Year: 2011
Nigeria’s Depleting Reserves
As experts have begun raising alarm over Nigeria’s depleting foreign reserve, it has become one area that the Goodluck Jonathan…
Kano Assembly Speaker Impeached
Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, Alhaji Abdullahi Yusuf Falgore of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has been…
Cement Importation ‘ll Stop By March 2012- Jonathan
The federal government says it will ensure that importation of cement into the country is stopped by March 2012. …
Jonathan, Sambo To Spend N1b On Food In 2012
President Goodluck Jonathan and his deputy, Namadi Sambo, are to spend approximately N1 billion on food in 2012 as proposed…
Jonathan Commissions New Cement Factory At Ewekoro
President Goodluck Jonathan today emphasised his administration’s resolve to boost the economy of the country and ensure that the nation…
Wife: Police Tortured My Husband To Death; No, He Committed Suicide —Police
The mysterious death of a furniture maker, Mr. Ibrahim Athahiru, 42 in the cell at the Ikoyi Police Station, Lagos,…
Pastor Docked Over Fraud
A 37-year-old pastor, Joseph Olukaiyeja, has been arraigned in Lagos for allegedly obtaining N1.6 million from two brothers, under false…
No Fuel Scarcity During Festive Period, NNPC Assures
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Monday said it had enough petroleum products to last the country for 54…
NPAN Holds Town Hall Meeting
The Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria (NPAN), will on Thursday, December 22, 2011, host a Town Hall Meeting with the…
Rousing Welcome For Grammy Nominee, Femi Anikulapo-Kuti
Friends, fans and family members of Femi Anikulapo-Kuti were at the Muritala Muhammed Intertnational Airport, Ikeja, Lagos this morning to…
Doctors Protest Kidnap, Death Of Colleague
Medical practitioners in Owerri on Monday took to the streets to protest the kidnap and killing of their colleague, Dr.…
Herbalist Docked For Assault On Cop
A 40-year-old man said to be an herbalist, Idris Fakeye Oluwo has been docked before the Shomolu Magistrate’s Court in…
High Fees: Mapoly Students Groan
Students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Mapoly, Abeokuta, Ogun State, southwest Nigeria, have threatened to boycott lectures if the authorities of…
IMF Hails Jonathan’s Agenda
The International Monetary Fund, IMF, on Monday in Abuja expressed satisfaction with President Goodluck Jonathan’s Transformation Agenda and promised to…
Keshi Vows To Sanction Erring Eagles
Super Eagles’ coach, Stephen Keshi, has declared that any invited local player that fails to turn up at the team’s…
Village Head Denies Parading Himself As King
The traditional ruler of Ibafon town in Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, Chief Kayode Okunola, has debunked…
CNPP Backs Lagos Govt On Toll Collection
The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP), Lagos Chapter, on Monday threw its weight behind the toll system introduced on…
Group Urges Benin Culture Promotion
Indigenes of ancient Benin Kingdom in diaspora have been advised to promote the rich culture of the people. The chairman…
NUJ Chairman’s House Razed By Fire
An early morning fire on Monday gutted the building housing the chairman of the Enugu State council of NUJ, Mr…
‘Nigerian Judges Must Be Transparent’
The Chief Judge of Sokoto State, Justice Aishatu Dahiru, has said that there is the need for judges in the…
LSPWC Procures Potholes Patching Machine
A machine called Pothole-Patcher specifically designed to repair potholes on roads has been procured by the Lagos State Public Works…
GRC Motorsport Partners United Autosports Ahead FIA World GT Series In Nigeria
GRC Motorsport signed agreement with United Autosports as Technical Partner to run Team Nigeria Racing Eagle. The signing of the…
Nigeria Can Win Beach Soccer World Cup—Abu
A Nigerian beach soccer player, Azeez Abu, has said that Nigeria’s Super Sand Eagles have the ability to win the…
Judiciary, SUBEB Win HOS Cup
Lagos State Judiciary football team emerged winners of the 2011 HOS Cup, held at Agege Stadium, Lagos. Lagos State Judiciary…
Olympic Weightlifting: Coach Expects More Slots For Nigeria
Head Coach of the Weightlifting Federation of Nigeria, Patrick Bassey, has expressed confidence in the country’s lifters to win more…
End Of Year Review: Governor’s Cup Keeps 4th Quarter Busy
The fourth quarter of the year 2011 was a busy period for Nigerian players as Governor’s Cup rescued local players…
Tribute To Pastor Vince Igbeare —Fred Igbeare
My brother, friend and ministry partner, Pastor Vince Igbeare, has passed on to be with the Lord. Although I miss…
As The Battle Line Is Drawn On Fuel Subsidy —Peter Claver Oparah
Any visitor to Nigeria, observing the raging noisy altercation about the removal of the so-called subsidy on petroleum products would…
Time To Rehabilitate The Roads
Now that the rainy season is gone, it is expected that the federal and state governments will embark on rehabilitation…
Nigerian senator linked with terrorists bailed
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Embattled legislator representing Borno South senatorial district at the Upper Legislative Chamber, Senator Aliyu Ndume, who…