Year: 2011
Kadiri Set Target For Bukola Babes
Bukola Babes’ Aminu Kadiri scored a brace to earn his team a 2-2 draw at Juth and set a seven-match …
JUTH, Plateau Return Home
The Nigeria Premier League (NPL) has cleared the Rwang Pam Stadium in Jos to play host to matches in the…
The Crisis Of Confidence Rocking The Judiciary
The current crisis of confidence rocking the Nigerian judiciary following the rejection by the President of the Court of Appeal,…
FELA! Rocks Afrika Shrine
On Sunday 6 February, FELA!, the most critically acclaimed musical broadway on the life and times of the late Afrobeat…
Nina, Ola Leave Nigerian Idol
Two contestants with the lowest votes were evicted last Thursday on Nigerian Idol. The two contestants Nina and Ola were…
Jeta Amata Brings Black Gold To Cinemas
Black Gold production has inked a deal with De Laurentiis Productions to produce a film about the tragedy and injustice…
Celebs Gather For Darey
It was fun, excitement and banters at the star-studded reception for Darey Art Alade, Nigeria’s R&B King, last Sunday, 6…
Jonathan Promises Transparent Governance
President Goodluck Jonathan, has promised to stimulate the nation’s economy and run a transparent government if voted as president in…
Nneka Grabs Deal With Starcomms
Nigerian Afrosoul musician/activist Nneka has been announced as the new face and brand ambassador of Nigerian telecommunications operator, Starcomms. Nneka…
My Groovy Val At Swe Bar
It is the season of love and the atmosphere getting red as 14 February, a day earmarked as the St. Valentine’s…
Akpoyibo’s Tour Of Duty In Lagos
After about 30 months sojourn in the Centre of Excellence calling the shots as the police boss, the former Lagos…
NAFDAC Goes Tough Against Cough Syrup Abuse
National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, said on Tuesday in Kaduna that it would take stiff measures…
Protest In Epe As Cultists Kill Housewife
Hundreds of Epe residents have protested the killing of a housewife, Funke Yusuf, by cult groups in the town. The…
Ogun Indigenes Slam OBJ, Daniel Over Face-off
Indigenes of Ogun State have condemned both Governor Gbenga Daniel and former President Olusegun Obasanjo in the way they handled…
Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Deserted
As the indefinite strike by medical and health workers in the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, entered its seventh day…
Shun Cultism, VC Tells Matriculating Students
Prof. Abdullahi Mustapha, the Vice-Chancellor, Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, on Tuesday enjoined matriculating students of the institution to resist…
Motorist Kills Okada Rider
A middle aged man, Ojo Temitope, has been arrested for killing Mr. Samson Ogbu, an okada rider along Ibeju-Lekki road…
81-Year Old Civil Servant Loses Leg After Torture
An eighty-one year old man, Pa Raufu Adetunji Dada has lost one of his legs after being allegedly tortured by…
23 Hawkers Jailed In Lagos
The Senior Magistrate Court in Kick Against Indiscipline, KAI, office in Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos has sentenced 23 street traders to…
Pastor Defiles 15-Year Old Girl
A 25-year old pastor who resides at old Oko-Oba, Agege, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, has been arrested for raping a…
Lawmaker Absolves Politicians From Mushin Crisis
A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Bolaji Yussuf Ayinla, representing Mushin Constituency 2, Lagos State, Southwest…
Police Arrest Suspect, Recover Oil Tanker
The Police in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, have arrested a robbery suspect and recovered a tanker filled with petroleum product. The…
Two Arrested Over Handset Theft
Two men who specialise in breaking into people’s shops at Abule Egba have been arrested. The suspects, Balogun Samuel, 17…
Two Suspected Robbers In Police Net
The police in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, have arrested two robbery suspects operating with motorcycle popularly called okada. The suspects,…
Traders Commend Gov. For Transparency
Traders at Kabong satellite market in Plateau, have commended Gov. Jonah Jang for his transparency in the allocation of shops…
Apapa Residents Condemn Parking Of Fuel Tankers
The indiscriminate parking of fuel tankers on Cadosso and Saint Joseph streets and its environs in Apapa Local Government Area,…
Driver Charged With Careless Driving
A driver, Gideon Habila, 30, on Tuesday appeared before an Abuja Magistrate’s Court charged with careless and inconsiderate driving. Prosecuting Police…
Daniel Absent As President Jonathan Takes Campaign To Ibadan
Governor Gbenga Daniel was conspicuously absent at Mapo Hall, Ibadan Tuesday as President Goodluck Jonathan began his re-election campaign in…
UNSOLICITED ELEVATION: Justice Salami Drags CJN To Court, Opens Can Of Worms
The battle of wits between the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo Isa Salami and the Chief Justice…
OGUN CRISIS: PDP Moves To Stop Obasanjo
In a desperate bid to stop the Obasanjo’s faction of the crisis ridden Ogun state Peoples Democratic Party from carrying…