Year: 2011
One-Day Governor Reigns In Lagos
Master Iniodu Akpakpan, 17, reigned as the One-Day Governor for this year today having emerged winner in the Spelling Bee…
UI Debunks Rumour On Roaming Lions
The University of Ibadan (UI) has debunked the rumour that two lions escaped from its zoological gardens, describing those responsible…
Presidency Denies Six-Year Tenure Elongation Plot
The Presidency has described as “speculative and a non issueâ€, reports and comments in the media that President Goodluck Jonathan…
Islamic Banking: Plot To Islamise Nigeria —Oritsejafor
National President, Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor says the proposed Islamic Banking is an attempt to Islamise…
Delta Governorship Tussle: Ogboru Loses Again
The Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba, Delta State, South-South Nigeria today dismissed the petition filed by Chief Great Ogboru…
Abandoned Baby Boy Rescued Under SUV
An unidentified woman this morning abandoned a new born baby boy under a SUV parked at Adeboun Street, Gegento, Oko-Oba,…
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Reject PDP At The Council Polls, Ex-Lawmaker Urges Lagosians
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State has been given a hard knock over its remarks which castigating the…
Lagos Sets Road Map For Agric Development
The Lagos State Government has set a three-key road map to enhance development of agriculture in the state, Commissioner for…
Lagos Pays N2.2 Billion Pension To Retirees
The Lagos State Government has presented retirement bond certificates worth N2.2 billion to newly retired civil servants in the state.…
Flood: Why FG Must Assist Lagos — Adefulire
The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Mrs. Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, has said that the magnitude of flood that ravaged Lagos State in…
Dirtiness: Fashola’s Aide Warns Marketers
The Special Adviser to the Governor of Lagos State on Central Business Districts (CBD), Mrs. Derin Disu, has warned marketers…
Accountable Governance: Cameron On Lagos And Africa
 Last week, the British Prime Minister, David Cameron was at the Pan African University, Ajah, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, to deliver…
Robbers Invade Alausa Again
The Lagos State Government Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, is no longer safe as armed robbers constantly invade the…
Chairmanship Aspirant Promises To End Gang Wars In Mushin
A local government chairmanship aspirant, Hon Gbolahan Ismaili Idowu Irawo, has promised to put an end to the gang war…
Be Good Ambassadors Of Your Units, Olohunwa Charges NURTW Members
Members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Lagos have been advised to be good ambassadors of…
KAI Warns Against Indiscriminate Dumping Of Refuse
Following the recent flood disaster that occurred in the state, Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI) Brigade, the law enforcement unit of…
Police Boss Confirms Arrest Of Thugs
The Bayelsa Police Commissioner, Mr. Aliyu Musa, on Sunday confirmed the arrest of some suspected political thugs that attacked a…
Reduce Your Overhead Cost, Anglicans Tell Jonathan
The third session of the first Synod of the Diocese of Kubwa, Anglican Communion, has called on government to reduce…
Pilgrimage: Commission Targets 30,000 Pilgrims
The Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) is targeting about 30,000 pilgrims for the 2011 pilgrimage, the Executive Secretary of the…
NYSC Appeals To States, Others On Allowances
The NYSC on Sunday appealed to states and local government councils in the country to increase members’ monthly allowances, in…
NAFDAC Renews Onslaught On Fake Drug Dealers
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has gone tough on fake drug dealers in Akwa…
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LG Aspirant Urges Residents To Participate In Poll
Residents of Yaba Local Council Development Area, have been called upon to participate in the coming council elections in the…
Flying Eagles Held ‘Hostage’ In Colombia
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles got a surprise welcome on arrival in Bogota for the FIFA U-20 World Cup when Colombia’s national…
Standing Toe To Toe Bout: Usman Defeats Oyewole
A Nigerian boxer, Waidi Usman, has said that his main target is to earn a world title belt. Usman made…
Sack Looms In NFF
The rot at the national secretariat of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, will soon be flushed out as plans are…
Fire Guts Storey Building
A storey building on 7 Ebun Close, Abule-Oja, Yaba, Lagos, Southwest, Nigeria, was gutted by fire today. Source told…
Sports Festival Wrestlers Will Make Olympic –Igali
Former Commonwealth champion and Technical Adviser of the Nigerian Wrestling Federation, Daniel Igali, says the federation will take at least…
Nigeria Plans To Fail At Maputo Games
There are strong indications that Nigeria Badminton team are heading to a disastrous outing at the forth coming All Africa…
Neglect Of A National Heritage
The history of Nigeria, without doubt, is incomplete if the National Stadium in Lagos is not mentioned. The reason is…
Don’t Write Off F/Eagles, Peters Urges Nigerians
Former Secretary General (Technical) of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, James Peters, has urged soccer loving Nigeria not to judge the…