Year: 2011
Olympics: Stephen Keshi Slams Eguavoen’s Tactics; Nigerians Condemn Loss To Senegal
Chief Coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi, has blamed the U-23 Eagles’ 1-2 defeat by Senegal to the poor…
Akwa Ibom Hailed For Hosting transport Council
The Federal Ministry of Transport (FMOT) has commended the Akwa Ibom State government for hosting the 11th National Council on…
‘Why Mass Failure Persists In WAEC Exams’
The Nigeria Examination Committee (NEC), which is the highest decision-making organ of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has listed…
Fashola Commissions N295m Cocoa Industries Road
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola on Tuesday commissioned the N295 million Cocoa Industries Road built by Guinness Nigeria…
Mad Man Hacks Woman To Death
A mentally deranged man whose identity has not been known, has hacked a middle-aged woman to death at Alagbado area…
NSCDC Worker Docked; Over N1.8m Fraud
A member of staff of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Amadi Darlington, was on Monday arraigned for dishonestly…
Woman Arraigned For Alleged Disturbance
The police on Tuesday arraigned a 31-year old woman, Judith Uwa, before an Abuja Senior Magistrates’ Court for allegedly causing…
Omotola Plans Big For Widows
Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade Ekehinde, has revealed her plans to reward dynamic widows in Lagos. In a programme, titled: A…
46 Wrestlers For Oshiomhole Tourney
At least 46 renowned world wrestlers will feature in the forthcoming Comrade Adams Oshiomhole International Pro-Wrestling Championship 2012. The wrestling…
Why Star Mega Jam 2011 Was Cancelled
Against the expectations of music lovers across the country, the annual international music concert, Star Mega Jam, will not hold…
GUS 8 Enters Contest Of Champions Phase
With the emergence of the last 10 contenders in the jungle of Ososo Hills, Akoko Edo, Edo State, all is…
Celebs Celebrate Tee A at 15
For commedian, Tunde Adewale, popularly known as Tee A, the night of 27 November will remain a red letter day.…
Jay Search Kicks Off 16 December
A talents hunt show put together by the Aboderin family in honour of their late brother Jaiye Aboderin will kick…
Walz Drops Checkmate
There seems to be no slowing down the fast-growing Nigeria music industry with new talents emerging daily on the scene.…
Superstars Set For FAB Night Out
The trio of Genevieve Nnaji, D’Banj and Asa lead the list of superstars nominated for the second edition of FAB…
In Support Of The Senate
The Senate yesterday passed the bill prohibiting same-sex marriage in the country to the excitement of Nigerians. At least this…
Jonathan And His Nigerian ‘Houphouetistes’ (2)
The Ivorian overseer awarded a first contract of over 300 million euros to French company, Bouygues, for the construction of…
Ojukwu: A Titan Who Won’t Die
A telephone call startled me awake at 3.41 a.m. last Saturday. Still gripped by sleep, I fumbled in the darkness…
Whose Interest Are You Protecting? Open Letter To Alhaji Mustapha Maisikeli And His Trovan Victims Forum
Dear Alhaji Mustapha, We are a civil society organisation dedicated to advocating for better approaches to delivering development to the…
Jonathan Appoints Interim chairman For ICPC
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Tuesday in Abuja asked a member of the Board of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other…
EFCC Closes Case Against Ex-Nigerian Speaker
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, November 29th, 2011, rested its submissions against a former Speaker of…
Supreme Court to Decide On Tenure Elongation Case Soon
After about 5 months  of argument in favour and against the tenure elongation appeal pending before the Supreme Court on…
Nigeria’s Senate Passes Law to Prohibit Gay Marriage
Defying pressure from Western countries against legislation that limits rights of sexual minorities, the upper chamber of Nigeria National Assembly,…
Cross River CJ Frees 24 Awaiting Trial Inmates
Justice Dorothy Inyamba Idem, the Chief Judge of Cross River State has set free twenty four inmates of the Federal…
Riddles Over Death Of Alausa Worker
Who killed 31-year old Adedeji Onafuye, a young man attached to a consultant working at the Land Bureau, Alausa Secretariat,…
Olympic Qualifiers: Will Nigeria Redeem Image? U-23 Eagles Battle Senegal Tonight
Football loving Nigerians will be glued to their television set later tonight to see if Nigeria’s U-23 team will be…
Glo Charges U-23 Eagles
Telecommunication giant, Globacom, sponsor of the national teams has called on the U-23 Eagles to work towards winning the remaining…
Motorsport: GRC To Stage FIA GT World Series In Nigeria
Plans are underway to stage a world class MotorSport Championship in Nigeria early next year. This was revealed by the…
Table Tennis League: Etti, Makanjuola Shine In Week 04
Durosimi Etti Tolulope was the winner in the Women’s Singles of Week 04 in the Lagos Table Tennis League. While…
UBA, Afri-Pay Launch First Mobile Payment Service; Target Over 90m Mobile Phone Users
Following the recent granting of licences to mobile money service providers by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, United Bank…