Year: 2011
Shaggy FC Are Champions Of PWF Cup
Last Sunday was a day the fans of Shaggy FC will not forget in a hurry as their team emerged…
No Mercenaries For Lagos Speaker’s Cup
Former Chairman of the Sports Committee of Lagos State House of Assembly, Babatunde Ayeni, has warned Sports Officers of the…
Messiah Coach Rues Loss At Abesan Cup
Chief Coach of Messiah, Ushurhe Anthony has expressed shock after his team failed to go beyond the second round of…
Panic As Two Tankers Exploded in Abuja
There was panic and pandemonium as two petroleum tankers exploded in two different areas on Wednesday. A tanker exploded as…
EFCC Docks Scammer Over N60m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, November 16th, 2011, docked one Muhammad Al Ameen Al Haleel on…
Court Admits 52 Exhibits Against Akingbola
The ongoing trial of the former Chief Executive Officer of Intercontinental Bank plc, Dr Erastus Akingbola and his associate, Mr…
CNPP Chides PDP, Pledges Support For Sylva
The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) on Wednesday described as undemocratic the non clearance of Governor Timipre Sylva by…
Ex-convict On His Way Back To Prison
Twenty-year year-old ex-convict Segun Ojo is to spend the next six months in prison for house breaking and theft. A…
Court Remands 2 For Stabbing Lawyer
An Osogbo Senior Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered that two accused persons be remanded in prison custody for allegedly assaulting…
Student Threatens To Kill Neighbour
A 28-year-old student, Mr. Francis David, was on Wednesday arraigned before an Abuja Magistrates’ Court for threatening to kill one…
300 Backlog Of Cases In Lagos To Be Cleared
Over 300 backlog of cases are expected to be cleared by specific courts during this year’s Lagos State Settlement Week,…
Super Eagles Performed Poorly -Fans
Some football fans in Lagos have said that the Super Eagles were undeserving of the 2-0 victory over the Chipolopolo…
Group Threatens To Drag Council Boss Before Anti Graft Agencies
Remo Think-Tank Forum (Re-think), a group in Ogun East Senatorial District of Ogun state, has threatened to drag the Chairman…
Appeal Court Orders Retrial Of Akunyili’s Petition
The Appeal Court sitting in Enugu this afternoon ordered a retrial of the petition filed by Professor Dora Akunyili of…
Governor Sylva Fights Back
Smarting from the calculated plot by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to truncate his second term ambition in Bayelsa…
Fuel Subsidy: Tanker Drivers Vote For Strike
Members of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers, PTD, have threatened to withdraw their vehicles from the roads as from January 2012…
Brave Grandma Arrests Robber With His Penis
A Ghanaian grandmother has arrested a Nigerian armed robbery suspect by grabbing his balls, reports Daily Guide of Ghana. The…
N650k Champagne Triggers Outrage
An advertisement of a champagne drink, costing £2,500 or N650,000 per 1.5 litre bottle has sparked outrage in Lagos, with…
30, 000 Nigeria Pilgrims For Israel
About 30,000 Nigerians will perform this year’s holy pilgrimage to Israel, Mr. John Opara, Executive Secretary of the National Christian…
Killers Of Nigerian Student Found Guilty In London
Five teenagers who killed a 15-year old Nigerian student in London, Zac Olumegbon, have been found guilty. They were convicted…
Incest: Court Sends Lekki Farmer To Jail
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, southwest Nigeria this morning ordered that a Lekki farmer, Yesiru Onajobi who impregnated…
Lagos Rolls Out New Plate Numbers For Vehicles
The Lagos State Government has rolled out new national vehicle number plates to motorists across the state. This followed the…
Robbers Shut Banks In Ijebu-Ode
Banks in Ijebu-Ode, a town in Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria have refused to open their doors to customers for fear…
Keshi: I Won’t Overhaul My Team; NFF Slams Eagles
Despite the poor showing of his team in two international friendly matches, Coach Stephen Keshi has declared that he has…
Like Eagles; Benin’s Amateur Side Draw Botswana
Save for the referee who disallowed their second goal, an amateur club in Benin, Dynamite Sports of Benin would have…
Curtailing Robbery Attacks During Festive Period
Yesterday’s gruesome killing of a bank staff in Lagos has left many people in shock as well as raise fears…
Minimum Wage: Southwest Heads Of Service Plan Common Front
Heads of Service of the six states in the southwest geopolitical zone of the country are seeking to adopt a…
NAFDAC Official Warns On Starchy Food Consumption
Mrs Comfort Makanjuola, the Deputy Director, Ports Inspection Directorate, National Food and Drug Administration Control, NAFDAC, has advised Nigerians to…
Pilgrims To Pray For Peace, Security
Pilgrims from Borno State have promised to dedicate the period of their pilgrimage to Israel to pray for peace and…
Scavengers Seek Govt Assistance
Scavengers along Oko-filling dump site phase 3 in Igando, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, have called the state government to rescue them…