Year: 2011
Yakubu Spoils Fergie 70th Birthday, As Blackburn Beat Man United 3-2 At Old Trafford
Manchester United hosted Blackburn Rovers at Old Trafford in a day where Sir Alex Ferguson celebrated his 70th birthday. However…
Keshi, NFF At Loggerheads Over Angola Friendly
Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi is at loggerheads with top officials of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, over a proposed friendly…
Jonathan slams emergency rule in Boko Haram’s areas
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja After two days of feverish meetings with his security chiefs following the Christmas Day bombings of a Catholic…
President Jonathan visits Bombed Church
Nigeria’s leader, President Goodluck Jonathan has visited St. Theresa Catholic Church, Madalla in Niger State, where a big bomb on…
Gateway’ll Return To Premier League-Disu
Team Manager of Gateway Football Club of Abeokuta, Ogun State, Tajudeen Disu, has assured that the team would be regenerated…
Yobo Tasks Local Players on Commitment
Captain of Super Eagles, Joseph Yobo, has urged the home based Super Eagles to be committed to the national assignments.…
Being Alive To See 2012 Is A Rare Privilege -Ikuforiji
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, has congratulated all Lagosians, and indeed Nigerians, for being…
Oyo appoints new coach for 3SC Football Club.
Governor Abiola Ajimobi today appointed Mr. Allen Andrew as the new Coach of 3SC Football Club of Ibadan. The governor,…
3 killed in Maiduguri not bombed
Ayo Oluokun The Joint Task Force in charge of security in Borno State said contrary to reports, none of the…
Ify, Radio, TV girl bows out of TVC
Pretty and velvet-voiced Ify Onyegbule bowed out of Nigeria’s Radio Continental and TVC today. Ify, who joined the sister stations…
House Adopts Law Reform Commission Amendment Report
In a move to improve the judicial system of Lagos State, the State House of Assembly, on Thursday adopted the…
Traditional Ruler Hopeful On Ajaokuta Steel Company Revival
The Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Dr. Ado Ibrahim has expressed confidence that the Ajaokuta Steel Company would come back to life.…
EFCC Arrests Two Hackers Of Multichoice Signals
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested Sani Garba Musa and Jamimah Ayuba who engage in importing, selling…
Boko Haram: Jonathan Seeks Support Of Nigeria’s Neighbours
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has said government will fight Boko Haram, the “group of evil-minded people who want to cause…
Glo Donates N22m To 40 Nigerian Orphanages At Christmas
National operator and the nation’s wholly indigenous telecommunication network Globacom, has concluded the donation of cash and consumable materials to…
Boko Haram: MASSOB Probes Killing Of Igbo
The leader of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, Chief Ralph Uwazurike, has disclosed…
Bomb Scare: Okotie Cancels New Year Eve Service
Churches in Lagos may not witness the usual crowd which had become the hallmark of every New Year eve service.…
Lagos Assembly Passes 2012 Budget
Ahead of its January deadline, the Lagos State House of Assembly has passed the 2012 Appropriation bill just within a…
She Wants To Kill Me With Sex —Man Tells Judge
A 39-year-old cobbler, Daniel Olufumilayo, has accused his wife of plotting to kill him with sex in order to inherit…
RRS Intercepts Truckload Of Men From Niger
Policemen attached to the Rapid Response Squad, Lagos Police Command, yesterday intercepted truck load of some suspicious men from Niger…
Hafiz Ringim Will Be Removed — Ayodele
Founder of Inri Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Babatunde Elijah Ayodele, JP, has rolled out his predictions for the year 2012,…
ACN Tackles FG On Fuel Subsidy
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has asked the federal government to either debunk, with facts and figures, a published…
NPA Revitalises Koko Port
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Omar Suleiman, has said the NPA is conducting hydrographic studies to determine…
APM Invests N21.6b In Apapa Facility
APM Terminals Apapa Limited’s Board of Directors has approved $135 million (N21.6 billion) capital investment plan. This is to acquire…
Nigerian Ports Handle 70% Of Cargos To W/Africa – Suleiman
The Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Engr. Omar Suleiman, has said that Nigerian seaports currently handle 70 per…
Maritime Bill: Senate Committee Assures Of Passage Into Law
The Senate Committee on Marine Transport has assured that all its efforts will be geared toward ensuring that the two…
New Madagascan Sub-Centre Boosts African SAR Coverage
Penultimate Sunday’s launch of a search and rescue (SAR) sub-centre in Antananarivo, Madagascar, offers a further key link in the…
Lawmaker Condemns Spate Of Bombings
Hakeem Abiodun Munir, a member of the House of Representatives representing Oshodi/Isolo federal constituency 02, has condemned the spate of…
Tackling Challenges Of Number Plates In Lagos
In the last four months since the Federal Government, through the Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC announced the suspension of…
Baale Docked For Demolishing Church
A 65-year-old man, Chief Waheed Asha, Baale Aiyetoro in Bariga, Somolu Local Government Area of Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, was…