Year: 2011
End Of Year Review: Royal Hoopers Are League Champions In 2nd Quarter
The second quarter of 2011 began to unfold from where the first quarter ended as local teams in the Nigeria…
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…
FIBA-Africa Women Tourney: Nigerian Clubs Assure Good Outing
First Bank and First Deepwater, the two teams representing Nigeria at the ongoing 17th FIBA-Africa Club Champions Tournament in Lagos…
NBA Season Finally Unlocked
The National Basketball Association, NBA, lockout that began on July 1is finally over as player agents and team officials formally…
Fuel Subsidy Removal: Let Reason Prevail
Despite protestations from organised labour and the majority of Nigerians, it appears the federal government has made up its mind…
NDLEA Must Remain At Sea Ports —Lawmaker
Mr Jagaba Adams Jagaba, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Drugs, Narcotics, Financial Crimes and Anti-corruption, has said that the…
Ivorian Ex-President Faces ICC Judges
Former Ivorian strongman Laurent Gbagbo will appear before International Criminal Court judges for the first time today over his role…
LASU Fees: CDHR Wants Commissioner Sacked
A human right group, Campaign for the Defence of Human Right, CDHR, Lagos State branch, has called on the Lagos…
FRSC Boss, Foundation Lead Road Accidents Campaign
The Lagos State Commander, Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, Jonas Agwu and the Temidayo Ogan Child Safety and Support Foundation,…
2 Soldiers, 2 Others Remanded For Robbery, Kidnapping
An Ebute-Metta Magistrate’s Court, sitting at Oyingbo, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, has remanded two soldiers and two civilians for armed…
Bode George Attacks Cleric
Former National Deputy Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olabode Ibiyinka George had ample opportunity to reply the…
Labour Party Vs ACN/Oluremi Tinubu: Tribunal Begins Hearing
Hearing of the petition filed by the Labour Party against the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, and its candidate, Senator…
Two Bank Robbery Suspects In Police Net
Two men, including a bank security man who participated in the abortive raid of a new generation bank at Trinity,…
Unknown Gunmen Kill Monarch
Unknown gunmen have killed the Ajalaye of Ofefeland, Oba Akindamade Ajinhan, in his house at Odigbo Local Government Area of…
Nigerian Human Trafficker Arrested
The Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of the Ghana Immigration Service at the Elubo Border in the Western Region has arrested a…
Three Friends Rape 16-Yr Old Girl
Three friends have been arrested by the police and arraigned before the Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court, Lagos for allegedly abducting a…
Gov Sylva Dares PDP; Opens Campaign Office
Despite the uncertainty of his political future, Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State has declared that he will formally open…
Forgive Us! U-23 Eagles Beg Nigerians
Nigeria’s U-23 Eagles are pleading with Nigerians to forgive them for failing to secure a ticket to play in the…
A Senate Without Vision
David Bonaventure Alechenu Mark, the Nigerian Senate President, courtesy of a cruel irony, was in that accustomed mood of sadism.…
Kings Of The Road
Eleven years ago when I came to the Centre of Excellence, as we used to call Lagos in Kaduna then,…
National Honours: Where Awo And Achebe Differ
Professor Chinua Achebe, the world renowned literary giant, is a man for who I have the greatest respect. This illustrious…
Tiger back on winning track
Tiger Woods is back on the winning way again, ending a two year trophy drought with his victory  Sunday night…
No Third Tenure For Ex-Governor Audu
Former Governor of Kogi State, Abubakar Audu has been trounced by his rival in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Captain…
Eguavoen Resigns, Apologises For Failing Nigerians’ Expectations
Nigeria’s Under-23 coach Austin Eguavoen has quit after failing to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games. BBC Sports reports that…
Nadal Wins Davis Cup For Spain
Rafael Nadal beat Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro in four sets on Sunday to secure a fifth Davis Cup tennis…
Brazilian Legend Socrates Dies
Former Brazil captain Socrates died today aged 57 from an intestinal infection, a spokesperson for the Albert Einstein Hospital announced.…
Arsenal Beat Wigan 4-0
Arsenal’s Premier League resurgence continued as a comfortable 4-0 victory over Wigan at the DW Stadium on Saturday saw them…
Table Tennis: Okoya-Thomas Charges Players, Officials; As Asoju Oba Tourney Begins Monday
As the 43th Asoju Oba Table Tennis Championship begins on Monday, sponsor of the tournament, Chief Molade Okoya-Thomas says he…
Jalla Advises NFF on Football Development
After U-23 Eagles failed to secure a ticket to play in the football event of the London 2012 Olympic Games,…
Tinubu’s Statement On Arrival In Lagos Today
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Lagos governor and National leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, wishes to thank…