Year: 2011
On Bode George’s Welcome Party
Permit me to express my views on the type of prayers or worship that Christians are supposed to be observing.…
Nigeria: Strange Country, Strange People
Sometime ago, a survey revealed that Nigerians are the happiest people on earth. Nobody knows the basis of the outcome…
INEC’s Albatross
With exactly one month to the general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, is grappling with myriads of problems…
Remi Tinubu Gives Succour To Fire Victims
Action Congress of Nigeria senatorial candidate for Lagos Central, Chief (Mrs.) Oluremi Tinubu has donated one million naira to victims…
Farmers Record Increase In Cassava Yield
Cassava farmers in Ido community of Oyo State recorded 100 per cent increase in yield during the 2010 farming season,…
Lagos Junior League: Organisers To Hold Seminar For Coaches
Technical Director of the Lagos Junior League, Tunde Disu, has said that there will be a seminar for coaches in…
Why Egbe-Idimu Failed To Secure Premier League Ticket
Failure of the football team of Egbe-Idimu Local Council Development Area, LCDA to raise their games at the just concluded…
Apapa-Iganmu LCDA Crisis: Lagos ACN Suspends Leader, Vice Chairman
The Lagos State chapter of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has suspended the Vice Chairman and Leader of Legislative arm…
‘I’m Now Ready For Marriage’
“Marriage is not in my diary for now. I don’t have it in my plans now. But who knows, maybe…
Police Recover Arms, Car From Robbery Suspects
The police in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, have arrested two robbery suspects and recovered a Mazda car marked KS391EKY which…
Suspect Arraigned In Bank PHB’s Fraud
Detectives from the State Criminal Investigative Department, SCID, Yaba, Lagos State, South West Nigeria, have arraigned a man, Innocent Ukpepor,…
Police Arrest 5 Suspected Robbers
The police in Festac Division, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, have arrested five suspects in their hideout while planning a robbery…
Police Arrest 2 Over Missing Twins
Two middle-aged women, Deborah Adebiyi and Olaide Adejumo, have been arrested by the police in Ibadan, Oyo State, Southwest Nigeria…
Hawkers Want New Markets In Lagos
The unregistered National Association of Street Traders and Hawkers (NASTH) on Tuesday urged the Lagos State Government to create new…
2 Suspected Fraudsters Arraigned
Two suspected fraudsters, Idayat Okedeji, and Amos Aremu were on Tuesday arraigned for allegedly defrauding their victim of N190, 000…
FOI Bill: Presidency Disown Special Adviser
The Presidency has swiftly distanced itself from comments attributed to Senator Abba Aji, special adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on…
Sokoto Gov. Suit Resurfaces At Supreme Court
Barely two months after the Supreme Court dismissed an appeal instituted by the candidate of the Democratic Peoples Party, DPP,…
Ada George, Awuse Drum Support For Amaechi, As Re-election Campaign Kicks-Off
A former Governor of Rivers State, Chief Rufus Ada George, had publicly declared his support for the re-election of Governor…
Nigerian Lawlessness: 11 Ogun Lawmakers Pass N106bn Budget -Vanguard
DESPITE the closure of the Ogun State House of Assembly by the Presidency, the Group of 11 legislators , Tuesday,…
2011 Hajj: NAHCON Bans Pregnant Women
The Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board says it was the Federal Government and not the state government that banned…
HIV/AIDS CURE: Nigerian Doctors Verify Claim
AÂ Group of medical doctors has moved into Kaduna to confirm the veracity of the HIV/AIDS cure claim by a…
Traffic Chaos In Lagos As Jonathan Rallies, Scanty Crowd At Venue
There was total chaos on Lagos roads this morning as security forces awaiting the arrival of President Goodluck Jonathan for…
Wanted By FBI, Nigerian Girl Flees U.S.
A 22-year old Nigerian girl has fled the United States of America after fire killed four kids at a daycare…
Britain, US Mull Military Action Against Gaddafi
Western leaders including Britain and the United States have announced plans to remove defiant Libyan leader, Colonel Moammar Gaddafi. Libyans,…
2 Kids Burnt To Death In Lagos
Two kids identified as Sodiq, 11, and Rasaq, 6, were roasted to death in the early hours of today when…
Man Charged Over Attempt To Kidnap Pupil
A suspect, Akachukwu Oramalu, has been arraigned before Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court for attempted kidnapping. The 29-year old Akachukwu was alleged…
Nigerian Ship Dumps Toxic Waste In Ghana
A supply vessel from Nigeria, Spirit River, has been impounded in Takoradi for allegedly dumping toxic oil base mud (OBM)…
Amaechi Seeks God’s Face, Flags Off Re-election Campaign
Less than 24 hours after the fire incident at his official residence yesterday, Governor Chibuike Amaechi, in the early hours…
Man Docked For Stealing A Dog
A 28-year-old commercial motorcyclist, Dele Adu, on Monday appeared before an Akure Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly stealing a dog.…