Month: November 2011
I Am In The Race To Win —Gov Sylva
Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva, says he is still in the race to clinch the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), ticket…
Robbers Sack Police Station, Blow Up Bank
Gunmen have attacked the Akamkpa Divisional Police station on the outskirts of Calabar, the Cross River State capital, southsouth Nigeria.…
Fire Razes NASCO Building
A six storey building, known as NASCO building, has been gutted by fire at Apapa area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria.…
Total, Conoil, Oando Fuel Stations Shut
The Federal Ministry of Trade and Investment on Tuesday in Lokoja sealed off the NNPC Mega Station and 10 others…
Cult Groups Clash In Ijebu-Ode
At least three persons have been killed by suspected cult groups in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, southwest Nigeria. Following the attck,…
MD Remanded For Defrauding Microfinance Bank
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, CEO, of Datane J. Services has been arraigned by the police at the…
Guber Ticket: Bayelsans Unruffled Over Sylva
Bayelsans appear to be unruffled about the purported disqualification of Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa state from contesting the forthcoming…
Guard, Accomplice Jailed For Attempting To Poison Employer
A security guard, Genesis Anthony and his accomplice, Victor Jegede, on Tuesday jointly bagged five years imprisonment for attempting to…
Acid Attack Victim Needs N24m For Surgery In Canada
Miss Franca Ogbu, a 100-level student of Federal University of Technology, Yola, who was sprayed with acid by a fellow…
Cybercrime Costs $1tr Globally — British PM
Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron said on Tuesday one trillion dollars has been lost through cyber crime across the world.…
Arik Carries 8m Passengers, Acquires 23 Planes
Nigeria’s largest airline, Arik Air, has disclosed that in five years, it has flown eight million passengers and acquired 23…
4 Face Trial For Stealing 12 Bottles Of Champagne
Four persons on Tuesday appeared before an Abuja Chief Magistrates’ Court charged with stealing 12 bottles of champagne. The accused…
Thugs Invade Agbado/Oke Odo Council Secretariat
Three days after Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola inaugurated the newly elected chairmen of 20 Local Government Councils and…
250 PHCN’s Containers Of Equipment Rot At Lagos Port
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said on Tuesday that about 500 containers belonging to federal and state government agencies have…
Police Still Trail Niger Delta Gang Leader
The police have said that they are still on the trail of one Iheacho Monday, a member of one of…
Don’t Share Food With Chickenpox Patients —Doctor
Dr Amupitan Rotimi, a general practitioner, has warned people against sharing food or drinks with persons who have chickenpox, a…
Audu Promises To Establish Agric Varsity In Kogi Central
Prince Abubakar Audu, a former governor and Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) candidate in the 3 December Kogi gubernatorial election,…
Drivers Oppose Oil Subsidy Removal
Commercial vehicle operators in Abuja have called on the Federal Government to first solve the immediate needs of the citizens…
Nsukka Traders Commend Chairman’s Re-election
Some traders of Ogige Market in Nsukka said Thursday’s re-election of Mr Festus Onogwu as Chairman of Ogige Market Amalgamated…
Igbotako Elites Honour Obasanjo, David Mark
Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo and the Senate President, Senator David Mark, will be honoured on Saturday, 5 November,…
We’ve Snatched 18 Vehicles, 7-Man Gang Confesses
A seven-man armed robbery gang was recently arrested by the Lagos State Special Anti-robbery Squad, SARS, in Ikorodu, Lagos State,…
Chief Arraigned Over False Information
The police have arraigned a 70-year-old man, Chief Fasasi A. Olorunlogbon, before an Ebute Metta Magistrate’s Court on a two-count…
Eagles’ New Coach ToBe Unveiled Soon
The announcement of a new head coach for Nigeria’s Super Eagles today by the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, may be…
Olympic Playoffs: Eguavoen Settles For Ghana Camp
Nigeria Olympic team, the U-23 Eagles are set to finalise their preparations for the final qualifiers for the London 2012…
World Weightlifting Tourney: Bassey Optimistic
Chief Coach of Weightlifting Federation of Nigeria, WFN, Patrick Bassey, is confident that Nigerian lifters will excel at the forthcoming…
‘Air Force Parades Good Athletes’
Wing Cdr. Ayodele Famuyiwa, the Head, Publicity Committee for the ongoing Seventh Nigerian Air Force Games in Calabar, says potential…
Tactical Command Eye Basketball Gold
Coach and captain of the Tactical Air Command team, Dung Victor, has said that the main target of the team…
Brand New Bus Up For Grabs At Scrabbulympics
The organisers of Annual Scrabble Championship For Lagos State Schools, Scrabbulympics, have announced that the winner of this year’s edition…
Suspected Bank Robber Arrested
Two years after he was involved in a bank robbery in Lagos, a man has been arrested by the Lagos…
Lagos Trains 120 For Diabetes Screening
The Lagos State Government has begun the training of 120 health workers drawn from all the local government and local…