Year: 2011
Traders Cup: Manager Relishes Zone G ’s Success
After defeating Zone F football team in the final of Traders’ Cup, team manager of Zone G football team, Godday…
Nkwocha Dedicates Goal To Fans
Veteran Super Falcons striker, Perpetual Nkwocha, has dedicated her goal against the Canadian team to all her fans back home…
Nigeria’s Hooded Bombers
The season of the bombs has finally arrived our shores. And with it, a season of anomie. The horrifying suicide…
N18,000 Minimum Wage: There Should Be No Controversy
The minimum wage controversy continues to rage as organised labour threatens to flex its muscles while some governors have continued…
LASTMA, Okada Riders Clash At Abule Egba
Commercial motorcycle operators popularly called Okada this morning clashed with some officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA,…
Before You Judge Strauss-Kahn’s Accuser, Stand in Her Shoes
Revelation about the hotel housekeeper who accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault suggest that she embellished claims of abuse to…
Onoja’s Petition Suffers Setback
The decision of the Action Congress of Nigeria candidate for Benue South Senatorial District , Gen. Lawrence Onoja(retd) to challenge…
Nigeria: Abati takes over from Niboro
President Jonathan has appointed former Chairman of The Guardian Editorial Board, Dr. Reuben Abati as his Special Adviser on Media…
INEC Dragged To Court Over Supplementary Election In Imo
AÂ Â Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday made an order directing that the Governor of Imo State, Chief Rochas…
Journalists Threaten Showdown With Ogun Lawmakers Over Ban
Members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, and the Correspondents Chapel in Ogun State are set for a showdown…
Nigerian Workers Stone Union Leaders
Civil servants in Oyo State today aggressively resisted the attempt by their union leaders to accept Governor Abiola Ajimobi’s offer…
World Bank Chief, 9 Others Screened By Nigerian Senate
Ten of the 34 ministerial nominees forwarded to the Senate for confirmation as ministers of the government of Nigeria were…
Oguntuase Takes Charge 24 Hours After Swearing-in
Commissioner for Establishments, Training and Pensions, Mrs. Florence Modupeola Oguntuase has called on participants at a workshop organised for the…
KAI Auctions Seized Goods
Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI) Brigade, the law enforcement unit of the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment has commenced auctioning…
NBA Fauls SSS On Arrested Boko Haram Members
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, on Wednesday faulted the decision of the State Security Service, SSS, not to prosecute the…
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: Jonathan Asks Tribunal To Terminate CPC’s Petition
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Wednesday reserved ruling on a preliminary objection filed by President Goodluck…
3rd Alternative Power Exhibition Holds In Lagos
This year’s edition of the Alternative Power Exhibition, a convergence of a wide range of alternative power sources, will hold…
Lagos Govt. Opens Toll Lines For Victims Of Domestic Violence
The Lagos State Government has established toll-free lines for victims of domestic violence in the state, urging the citizens to…
3 Drown As Boat Capsizes On Benue River
Three persons reportedly drowned on River Benue when a boat conveying over 20 people capsized yesterday. P.M.NEWS gathered that…
Lagos To Present Cabinet To Stakeholders
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) would use the commemoration of his 1,500 days in office to present…
43,000 Ghost Workers In Federal Civil Service -Aganga
A ministerial nominee and former Minister of Finance, Olusegun Aganga, has said the federal civil service was discovered to have…
Amosun Moves Against Street Trading
In his bid to ensure that the state regains its lost glory, the Ogun state Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has…
Ogun Govt, NLC Meeting Deadlocked Again
For the second time, the crucial meeting between Ogun state Government and the state chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)…
Bomb Injures Three Soldiers In Maiduguri
Three soldiers were injured on Wednesday around new prison in Maiduguri in an early morning bomb explosion, an officer said.…
Lawyers Boycott Ikorodu High Court
Lawyers have began a one-week warning boycott of the Ikorodu High Court in Lagos to protest the “manner†proceedings were…
NBA Wants Judge Removed For Incompetence
The Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Ikorodu branch has called for the transfer of the only presiding judge in Ikorodu, Justice…
ONE-WAY DRIVE: Lagos Cracks Down On Motorists
The Lagos State Taskforce on Environment and Offences (Enforcement) Unit began massive enforcement on driving against traffic last night as…
5 Killed, 33 Injured As 4-Storey Building Collapses At Idumota
At least five persons were confirmed dead, 33 others who were critically injured rescued while at least 20 others were…
Another Explosion Rocks Maiduguri, Gov’s Aide Arrested Over Boko Haram
A heavy explosion followed by bursts of sporadic gunfire hit the northeastern Nigerian town of Maiduguri on Wednesday, where a…
Man Attempts To Rape Neighbour’s Wife
A man, Adeola Edunjobi, has been charged to Oshodi magistrate’s court for allegedly sneaking into his neighbor’s house and attempting…