Year: 2011
Removal Of Oil Subsidy: Challenge To A Nation
By Senator Babafemi Ojudu President Goodluck Jonathan is today trying very hard to convince Nigerians of the need for the…
Court approves trial of Nigeria’s Ex-Speaker
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja For the second time at two different courts, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji…
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Subsidy: Evil Day Postponed
President Goodluck Jonathan makes good his intention to remove subsidy on petroleum products despite opposition from Nigerians. But when exactly…
Real Subsidy Or Subsidy Fraud?
Nigeria claims to have spent N1.2 trillion on subsidy this year, but many Nigerians believe the bulk of the money…
The Road To Stable Power
Poor power supply situation in the country is becoming history, given the commitment of the Goodluck Jonathan administration to power…
DIG Dawodu Buried, Family Rejects IGP’s Autopsy Order
Contrary to the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, Hafiz Ringim, that an autopsy be conducted on the corpse of…
Lekki Expressway: Fashola Trapped In Traffic For 30 Minutes
In what could be likened to being given a dose of his own medicine, Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State…
The NNPC Probe
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has not ceased to amaze Nigerians with the can of worms opened by the Senate…
Toll Collection Protest A Cheap Blackmail —ACN
The Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has described Saturday’s protest over the collection of toll…
North Korean Leader, Kim Jong II Dies
North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has died at the age of 69, state-run television has announced. Mr. Kim, who has…
Fuel Subsidy Removal Is Fraud —Engineer
As organised labour prepares to meet President Goodluck Jonathan tomorrow on the vexed issue of subsidy removal, a Nigerian engineer…
Boko Haram Threatens Attack On Kano
Spiritual head of the dreaded Islamic sect, Boko Haram, Mallam Abubakar Shekau, has threatened to unleash mayhem on Kano unless…
Lagos Housewives Go For Charcoal
As the price of kerosene increases, some Lagos residents are now making high demand for charcoal as an alternative preparatory…
Father Of Ritual Killer’s Victim Dies Of Shock
Mr. Ibitayo Gbelee, father of the 36-year old woman, Olukemi Gbelee who was murdered by suspected ritualists in January at…
Brazil Coach Hails Super Sand Eagles, Says Nigeria Deserve Victory
Head coach of Brazil’s Reis da Praia (Kings of Beach Soccer), Gustavo Zloccowick, has congratulated Nigeria’s Super Sand Eagles for…
Eagles’ Camp Opens Today
Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, will open camp today for the home-based players in Abuja ahead of the 2013 Nations Cup…
Lagos, Stakeholders Move To Stem Building Collapse
Worried by the frightening rate of building collapse in the Lagos metropolis, Lagos State Government met with stakeholders and community…
FG Urged To Revive Ajaokuta Steel Plant
An educationist, Professor Anthony Aliche, has advised the Federal Government to give special attention to the development of the Ajaokuta…
Faulty Egbin Power Plant Restored
Chief Executive Officer of the Egbin Power Station, Mr Mike Uzoigwe, said on Sunday that the faulty plant has been…
Suspend Planned Fuel Subsidy Removal —Rep
Mr Lanre Odubote, representing Epe Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, has urged the Federal Government to suspend the…
Christmas: No Plan To Bomb Jos, Say Police
The Police in Plateau State have debunked the alleged plans by some unidentified groups to bomb some public places in…
Senator Cautions Against External Borrowing
A member of the National Assembly, Senator Gbenga Kaka, has cautioned the Federal Ministry of Finance against external borrowing. Kaka,…
Task Force Demolishes Illegal Structures In Lagos
Owners of unauthorised make-shift shops, kiosks and stores in and around Falomo Police Barracks and its environs watched helplessly as…
Bariga Council Proposes Establishment Of Technical School
As part of measures to reduce unemployment among the youths, Bariga Local Council Development Area of Lagos State has proposed…
Obasanjo’s Call For A Nigerian ‘Arab Spring’ —Ben Nanghan
On Monday, 5 December 2011, Nigeria’s former Military cum civilian President, General Olusegun Obasanjo (retd) warned the President Goodluck Jonathan…
Nigeria Maintain 2nd Spot In Africa
With the 2011 season of FIBA continental and world championships coming to a close, Nigeria has been ranked the second…
Our Expectations In 2012, Nollywood Stars Speak
The out-going year, 2011 is a year of the good, the bad and of course the ugly in Nollywood. A…
Enebeli Elebuwa Recuperating
This is definitely good news for Nollywood practitioners, stakeholders and the nation at large. Veteran actor, Enebeli Elebuwa, who has…
Events That Shaped Nollywood In 2011
•Veteran actor, Ishola Durojaiye, a.k.a. Alasari died in March. Ashley Nwosu also died few months later. Donald Okoli died on…
Gains From PPP: The Lagos Example
With a population of 18 million and a population growth of eight per cent( of about 600,000 per annum), Lagos…