Year: 2011
Action Congress Wants Summit On Terrorism
The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to urgently summon a national security summit to give…
Veterinary Council Fraud: Registrar, 2 others Get Bail
Justice Abubakar Mohammed Talba of an Abuja High Court on Tuesday granted bail to the Registrar of Veterinary Council of…
Yakowa Dissolves Cabinet
Kaduna State Governor , Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa today dissolved members of the executive council of the state. Yakowa who made…
Messi’s Absence Excites Siasia
The absence of Argentina’s Lionel Messi in tomorrow’s international friendly match against the Super Eagles is a big relief for…
Nigerian Kills Girlfriend In India, Hides Body In A Bag
The police in the Indian capital of Delhi have arrested a Nigerian who allegedly strangulated his live-in girlfriend, stuffed her…
Jonathan’s Ex-Ministers Who May Return
With the dissolution of the Federal Executive Council, FEC yesterday, lobbying for appointments and reappointments is set to enter into…
Korean Drink Shunned In Korea, Popular In Lagos
Sales of Koryo ginseng liquor, manufactured by Lotte Liquor but no longer sold in Korea, are booming in Nigeria. Packaged…
Fashola: The Rains Will Damage Roads
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has called on Lagosians to prepare as heavy rainfall this season will surely damage…
9 MONTHS AFTER CLOSURE: Ogun State House Of Assembly Reconvenes
Nine months after the closure of the Ogun State House of Assembly in Southwest Nigeria, due to the crisis that…
Dead TVC Newscaster Was Pregnant
The star newscaster at Television Continental, TVC, Mrs. Adebukola Ore, was two months pregnant when she passed away last Thursday,…
Nigerians Lambast Wife-Beater Ambassador
Nigerians have excoriated the country’s High Commissioner in Kenyan and the Seychelles, Dr. Chijioke Wilcox Wigwe, for battering his wife.…
Agbede Communities Lack Govt Presence
Residents of Agbede Otunba, Olosugbo, Idiorogbo, Ebuwawa, Eleja Aro, Sangosanya, Tikulosoro, Ajegunle, Idi-Agbalumo, Orimedu and some others called Agbede Communities…
I Expect An Entertaining Game
Super Eagles chief coach, Samson Siasia spoke with Tunde Oyedele ahead of tomorrow’s international friendly match against Argentina You look…
Goals, Goals At Argentina Training, Coach Says Squad Ready for Eagles
Argentine players scored countless goals during their first training session yesterday to prove to Nigeria that they are here to…
Boko Haram May Strike Again — Police
The Police in Borno said on Monday that it had received information about an impending attack by some suspected Boko…
Eagles Stranded, As Jonathan’s Guests Stay Put In Hotel
Players of the senior national team, the Super Eagles had it very rough before they were fully accommodated into their…
Badagry DPO Died Fasting —Wife
Wife of the slain Divisional Police Officer attached to Badagry Division, CSP Salihu N. Samuel, Elizabeth, has condemned the brutal…
Sack This ‘Diplomatic’ Boxer
One of any diplomat’s most important mandates is to present her or his nation in the best light. On this…
My Pact With Lagosians
Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, as we gather to dine tonight, we do so to commemorate an electoral process that started…
The Galloping Price Of Kerosene
Despite several assurances by the government to do something about the rising price of kerosene, the price of the domestic…
Bomb Explosion Causes Apprehension In Maiduguri
An early morning bomb explosion along Baga Road, Maiduguri, created apprehension among the residents of the city. The News Agency…
Teenagers: Why They Do What They Do (1)
This topic was given to me by a teenage fan during the Children’s Day celebrations. Through this smart teenager, who…
Customs Area Comptroller Visits LADOL
The Nigeria Customs Service has described indigenous investment in the offshore sector of the oil and gas industry as the…
Lafarge Cement WAPCO Assures Shareholders, Pays N750m Dividends
Shareholders of Lafarge Cement WAPCO Nig. Plc have commended the board and management of the company for declaring N750million as…
CBN Open Good For Me — Idoko
Nigerian junior tennis player, Emmanuel Idoko, says the timing of the 33rd Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Open Tennis Championship…
Chess Federation Invites Ochuko, Others
The trials for Nigeria’s representatives to the Chess Event of the 10th All Africa Games, holding in Maputo, Mozambique is…
Table Tennis: Trials Excite Soares
Ibrahim Soares has expressed happiness that he is one of the athletes invited for the trials of the Para\Able Table…
Security Relaxed In Abuja
The security situation in Abuja has been relaxed following the inauguration of President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday. A correspondent of…