Year: 2011
Group Warns Amosun On NURTW New Exco
A non- governmental organisation, Pacesetters Dynamic Club of Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, southwest Nigeria has warned the state government over…
Islamic Cleric Urges Leaders To Address Poverty
An Islamic cleric, Alhaji Nurudeen Okuleye, has appealed to Nigerian leaders to urgently address the increasing rate of poverty and…
Ogun Truth Commission: Let The Truth Prevail
With the nod given last Friday by an Ogun State High Court sitting in Abeokuta that the Truth Commision set…
FRSC Tasked On Accidents
Venerable Michael Oluwarohunbi of the Anglican Church has urged the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), to rededicate itself to safety…
2,000 LASTMA Officers Trained On Capacity Building
The Lagos State government has begun the training of 2,000 officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, to…
.2m Women Face Death During Pregnancy; Lagos Flags Off Child Health Week
If the Integrated Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, IMNCH, strategy is not implemented to the fullest, about 200,000 pregnant women…
Lagos Declares War On Domestic Violence
The Lagos State government has declared war on men battering their wives, saying it would, henceforth, prosecute culprits. To show…
Governor’s Wife Seeks Review Of Rape Laws
The wife of the Ebonyi governor, Mrs Josephine Elechi, wants the National Assembly and stakeholders to review the laws on…
Leave EFCC Alone
The recent move to bring the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) under the direct control of the judiciary did…
Church Prays For Nigeria
The Anglican Church has declared a seven-day fasting and prayers for Nigeria and its leadership, Primate of Nigeria (Anglican Communion),…
Time To Reclaim Nigeria (3)
Justice is the first condition of humanity – Wole Soyinka, The Man Died Fifty years gone in a twinkle: How…
Veteran Actor, Enebeli Elebuwa’s Health Worsens
Veteran Nollywood actor, Enebeli Elebuwa, who had been down with stroke for some time urgently needs prayers and support from…
Alleged Sexual Harassment: US-Based Lady Accuses Yemi Solade; She’s A Fraudster, Says Solade
A United States based lady, Bunmi Ladipo, has accused popular Nigerian actor, Yemi Solade of harassing her sexually. The lady…
Halima, Yvonne Nelson Dazzle In Mistresses
Award winning actresses, Halima Abubakar and her Ghanaian counterpart, Yvonne Nelson, are among the thespians that dazzled on the set…
Ifeanyi Uba Lifts AGN To Hollywood
In its vowed commitment to youth development and upliftment of the entertainment industry in Nigeria, the Ifeanyi Ubah Foundation recently…
ACIFF Celebrates Anniversary
The Akwa-Cross Indigenous Film Foundation (ACIFF) will celebrate its 7th year anniversary on Sunday at the Calabar Community Hall, Surulere,…
Edna Smith Football Tourney Will Be Better organised
Edna Smith Football Tournament kicked off last Friday in Sango Ota, Ogun State. The Chairman, Organising Committee of the tourney,…
‘Why We Organised Oando Games’
Games and Sports Secretary of The Apapa Club, Lagos, Dozie Udeze, has said that the club partnered with Oando Plc…
3rd Lagos Tertiary Games: Yabatech Dust ‘Em In Table Tennis
Male ping pongers of Yaba College of Technology, Yabatech, won the first and second prizes of the table tennis event…
Tennis Star Wants Dev. Programme For Nigeria
Tennis star, Afolarin Akosile, has called on the sports ministry to put in place developmental programmes for all the games,…
Players’ Union Rejects Match Fixing Claims
International Players Union’s boss Tim May has called on former anti-corruption chief Lord Condon to prove claims that “every international…
It Is An Honour To Play For Nigeria
Nigeria’s leading scorer at the Afrobasket 2011 in Madagascar, Derrick Obasohan, is a player who feels enormous pride whenever he…
At 54, President Jonathan Says “I Thank God”
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has expressed thanks to God for keeping him alive. President Jonathan was speaking at the State…
Oba of Benin Congratulates Oshiomhole
The Oba of Benin, Omo n’Oba n’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo, Oba Erediauwa, CFR, has congratulated Governor Adams Oshiomhole on the successes…
Alex Ibru, Publisher of The Guardian Is Dead
The Chairman and Publisher of The Guardian newspaper, Mr. Alex Ibru, is dead, his newspaper announced today. He was 66.…
U.S. Warship Departs For Nigeria on Monday
The U.S. Coast Guard Warship donated to the Nigeria Navy will depart for Nigeria on Monday from Alameda, California, the…
FRSC Impounds 18 Right-Hand-Drive Vehicles
The Ogun State Sector of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has impounded 18 right-hand-drive vehicles, its head of operations,…
Mystery Surrounds Bookshop House Fire –Witness
The cause of the fire that gutted some floors of the 14-storey Bookshop House on Lagos Island has remained a…
Anglican Church Set For Seven-Day Fasting And Prayers For Nigeria
The Anglican Church has declared a seven-day fasting and prayers for Nigeria and its leadership, Primate of Nigeria (Anglican Communion),…
FRSC Organises Prayers For Accident Victims
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), in Mubi Adamawa, on Sunday organised a special prayer session for accident victims in…