
Aregbesola’s Lifeline For Osun Youths —Adedeji Gbenga Justice
The 12th of August every year has been set aside by the United Nations Organization (UNO) to uniquely drive home…
Paying Lip Service To Agric Development
Successive administrations in the country have never enunciated any aggressive agricultural development policy since independence in 1960 except the much…
Female Journalists Storm Alausa
Female journalists in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, have marched to Lagos State Government Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, to drum support for…
Elections 2011, Metro, News, Politics
Protest Greets Apapa-Iganmu LG Chief’s Re-Election
Some members of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Apapa/Iganmu Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria last…
Troubled Marriage Plan: Mercy Johnson Keeps Mum On Next Move
Sultry Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson, has declined to disclose her next moves or line of action on her proposed marriage…
Stella Damasus Drops Musical Effort
Sultry actress, Stella Damasus, held the listening party of her first official musical effort amid pomp and ceremony yesterday. The…
Death Scare: ‘Ghana, South African Actors Are Bewitching Nollywood’
Following the controversial death of another prolific thespian in the Nigeria movie industry, Nollywood, the General Overseer of Consuming Fire…
Joke Silva, Doris Simeon, Others Honour Bite Magazine
It was indeed a gathering of stars at Best Western Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, when Bite International magazine was officially…
I’m Ready To Take Any Role’
Budding actress, Isioma Ugbebor Ezine, has said that she is ready to take on the world by acting any role…