Year: 2011
FIBA Africa Tourney: First Bank, Deepwater Ready
Nigeria’s two representatives at the 17th FIBA Africa Champions Club for Women, First Bank and First Deepwater, are intensifying training…
Ogun Budgets N187.9 Billion For 2012
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State this afternoon at the floor of the State House of Assembly,Oke Mosan in Abeokuta,…
Oyekan Commits To Football Development In Lagos DFA
Chairman of Lagos Divisional Football Association, LDFA, Prince Falade Oyekan, has reiterated his commitment to develop football in the area…
Dearth Of Lecturers In OOU Worries ASUU
Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of University, ASUU, Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Dr. Adesola Nasir, has raised the alarm…
Amosun, Adegbite Warn Muslims Against Violence
The Governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun and the Secretary-General, Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, NSCIA, Dr. Abdul-Lateef Adegbite, …
Massive Crackdown On Okada Riders; Over 200 Arrested In Lagos; More Roads Banned For Riders
The Lagos State Government has begun a massive clampdown on commercial motorcyclists, a.k.a. Okada riders with the arrest of over…
Yuletide: Fear Grips Travellers Over Fuel Scarcity
Nigerians have began to express fear over possible scarcity of fuel with the Christmas and New Year celebrations just within…
A HUBBY IN AGONY: Starved Of Sex For 6 Years, Seeks Divorce
A vulcaniser has asked an Otto-Ijanikin Customary Court, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria to dissolve his marriage to his wife because she…
80-Year-Old Woman Kidnapped In Rivers
Kidnappers of Madam Margaret, the 80-year old mother of the Deputy Leader of Rivers State House of Assembly, Nname Robinson…
The No-Go Routes
Lagos Island, Victoria Island and Ikoyi: The entire Lagos Central Business District Area (CBD), Ozumba Mbadiwe (from Bonny Camp –…
Etisalat, Pan African Varsity Partner On Global Entrepreneurship
In its commitment to supporting the growth of entrepreneurship in the country, Etisalat Nigeria has been appointed the 2011 national…
StarTimes Begins Christmas Promo
One of the fastest growing pay-tv companies in Nigeria, Nta-StarTV Network popularly known as StarTimes is offering its subscribers and…
55 Winners Emerge In Samsung Dual SIM Promo
Another 55 winners have emerged in the ongoing Samsung Dual SIM campaign. Ten of the winners will receive 32″ Plasma…
Jonathan And His Nigerian ‘Houphouetistes’
The scope and depth of the global economic crisis is so overwhelming. It is inevitable for the management of the…
…34 In Verve Promo
The first set of Verve promo winners were presented on 24 November at the Interswitch head office, Oko Awo Street,…
Eyo: Celebrating A Rich Culture
The 2011 Eyo Festival, which held last Saturday, was a combination of tradition and civilisation with the goal of making…
Death Of An Icon: Ikemba (Dim) Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu
Prior to the 1966 coup which ushered in General J.T.U. Aguiyi-Ironsi, very few people in Nigeria had ever seen soldiers…
Amosun And The Security Challenges In Ogun
We are at a loss as to what the Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun is doing about the incessant…
Farida Waziri hands over to Lamorde
Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde on Monday, November 28th, 2011, charged all…
Alison-Madueke, Richardson, Mitee, others Brain Storm on Niger Delta
A major step in the total overhaul of the environmental situation in the Niger Delta region would be activated Tuesday…
EFCC Charges Staff with embezzlement
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, 28th November, 2011, arraigned David Lohbut, a Police Sergeant seconded to…
Obasanjo, Atiku in Fresh Row
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has advised former President Obasanjo to defend himself against the allegation of lobbying the former…
Let Them Have Our Skulls Instead
The buzz from my mobile phone distempers my precious silent time. A time I scoop up all the extraneous fall…
Waziri’s Sack And The Future Of EFCC
To every discerning observer of the polity, the removal of Mrs Farida Waziri as the boss of the Economic and…
Umez Back On Nowhere To Be Found Location
Popular actor, Tony Umez, is back on location for season five of Nowhere To Be Found, an award-winning television drama…
Passersby Save Okada Man From Slaughter
Two men who attempted to slaughter a commercial motorcyclist, a.k.a Okada rider after dispossessing him of his money and motorcycle…
EFCC Files 27 Fresh Charges Against Daniel
An Ogun State High Court sitting at Isabo, Abeokuta this morning adjourned once again the commencement of trial of the…
Ojukwu: Gowon Blasted Over Biafra Comments
Former Head of State General Yakubu Gowon stirred the hornet’s nest at the weekend when in his reaction to the…
Life Jail Term For Terrorists In Lagos
The new Criminal Law of Lagos State, South West Nigeria has imposed life imprisonment for anyone found guilty of terrorism.…
Uduaghan Promises Enebeli N3m
Delta State Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, has pledged the sum of N3million to support veteran actor, Enebeli Elebuwa, who has been…