Year: 2011
Elections 2011, News, Politics
South Africa’s Leader Hails Nigeria’s Poll, Congratulates Jonathan
President Jacob Zuma of South Africa has joined other world leaders in commending Nigeria’s recently concluded 2011 general elections, saying…
EFCC After Daniel, Akala, 7 Others
Immunity clause may have prevented the long arm of the law from encircling them but that will soon be over…
Ibru’s Daughter Jailed For Stalking Rio Ferdinand
A Nigerian woman and daughter of one of the Ibrus who stalked Rio Ferdinand has been jailed and ordered to…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
Yuguda Dedicates Victory To Slain Corps Members
A Gov. Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State has dedicated his Certificate of Return to the nine NYSC members killed in…
Wema Bank To Close Non Profitable Branches
Wema Bank says it will close down all its non-profitable branches. The bank said in a statement in Lagos on…
NGF Plans Pre-inauguration Induction Course For Governors
The secretariat of the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) has said that it would organise a three-day induction course for newly-elected…
4 Ex-Bank Chiefs Arraigned
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, this morning arraigned four former Directors of FinBank Plc before an Ikeja High…
Crisis Over New Agege Regent
Following the demise of monarch of Agege, Oba Lateef Atanda Adams, crisis has erupted over the appointment of a regent,…
Reassessing The NYSC Scheme
It was with horror, which has remained unabated till now, that we saw the stories about the NYSC members, or…
NATCOMS Tasks NCC On Number Portability
The National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) has called on the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to flag off a programme…
Laloko, Ayinla Tip Eagles For Trophy
Former Green Eagles player, Toyin Ayinla and former Technical Director of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Chief Kashimawo Laloko have tipped…
Post Election Violence And Recurring Violence In The North: Root Causes And Solutions
The mindless violence that erupted in some northern parts of the country in the wake of the 2011 presidential election…
Kadpoly ASUP Demands For Sack Of Council, Management
Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, Kaduna Polytechnic Chapter, has again called for the sack of the governing council and…
Pastor Steals Church Property, Starts Own Ministry
Pastor Kola Olayiwola has been arraigned before Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court for allegedly stealing church’s properties to set up his own…
Count Us Out, We Can’t Decamp To PDP —ACN Reps Members
Lagos Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, House of Representatives members-elect have denied claims that they have been asked to defect…
A Virile Opposition Is Welcome
The decision by the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, not to participate in the so-called unity government being planned by…
Eagles Promise To Lift Trophy
Members of home-based Super Eagles are talking tough after they defeated Niger Republic 4-0 to set a semi final clash…
My Best Is Yet To Come
Ekigho Ehiosun has scored two goals in the ongoing WAFU Cup and soccer pundits who watched him play at the…
Love Of Food Takes Man Back To Kirikiri
A three-time convicted criminal, Shakiru Saula, has expressed joy following his conviction again at the Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court. He says…
Olopade Slams Ghana’s Coach
Ogun State Commissioner for Sports, Bukola Olopade, has blasted Ghana coach for underrating the WAFU Cup as a tournament which…
21st Century Banking: Effects On The Nigerian Society
I am one that do not envy bankers in the Nigerian society. After graduation from school, my friends did all…
Idoko Makes ITF Tourney Team
Nigeria’s Emmanuel Idoko has been selected for an ITF/Grand Slam U-14 Junior Touring team which will compete in a series…
Mark Mourns Katsina Alu’s Wife
Senate President David Mark has commiserated with the Chief Justice of Nigeria,(CJN) Justice Aloysius Katsina Alu over the death of…
Beggars And The Homeless
Of all the states in Nigeria, Lagos State, our very own Centre of Excellence, boasts the greatest number of the…
Surety To Forfeit N150,000
A man, Owolabi Tomiwa is to forfeit the N150,000 he paid to stand as surety for an accused granted bail…
Rainstorm Wreaks Havoc In Lokoja
The roof of the Lokoja International Stadium still under construction has been blown off by rainstorm. A correspondent of the…
Land Speculator In N34m Fraud
The police at Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, have arraigned three notorious land speculators operating around Satelitte…
LASTMA Officials Batter Courier
For daring to identify the man who extorted four thousand naira from him, staff of a courier company, Fast Link,…
9 Arrested Over Gambling
The police at Pedro Station, Shomolu division, Lagos have arrested six suspected gamblers whose ages ranged from 20 to 26…
Accused Jailed 4 Years For Theft
A Lagos Magistrate’s Court sitting at Abule Egba, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, has sentenced an accused, Victor Abaju, 23 to four…