Year: 2011
Olympic Qualifiers: U-23 Eagles Vow To Bounce Back
After falling 0-1 to Morocco in their first game of the London Olympic Games African qualifying tournament on Saturday, Nigeria’s…
Farida Waziri Stepped On Toes –Groups
Two prominent groups in the country, the CLEEN Foundation and the Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders, this morning said sacked Chairman…
Niger NDLEA Nabs 70 Drug Suspects
The Niger Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), said it seized 137.550 kilogramme of illicit drugs and…
Aid To Africa And UK’s Gunboat Diplomacy
In spite of pockets of criticisms over the rationale for and relevance of various development programmes being undertaken on the…
Group Asks Enugu Govt To Tackle Unemployment
The National Forum for Enugu Peoples Association (NAFEPA) on Sunday urged Enugu State Government to address the problem of employment…
African Club Tourney: ‘We Are Hosting To Win’
Nigerian basketball women’s league champions, First Deepwater Basketball Club of Lagos, have vowed to host and win this year’s edition…
Obey Laws Or Leave Lagos, Fashola Warns Okada Riders
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has warned commercial motorcyclists (Okada riders) to either obey the traffic laws of the…
FoI : Journalists Urged To Expose Corruption
A former board member of the Nigerian Television Authority, Alhaji Isa Ozi-Salami, has urged media workers to use the Freedom…
3rd Lagos Tertiary Games: LASPOTECH Sweep Athletic Gold Medals
Athletics team of Lagos State Polytechnic, LASPOTECH proved their supremacy as they topped the table in the athletic events of…
Scrabble: Players, Participants Commend Federation On AGM
The Annual General Meeting, AGM, of the Nigeria Scrabble Federation, NSF, may have come and gone but the players and…
‘New Board For Lagos Sports Council In Dec’
The much-awaited new board of the Lagos State Sports Council will be reconstituted next month. This was made public…
ASP Arrested
For posing as an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), an unemployed resident of Lagos, Babatunde Fred Dimeji, 43 has been…
Eguavoen Upbeat Despite Defeat To Morocco
Coach of Nigeria’s U-23 Eagles, Austin Eguavoen, still has the confident that his team could play in the final game…
Olympic Playoffs: U-23 Eagles Start On Shaky Note, As Morocco Beat Nigeria
Nigeria’s U- 23 Eagles, the Dream team V on Saturday lost their opening game of the CAF U-23 championship to…
President Jonathan, Fashola Mourn Ojukwu
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and Babatunde Raji Fashola, governor of Lagos state, have both expressed their condolence on the death…
Federer Romps Into ATP Tour Final
Roger Federer is one win away from a record sixth title at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals after seeing…
How Ojukwu’s Death was announced
Dim Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu-Eze Igbo Gburugburu passed on early hours today at the age of 78. He was flown to…
After Nadal, Djokovic Knocks Out Of ATP Tour Finals
A weary Novak Djokovic finished his spectacular season by losing more matches in three days than he did in the…
Dwindling Home Support For Eagles Worries Keshi
Chief Coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi, has said he has been shocked that the senior national team no…
NOC Wants U-23 Eagles In Olympics, Drums Support For Nigeria In Morocco
President of Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC, Engr. Sani Ndanusa, has said that he will be happy to see Nigeria featuring…
NOC Wants U-23 Eagles In Olympics; Drums Support For Nigeria In Morocco
President of Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC, Engr. Sani Ndanusa, has said that he will be happy to see Nigeria featuring…
Dwindling Home Support For Eagles Worries Keshi
Chief Coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi, has said he has been shocked that the senior national team no…
Suspected Ritualists Prowl Ilorin
Fear has gripped residents of Ilorin over the spate of attacks by suspected ritualists. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
Sergeant Rapes 24-Year Old
Commissioner of Police in Ebonyi, Mr. Adeola Adeniji, has confirmed the arrest of police Sergeant, who allegedly raped a 24…
My husband Usually Raped Me In The Presence Of Our Childrenâ€, wife tells court
A mother of four, Taiwo Arum, on Friday told an Igando Customary Court, Lagos, that her husband usually raped her…
Alleged Kidnappers Docked
Abibatu Sanusi, 39, and Aibano Ayotunde, 49, were on Friday arraigned before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, over alleged unlawful…
Fracas As Students Invade Pitch At Nurses’ Games
It was free for all at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu, on Friday when students of Our Lady of Lourdies…
Osun To Distribute 150,000 Mini-Computers In Schools
The Osun Government is to distribute 150,000 computer tablets to teachers and students of secondary schools. The governor made the…
Civil Society Tasks NASS On EFCC Indepedence
The Civil Society Club of Nigeria (CISOCON) on Friday urged the National Assembly to come up with a law that…