Year: 2011
Stakeholders Commend Jonathan On Tariff
Members of the Organised Private Sector on Wednesday lauded President Goodluck Jonathan’s initiative on tariffs restructuring but reminded him of…
Re-Train School Bus Drivers, Fashola Urged
Following the ghastly auto crash involving Cornerstone Bright School bus recently at Sangotedo area of Ibeju-lekki Eti Osa, Lagos State,…
Oba Akiolu To Cap Ojon-Elect
Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu I, will tomorrow perform the installation of the Ojon-Elect, Alhaji, Nurudeen Olubiyi-Agoro. In a statement…
Lions Club Spends N97m On Infrastructure
In a bid to live up to its mandate in the country, the Lions Club International District 404B Nigeria has…
3 Touts Remanded
Three accused persons, Olatunji Okunola, 46, Kolawole Saheed, 34 and Yakubu Rasak, 21, have been arraigned before the Ikeja Magistrate’s…
Build Foot Bridge At Ojodu-Berger, Residents Tell Govt
Residents of Ojodu-Berger area of Lagos have appealed to the Federal and Lagos State governments to save them from untimely…
Monarch Congratulates Tinubu, Fashola, Others, Celebrates 90 Days On Throne
The traditional ruler of Ilasheland in Oriade Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, Oba Fatai Akinwunmi, has joined the…
Financial Consultant To Divorce Fashion Designer
A financial consultant working in a private firm, Wasiu Adeshina Oyeladun, 46 has asked an Alimosho Grade ‘B’ Customary Court,…
Hope Democratic Party Moves To Abort Presidential Inauguration
In a determined move to abort the inauguration of President Goodluck Jonathan and Vice President Namadi Sambo on Sunday 29 May,…
The Price Of Bread Goes Up In Calabar
Bread consumers in Calabar are now contending with increase in the price of the product. The increment which ranges between…
Soldiers Did Not Kill DPO, DCO In Badagry, Says Army Spokesman
The Nigerian Army has denied media reports that soldiers were involved in the killing of the DPO of Badagry police…
Army Destroys Weapons Surrendered By Ex-Militants
The General Officer Commanding 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major-General Sarki Yarki Bello along with the Special Adviser to…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
NASS ELECTION: FG Charges Senator Igbeke With Forgery
The cat and mouse race between Senator Alphonsus Uba Igbeke and John Emeka Jnr on who is the validly nominated…
Jonathan Asks Ministers To Carry On
The Federal Executive Council held its last meeting today at Aso Rock presidential villa. But contrary to expectations of many…
Crashed Plane Had Fault 5 Minutes After Taking Off
The foreign registered plane that crashed in Kaduna yesterday developed fault five minutes after it took off, Fidelia Njeze, Minister…
ACN Slams Police, Military Over Badagry Killings
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has accused the police and the military involved in the Badagry inter forces…
African Union Says It Can’t Be Sued By Nigerian Lawyer
The African Union has told the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in Arusha Tanzania that Nigeria’s human rights…
Elections 2011, Headlines, News
Post-Election Mayhem: Yakowa Inaugurates Panel Of Inquiry
Kaduna Governor, Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa has inaugurated an 11-man panel of inquiry to investigate the immediate and remote causes of…
Your Ministers Are Too Rude, Jimoh Ibrahim Shocks President Jonathan
Nigeria’s billionaire businessman, Jimoh Ibrahim, has slammed President Goodluck Jonathan, saying his ministers are too rude. He shocked President Jonathan,…
Expert Cautions On Natural Disasters
A consultant in Nuclear Medicine at the National Hospital, Abuja, Dr. Jawa Zabah, has called on the Federal Government to…
Police Arraign NURTW Member
The Police in Lagos on Tuesday arraigned a member of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Babatunde Ojo,…
Gov. Fashola Disengages Assistants, Other Aides
Following the dissolution of the cabinet, over 100 aides of Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, South West Nigeria have…
NLC Warns Governors On Wages
The NLC has called on state governors who could not pay the N18,000 minimum wage to quit office immediately. The…
NDLEA Arrests 3 Suspects
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has arrested three suspected drug traffickers with 122.65 kilogrammes of narcotics, the agency…
Kerosene Scarcity Bites Harder
Kerosene has remained scarce in Lagos despite the assurances from the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, that the…
Arisekola Denies Bankruptcy Claims
Prominent businessman and Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland, Arisekola Alao, has denied reports that the Guarantee Trust Bank is moving for…
I Will Use Police To Change My People At All Cost —Oba Akiolu
As the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu clocked eight years on the throne, he has vowed to change the life…
Bariga Residents Protest Poor Power Supply
Following what is described as gross injustice and insincerity by officials of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) Plc, the…
Tuface Sets Off Chemical Reaction
Africa’s biggest music export, Tuface Idibia is on the march again. The award-winning singer has teamed up with Triple O…
Tackling The Carnage On Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
When in May 2009, the Federal Government signed a concession agreement with Bi-Courtney Limited (the Concessionaire) for the Lagos-Ibadan expressway…