Year: 2011
Salami Knows Fate Thursday
The President of Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Isa Salami who is at the centre of a raging controversy over…
Lagos Organises Consultative Forum On Year 2012 Budget
Plans have been concluded by the Lagos State Ministry of Economic Planning and Budget to organise a consultative forum on…
Lagos Sensitizes Top Functionaries On Personnel Budgeting, Structured Training Plan
Lagos State Commissioner for Establishments, Training and Pensions, Mrs. Florence Modupeola Oguntuase, today, organised a one-day enlightenment / refresher workshop…
US general sees Boko Haram, Al Qaida link, says AP
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A radical Muslim sect responsible for assassinations and bombings across northern Nigeria may be trying to…
Babangida’s Deputy, Augustus Aikhomu Is Dead
Augustus Aikhomu, a naval admiral and former Chief of General Staff and Vice-President, during the military regime of Ibrahim Babangida…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Cameroonians In Nigeria Prepare For October Election
As Cameroon’s Presidential election draws nearer, Cameroonians in Nigeria are getting set to vote for the first time, following the…
NYCN Reaffirms Suspension Of Its National President
The National Executive Council (NEC) members of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has reaffirmed its earlier suspension of…
‘UK Judgement Confirms Saro-Wiwa Was Murdered Unjustly’
The London court judgment against Shell Petroleum Plc. over the pollution of Ogoni land and Niger Delta has been seen…
FBI Rewards EFCC Operatives Over Arrest of Nigerian Fraudsters
 The Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI has issued certificates of outstanding performance to some operatives of the Economic and Financial…
President Jonathan To Inaugurate New Economic Management Team
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has constituted a 24-member Federal Government Economic Management Team. A press release from the office of…
IBB, You’re Also A Failure —Sagay, Aturu, Falae
Human rights activists and politicians have branded former military president, Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, a.k.a. IBB, a failure in the…
Man Steals N1m To Bury Father
There was a mild drama at Apapa magistrate’s court when a car washer said in the court that the N1million…
Aide Denies Involvement In Kudirat’s Death
Alhaji Lateef Shofolahan, who is standing trial alongside the former Chief Security Officer to the late Head of State, General…
Okonjo-Iweala Sworn-In, Won’t Earn Dollar Salary —Jonathan
At last, former World Bank chief, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was sworn-in this morning as Nigeria’s finance minister with President Goodluck…
‘Rivers Needs N70b For Regular Power By 2012’
Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State has expressed frustrations that Federal laws have inhibited his administration’s desire to provide an…
Patience Jonathan’s Fake Aide Arrested
The State House Security has arrested a woman, Mrs Nnenna Anamuwa, for parading herself as an aide to the First…
Thugs Sack 130 Landlords
Following a court judgement, at least 130 landlords have been evicted from their houses at Ejigbo area of Lagos State,…
Workers Seek Participation In Senate Power Sector Probe
The Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC) has urged the Senate to allow workers contribute to the probe of…
Watching TV For Too Long Shortens Life Span- Report
A new study has shown that ardent television watchers have a shortened lifespan. Researchers from Australia, who published their findings…
Nations Cup Qualifier: ‘Madagascar Must Fall’
Super Eagles’ Coach, Samson Siasia, has vowed that Nigeria will defeat Madagascar in the 28th African Nations Cup qualifying cracker…
Obuh’s Boys Good For Super Eagles —Siasia
Super Eagles’ Chief Coach, Samson Siasia, has declared his intention to invite some of the Flying Eagles’ players who exhibited…
Olympic Qualifier: Cameroon’s Lionesses Are Not Pushover
 After Super Falcons failed to go beyond the group stage in the last FIFA Women World Cup held in Germany,…
Ahead London 2012 Olympics: Minister Charges Administrators
Information and communications Minister, Labaran Maku has called for an improved planning strategy from people charged with responsibility of overseeing…
Afrobasket 2011: D’Tigers Ready For Mali
A few hours before the commencement of this year’s edition of African Basketball Cup of Nations tagged “Afrobasket 2011†holding…
Ogunaike Zone Tops Unity Games
At the end of the third week of Unity Community Games at Ifetedo Alagbole, Ogun State, Ogunleye Ogunaike zone is…
Congolese Players Threaten Nigeria
The seven gold medals ambition of the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation,NTTF, at the All Africa Games, AAG, starting early next…
Babangida Slams Etuhu
Ex-Super Eagles and Ajax of Armsterdam winger, Tijani Babangida, has described the refusal of Dickson Etuhu to play for the…
Police Promise Robbers Tough Time
This is definitely not the best of times for unrepentant armed robbers in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, following the return…
LASPAA Decries Lagos Govt Officals’ Attitude
Lagos State Pools Agents Association, LASPAA, has decried the lackadaisical attitude of some officials of the state government to their…
Elections 2011, Metro, News, Politics
Community Leaders Vow To Disrupt Council Poll
There are indications that the forthcoming local government election in Lagos State may not hold in Ikeja Local Government Area.…