Year: 2011
Reggae Star Buju Banton Gets 10 Gears In Drug case
Despite pleas for leniency from family members, fans and supporters, a federal judge sentenced Grammy-winning reggae singer Buju Banton on…
Soldiers, Policemen Clash Again
There was pandemonium at Obanikoro area of Lagos State, South West Nigeria today when soldiers clashed with policemen who were…
Girl, 5, Foils Kidnap Attempt
A five-year old girl who was kidnapped at Ijora-Oloye, Apapa, Lagos, foiled an attempt by her abductor to take her…
Supreme Court Swears-In New Justices
Two former Justices of the Court of Appeal, Justice Mary Peter-Odili and Justice Nwali S. Ngwuta were sworn in this…
N20 Nut Lands Man In Kirikiri
A man, Abayomi Okposo of 62, Uzor Street, Ajegunle Olodi-Apapa, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, has been sent to Kirikiri Prison for…
EFCC Still Compiling Dossiers On Ex-Governors
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is still compiling dossiers on some immediate past state governors perceived to be…
National Library Board Suspends 7 Over Misappropriation
The board of the National Library of Nigeria has suspended seven officers of its multipurpose cooperative society for three months…
AIT Crime Correspondent Dies In Lagos
Africa Independent Communication, AIT, has lost its crime correspondent. She is Mrs. Aisha Bello. Reports say she died on Tuesday…
8,788 Police Officers Promoted
The Police Service Commission (PSC) on Wednesday, promoted 8,788 officers to various ranks. A statement signed by Mr. Ferdinand Ekpe,…
Adeboye Urges Politicians To Implement Campaign Promises
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has called on politicians to keep…
Make President’s Office A Model — Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday asked civil servants serving in the State House to make the Office of the President…
UI Students Protest Over Water, Electricity
Students of the University of Ibadan, UI, today protested on campus over lack of water and electricity, saying that they…
FIFA Women World Cup: Hamilton Warns Falcons To Avoid Early Ouster
Former Super Falcons Coach, Paul Hamilton, has warned Nigeria’s female national team to go all out for victory against France…
Argentina Int Friendly: Siasia, NFF At Loggerheads
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) and coach Samson Siasia are sharply divided over a rematch against Argentina in September in…
Athletes Burn Calabar Tracks
The 65th Athletics Federation Championship gets underway in Calabar, Cross River State with the opening ceremony taking place this afternoon.…
Lagos Fumigates 136,000 Houses Against Malaria
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday says it has commenced a 15-day indoor residual spraying exercise of about 136,526 households…
Dialogue With Boko Haram, UAD Pleads
Pro-democracy group, United Action for Democracy, UAD has called on the federal government to engage the leadership of the Islamic…
Ex-GTB MD, Tayo For Burial Friday
The late Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty Trust Bank, GTB, Mr. Olutayo Aderinokun, will be buried next…
Tinubu Versus HID
I write to commend the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the mature manner in…
Osama Bin Laden
President Barack Obama of the United States of America has been a terror to the countries harbouring terrorist. His efforts…
Little Lawal Buhari Shouldn’t Die In Vain
The death of young Lawal Buhari, who fell into a pit latrine in his school has once again brought to…
Tribunal Set To Hear Petition Against Ikuforiji
Hearing of a petition filed by a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the last state assembly election, Barrister Olajumoke…
Lagos Rewards 514 Public Servants
The Lagos State government has rewarded 514 public servants who have served the state for more than thirty years. The…
New Area Comptroller For Tin Can Port
The Nigeria Customs Service’s newly appointed Area Comptroller of the Tin Can Island Command, Edike Charles recently took over the…
NAFDAC Introduces Fake Drug Detection Machine
The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has introduced the Mobile Identification System Device to identify…
I’ll Start My Football Career In Europe
Michael Johnson plays for Smart Strikers Football Club of Oke Aro. His team won the Baale Omole Cup recently. He…
Boska Cup: Goal FC, Others In 2nd Round
Goal Football Club of Ikeja have joined other 10 clubs to book a place in the second round of the…
Baale Cup: Smart Strikers Deny Iwuanyanwu Victory
Smart Strikers football Club of Oke Aro came from behind to defeat Iwuanyanwu Football Club of Ifako-Ijaiye to lift Baale…
Electrocution: Iwaya Residents Send SOS To PHCN
Residents of Audu Baale Street, Iwaya in Yaba Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, have appealed to the authority…