Year: 2011
In Pictures: Floods Wreak Havoc In Lagos
Photos: Oluwasanmi Joseph, Kola Aliyu & Emmanuel Osodi
Plateau LGs Can’t Pay N18,000 Minimum Wage
The Plateau chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON), says its members cannot pay the N18,000 minimum…
NAFDAC Advocates Research Culture Among Students
Dr. Paul Orhii, Director General, National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has called on students to imbibe…
Friends, Relations Of British Airways Passengers Panic Over Flight Diversion
Friends and relations of passengers on board a British Airways airplane were in a panic on Sunday following the diversion…
Civil Servants Aid Politicians To Steal —LG Boss
Mr. Suleiman Bagudu, the Transition Chairman, Etsako Central Local Government, Edo, says some civil servants share in the widespread corruption…
Alhaji, 80 Remanded In Kirikiri Prison
An 80-year old man, Alhaji Suleimon Ayinda has been remanded at the Kirikiri Prison, Apapa Lagos for allegedly presenting a…
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…
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…
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…
All Africa Games Defeat: Fans Blame Eguavoen
Nigerian fans living in Ghana were livid at the tactics employed by coach Augustine Eguavoen in their 2-0 defeat by…
‘Aramotu’ For Badagry Festival
The Akran of Badagry, De Whenu Aholu Menutoyi 1, has confirmed that Aramotu, a film that scooped two categories at…
Lagos To Prosecute Developers Of Collapsed Buildings
The Lagos State Government has vowed to prosecute developers of illegally erected buildings that collapse in any part of the…
Fashola Commends Team Lagos
Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola, has commended the state’s contingent to the 17th National Sports Festival, tagged Garden City…
Rivers State Kick-Boxer Cheats Death
Rivers State’s kick-boxer, Menia Jack, would be counting himself lucky after he escaped death during the -81 kilogramme fight against…
Rivers Won’t Dump Medal Winners
Host of the just concluded 17th National Sports Festival, Rivers State will retain athletes that won medals for the state…
‘Team Delta Are Undisputed Leaders’
Executive Chairman of the Delta State Sports Council, Amaju Pinnick, has expressed satisfaction with the position of the state on…
National Sports Festival: Team Rivers Are Double Champions
Hosts of the just concluded National Sports Festival Rivers State, emerged winners of the men and women basketball event at…
Nigeria Gets Easy Draw In All Africa Games
Nigeria Women Basketball team, the D’Tigress have been drawn in a seemingly easy Group for the 2011 All Africa Games…
Foreign Embassies And Unjust Treatment Of Nigerian Visa Applicants
I write to join several well-meaning Nigerians to protest the unfair and unjust treatment of Nigerian visa applicants by many…
Tackling Climate Change Through Tree Planting
The importance of the emergence of tree before the advent of man on earth is not lost on modern science,…
Why More Buildings May Collapse
There is usually an outpouring of grief whenever a building collapses. You also hear government officials talk tough about bringing…
Fashola Tasks Private Sector On Youth Unemployment
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has challenged the private sector to fashion out programmes that will help tackle youth…
Tomia Students Visit Resource Centre On Excursion
Students of Tomia Community Junior Secondary School, Alagbado, Lagos, South West Nigeria, at the weekend, visited the Lagos State Educational…
Tipper Driver Charged With Manslaughter
Policemen at the Ile-Epo station have arraigned a tipper lorry driver before the Abule-Egba Magistrate’s Court, Lagos for dangerous and…
3 Nigerians Beheaded For Murder
Saudi Arabia on Sunday beheaded three Nigerians accused of murdering and robbing a fellow citizen, the interior ministry said in…
Garden City Games Surpasses Previous Sports Festivals -Sambo
Nigeria’s Vice President Alhaji Namadi Sambo, says the 17th National Sports Festival, tagged Garden City Games 2011 hosted by Rivers…
Several Persons Feared Dead In Suleja Bomb Blast
Several persons are feared dead on Sunday afternoon, following a bomb explosion that occurred on Church Road, Suleja. The…
Football, Headlines, Sports, World News
All Africa Games: Ghana Stops Nigeria Again
The hope of Nigeria’s U-23 Eagles playing in the football event of this year’s All Africa Games was dashed this…