Year: 2011
Passage Of Safety Bill Excites Lagosians
The passage of the Lagos State Safety Bill which gave legal backing to the establishment of the state Safety Commission…
Lawmaker Tasks Constituents On Education
The former Chairman of the Committee on Infrastructure at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Saka Fafunmi, has tasked youths…
Man Found Dead After A Date With Girlfriend
The police at Ibafo, Ogun State, southwest Nigeria, are trying to unravel the mystery surrounding the death of a middle…
Oba Wants Suspected Killer Fished Out
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Hafiz Ringim, has been commended for his effort to combat crime in the country while…
Threat Letters Land Man In Court
For allegedly threatening the life of a British national with letters, the police at Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos…
Police Quiz Alhaji Over Dud Cheques
A middle aged Alhaji has been quizzed by the police at Area ‘G’ Ogba, for allegedly issuing a cheque to…
Odibie Sure Of Nigeria’s Progress
The Super Eagles of Nigeria may be in a precarious situation with the 2-2 draw recorded on Sunday in a…
Ajani Leads In Goal Scorers’ Chart
Sunshine Stars’ attacking midfielder, Ibrahim Ajani, has once again shot to the top of the scorers’ chart of the Nigeria…
Team Nigeria Hit Mapito 2 Weeks To Games
After series of delays in calling the Nigeria athletes to camp preparatory to the forthcoming All Africa Games in Maputo,…
WWTBAM Children Special: Ten-Year Old Pupil Wins N1m
A 10-year old student of King David Nursery and Primary School, Olodi, Apapa, Lagos, Anita Patrick, recently became a heroine…
‘Removal Of Vice Chancellors, A Welcome Development’
The Movement for the Emancipation of Nigerian Students [MENS], has given its support to the removal of the vice chancellors…
Why Campus Violence Is On The Rise
An Islamic scholar, Imam Moshood Mamood, has blamed the alarming rate of violence in Nigerian tertiary institutions on what he…
How To Banish Hunger From Nigeria
A professor of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at the University of Ilorin, Kayode C. Oni, has decried the state of…
Land Speculator Remanded
The police at the Zonal Command, Onikan, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have arraigned a female land speculator before the Igbosere…
Ogun Speaker Expresses Shock Over Bomb
The Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Surajudeen Adekunbi has called on the people of Ogun…
IG Launches Gunboats
The battle against armed robbers in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria received a boost today as the Inspector General o Police,…
Rivers ACN Lauds EFCC Clampdown On Speaker Bankole,
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Rivers State chapter says the arrest, and detention of the former Speaker of House…
Nigeria’s Ex-Speaker faces 16 count charge
Nigeria’s former speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole will be arraigned tomorrow 8 June  before Justice Donatus Okorowa, of the Federal…
NFF Upset With Siasia
Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, is upset with the Chief Coach of the Super Eagles, Samson Siasia, over the 2-2 draw…
Kanu Testimonial Match: Essien, Desailly Hit Lagos Thursday
Baring any unforeseen circumstance, Chelsea star Michael Essien and 1998 World Cup winner Marcel Desailly are expected to hit Lagos…
2 Nigerians Arrested In S/Africa Over Fake Dollars
Two Nigerians have been arrested in South Africa in connection with printing fake dollars. The police yesterday found five trunks…
Robbers Attack LG Boss
The Chairman of Ayobo-Ipaja Local Council Development Area, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, Alhaja Falilat Ajilola, has been attacked by armed…
NOUN Facilitators Grumble Over Non-Payment Of Allowances
Some Facilitators of the National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, are grumbling over the non-payment of their allowances, which run…
Woman Sends Lover To Kirikiri For Obtaining Sex By Deceit
An angry woman simply known as Joy has dragged her enstranged lover, Sunday Agboola to a Lagos court where he…
Mixed Reactions Trail Bankole’s Arrest
Mixed reactions on Monday trailed the arrest of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dimeji Bankole, by…
Police Nab Pastor, 18 Others For Kidnapping
The Delta State Police Command says it has arrested a pastor and 18 others for alleged kidnapping, armed robbery, impersonation…
Lagos Ports Expect 87 Ships
About 87 ships laden with various items are expected to sail into the Lagos ports between yesterday and June 29.…
Team Nigeria Set For Special Olympics
Nigeria have named a 51-member contingent for this year’s Special Olympics from 25 June to 4 July in Greece. The…
After Yet Another Periodic Ritual
The morning after what was yet another fanciful celebration of our transition from one civilian epoch to another, I had…
Taking A Cue From Fashola’s Second Coming
As the brouhaha that characterised the 2011 general elections in Nigeria begin to simmer down, it is imperative for Nigerians,…