Year: 2011
Rangers Crash Out In WAFU Cup
The 30-year wait for a major trophy continues for Nigeria’s Ranger International of Enugu after they lost 3-1 on penalties…
Yakubu Has Eyes For Goals -Blackburn Boss
Blackburn boss, Steve Kean, is giving Nigerian Yakubu Aiyegeni the licence to be lazy – and his gamble is paying…
Lagos 2012 Sports Festival: Fashola Signs Protocol Agreement
Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola has reiterated the readiness of the Lagos State government to host a befitting 18th National Sports…
Tearful Henry Expresses Love For Gunners; As Arsenal Unveil His Statue At Emirates
Thierry Henry paid an emotional tribute to Arsenal and his former team-mates after seeing himself immortalised in a bronze statue…
Lagos Enters Guinness Records
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire has stated that the huge investment of the State Government in the education sector…
Court Orders Lagos Speaker, Ikuforiji, Arrested
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the immediate arrest of the Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly,…
ACN: Trial An Ambush
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has accused the EFCC of acting unprofessionally and sensationalizing the anti-corruption fight by seeking…
Nigeria Protests Siege To Its Chancery By South African Police
Nigeria has protested the siege to its chancery building in Johannesburg by 13 armed officers of the South African Police…
Hoodlums Vandalise Mile 12 Police Post
Scores of hoodlums yesterday vandalised the Mile 12 police post in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria to protest the death of a…
KADUNA BOMB: Traders, Police Disagree on Cause Of Explosion
Controversy has continued to trail the cause of the explosion that rocked Ori Apata, Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria, on Wednesday as…
Poly Students Go Berserk Over Union Elections
Scores of students were reportedly injured on Thursday in a fracas that ensued at the Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, during…
Twins Docked For Allegedly Sending Threatening Text Messages
Taiwo and Kehinde Olowoye, both twins aged 24, were on Thursday arraigned before an Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly…
NUPENG Threatens Strike Over Shell Deductions
Workers in the oil and gas sector have threatened to embark on strike over alleged illegal deductions from their salaries…
Ogun Flood Victims Drag Daniel, Amosun To Truth Commission
Victims of the November 2010 flood in Ogun State on Thursday dragged the former governor of the state, Gbenga Daniel,…
SSS Arrests 3, Seizes Arms Cache In Awka
The State Security Service, SSS, in Anambra State has arrested three suspected armed robbers and seized a cache of arms…
Amosun Urged To Address Security
A hotelier, Prince Dupitan Kayode Ajayi, has called on the Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, to fortify the security…
Kwara ACN Lawmakers Oppose Revised 2011 Appropriation Bill
The two members of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in Kwara State House of Assembly, on Thursday kicked against…
Govt Charged On Domestic Violence
Stakeholders have called on the Lagos State government to put in place a policy that will address domestic violence in…
Fashola Receives Report On Proposed Economic Integration
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) yesterday received the report on the work of the proposed economic integration of…
My Wife Is A Thief, Imam Tells Court
The Imam of Gbigbadura Central Mosque, Matogun, Ogun State, Alhaji Addul Quadri Hassan has filed a divorce suit against his…
Lagos PDP Faults ACN; Over Comments On George’s NPC Appointment
The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has berated the Action Congress of Nigeria,…
Why We Reject Kogi Gov Poll Results –Melaye
A Chieftain of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, and former member of the House of Representatives, Dino Melaye, has…
Okocha, Nkwocha, Musa Shortlisted For Glo-CAF Awards
Ex–Nigerian International and former Captain of Super Eagles, Austin Jay-Jay Okocha, former African Women Player of the Year, Perpetua Nkwocha…
Olaleye Embarks On Familiarisation Tour; Commends CS On CSR
The Chairman of Isolo Local Council Development Area, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Alhaji Shamsudeen Abiodun Olaleye has given kudos to the…
Shell Cup 2012: Odegbami Reads Riot Act To Age Cheats
Former Green Eagles’ captain, Olusegun Odegbami, has said that 2012 NNPC/Shell Cup Football Championship for All Nigeria Secondary Schools will…
FIBA-Africa Tourney: First Bank, Deepwater Clash In Semi Final
Two Nigerian teams, First Bank and First Deepwater, will meet in the semi finals of the ongoing 17th FIBA-Africa Club…
SWAN Cup: TheNEWS In Tough Group
TheNEWS football team have been handed a tough draws ahead of the 2011 football championship of the Sports Writers Association…
End Of Year Review: Amateur Boxers Suffer Dearth Of Tourneys In Second Quarter
The second quarter of the outgoing year was a busy period for professional boxers home and abroad while amateur boxing…
Rugby: SuperSport Launches ‘Let’s Play Initiative’
In an effort to add value to health and sports development among Nigerian youths, SuperSport; the nation’s leading premium sports…
Administrators Blamed For Under Development In Table Tennis
Upcoming table tennis player, Bose Odusanya, has blamed sports administrators in the country for the low level of development in…