Year: 2011
SON Destroys Fake Spare Parts
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Tuesday in Nnewi, Anambra, destroyed imported fake motorcycle spare parts valued at more…
Islamic Banking’ll Bring Down Lending Rates –Maritime Expert
Dr. Boniface Aniebonam, Patron, National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), said on Tuesday in Lagos that Islamic banking…
NDLEA Impounds 24.2kg Narcotics
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Seme Border Command, Lagos State, says it impounded 24.2kg of narcotics between April…
Akolade Arowolo: Task Before Newsmen
It is no longer news that an unemployed (or is he unemployable?) graduate, Akolade Arowolo, 30, allegedly murdered his wife…
Don’t Build On Drainage Channels, Lagosians Warned
The Lagos State Government has warned residents in Ojo area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria, to stop erecting structures on drainage…
Driver Jailed For Stealing Employer’s Car
A driver, Chinonye Amaziah, 27, has been sentenced to three months imprisonment with hard labour by a magistrate, Mrs. I.…
Jealous Couple Bathes Neighbour With Hot Water
A husband and his wife have been charged before the Apapa Magistrates’ Court for allegedly bathing their neighbour with hot…
Elections 2011, Metro, News, Politics
Parties Want Open-Secret Ballot For Lagos LG Polls
Some political parties in Lagos State on Tuesday urged the State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) to adopt the open ballot…
Ethnic Clash Averted In Agege As Boy Stabs Peacemaker To Death
The timely intervention of the chairman of Agege Local Government and the police from area ‘G’ Command, Ogba, Pen Cinema…
Ojodu Grammar School Gets Alimni Association
After many years of producing thousands of students that have been doing well in different fields of endeavour, Ojodu Grammar…
16 Fresh UNIPORT Graduates Get Automatic Employment
The University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), Rivers State, held its 27th convocation ceremony which was graced by many dignitaries including…
UNILAG Donates Bus To Police
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Professor Babatunde Sofoluwe, alongside university officials, donated a Nissan bus to the Nigeria…
UNILORIN Commissions New Hostels
The Deputy Governor of Kwara State, Elder Peter Kishira, has commissioned a 34-room self contained hostel built by the UNILORIN…
About 2ice’s Tall Ambition
One of big boys at the Lagos State Polytechnic, Ajegunle Campus, Abe Tolulope, otherwise known as 2ice, has completed work…
‘Dearth Of Promotions Ruins Nigerian Boxing’
An up-coming Nigerian boxer, Akeem Sodiq, has said that lack of sufficient boxing promoters is ruining the game in the…
Ajuwa Eyes Title Fight In South Africa
A Nigerian boxer, Sunday Ajuwa, has said that his highest priority at the moment is his upcoming international bout slated…
Can Obuh’s Team Fly High In Colombia
As kick off date of the Colombia 2011 FIFA World Youth Championship, WYC, draws nearer, the questions many soccer loving…
Nigerian Financial Market: Questions Today; Answers Now
A good number of times in life, the most complex questions are answered with simple analogies. This is because a…
The Nigeria Of My Dreams
Not too long ago, a young man called me to arrange a meeting. He had a project he wanted to…
An Aberration Called ‘First Lady’
In the eight Chapters of the Nigerian Constitution, including in Chapter Six which deals with the powers of Federal and…
I Do Conscious Rap
 Olasunkanmi Pedro popularly known as Kay L (Razz Butter Boy), has got radio DJ’s scurrying for a taste of his…
Who Takes Home BBA $400,000 Cash Prize?
All is now set for the grand finale of the Big Brother Amplified reality TV series this Sunday, 31 July,…
Effrakata Returns With ‘Francophone Nite’
Effrakata Entertainment, the organisers of the VIP Club Nite lunch held in May at the Lagos Oriental Hotel, Lekki. Lagos,…
De Knights’ Club Takes Off
Corporate fun seekers will from tonight add another club to the list of their night cruising spots, as De Knights’…
Alicia Keys Speaks To African Youths
Award-winning musician and activist, Alicia Keys, will be the guest of African youths in the final episode of MTV Base…
Gulder Ultimate Show Returns To Edo
The eighth series of the annual Gulder Ultimate Search, a television reality show, organised by the Nigerian Breweries Plc, has…
Darey Features Flavour In ‘Sisi Eko’ Remix
Africa’s king of R & B, Darey, has announced the release of a remix of Sisi Eko, a track which…
Rita Dominic Signs On Kenya’s Dream House
Nollywood actress Rita Dominic has been engaged by Dream House Productions, a Nairobi, Kenya-based outfit, to star in its debut…
Teenagers Steal N100,000 From Church
Three teenagers were on Tuesday brought before an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly stealing property valued at N100,000…
3 Arraigned Over N21m Cement Theft
The police in Lagos have arraigned three men before the gbosere Magistrate’s Court on a three-count charge of stealing their…