Year: 2011
Time To Be Vigilant
As the yuletide approaches, there appears to be an increase in untoward happenings in the environment that it demands vigilance…
NURTW Protest Non-Payment Of Allowance
The National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Surulere/Lawanson Unit phase 1 and 2, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has protested the…
KAI Expels Street Traders From Airport Road
At last, officials of Kick Against Indiscipline, KAI, the enforcement arm of the Lagos State Ministry of Environment, have successfully…
Champions League: Chelsea In Do Or Die Battle; Target £10m Ayew
Chelsea’s Champions League aspirations hang by a thread as they head into their final Group E match against Valencia tonight.…
Arsenal ‘ll Beat Olympiacos —Wenger
Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal will give everything in their Champions League clash against Olympiakos even though the Gunners have nothing…
Come And Get Me; Yakubu Tells Keshi
Out-of-favour Super Eagles striker, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, says he still dreams to be part of the senior national team under Stephen…
FIBA Africa Tourney: First Deepwater Face Angola
Nigerian domestic league champions, First Deepwater Basketball of Lagos, will face a big task challenging the defending champions, Interclube of…
End Of Year Review: CBN Open, AJC Tourney Light Up 2nd Quarter
The second quarter of the year was a busy period for Nigerian players just like the first quarter. During the…
LDFA Wages War Against Age Cheats; To Organise Primary School League
As part of its effort to develop football at the grassroots and check age cheats among players, Lagos Divisional Football…
FIBA-Africa Club Championship For Women: Why I’m Playing For First Bank
Nigerian national women’s team player, Rashidat Sadiq, in this interview with BAMIDELE OLOWOSAGBA revealed why she decided to come back…
Nigeria Is My Home —Ojukwu
Head Coach of Kenya’s Port Authority Basketball Club, KPA, Nigerian-born Anthony Ojukwu, said he feels at home playing in the…
Table Tennis: Deen Star Tourney Ends In Lagos
The finals of the 41st Annual Deen Star Table Tennis Championship were held on Sunday at the premises of Lagos…
Santos Laments Defeat
Coach Dos Santos of Maculosso Clube Desportivo of Angola has blamed his team’s defeat against First Deepwater of Nigeria, in…
Consumers Want Fuel Subsidy Beneficiaries Prosecuted
Consumers in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have urged the Federal Government to prosecute all companies and individuals that were exposed…
First Bank To Help Traders Acquire Shops In Tejuosho
Buoyed by its commitment to growing the economy through trade development and entrepreneurship, First Bank of Nigeria Plc is offering…
Airtel Invests $600m In Network Capacity, Quality
Leading telecoms operator, Airtel Networks Limited, has invested over $600million in the past one year to expand its capacity and…
Amaechi, The End Matters Most
Crying Out Loud (COL), Rivers State is falling into serious environmental chaos, even though the residents are calm and peace…
Save Nigeria’s Import-Dependent Economy
Recent official statistics regarding the Nigerian imports of goods, products and services of varying sorts from foreign countries are comparatively…
Santa Claus Robin, Wife, Elf Storms Nigeria
BD Consult, a Public Relations and Events management consulting firm in Nigeria, is set to excite and dazzle children in…
Fresh charge filed against Boko Haram Senator
Alleged financier of the Boko Haram Islamic fundamentalist group, Senator Mohammed Ali Ndume, may be spending more days in the…
Priests Take Oath Against Same Sex Marriage, Cultism
Following the enactment of the law banning same-sex marriage, the Anglican Communion of the Niger Delta North has compelled newly…
U-23 Eagles Arrive Nigeria Tuesday
Players and officials of the Nigeria’s Under 23 Eagles will arrive the country in the early hours of Tuesday, after…
Tribunal To decide ACN Petition Against Gov Suswan Thursday
The reconstituted governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Makurdi, Benue State has adjourned till 8 December, 2011 to decide whether…
2013 Nations Cup Qualifiers: Keshi To Focus On Local Players
In his bid to avoid an over reliance on foreign based players to prosecute national team matches, Chief Coach of…
Mercy Johnson’s ‘Blind’ Picture Stirs Controversy
Popular Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson, has once again stirred controversy. A picture of the actress, blind in one eye, published…
FIBA Africa Tourney: Low Turnout Worries Organisers
Organisers of the ongoing 17th FIBA-Africa Club Championship for Women have expressed concern over the low turnout of fans at…
Sola Sobowale Returns In ‘Family On Fire’
Popular actress, Sola Sobowale, is staging a big comeback to the movie industry in a block-buster flick entitled Family On…
Nigerian Coaches Still Need More Education
Babatunde Oladehinde was one of the guest lecturers at the just concluded coaching seminar/ workshop organised by the Lagos chapter…
Athlete Wants Egbunike For AFN’s Appointment
A Nigerian athlete, Godday James, has canvassed for the appointment of a former sprinter, Innocent Egbunike, as the Head Coach…
VROAN Leadership Tussle: I’m Not Aware Of Boe’s Removal —Kosoko
Following a rumour that the Kazeem Olatunbosun (Boe)-led executive of the Video Rental Operators Association of Nigeria (VROAN) has been…