Year: 2011
Court Discharges Female Kidnapper
An Ota Magistrate’s Court, Ogun State has discharged a lady accused of abducting a one and half-year old boy, Temilehin…
Father, Son Docked Over Theft
A father and his son were on Monday charged before a Somolu Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, for allegedly assaulting a food…
Customs Impounds 1,516 Vehicles, Valued At N1.2b
The Federal Operations Unit of Nigeria Customs Service in Lagos said it impounded 1,516 vehicles valued at N1.2 billion imported…
Man Remanded For Manslaughter
The police in Ota, Ogun State have dragged Jimoh Ajikasiri, 21 before the Ota Chief Magistrate’s Court for alleged manslaughter.…
NNPC To Commence Direct Sale Of Kerosene To Consumers
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, is set to begin the direct distribution of kerosene to households in the country.…
Butchers Return To Filthy Ways, Dump Meat Vans For Okada, Danfo
Butchers in Lagos are gradually returning to their old unhygienic means of transporting beef to markets, Consumer Advocate has observed.…
Man Docked For Stealing Diesel
The police at Orile Police Division, Orile Iganmu, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have arraigned a suspected diesel thief before the…
Cleric Tackles Poverty
Moved by the abject poverty and squalor ravaging many Nigerians, especially the disabled, indigent students and widows, Bishop (Dr) Chima…
Shame OF A Nation! Funds Knock Out Nigeria From FIBA World Cup
An oil-rich country such as Nigeria will not be taking part in this year’s FIBA World Championships for the female…
Women’s W/Cup: Falcons Vow To Redeem Image
Nigeria and Canada have two things in common in tonight’s last round of Group A matches at the FIFA Women’s…
Festival Record Broken In Walk Race
History continues to write itself at the ongoing 17th National Sports Festival in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, south-south, Nigeria, as…
Arisekola May Buy 3SC For N2b
If the deal still being discussed sails through, the management of 3SC, the darling team of soccer-loving people of Oyo…
Nigerian Weddings, Money And Babies
Reports from various parts of southern Nigeria suggest that marriage is losing its lustre among young men. The men are…
The National Shame Called Mile Two-Apapa Expressway
If anybody who wishes to know how deep, unserious and myopic the Federal Government has sunk into in the past…
Motorcycle Thief Jailed
For allegedly stealing an unregistered Jincheg motorcycle from Ibadan, Oyo State, a teenager, Segun Adebayo, 19, was yesterday sentenced to…
Play For Pride With Canada, Hamilton Charges Falcons
It will be a disastrous outing for the Super Falcons of Nigeria if they fail to beat Canada in today’s…
Garden Game: No Excitement In Port Harcourt
The 17th National Sports Festival in Port Harcourt, Rivers State is yet to spark excitement among the locals, most of…
Igali Commends Wrestlers
The Technical Adviser of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation, NWF, Daniel Igali, has expressed satisfaction with the high number of young…
Festival Torch Fails To Light
The Festival Torch that began a tour around the country 10 months ago in Port Harcourt failed to light up…
Gold Medal Goes For N50k At Delta’s Camp
Delta State Government has announced N50,000 award for gold medalists at the ongoing National Sports Festival. Head coach of the…
She Was A Bad Girl, So What?
A woman was caught in adultery and was taken to Jesus Christ for judgement. Jesus said something that was shocking…
The Arrest Of Nasir el-Rufai
Last Saturday’s arrest of the former minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Malam Nasir el-Rufai has brought to the fore…
LASG Calls For Cooperation
The newly sworn-in Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Lateef Aderemi Ibirogba has sought the co-operation of Lagosians for the…
Polio Cripples Boy After Father Prevented Him From Being Immunised
The dream of Usman’s parents was for their son to grow healthy and become a great farmer and a family…
BOKO HARAM: SSS Nabs Cell Commanders In Six Northern States
The Department of State Security Service, SSS, on Monday in Abuja announced that the war against the dissident group also…
Libyan War Scales Down Human Trafficking From Nigeria
Nigeria is now recording fewer cases of human trafficking since the beginning of the war in Libya. Investigations revealed…
Judicial Workers Threaten Strike Over Consolidated Salaries
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, (JUSUN), Ogun state Chapter yesterday in Abeokuta issued a 14-day ultimatum to the state…
Judicial Workers Threaten Strike Over Consolidated Salaries
The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, (JUSUN), Ogun State Chapter yesterday in Abeokuta issued a 14-day ultimatum to the state…
Makarfi Blames Post-Election Violence On Security Lapse
Former Governor of Kaduna State and immediate past Senator representing Kaduna North Senatorial District, Senator Ahmed Mohammed Makarfi has blamed…
Sports Festival: Jonathan Dangles N45m At Winners
President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria has promised to reward the efforts of the top-three states contingents with prize money of…