Year: 2011
Will Smith Becomes Minority Owner
American music and movie star,Will Smith, a Philadelphia native and wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, are officially minority shareholders of the…
NBA Stars Set For World Tour
Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, Blake Griffin are among NBA stars set for an extravagant world tour Since the NBA lockout…
Time To Reclaim Nigeria —Chido Onumah
I have been following the “Occupy Movement†across the world and I must say I am impressed. What started as…
Ekiti’s Day In The Sun —Clever Oparah
Two weeks ago, Ekiti, that state that prides itself as ‘The Land of Honour’ was caught in the spasms of…
The Hemlock Called Subsidy Removal
For the umpteenth time, the Federal Government is toying with the plan to remove the so-called petroleum subsidy. Although the…
Lagos To Curb LASTMA Officials’ Excesses
The Lagos State Government has been worried by the unbecoming attitude of some officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management…
Gambia Expels Nigerian Activist, Odinkalu
Dr. Chidi Anselm Odinkalu, human rights activist and vocal critic of the government of President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia, has…
ACN Condemns Killing Of Journalist By Boko Haram
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has described as a condemnable escalation of the Boko Haram crisis following the reported…
Cross River Palm Oil Refinery To Employ 7,000 Workers
Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River has announced plans by his administration to establish a palm oil refinery that will employ…
QPR Beat Chelsea 1-0
Heldar Helguson earned Queens Park Rangers, QPR, the bragging rights in a feisty west London derby win over nine-man Chelsea…
2 Killed As Two Banks Robbed In Kaduna
Armed men today robbed two banks and burnt a police station at Saminaka, in the Lere local government area of…
Man City Thrash United 6-1, This Is My Worst Result In History -Fergie
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson described today’s 6-1 rout at the hands of derby rivals Manchester City as “our…
NCOPSS Laments Mass Failure In Exams
The Kebbi chapter of All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS), has identified the cause of the mass failure in…
Ajegunle Residents Disrupt Council Polls In Lagos
Residents of Onibaba Street in Ajegunle, Lagos on Saturday stopped election conduct in the area following alleged shortage of ballot…
Lagos Warns Of More Flooding As Ogun River Over Flows
Residents of some riverside communities in Lagos State were on Saturday advised to brace up for more flooding following an…