Year: 2011
Robbers Kill ASP, Three Others In Ogun After Bank Raid
Robbers struck in Ilaro and Ifo areas of Yewa South and Ifo local government areas of Ogun state today, killing…
Ogun Lawmakers Approve N25b Loan For Amosun
The Ogun State House of Assembly today approved the request by Governor Ibikunle Amosun to obtain an internal loan of…
Pregnant Cop Dies Before Giving Evidence
A 32-year old pregnant police corporal has died a day before she was expected to give evidence in court against…
Privatisation: Senate Committee Orders Arrest Of Transcorp Hotel MD
The Senate Committee probing Federal Government’s privatisation and commercialisation exercise today ordered the arrest of the Managing Director of Transcorp…
Police Arrest 447 Cyclists Impound 607 Bikes
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested 447 persons and impounded 607 commercial motorcycles (okada) in the last one week…
Counsel Tango Over Al-Mustapha’s 1999 Statement
A Lagos High Court this morning admitted in evidence a statement made in 1999 by the former Chief Security Officer,…
LASU Students’ Protest Disrupts Traffic
Students of the Lagos State University, LASU, Abule Egba campus, in Lagos yesterday went on the rampage . The students…
Five People Injured In An Accident In Ibadan
Three elderly men reading newspapers at the newsstand at Elewure junction, Iyana Bodija Area of Ibadan, capital of Oyo State…
Football, Headlines, Sports, World News
Flying Eagles Tackle France In Q/Final
Nigeria’s Flying Eagles have scaled the hurdle of England to book a place in the quarter finals of the ongoing…
No Automatic Eaglets Job For Ex-Eagles —NFF
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has ruled out giving the coaching job of the U-17 Golden Eaglets to the former…
Zenith B/Ball League: First Bank Battle First Deepwater
Two gladiators in Nigeria’s basketball, First Bank and First Deepwater, both based in Lagos State, will clash inside the Township…
Prayers For Martins’ Late Brother
Members of the Martins’ family will today offer prayers for Obafemi Martins’ elder brother, Oladipupo, who died in a Lagos…
Case For A Special Status For Lagos —Claver Opara
Honestly, I don’t know what will make it compelling for any Nigerian to argue against the strident demand for a…
The Resurgence Of Robbery Attacks In Lagos
The recent spate of robbery attacks in the Lagos metropolis has assumed a worrisome dimension. Since the change of baton…
What The New Lagos Tenancy Law Says
 The new Lagos State Tenancy law has been generating a lot of debate since it was enacted by the Lagos…