Month: August 2011
Unemployed Youths Protest Over Lopsided Recruitment At NDLEA
Unemployed youths under the auspices of Coalition of Civil Society Organisations for Transparency in Governance on Wednesday stormed the Headquarters…
FG Approves Additional N107b For East/West Road
The Federal Government on Wednesday approved a hefty variation of the contract sum for the construction of sections 1 (Warri-Kaima…
Under 20 World Cup: F/Eagles Charged Not To Disappoint Nigerians; How To Beat England —Iyenemi
All eyes are on the Flying Eagles to do the country proud by qualifying for the quarter final of the…
Ghana/Nigeria Friendly: Fans To Get Ticket Refund
JV2 Consult, the organiser of the botched international friendly between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and the Black Stars of Ghana in…
FIFA U-20 World Cup: England Dread F/Eagles; Coach Says Tonight’s Tie’II Be Tough
The fear of Nigeria’s Flying Eagles is the beginning of wisdom for England, as the two teams set to clash…
…Lawal, Ugbade Warn F/Eagles
As the Flying Eagles of Nigeria get set to take on England later today in Armenia at the ongoing FIFA…
WBC Elimination Bout: Ajose’s Fight Suffers Setback
The eagerly-awaited Nigeria’s Segun Ajose light-welterweight WBC elimination bout with Ali Cheba of Morocco has suffered another setback. The bout,…
Well Done, Dr. H.O. Demuren!
In the aviation industry, Dr. Harold Olusegun Demuren, an aeronautical engineer and Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority,…
The Menace Of Social Networks, Et Al
Texter: “Busy?†Me: “I’m sorry, but may I know you and why you’re asking?†Texter: “My name is…
Lagos State, Nigeria, PPP Gateway
I was struggling for an appropriate introduction for my topic, which would be attractive to the majority of the reading…
Epe ACN Decries Low Govt Presence
The Chairman, Epe Division of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Alhaji Akanni Seriki has said that the state government’s…
Customs Seizes N5.2b Goods In 6 Months
The Nigeria Customs Service seized goods worth N5.2 billion in the first half of the year, Mr. Sunny Okpurhe, the…
I’m Not Fighting Namadi Sambo — David Mark
Contrary to media reports, Senate President David Mark denied on Tuesday there was any conflict of interest between him and…
Lagos Covers 150 Manholes
The Lagos State government has provided new lids for 150 manholes whose covers have been illegally removed by vandals across…
When A Jilted Doctor Was Battered
What could have made a lady who had been in a relationship with a promising young doctor for seven years…
PSP Operators Promise Prompt Clearing Of Refuse
Mr. Adegboyega Adepitan, President, Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAM), on Tuesday promised an improvement in the clearing and…
Student Seeks Dissolution Of Marriage
A student of the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH), Mrs. Victoria Ogoaje, has asked an Ojo Grade ‘A’ Customary Court to…
‘Sam Loco Died Of Excessive Stress’
The Delta State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Mr. Richard Mofe-Damijo, has blamed excessive stress, resulting from intense pressure of…
Politicians Reject INEC’s Plan To Deregister Parties
Some politicians on Tuesday condemned the plan by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to de-register political parties that did…
ACN Leaders Rise Against Surulere Council Boss
The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, leaders in Lagos Central Senatorial District, Southwest Nigeria, met yesterday and resolved not to…
Plans For Inner City Roads On Course — Fashola
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Tuesday stated that plans for the inner city roads in the state…
NLC Slams CBN Over Failed Banks
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has said that the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN cannot absolve itself of blame over…
Kidnappers Shut Down Nnewi
Residents and indigenes of Nnewi, Anambra State, South East Nigeria today rose from a special meeting to send a save-our-souls…
HIV/AIDS Pushed Me Into Drugs, Says Suspect
A suspected drug trafficker, Mr. Anthony Judd Thomas, arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, on…
Harvest Of Babies At Redeemed Convention
The National Convention of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, which began on Monday, has recorded harvest of babies…
Lagos New Rent Law Tears Tenants, Landlords Apart
Following the enactment of a new rent law by the Lagos State government prohibiting landlords from collecting more than a…
Plans For Inner City Roads On Course -Fashola
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Tuesday stated that plans for the inner city roads in the state…
Glo Introduces Special Lines For Ebonyi Varsity Students
Telecommunications giant, Globacom, has again restated its commitment to Nigerian youths, especially those in tertiary institutions with the extension of…
Fashola Appoints Provost For Adeniran Ogunsanya College Of Education
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, SAN, has approved the appointment of Mr. Olalekan Wasiu Bashorun as the 7th Provost…
Lagos Assembly Urges FG To Provide Pedestrian Bridges On Its Highways
Lagos State House of Assembly has called on the Federal Government to urgently provide pedestrian bridges on all federal roads…