Year: 2011
Customs Trains 12,000 Officers
Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko, Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), says the service has trained 12,000 officers to enhance its…
Envoy Seeks Clear Guidelines On Implementation Of FOI Bill
Dr. Dalhatu Tafida, Nigeria’s High Commissioner to the UK has called for ‘clear’ implementation guidelines on the Freedom of Information…
Workers’ Strike Paralyses Govt. Activities In Kano
Government activities in Kano State were paralysed on Monday following an indefinite strike embarked upon by the workers over the…
Boko Haram Is Anti-Islam —Ex-Minister
Former Minister of Information and ex-chairman, National Sports Commission, NSC, Chief Alex Akinyele, has described the war against western education…
Why We Want Changes In Lagos Mainland And Yaba LCDA
 As the October 22 date for the local government election in Lagos State approaches, the tempo of political activities at…
Sept 11: Relation Of Nigerian Victim Recounts Ordeal
Mrs. Angela Peabody, a relation of Mrs. Olabisi Layeni-Yee, a Nigerian, who was killed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist…
Contractor Remanded Over Dud Cheque
An Abuja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday remanded Hamza Idris, a contractor, in prison custody for allegedly issuing a N1.3…
Jos Residents Express Concern Over Attacks
Concerned residents of Jos have renewed their calls on government to urgently take pro-active measures to guarantee security of lives…
BRF Wrestlemania Begins In Lagos
Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos will be the centre of attraction in the next four days as the Intercontinental Wrestling…
Golden Penny Clinic Excites Tarmena
Head Coach of the wheelchair tennis, Frank Termena, has expressed delight over the initiative of the Golden Penny Noodles to…
All Africa Games: 100m Gold Excites Damola Osayomi
Nigerian Oludamola Osayomi, the reigning All-Africa Games sprint double champion, was full of joy after she won the 100m race…
Debutu Apeals For Tennis Development
Nine year old player, Debutu Emmanuel, has appealed to the government and other sports stakeholders to uplift the standard of…
Gulder 5-A-Side Tourney: Siasia Commends Sponsors
Chief Coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Samson Siasia, has commended the sponsor of the 2011 Gulder Ultimate 5-A-side Football Champions,…
Airtel Tourney: 480 Players For Close Camping
After three weeks of nationwide football activities, a total of 480 male and females youngsters, have been shortlisted for the…
On Drivers’ Medical Certification And First Aid —Ronke Randle
I congratulate the FRSC management for its initiative in enhancing the driver’s license in Nigeria. However, on the medical certification…
The South West Needs To Revitalize The Cocoa Sector —Asiegbu A. Nkpa
I am still wondering what is disturbing the South West Geopolitical Zone from revitalizing the cocoa sector which the late…
A New Trajectory For Nigeria’s Refineries —Godwin J. Igwe
A turn-around is a planned, periodic shut down (total or partial) of a refinery process unit or plant, to perform…
Tackling Boko Haram: The Admission By Azazi
The statement by the National Security Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, retired General Owoye Azazi that suicide bombings introduced by…
JTF Issues One Week Ultimatum For Surrender Of Illegal Weapons
The Joint Military Task, JTF, Operation Restore Hope, in the Niger Delta has issued a one week ultimatum to people…
Police Keep Mum On Hospital Robbery In Ogun
Close toy 48 hours after armed robbers stormed the General Hospital, Ijaiye-Abeokuta, Ogun State, the State Police command is yet…
Woman Killed In Jos As Supporters Of LG Boss Clash With STF
A mid aged woman was killed and several people were injured in Dengi Kanam local government area of Plateau State…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Ogun Awaits Gov Election Petition Verdict
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting at High Court, Isabo, Abeokuta, Ogun state capital today reserved its judgment in the…
State, LG Boundaries To Be Properly Demarcated –Jonathan
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has recognised the successes achieved in demarcating Nigeria’s international boundaries and urged states and local governments…
CPC Falters at Presidential Election Tribunal
Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, which is seeking to upturn the victory of President Goodluck Jonathan at last April’s Presidential…
Jonathan Deploys Defence Chief To Jos To Stop Killings
President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday directed Air Marshall Oluseyi Petinrin, the Chief of Defence Staff to take charge of security…
Maid Plots Boss’ Kidnap, But Plan Aborted By Cops
Men of the Lagos State Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, have foiled an attempt by a 21-year old housemaid, Chinansa Ozoemina, to…
Relatives Withdraw Patients From Ogun Hospital
Following a robbery attack in the early hours of Sunday, relatives, this morning, besieged the state hospital, Ijaye, Abeokuta, the…
Pipeline Fire Kills Over 100
More than 100 people were burnt to death today in Nairobi, Kenya, after a petrol fire broke out in a…
Corporal Wins N1m Jackpot
A 28 year-old Corporal in the Nigerian Police, Ofem Itabi has emerged as the N1million grand prize winner in the…
Ritualist Kills 6yr. Old Boy
A six-year-old boy simply identified as Dan-Haru was on Saturday afternoon beheaded by a suspected ritualist in Chanchaga, a suburb…