Year: 2011
INEC Presents Sample Ballot Papers
The INEC in Abuja presented samples of ballot papers and boxes for the April general elections before representatives of political…
‘Accelerate Deregulation Of Power Sector’
The Prelate, Methodist Church of Nigeria, Dr. Sunday Ola Makinde, has called on the Federal Government to accelerate the formal…
Aspirant Promises Adequate Representation
A member of the House of Representatives, seeking to return on the platform of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), has…
Multichoice Grooms Nigerian Journalists
As part of its social responsibility to the Nigerian society, MultiChoice recently held a media workshop aimed at grooming and…
Shoprite Continues Change-A-Life Campaign
In line with its corporate social responsibility policy, Shoprite has fulfilled its Help-Change-a-Life initiative for February by donating a total…
‘My Husband Made Me Undergo Money-Making Rituals’
A housewife who accused her estranged husband of making her to undergo rituals in order to be rich has asked…
Corruption Hinders Development
Head of Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Lagos State Chapter, Mr. Samson Iroka,  has identified corruption…
I’ll Create 300,000 Jobs In My First Year –Isiaka
The governorship candidate of the People’s Party of Nigeria, PPN, in Ogun State, Prince Gboyega Nasir Isiaka, has promised to…
Court Jails Woman For Contempt
For flouting the order of the court to maintain the status quo, a housewife, Mrs. Chizoba Adeleye, has been sentenced…
Lagos Cricket Tourney: Asian Team Beat Ibeju Lekki
It was only ten wickets that Lagos Asians Cricket Club needed to send warning signal to other contenders for the…
‘Young Stars Threaten Senior Athletes’
The crop of senior athletes representing Nigeria have been told to brace up as young athletes have been proving their…
My Father Ruined My Football Career
Echezona Obikwelu is the Chief Coach of Melidion Academy.Obikwelu popularly known as Sir Peter bares his mind on how his…
Arole Cup: Onigbongbo Coach Relishes Team’s Success
Onigbongbo Ward F Football Team Chief Coach, Chinedu Ogbenna, has expressed delight, that his team played to instruction which made…
2011 Elections: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
As a kid I watched a popular cowboy movie titled The Good, The Bad, The Ugly. Honestly speaking, I did…
All Stars Organise Soccer Fiesta
All Stars International Football Club of Lagos has concluded plans to organise BRF Veteran Five- aside competition tagged Soccer Fiesta.…
Nyesom Wike And The Political Future Of Rivers State – An Overview Of An Insider
Politics, according to Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term…
When Politicians Don’t Play By The Rules
The violence being unleashed by sponsored thugs at political gatherings and the inflammatory statements made by desperate politicians in the…
Bishop Kicks Against Clerics In Politics
The Anglican Archbishop of Lagos West, Rt. Rev. Peter Adebiyi, says clergymen should not belong to political parties, although they…
Police To Treat Political Thugs As Robbers
The police said in Lokoja on Wednesday that any political thug arrested during the April general elections would be charged…
Mixed Reactions Trail CBN’s Increase In Interest Rate
Some financial experts on Wednesday expressed divergent views on the recent increase in benchmark interest rate by the Central Bank…
Excessive Charges: Company Directors Drag Bank To Court
Aside debt recovery suit instituted by Sterling Bank Plc against a limited liability company, Pokat Nigeria Limited and four of…
Free Railway Ride for Commuters From Lagos To Ibadan
The Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) on Wednesday provided free train ride to many passengers between Lagos and Ibadan, the News…
Handset Dealer Charged With Assault
A 23-year old man, Emmanuel Pine, dealing in GSM handsets, has been arraigned before a Cele Magistrate’s Court, Isolo, Lagos…
Rivers ACN Raises Alarm Over Violent Attacks
Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Rivers State, has again raised alarm over the violent political attacks on its campaign trains…
Businessman Faces Criminal Charges
A Lagos businessman, Ambrose Chukwunoye, 52, has been arraigned before an Igbosere magistrate court on a four-count criminal charge of…
Customer Slams N300m Suit On Sterling Bank
For alleging that Alhaja Monsurat Ajoke Odulana, trading under the name and style of Joke Odulana Nigeria Enterprises is owing…
THISDAY Goofed, Governor Sylva Fires Back
As angry reactions trail the ThisDay newspaper opinion poll, the Bayelsa State Governor, Chief Timipre Sylva, has dismissed the opinion…
Elizabeth Taylor Dies Aged 79
Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor has died aged 79 after suffering from heart problems and other health issues in recent years.…
ACN Calls For Removal Of Oyo INEC Boss
The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has called for the resignation of the Oyo State Resident Electoral Commissioner. Reactions…