Year: 2011
Skye Bank Gmd Not Arrested
Skye bank has refuted newspaper reports that its Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Kehinde Durosinmi-Etti was arrested or committed…
Ex-Speaker Asked To Return Vehicles
Edo State House of Assembly has given a 24-hour ultimatum to the immediate-past principal officers of the House to return…
N18,000 Minimum Wage Payable —Okonjo-Iweala
Former Minister of Finance, Dr. (Mrs.) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala today said that the N18,000 minimum wage is payable. She made the…
Movie Producer Sent To Kirikiri
An Ikeja High Court has ordered that popular Nollywood movie producer, Ifeanyi Chukwu Onyeabor, be remanded in Kirikiri Prisons following…
Be Vigilant, FG Warns On Terrorism
The Federal Government on Tuesday in Abuja urged vigilance among the citizens to give more fillip to efforts to tackle…
Ghana Award: A Tribute To Tinubu’s Continental Fame And Glory
I was in Ghana recently in that illustrious country of the Osagyefo Kwame Nkrumah, the great Ghanian leader and foremost…
Nigeria’s Oil & Gas – PIB Model And Strategy
Until the PIB (Petroleum Industry Bill) is unanimously passed in both houses of the National Assembly, Nigeria’s oil and gas…
Between Football, Basketball And Other Sports
Nigeria has once again boxed itself into the hall of shame by pulling out of the 2011 FIBA World Championships…
We’re Ready To Resist Governors’ Blackmail Over Minimum Wage
Owei Lakemfa, Acting Secretary General, Nigeria Labour Congress spoke with OLUOKUN AYORINDE on the arguments by some governors that they…
Malaria Still Kills People In Epe — Lawmaker
In this 21st century, common illnesses like malaria and typhoid fever still kill people in Epe, Lagos State, owing to…
Lagos Assembly Set To Pass Consumer Protection Bill Into Law
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly will soon pass a bill on Consumer Protection into law. When passed…
Lawmakers Vow To Tackle UBA’s N25,000 Policy
The recent move by the United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA), to peg the cash limit for its customers at…
Government Tax Killing Private Institutions —Odunayo
The Chairman, Governing Council of Topmost College of Education, Henry Adewale Odunayo, has lamented the tax imposed by the government…
67 Million School Age Children Denied Access To Education —UN
At least 67 million children of school age are still denied the right to education due to financial, social or…
UNILORIN Is First In Many Areas—Landmark VC
The Vice-Chancellor of Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Professor M. Ola-Rotimi Ajayi, has described the University of Ilorin in glowing…
Gov Fashola’s Visit Excites LASU Students
Students of the Lagos State University, Ojo Campus, have expressed excitement following the visit of Governor Babatunde Fashola to the…
Over 2,000 Win First Bank Golden Promo
A total of 2,412 customers were rewarded by First Bank of Nigeria Plc (FirstBank) following the end of its Golden…
Dele Abiodun, Others Charged With Fraud
Three former executives of the Performing Musician Employers Association of Nigeria (PMAN) were on Tuesday docked at an Igbosere Magistrates’…
Nigeria’s Emenike Charged To Court
Days after being arrested in a match fixing investigation in Turkey, Nigerian striker, Emmanuel Emenike, has been charged to court.…
Terrorism: Police On Alert In Ogun
The Ogun Police Command has placed its officers and men on alert to abort any security breach and threats to…
F/Eagles Battle Argentina, Mexico In Pre-WYC Tourney
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will take on the most successful teams in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, Argentina, Mexico and hosts…
Women’s W/Cup: Uche Laments Early Exit
Nigeria coach Ngozi Eucharia Uche says her side should have been on their way to the final, not bowing out…
Wife Bites Hubby’s Penis
An unemployed man seeking dissolution of his marriage, Mr. Friday Godspower stunned an Agege Grade ‘A’ Customary Court, Lagos when…
NSC To Set Age Limit For Sports Festival
The National Sports Festival, NSF, will be reviewed and replaced, the Director General of the National Sports Commission, NSC, Patrick…
Council Boss, Councillors Tango Over Contract Scam
Some members of the Legislative Council of the Eredo Local Council Development Area in Epe, Lagos State, are presently at…
Pro Wrestling: Uti Gets Tambuwal’s Support
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has given his backing to the forthcoming double wrestling bouts…
Future Bright For Siasia’s Eagles
 Uche Okechukwu is the former Super Eagles’ defender. Okechukwu fondly called ‘Gentle Giant’ in his playing day speaks about Super…
Mushin Residents Hail Police, Want Quick Prosection Of Arrested Suspects
Sequel to the arrest of some social miscreants by the police over allegations of robbery and breach of public peace,…
Osanga King Warns Nigeria, Says Ghana Can Be Dangerous
Former Nigerian junior international, King Moses Osanga King, has warned the country’s U-23 Eagles to beware of Ghanaian team in…
Challenges Before Lagos New Sports Commissioner
In the past, the development of sports in Lagos State could not be compared to other states in the country…