Year: 2011
Ghana Will Play In Final
Ghana’s first choice goalkeeper and captain of the team, Joseph Addo, was at the team’s training last Friday. In this…
Zenith Bank Boosts NBBF Ahead Women’s League
A cheque of N15million has been presented by the management of Zenith Bank Plc to the Nigeria Basketball Federation ahead…
Daniel, Maigari Missing On Opening Day
Chairman of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Aminu Maigari and Governor Gbenga Daniel were absent at the opening match of the…
I Won’t Disappoint Nigerians
Shortly after the Chief Coach of Deepwaters Basketball Club, Lateef Erinfolami was appointed to take charge of the National U-16…
‘Paralympic Committee’s Crisis Over Soon’
There are strong indications that the International Paralympic Committee, IPC, will soon lift the temporary sanction placed on the Paralympic…
Involving God In Governance
At the Multipurpose Hall, Eko FM, Ikeja, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, scores of gospel preachers, pastors and other clergymen were…
NOC Prepares For Olympic Day Events
Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC, says the preparation to ensure a hitch-free Olympic Day celebration is ongoing. Tony Ubani, Public Relations…
Power Of Incumbency Versus People’s Will
The people have again spoken loud and clear. They have settled for the governorship candidate of their choice in Imo…
Osama And The World Economy
President Barack Obama and his administration no doubt richly deserved the victory laps they took recently in the wake of…
Early Retirement As Tool For Victimisation
It is no gainsaying that it is high time the use and abuse of early retirement in Nigeria attr
Generator Fumes Kill Man In New Apartment
Tragedy struck in the Akaba community in Yenagoa when a middle-aged man inhaled power generator fumes barely three days of…
Okada Rider In Trouble Over Death Of Pedestrian
The police in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have arrested a com
Ribadu In Afghanistan On UN Mission
The Presidential candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, today began a three-week country governance audit of…
Katsina Alu Loses Wife
Mrs. Mimi, wife of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Katsina Alu, is dead. She was confirmed dead this evening after…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
ACN Denies Being Allocated 5 Ministerial Slots
The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has denied a report published by the Sunday Trust of May 8th 2011 that…
Eagles Thrash Niger In WAFU Cup
Nigeria’s Super Eagles defeated Niger Republic 4-0 this evening to book a semi final place in the 2011 WAFU Cup…
Elections Signal Political Stability About Nigeria, Says Fashola
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Friday returned from the World Economic Forum in South Africa, saying there…
Resign Now, Tinubu Tells Lagos NURTW Boss
Former Governor of Lagos state, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has ordered the state chairman of the National Union of Road…
Man Arrested Over Missing Organ
A 39-year man, Luka Audu was caught Saturday, May 7 at Ungwar Pama, Kaduna after being accused of alleged disappearance…
Nigerian-born Girl, 15, Heads to Harvard
Saheela Ibraheem wasn’t sure any college would want to admit a 15-year-old. So the Piscataway teen hedged her bets and…
Elections 2011, Headlines, News, Politics
Okorocha wins Imo Governorship Race
Rochas Okorocha, businessman and philanthropist has been declared the winner of the governorship election in Nigeria’s south eastern state of…
16 killed in Nigeria’s Bauchi State
At least 16 people were killed in a pre-dawn attack Friday in a Christian village in a Bauchi state village,…
ICAN President Emerges Pioneer President Of Pan African Federation Of Accountants
The 46th President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), who is also the 16th President of Association…
Al Qaeda: Bin Laden Dead
Al Qaeda confirmed Osama bin Laden was dead on Friday, dispelling some of the fog around the killing of the…
4 Die In Auto Crash
At least four persons were crushed to death this morning at Agric Bus Stop in Ikorodu Area of Lagos State,…
Gunmen Attack Gov’s Aide, Kills Teenager
One person was killed after suspected Boko Haram members attacked Alhaji Umaru Shehu, Deputy Chief Security Officer to Gov. Ali…
Ritual Killing: Girl, 9, Beheaded, Student Rescued
The Tata community near Ijoun in Yewa North Local Government area of Ogun State, South-west Nigeria, was on Monday thrown…
Elections 2011, Headlines, News, Politics
Security Beefed Up As Imo Elects Governor
Polling has started amid tight security in some parts of Imo state, to elect the governor after irregularities marred a…
Lagos, Africa’s 5th Biggest Economy
Foreign Magazine calls Fashola A Rare Good Man The Economist magazine based in London has taken a look at Governor…
Consumers Praise NBL Over Legend Real Deal Nite
The new Legend Extra Stout from the stable of the Nigeria Breweries Plc, has once again dished out prizes to…