Year: 2011
Women 2011 Afrobasket: Can D’Tigress Rise To The Occasion?
As the battles continue to wage on in Bamako, Mali for a spot in the women’s basketball tournament at next…
2012 London Olympics Qualifier: Oyedeji Calls For Early Preparation
In a bid to re-enact the winning mentality that helped the D-Tigers to win gold for Team Nigeria at the…
Ogunmola Relishes Feat At Maputo Games
Silver medal winner in the 4x400m of the All Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique, Tobi Ogunmola, attributed his feat at…
Pupils Hail Sports Council Over ‘Catch ‘Em Young’ Event
Pupils who participated in the just concluded Lagos State Sports Council holiday programme tagged ‘Catch Them Young’ at Rowe Park,…
Igali Commends Nigerian Wrestlers
Technical adviser of the Nigerian Wrestling Federation, NWF, Daniel Igali, has showered encomium on the nation’s wrestlers for picking the…
Battling Climate Change
The world over, global warming has become a common phenomenon. The impact of climate change on Planet Earth has devastating…
Tinubu Vs Code Of Conduct Bureau —Kunle Ademoye
The recently announced readiness of the code of conduct Bureau, to commence trial of ACN leader Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,…
Bill Cosby’s “I’m 76 And Tired†Worth Reading
This should be required reading for every man. Except for brief period in the 50s when I was doing my…
Why Nigeria’s Boko Haram Is So Bold —Sola Odunfa
Nigerians are saddled with government leaders who – after the recent spate of bombings, assassinations and attacks – can only…
Yet Another Mass Failure In Public Exams
The headlines in leading national newspapers last weekend said it all: NECO Releases Results, Records Another Mass Failure. For the…
What Boko Haram Leaders Told Obasanjo
Details of former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s meeting with family of Mohammed Yusuf, slain leader of the Boko Haram sect, emerge…
How To Stop The Bombs
 Comrade Shehu Sani is a Kaduna-based author, civil rights activist and one of those who facilitated former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s…
Residents Begin Electrification Of Community
Residents of Ijaagba community in Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area, Ogun State have commenced electrification of their community. the project…
Arrested Students Deny Involvement In Gang Rape Video
Two students of Nigeria’s Abia State University arrested by the police in connection with the video of an alleged gang…
3sc Players Boycott Training
Efforts by the management of the Shooting Stars Sports Club (3sc) of Ibadan to make the soccer team to regain…
Heartland Win Nigeria’s Fed Cup
Heartland Football Club of Owerri today upset favourites, Enyimba Football Club of Aba to lift the 2011 Federation Cup. The…
Fashola Tasks Editors On Prudent Management Of Information
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Friday tasked Nigerian media practitioners, on the need to subject every news…
Arsenal Back To Winning Ways, Beat Bolton 3-0
A brace from Robin Van Persie saw Arsenal back on track in the English Premier League when they beat Bolton…
Ogun Senior Public Servants Decry Retirement Procedure
Senior public servants in Ogun State civil service have decried the procedure adopted by the state government to retire 19…
Container Load Of Explosives Intercepted
A 40-foot container load of explosives has been seized at the Tin Can port in Apapa, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. The…
Lagos Judiciary Set To Reposition Administration Of Justice
The Lagos State Judiciary is set to re-position the administration of justice system in the state while ensuring speedy hearings…
Doctor Recommends Exercise To Curb Rheumatism
Dr. Mijinyawa Bashir, a Physician with the Wuse General Hospital on Friday in Abuja said that frequent exercise could prevent…
Brent Crude Oil Rises To $106
 Brent crude climbed above 106 dollars a barrel on Friday as a pledge by the G20 economies to preserve financial stability…
Irregular Libido Traced To Psychological, Psychiatric Trauma
Irregular libido by both men and women has been traced to either psychological or psychiatric trauma that a person is going…
Ebonyi Deputy Governor Commissions Abakiliki GloworldÂ
The Deputy Governor of Ebonyi State, Engineer Dave Umahi, has commissioned the latest Gloworld shop located in the state capital,…
 NFA, LASG Want Fans To Fill Up Stadium
The Lagos State Government and the NFA on Friday appealed to fans to turn out en masse on Sunday for…
 Aregbesola Releases N462m For Food Production
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has approved the release of N462.3 million for the enhancement of food production in the…
NGO Consumates Marriages For HIV/AIDS Patients
Mairuga Support Group, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) in Faskari Local Government Area of Katsina State, has consummated six marriages among…
ASUU Declare 7-Day Warning Strike
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Friday issued a one-week warning strike to protest the non-implementation of the…
We Want To Create More Sources Of Income For Nigerians – Jonathan
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has said his Administration aims at creating more sources of income and strengthening the economic power…