Year: 2011
Police Impound Stolen Truck With Motorcycle parts
Policemen attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), of the Lagos State Police Command, have impounded a stolen truck carrying…
Elections 2011, Metro, News, Politics
Market Leaders Support LG Boss For Second Term
Market leaders in Lagos Island Local Government Area of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, have throw the weight behind Mr. Wasiu…
Elections 2011, Metro, News, Politics
Groups Reject LG Boss
Groups and elders in Ifako–Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, have kicked against the second term bid…
Crisis in Nigeria’s Judiciary Deepens As Salami Seeks Court Shield
Fresh crisis looms in the judiciary following the refusal of the National Judicial Council to accept service of court’s process…
NGO Commends Pfizer Over Trovan Payments
On the heels of the recent commencement of compensation payments to successful claimants in the Trovan settlement process in Kano,…
I’ve Pact With God To Serve My People, Says Amosun
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State today said he had made a covenant with God to serve the people of…
Nigeria Developing Policy To Compel Local Production of Imported Goods – President Jonathan
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has said Government was developing a clear policy that would require a certain category of imports…
The Impact Of Exile On Home Videos
The theme of exile appears to hold great fascination for literary critics, mere artistic consumers, anthologists, cineastes and Festival…
Gunmen Kidnap Oil Magnate, Demand N100m Ransom
Unidentified gunmen have kidnapped a Port Harcourt-based oil magnate and are demanding N100 million ransom before they will free him.…
Elections 2011, Metro, News, Politics
Council Polls: ACN Aspirants Scramble For Nomination Forms
Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, chairmanship aspirants for the forthcoming local government elections in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria have started…
MIkel Obi’s Father Still Missing
The mystery surrounding the missing the father of the Super Eagles and Chelsea of London’s striker, John Mikel Obi still…
Al-Mustapha: Drama In Court Over 2002 Verdict
In continuation of the cross-examination of Major Hamzat Al-Mustapha, the former CSO to the late General Sani Abacha this morning,…
Oyo Gov Tussle: Tribunal Rejects PDP’s Plea
Oyo State Governorship Election Tribunal today refused the application by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to subpoena officers from the…
Minimum Wage: Enugu Workers Defy Govt’s Order
The warning strike embarked upon by Enugu State workers has entered its fourth day today, with all the offices of…
Okada Riders Aid Crime In Lagos —Police Chief
The new Deputy Commissioner of Police (operations), Lagos Police Command, Ikeja, Lagos state, South West, Nigeria, Mr. Babatunde Sobulo has…
Robbers Kill TheSun Correspondent
Armed robbers have killed a correspondent of TheSun newspaper in Sokoto State. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Ahmed…
Civil Servants Want Salary Breakdown
Lagos State civil servants have complained that they don’t know the breakdown of their salaries, and, therefore, are not sure…
Distressed Banks: CBN Urges Depositors Not To Panic
Depositors of the three banks categorised as nationalised banks by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have been advised not…
Ex-Niger Delta Militants Get Housing Allowance
The Presidency has approved the payment of housing allowance to all registered ex-militants who were rehabilitated in the Federal Government’s…
Community Leader Frowns Against Car Gifts To Farmer
Mr. Clement Iwara, a community leader in Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area in Cross River, has advised the state government…
Lagos Unveils Investment Opportunities In Fish Farming
The Lagos State Government has unveiled investment opportunities in fish farming into which investors could tap and rake in millions…
Obaship Tussle: Commissioner Warned Against Interference
Lagos State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Kuye Ademorin, has been warned against interfering in the obaship tussle…
Gov Jang Appoints Son As Special Adviser
Plateau Governor, Jonah Jang’s appointment of his son, Yakubu Jang, as Special Adviser on Special Duties is “proper and in…
Suspect Splashes Faeces On Litigants
A mild drama occurred at the Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos Island, when a suspected thief John Okoko, 30, suddenly went…
Why I’m Probing My Predecessor—Yuguda
Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State has explained that he probed his predecessor, Alhaji Muazu Adamu, for failure to keep…
How Best To Ruin A Country
 Recent investigation by a Senate ad-hoc committee investigating the Bureau of Public Enterprises has unearthed a lot of atrocities by…
An Eye-Opener For Nigerian Karatekas
Secretary General of Karate Federation of Nigeria, KFN, Clement Iyaluegbeghe, believes the participation of the Nigerian karatekas at the recently…
Okwaraji: Unsung Hero Of Nigerian Football
August 12, 1989 was a day football fans in Nigeria would not forget in a hurry when Samuel Okwaraji slumped…
France Better Than F/Eagles —Obuh
Coach of Nigeria’s Under-20 football team, John Obuh, believes the Flying Eagles lost their quarter final in the ongoing FIFA…