Year: 2011
Adegboye Thinks Future With GB Team
At just 23 years old and having just finished his career at St. Bonaventure, Ogo Adegboye, is one of the…
Forget About League Title, Erinfolami Warns First Bank
Chief coach of First Deepwater Basketball Club of Lagos, Lateef Erinfolami, has vowed to retain Zenith Bank basketball league title,…
Ghana Stars Dare Nigeria, Others
Members of the seven- man squad Black Loopers who would represent Ghana at the All Africa Games in Mozambique’s city…
Septuagenarians’ Verbal War
As former military dictator, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida clocked 70 on 17 August, 2011, hardly did Nigerians expect a bombshell…
Enter Prime Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Of Finance —Prince Charles Dickson
The greatest lesson in life is to know that sometimes even fools are right —Winston Churchill For all my little…
Salami Case As Symptom Of Nigerian Judicial Atrophy —Peter Claver Oparah.
I don’t know what was possibly on the mind of President Goodluck Jonathan as he quickly acceded to the generally…
We Should Be Prepared For Disaster Always
Agencies of government are not always prepared for natural disasters. That is why the consequences are usually so grave in…
‘Okada Riders Are Not Criminals’
Mr. Tijani Perkins, the Chairman of the Motorcycle Operators Association of Lagos State, on Sunday expressed concern over the labeling…
Reopen Market, Yaba Traders Appeal To Govt
Traders at the Yaba market in Yaba Local Council Development Area, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, have begun to count their…
Fashola Appoints Folami Special Adviser
Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, has approved the appointment of Muslim Oloruntele Folami as Special Adviser on…
Elections 2011, Metro, News, Politics
Lagos Mainland Forum Rejects Chairmanship Aspirants
Members of the Lagos Mainland Stakeholders Forum have called on the leadership of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, to…
Elections 2011, Metro, News, Politics
Councillors Deny Attacking Igbo Group
Councillors in Coker-Aguda Local Council Development Area, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, have exonerated themselves from alleged attack on members of…
Olu Of Agege: Forum Rejects Imposition
The Agege Progressive Forum has condemned moves by a serving Lagos State commissioner to impose an unpopular candidate as traditional…
Oyo Set To Reclaim Lost Glory
Assistant basketball coach of Oyo State Sports Council, OYSSC, Mr. Taye Shobogun, said the sports council is committed to reviving…
‘Defective Buildings Pose Impending Disaster’
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), has once again called for the immediate demolition of buildings marked for demolition…
Elections 2011, Metro, News, Politics
Council Poll: Lasiec Extends Primaries By 11 Days
The Chairman of Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), Justice Afolabi Abdulfatai Adeyinka (rtd), has announced that following applications from…
Elections 2011, Metro, News, Politics
‘Why I Want To Be Ojodu Chairman’
Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, chairmanship aspirant for Ojodu Local Council Development Area, Azeez Aladeyelu, has said that his grassroots…
Football, Headlines, Sports, World News
Nations Cup Qualifier: Yobo, Nsofor Save Eagles In Madagascar
Nigerians were relieved as the Super Eagles grabbed a vital win in Madagascar this afternoon in an Africa Cup of…
Bomb Scare: Churches Deserted In Jos
Following the widespread rumours of possible bomb attack by the dreaded Boko Haram Islamic sect today Jos, capital of Plateau…
Mimiko Assures Transporters Of Better Deals
Ondo State Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko at the weekend reiterated his determination to continue to ensure that the provision of…
Bomb Scare : Churches Deserted in Crisis Torn Nigerian City
Following the widely spread rumours of possible bomb attack by the dreaded Boko Haram Islamic sect today at Jos capital…
We Stumbled, But Did Not Fall In Southwest -Obasanjo
Former President and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) Board of Trustees(BoT), Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the…
Bomb Attacks: We Now Have A Strong Lead On The Terrorists -President Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday spoke tough against the perpetrators of bomb attacks and other acts of terrorism in the…
Jonathan Promises To Fix Damaged Infrastructure In Ibadan
President Goodluck Jonathan today assured Oyo State Government and its people of Federal Government’s assistance in rebuilding the bridges and…
Student Dies After Being Knocked Down By Commuter Bus
There was a riot at the Lagos State University, LASU, Anthony Campus, this Friday evening after a female student knocked…
Brent Oil Above $114, Eyes On US Jobs, Storms
Brent crude was steady above 114 dollars a barrel headed for its second straight weekly gain. Investors eyed key U.S.…
EFCC Quizzes Lagos Speaker, Ikuforiji
Speaker of the Lagos state House of Assembly, Adeyemi Sabitun Ikuforiji was quizzed today by the officials of the Economic…
Ondo Revises 35 Year-old Laws
After failed attempts by successive administrations to review the laws of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Mimiko’s government yesterday broke the…
7 Inmates Spend 17 Years In Katsina Prison Awaiting Trial -Forum.
The FCT branch of the Katsina State Unity Forum has called on the Katsina judiciary to revisit the cases of…