Year: 2011
Mob Sets 2 Robbers Ablaze, Vigilante Group Recovers N1.2m From Them
Two armed robbers were this morning set ablaze by a mob in Mowe, Ogun State, while other members of the…
Carbon Fumes Drugged ACN Chieftains
Contrary to our story on Friday, that eight politicians were allegedly drugged and abducted in Lagos, the true story is…
FG, Labour Meet Tomorrow
Negotiations between the Federal Government and organised labour over the new minimum wage implementation have been adjourned till tomorrow 2,…
Medical Visits To India Gulp N30 Billion
At least 3,000 Nigerians travel each month for medical treatment in India, spending close to $200 million (N30 billion) yearly.…
Bus Drivers, Okada Riders On Strike In Kaduna State
Bus drivers today in Kaduna joined the protesting commercial motorcycle riders popularly known okada riders over alleged undue molestations by…
Boko Haram Threatens To Attack Kaduna
After its failure to carry out its earlier threat to attack Kaduna five weeks ago , members of the northern…
A Federal High Court Judges Begin Vacation
All Federal High Court judges nationwide will today commence their two months annual vacation as the courts will resume normal…
Nigerian Gangster Jailed In United Kingdom
A Nigerian gangster has been jailed for life at the Old Bailey, United Kingdom, for arranging the “execution†of a…
Big Loss At Conglomerate As CEO Dies In Plane Crash
The death in a plane crash on Friday of the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of JOSEPDAM Group of companies,…
UK-Bound Students: Winners Emerge In BRF Competition
Master Alabi Oyinlola, 10, a primary five pupil of Community Primary School, Workyard, Mushin, displayed master class to emerge the…
Fire Guts Aguda Market
A portion of Aguda Market in Coker/Aguda Local Council Development Area of Lagos State was on Saturday morning razed by…
Olu Of Agege Stool: Community Leader Warns Against Imposition Of Candidate
As the search for a new Olu of Agege begins, a community leader, Chief E. Olu Adesewo has warned against…
Ramadan: Aregbesola Tasks Muslims
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has called on Muslims to spend the 30-day Ramadan period to offer special prayers…
Customs Rakes In N16 Billion At MMIA
The Nigeria Customs Command at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos collected about N16 billion between January and June…
Climatologist Identifies Factors For Calabar Floods
Climate change is responsible for the extreme rainfall in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, leading to perennial flooding of…
CDC’s Help Sought On Security Matters
The Lagos State Commissioner for Rural Development, Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, has sought the cooperation of Community Development Council, CDC, in…
Forget About Tenure Elongation, Islamic Cleric Tells Jonathan
Improved living standard for Nigerians should be the focus of President Goodluck Jonathan, rather than mundane issue of political office…
My Vision For Ikeja Local Govt — Aspirant
Comrade Akeem Dauda, who has declared his intention to vie for the chairmanship of Ikeja Local Government Area of Lagos…
Govs Will Pay Minimum Wage ––Niger Gov
Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State has said that governors are committed to paying the new minimum wage after the…
Gov Chime To Assist In Relocation Of Prison
Enugu State Government has expressed its willingness to assist the federal government in the speedy re-location of the Enugu Prisons…
Hoodlums Rape OAU Female Students
Scores of female students of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State who are undergoing pre-degree programme have fled their…
Supervisor Jailed
For allegedly stealing nine 25-litre kegs of ink print valued at N180,000, belonging to ARVEE Industries Ltd., Ota, Ogun State,…
Court Breaks Policeman’s Marriage
An Agege customary court, Lagos State has dissolved the marriage of a policeman and advised him to look for accommodation…
Football, Headlines, Sports, World News
Guatemala Coach Bows For Flying Eagles
Football pundits were not surprised to see Coach of Guatemala, Ever Almeida, eating his words when he saw his boys…
I Want To Represent Nigeria At Olympics
 Prince Ifeanyi Orizu, 17 years old, plays for Raptors Basketball Academy, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria. In this interview he spoke about…
Sadiq Grooms Future Stars
Nigeria basketball player, Rashidat Sadiq, who currently plays professional basketball with Antakya Belediye in Turkey, kept the National Stadium, Surulere,…
Lagos Education Ministry Takes Sports To School
In a bid to make sure that Lagos State students get the basic knowledge of sports in schools, the Lagos…
Ahead All Africa Games: Chess Scribe Impressed With Players In Camp
Secretary General of Nigeria Chess Federation, Bidemi Ganiyu-Opolo, has expressed satisfaction with the performance of the players currently at the…
Evangelicals Without Blowhards
In these polarised times, few words conjure as much distaste in liberal circles as “evangelical Christian.†That’s partly because evangelicals…
Overhaul KAI Brigade Now
It has become an accepted practice for things to go wrong in Lagos state with nothing happening to those tasked…