Year: 2011
NIPOST Pensioners Picket Offices
The Nigeria Postal Services, NIPOST, Union of Pensioners Lagos State chapter trooped to the streets this morning to protest non-payment…
Youths Batter Robbery Suspect
A robbery suspect identified as Raphael Segun Alape met his waterloo at the weekend during an operation at Ramota Lane,…
Ghana/Nigeria Friendly: Mikel, Taiwo, 9 Others Hit Camp
More players have continued to hit Super Eagles’ camp ahead of their international friendly tie against Ghana’s Black Stars in…
Nollywood, Fashola Mourn Sam Loco
Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has described the late veteran actor, Sam Loco Efe, as an extraordinarily gifted person…
Cut Down On Spending, Gambari Tells Jonathan
Professor Ibrahim Gambari, United Nation Under Secretary-General and Special Envoy to Darfur said on Sunday in Abuja that the Federal…
Fashola Solicits Support For Transformation
We have the formula, work plan, energy, cabinet, lawmakers, judiciary, all ready to serve youâ€, he says. Lagos State Governor,…
NDLEA Boss Seeks Tough Measures Against Drug Traffickers
Mr. Ahmadu Giade, the Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has reiterated his call for stringent measures…
Bizman Arraigned Over Visa Scam
A businessman, Oluwaabi Olakunle Ibukun 30, has been slammed with eight-count charge of obtaining under false pretence and stealing at…
Archbishop Calls For Prayers On Security
Archbishop Valerian Okeke, of the Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha has urged Nigerians to continuously pray for God’s intervention in the…
Truck Knocks Down Hawker
A teenager hawking yoghurt and other soft drinks at Anthony Bus Stop, Ikorodu Road, Lagos has been knocked down by…
Lagos To Punish Lazy Health Workers
Any health worker found to be lackadaisical or complacent in the discharge of his or her duty will henceforth be…
Lagos Donates 30 Patrol Vehicles To Police
The Lagos Security Trust Fund in line with its objective to improve the operational capacity of the Police and other…
Jonathan Warns Couples Against Divorce
President Goodluck Jonathan has counselled couples to shun divorce and make love their watch word. Jonathan gave the advice at…
Nigeria, Ghana Boxers In Friendly Bouts
Nigerian boxers currently in Benin camp will participate in a friendly amateur boxing tournament with their Ghanaian counterparts, the Black…
Flying Eagles Lead Scorers’ Chart
The Flying Eagles of Nigeria, winners of Group D at the ongoing Under-20 FIFA World Cup in Colombia, emerged the…
I Want To Win Afrobasket
 Rashidat Odun Sadiq is a Nigerian basketball player, who currently plays for Antakya Belediye Basketball Club in Turkey. In this…
Gulder 5- A-Side: Delta Zone Set For Gulder 5-A-Side Tour
The attention of the grassroots soccer lovers across the country will be shifted to Oleh Stadium, Isoko, Delta State, the…
Five Most Celebrated Couples In Nollywood
 Despite the fact that most Nollywood marriages don’t last, there are some practitioners that have against all odds proved that…
Kate Henshaw, Carol King, Others Star In The Wives
Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw-Nuttal and Carol King are among the prolific thespians that starred in The Wives, a stage play…
What Is Happening Between Lizzy Anjorin And Dejo Tunfulu?
What is the bond between Yoruba actress, Lizzy Anjorin and the comedian popularly known as Dejo Tunfulu? That was the…
DGN Silent Over Ifeanyi Onyeabor’s Fate
Leadership of the Directors’ Guild of Nigeria(DGN), has refused to comment or disclose the role it is going to play…
Nollywood Stars Warm Up For Global Leadership Award
Several A-list Nollywood actors have confirmed their readiness to add spice and glamour to the Global Leadership Award for Excellence…
DRAAG Petitions UN On Exclusion Of Disabled In Governance —Gbenga Ogundare
The Disabled Rights Advocacy and Accountability Group (DRAAG) is writing to express the group’s serious concerns over the continuous exclusion…
Why Should We Live With Oil, Gas Pollution ? —Godwin J. Igwe
You may not know it, but the pepper soup, or vegetable soup, or drinking water you are enjoying right now,…
Re: Overhaul Kai Brigade Now —Tunde Olusesi
Our attention has been drawn to the above headlined opinion article in your paper page nine, Monday, 1st August, 2011…
At Last, Apapa-Oshodi Expressway Gets FG’s Attention
The shame of the nation, which is an apt description of the dilapidated Apapa-Oshodi expressway, has begun to get the…
Erosion At Alpha Beach, A Disaster Looming
 Prince Adesegun Oniru is the Commissioner for Waterfront Infrastructure Development. In this interview with Alausa Rhythms, he speaks of the…
Lagos Recruits 2,000 For ENTRIDA
The Lagos State Government has recruited 2,000 undergraduates and graduates for this year’s enumeration of companies, industries and small-scale businesses…
LASIMRA Warns Against Illegal Removal Of Manhole Covers
The Lagos State Infrastructure Maintenance and Regulatory Agency (LASIMRA) has observed that social miscreants have formed the habit of removing…
800 Scouts Venture Into Badagry Jungle
The ancient town of Badagry, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, is playing host to this year’s Eko Scout Jamboree as at least…