Month: August 2011
Cameron’s Visit To Lagos: A Tribute To Visionary Leadership
Just very recently, the British Prime – Minister, David Cameron, led a powerful delegation of British Trade Mission to Nigeria…
Ramadan: Time For Truce And Penitence
After much expectations, the holy month of Ramadan is here. For our Muslim brothers and sisters, the Ramadan represents a…
Don’t Allow Boko Haram Into Lagos, Market Leader Urges Govt
A market leader in Onigbongbo Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, Alhaji Hassan Akerele, has called on the state…
Ramadan: Lagos Council Boss Tasks Muslims
Chairman, Lagos Island Local Government Area of Lagos State, Mr. Wasiu Eshilokun-Sanni, has urged Muslims in the state and the…
Jilted Man Pours Hot Water On Ex-Lover
A jilted lover, Chinedu Anokwute, 30 has been charged before the Apapa Magistrates’ Court for allegedly bathing his estranged girlfriend,…
Makoko Residents Want Blocked Canal Cleared
Residents of Makoko in Yaba Local Council Development Area of Lagos State have sent an appealed to the state government…
Fashola Signs New Laws
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), on Monday signed a new Law to provide for the establishment of Customary…
RAMADAN: Fashola Reiterates Need For Tolerance, Orderly Conduct
As Muslims worldwide commenced fasting in the holy month of Ramadan, Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Sunday…
Promasidor Shuts Down To Avert Violence
The management of Promasidor Nigeria Limited has shut down the company to avert break down of law and order. …
Globacom Takes Over Sponsorship of Onitsha Ofala Festival
Telecom giant, Globacom, has taken over the sponsorship of the prestigious Ofala festival of Onitsha. The big sponsorship deal, which…
Let’s Be Pious —Amosun, Speaker Charge Muslims
Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has urged muslims to use the period of the holy month of Ramadan to…
Boko Haram goes on Ramadhan break
Militants of the Boko Haram sect have announced a voluntary ceasefire ahead of government’s constitution of a negotiating panel in…
Court Denies Suspected Killer Of Boko Haram Leader Bail
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has refused an application for bail brought by one of the accused persons…
Islamic Group Deploys 387 Clerics For Ramadan Tafsir
At least 387 Muslim Clerics have been sent to different parts of the country including some other African countries for…
Striking Judicial Workers In Ogun Resume
The strike action by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN, Ogun State Chapter, on Friday, 22 July, 2011 has…
Why Gen Abdulsalami Wants Me Dead —Al-Mustapha
Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, the former Chief Security Officer, CSO, to the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, wept bitterly…
President jonathan urges muslims to pray for peace
The yearly observance of Ramadan has begun in Nigeria, with President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan urging all Muslims to seize the…
We Are Not Against Islamic Banking-Oritsejafor
National President, Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor says Christians are not against the controversial Islamic Banking. He…
Mob Sets 2 Robbers Ablaze, Vigilante Group Recovers N1.2m From Them
Two armed robbers were this morning set ablaze by a mob in Mowe, Ogun State, while other members of the…
Carbon Fumes Drugged ACN Chieftains
Contrary to our story on Friday, that eight politicians were allegedly drugged and abducted in Lagos, the true story is…
FG, Labour Meet Tomorrow
Negotiations between the Federal Government and organised labour over the new minimum wage implementation have been adjourned till tomorrow 2,…
Medical Visits To India Gulp N30 Billion
At least 3,000 Nigerians travel each month for medical treatment in India, spending close to $200 million (N30 billion) yearly.…
Bus Drivers, Okada Riders On Strike In Kaduna State
Bus drivers today in Kaduna joined the protesting commercial motorcycle riders popularly known okada riders over alleged undue molestations by…
Boko Haram Threatens To Attack Kaduna
After its failure to carry out its earlier threat to attack Kaduna five weeks ago , members of the northern…
A Federal High Court Judges Begin Vacation
All Federal High Court judges nationwide will today commence their two months annual vacation as the courts will resume normal…
Nigerian Gangster Jailed In United Kingdom
A Nigerian gangster has been jailed for life at the Old Bailey, United Kingdom, for arranging the “execution†of a…
Big Loss At Conglomerate As CEO Dies In Plane Crash
The death in a plane crash on Friday of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of JOSEPDAM Group of companies,…
UK-Bound Students: Winners Emerge In BRF Competition
Master Alabi Oyinlola, 10, a primary five pupil of Community Primary School, Workyard, Mushin, displayed master class to emerge the…
Fire Guts Aguda Market
A portion of Aguda Market in Coker/Aguda Local Council Development Area of Lagos State was on Saturday morning razed by…
Olu Of Agege Stool: Community Leader Warns Against Imposition Of Candidate
As the search for a new Olu of Agege begins, a community leader, Chief E. Olu Adesewo has warned against…