Year: 2011
Trovan and the Bout of Misinformation
A contributor to the debacle once drew an analogy between the Trovan issue and the Trojan horse. His focus was…
Be Patient With INEC, Ribadu Urges Nigerians
Some Nigerians have called on the Federal Government to declare a public holiday to enable civil servants register in the…
Sylva Promises To Collaborate With CBN
Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State has expressed his administration’s preparedness to collaborate with the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN,…
Microsoft Warns Of Security Flaw
Microsoft has issued a ‘critical’ security alert that affects 900million people using its Internet Explorer web browser. The computer giant…
World Bank Lauds Progress On Power Sector
The World Bank says it is satisfied with the progress recorded in Nigeria’s power sector, six months after the launch…
Missing DDC Machines: NYSC Boss Absolves Corpers
Brig.-Gen. Maharazu Tsiga, the Director-General of NYSC, said the two corps members arrested in Zamfara for allegedly diverting DDC machines…
Lost In Transit: Dubai-Based Nigerian Family Disappears On Way To Asaba
A Dubai-based Nigerian family has been declared missing after they embarked on a journey from Lagos to Asaba, Delta State.…
You Will Go To Hell, CAN Chairman Tells Corrupt Leaders
The Lagos State Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Mosignor Benard Ayodele Okoduwa, has told corrupt leaders in…
16 Docked Over Mushin Gang Wars
Sixteen suspected cult members from Mushin, Lagos state, southwest, Nigeria, who were arrested during a mayhem have been arraigned before…
Landlord Stabs Tenant’s Wife Over N4,000 Rent
An angry landlord has been arrested by the police in Lagos for allegedly stabbing his tenant’s wife. The landlord, Segun…
Fashola Shops For N79b To Finance Budget
To finance the 2011 budget deficit, the Governor Babatunde Fashola-led Lagos State Government is going to borrow N79 billion from…
Ribadu Still In Search Of Running Mate
Despite the fact that the name of Stanley Ogochukwu, a Nigerian said to be based in Spain, has been sent…
Blood And Borders
Blood, blood, blood all over Africa but, I ask, when will it end? Over the weekend the people of Jos…
Who Will Rein In These Trigger Happy Cops?
The rate at which policemen gun down innocent Nigerians is becoming alarming. Barely three days after a commuter bus driver,…
Man, 50, Jailed For Possessing Indian Hemp
The Federal High Court in Gusau has sentenced one Sabo Aliyu, 50, to 18 months imprisonment for possessing 8.1 kilogrammes…
Glo Crashes Internet Modem To N5,000
Glo has announced a reduction in the price of its 3G Internet modem from N8,500 to N5,000, making it the…
Enrolment Drops In Lagos Public Schools
There has been a drop in enrolment of pupils and students in Lagos State public primary and secondary schools. Statistics…
AD Rejects Abuja Convention
The Alliance for Democracy (AD) on Tuesday in Lagos dissociated itself from a recent national convention and primaries of the…
Eagles Impress Siasia
Super Eagles’ Chief Coach, Samson Siasia says his players are rsponsding very well to training in camp as the Nigeria…
NPL Suspends 3SC’s Salami
Shooting Stars, 3SC striker Gbolahan Salami has been suspended indefinitely by the Nigeria Premier League, NPL after he attempted to…
Baale Empowers Youths
In order to curb the incessant social vices among youths in Lagos, the Baale of OmoleLand, Alhaji Taiwo Nasiru Bakare,…
Dike Commends Wolves
Rangers coach, Alphonsus Dike, has praised Warri Wolves for their battling qualities which saw them escape with a point from…
Go And Register, ACN Chieftain Charges Lagosians
Financial Secretary of the Action Congress of Nigeria in Lagos, Alhaji Hammed Olanrewaju, has charged Lagosians to use the one…
LASPAA Warns Police Over Harassment Of Pools Agents
The Lagos State Pools Agents Association, LASPAA, has warned the Nigeria Police in Lagos State to guard against being used…
Jos Crisis: ‘Jonathan Is Too Weak’
Following the inability of President Goodluck Jonathan to act swiftly to contain the crisis rocking Jos, Plateau State, Northern Nigeria,…
Ezeji, Ajani Top Scorers’ Chart
It was a sweet weekend for the duo of Victor Ezeji and Ibrahim Ajani as both Premier League stars scored…
Gunmen Kill DSP, 6-Year Old In Maiduguri
The mystery gunmen in Borno struck again on Tuesday, killing a deputy superintendent of police and a six-year-old girl in…
Cobbler Docked Over Attempted Rape
A clobber, Musibau Raimi, has been docked at an Itire Magistrate’s Court for allegedly attempting to rape a mother of…
“Pipeline Vandals In For A Hard Time”
Mr. Desmond Agu, the Plateau Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has warned petroleum products vandals…
Voter Registration: Ndigbo Holds Stakeholders Meeting
The leader of Ndigbo in Mushin, Eze Peter Umeh, has asked all Igbo in Mushin, Lagos, Nigeria to go out…