Year: 2011
Olympic Qualifiers: Nigeria Defeat Algeria 4-1, Crash Out
Despite beating Algeria 4-1 in their last group match, Nigeria’s U-23 Eagles crashed out of the Africa Olympic Qualifying Championship…
Bayelsa Appoints New Commissioner
Bayelsa State Governor, Chief Timipre Sylva, has nominated Barrister Fitzegerald Biuks Olorogun as replacement for Mr. Etifa Bekeakpo, who ceased…
JTF Men Escape Unhurt In Bomb Explosion
Men of the Joint Task Force (JTF) in Maiduguri escaped unhurt when an explosive device placed on top of a…
President Jonathan Sacks Sports Minister
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has relieved the Minister of Sports, Alhaji Yusuf Suleiman of his post with immediate effect to…
Fake Major Docked For Stealing Obasanjo’s Letter Head Paper.
A self-acclaimed major serving in the Nigerian Army, Jeremian Garba has been arraigned before the Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court, Isabo, Abeokuta…
“We Will Fight Corruption To A Standstill” – FG
The Federal Government has reiterated its determination to fight corruption to ensure the success of its transformation programme and restore…
Osun Govt To Employ 12 Lawyers
The Osun State Government is to employ 12 more lawyers to complement the services of its 28 counsel. Mr. Adewale…
Fashola Hands Over Fourth Maternal And Child Care Centre At Ajegunle
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Thursday handed over the Maternal and Child Care Centre in Ajegunle to…
Police Parade Killers Of Army General
The police in Lagos yesterday paraded two suspects arrested in connection with the death of a retired army officer, the…
Lagos Govt Workers Battered By Naval Officers
Workers of the Lagos State Public Works Corporation, LSPWC, have appealed to Governor Babatunde Fashola to save them from attacks…
40 Iddo Traders, Trucks Arrested
Officials of the Lagos State Task Force on the Environment (Enforcement) Unit and the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA,…
Lekki-Epe Expressway: LCC To Begin Toll Collection 18 December
The Lekki Concession Company, LCC, has fixed 18 December for the beginning of toll collection on the Lekki-Epe Expressway, Lagos…
Iyabo Obasanjo’s Ex-Hubby Marries Again
Former husband of Senator Iyabo Obasanjo, Oluwafolajimi Akeem Bello, yesterday married his longtime girlfriend, Olajumoke Katherine Thompson. Bello tied the…
Police Smash 5-Man Car Snatching Gang
The Anti-Robbery Squad of the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, has smashed a five-man gang…
Olympics: U-23 Eagles Eye Miracle In Marrakesh
Nigeria’s U-23 Eagles walk tightrope as they take on Algeria in their last group match of the ongoing African Olympic…
Katsina Sacks Provost Registrar, Gov Council; Over Students Riot
The Katsina State Government has announced the immediate sack of the Provost and the Registrar of Yusuf Bala Usman College…
FIBA-Africa Club Tourney Begins In Lagos
The 17th edition of the FIBA Africa Champions Club for Women will dunk off this weekend inside the Indoor Sports…
Tinubu: Adaranijo, Olaleye Hail Tribunal’s Ruling
The acquittal of the national leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, by the Code…
NYSC Director Declares Camp Inadequate
Mrs Belinda Faniyi, assistant director, common services, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Lagos State, said on Thursday that the Iyana-Ipaja…
Fashola Commissions 1.3m Mini Water Works
Governor Babatunde Fashola yesterday commissioned the Alausa Mini-Water Works that will deliver 1.3 million gallons of water per day to…
Asiwaju Tinubu’s Acquittal: The Greater Benefit Is For Nigerian People —Fashola
As the Code of Conduct Tribunal Wednesday acquitted former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, of charges brought…
Election Petition Tribunal: GOS Floors Salvador Again; Lauds Tribunal Over Tinubu’s Acquittal
The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, has dismissed the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate for the…
We Can Turn The Table Against ACN In 2015 If…
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, Mr. Owolabi Salis, has said that the…
Councillor Pledges Better Representation
The councillor representing Ward D in Yaba Local Council Development Area, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Mr. Obasa Rowland Olarewaju, has assured…
NOC Plans Roadmap For Olympic Games
In a bid to ensure adequate funding and preparation of Team Nigeria for the Olympic Games, the Nigeria Olympic Committee,…
‘Fire Brigade Approach Won’t Help Nigeria’
Former Nigerian long jumper, Chioma Ajunwa, has warned Nigerian sports administrators to guard against fire brigade approach as the country…
Oshodi, Oladunjoye To Grace Deen Stars Table Tennis Finals
Lagos State Commissioner for Sports, Barrister Enitan Oshodi and Senior Special Assistant to Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola on Grassroots Sports…
Curbing The Okada Menace In Lagos
In the last few weeks, the Lagos State Government has decided to take the bull by the horns to curb…
Harmony In Matrimony
I am sure we all wonder why there were only a few cases of divorce in the olden days. As…
Obey Debunks Bad Health Rumour
Juju music maestro turned evangelist, Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi (MFR), has refuted a rumour of ill health published in the…