Year: 2011
CBN Open And Nigeria’s Tennis Development
Since 1978, the Central Bank of Nigeria has consistently sponsored the tennis tournament, known as the CBN Open Tennis Championship.…
The Tasks Before The New National Assembly
With the election of the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives yesterday and the swearing in…
Teenagers: Why They Do What They Do (II)
Last week, I started this topic and as usual, it attracted a lot of criticisms from my readers especially proprietors…
Group Seeks Reinforcement Of Anti-Corruption Agencies
Mr. Auwal Musa, the Executive Director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), has appealed to the Federal Government…
Hajj: 1,000 Deposit Fares In Plateau
The Plateau Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board on Monday in Jos said it collected Hajj deposit for this year’s pilgrimage from…
Chess Players Begin Trials In Lagos
The Media Centre of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos, Nigeria came alive yesterday as the Nigeria Chess Federation, NCF began…
New Electricity Tarrif Now 2012
Following nationwide protests over the introduction of new electricity tariffs in the country, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) seems…
Motorcycle Robbery Suspect Docked
Halaudu Mohammed, 28, was on Monday in Lagos arraigned before Magistrate B.O.Osunsanmi of the Somolu Magistrate’s Court for allegedly stealing…
WHO Raises Fresh Alarm Over Phone Radiation
A study done by an arm of the World Health Organisation, WHO, has classified radiation coming out of cellphones alongside…
Divorce: Court Fixes Judgment For Today
The president of the Agege Grade ‘A’ Customary Court, Lagos, Nigeria, Mr. E. B. Shokunle will this afternoon deliver judgment…
Hungry Student Docked Over N500 Foodstuff
A hungry student, Isiaka Omobolaji was docked on Monday at the Ilupeju-Oshodi Magistrate’s Court for stealing foodstuff worth N500. Isiaka,…
Court Remands Lady Over Theft Of Handset
An Abuja Chief Magistrate’s Court on Monday remanded one Comfort Ameh in prison custody for allegedly stealing a blackberry handset…
Give Lagos Special Allocation, Cleric Appeals To Federal Govt
The Diocesan Bishop of Lagos, the Most Revered Ephraim Ademowo, has added his voice to the numerous calls on the…
BFS To Increase Transport Fares
Bus Franchise Scheme is set to increase transport fares on some of it major routes in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, in…
Community Taks Political Office Holders Over Dev
Residents of Agbede community in Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State came together last weekend to celebrate the victory…
Upgrade Our Ruler, Community Pleads With Fashola
The people of Gberefu Island in Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State have appealed to the state governor, Mr.…
Power Generation Drops At Egbin
Power generation at the Egbin Thermal Station has dropped from 1,100 to 500 megawatts, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
‘Why We Overload Tricycles’
Leader of Tricycle Operators Union in Lagos, southwest Nigeria at the weekend explained why most of their operators are fond…
Court Discharges Accused
An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrate’s Court, Ebute Meta, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, has discharged an accused alleged to have stolen…
Oshiomhole Raises AlarmL On Threat To State’s Forest
Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has raised an alarm over the threat to the state’s forests. This comes even…
Jonathan Signs Terrorism Prevention And Money Laundering Prohibition Bills Into Law
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has signed the Terrorism (Prevention) Bill, 2011 and the Money Laundering (Prohibition) Bill, 2011 into law,…
Sustained Integrated Maternal Activities Will Enhance Child Survival -Fashola
Wife of Lagos State, Mrs. Abimbola Fashola has expressed confidence that a sustained commitment to the implementation of all the…
Fashola, Sambo, Others At 50 Years Of Stock Exchange In Lagos
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Monday tasked the management of the Lagos floor of the Nigerian Stock…
Court Condemns Inauguration Of Benue Assembly
The Presiding Judge of the Federal High Court, Makurdi, Justice Abimbola Obaseki has kicked against the inauguration of the Seventh…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Abdul Razaq Atunwa Is New Kwara Speaker
The former Commissioner for Finance, who was also a governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Kwara state…
Cross River To Recover N1000m From Rivers
The Cross River State Government is to recover the sum of N100 million paid to Rivers State in 2009 for…
Oyo State government bans NURTW
Governor Abiola Ajimobi this afternoon announced the immediate ban of all activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers…
At Last HIV/AIDS Cure Found
There’s an estimated 33 million people worldwide living with HIV/AIDS, and now doctors believe one of them may have been…
Nigeria’s Reps Defy External Pressure To Elect New Leaders
Against the stiff opposition, intimidation, arm twisting and harassment by the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, members of…
Court Orders EFCC TO Search Bankole’s Home
An Abuja Magistrate’s Court this morning granted an order sought by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to search…