Year: 2011
Els Starts With New Caddie
Ernie Els will be playing alongside a new caddie this week at Kapulua in a bid to bring a fresh…
Clarke Defends Hughes
Acting Australia captain Michael Clarke flatly rejected claims that team-mate Phillip Hughes attempted to cheat England’s Alastair Cook out of…
Kwara PDP May Hold 2 Congresses
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara State has said it would hold a parallel state congress …
Stop Riding Okada, Ojudu Tells Graduates
A Senatorial aspirant in Ekiti State, Mr. Babafemi Ojudu, has urged university graduates in the state who are currently riding…
Heavy Security As Deltans Elect Governor
There was heavy security presence today throughout Delta State, South South Nigeria, as the governorship election re-run got under way.…
AJOMALE: Why We Endorsed Fashola For 2nd Term
Chairman of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Lagos State, South West Nigeria, Chief Henry Ajomale has given reasons why…
Battle To Free Senate Leader From Prison Begins
Barrister Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, lead counsel to the Senate Leader, Senator Teslim Folarin, who is detained at Agodi Prison over the…
2011 Election Will Be ‘Significantly Better’ – Ex U.S. Envoy
A former U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. John Campbell believes the 2011 election in Nigeria will be “significantly better’†than…
Four Suspected Rapists Charged To Court
Four suspects who allegedly raped a 20-year old girl (name withheld) have been charged before the Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court for…
Man Bags 30 Days In Jail For Stealing Juice
An Abuja Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday sentenced a driver, Mohammed Mohammed, to 30 days in prison for stealing. Mohammed, 37,…
INEC Trains 3,800 Corps Members For Registration Exercise
The INEC office in Kogi has commenced the training of 3,800 NYSC members to be deployed as registration officers in…
I’ll Never Join PDP —ACN Leader
A party leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has declared that he will never have anything to do…
Businessman Petitions IGP; Over Alleged Threat To Life
A Lagos businessman, Alhaji Ibrahim Tijani, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, IGP, that his life is being threatened…
Tallen, 7 Others dump PDP in Plateau
Eight PDP governorship aspirants in Plateau, including Deputy Gov. Pauline Tallen, are set to defect from the PDP, the Tallen…
Pastor Drags Driver To Court
Pastor Muyiwa Ajayi of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Igando, Lagos has dragged his driver, Anthony Chibukem before the…
Customs Boss Highlights Obstacles To Smooth Operations
The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Alhaji Dikko Abdullahi, has identified poor legislaton and weak penalty as challenges…
Bombs, Bombs, Everywhere
Nigeria’s fragile democracy has never been tested and threatened with such military magnitude as it was when 13 containers were…
Now That Fashola Has Got 2nd Term Ticket
The Action Congress of Nigeria made the most tactical move yesterday: endorsing Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria,…
ACN Endorses Fashola For Second Term
Ahead of its governorship primaries which is scheduled to come up before January 15, 2011, the Action Congress of Nigeria…
Arrest These Ceaseless Bomb Incidents, Lagos ACN Charges FG and Security Agencies
In the face of disturbing incidents of bombing, the Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress has said that the security agencies have no…
N3billion Govs Gift : Jonathan Aide Deny Allegations
Sanni Indabawa, Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan has denied claims that he collected N500 million each from the six…
Need To Develop Rural Lagos
We have been inundated with calls from Lagosians at the grassroots for the state government to spread the acclaimed development…
ACN Endorses Fashola For Second Term
The national leadership of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has finally endorsed the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde…
Women Empowerment In Akwa Ibom!
If the Athenians of the First Century AD (the Christian Era) were around today they would surely be heading for…
Attahiru Jega Must Hear This!
For three consecutive times I have heard Professor Attahiru Jega, the Chairman of INEC telling anybody who cares to listen…
Ronaldinho Snubs Blackburn; Returns To Brazil
Contrary to the widely rumoured link to Blackburn Rovers of England, two times world player of the year, Ronaldinho has…
Nigerian Wrestler, Captain Killer Dies
With less than a week into the New Year, Nigerian sports was again struck with the tragic death of former…
AYC Draws: Nigeria Unfazed By ‘Group Of Death’
Chief Coach of Nigeria’s Flying Eagles, John Obuh, says the nation is unfazed that the team have been drawn in…
Nigeria Premier League Update: Action Returns To Jos
Nigeria Premier League matches will return to the city of Jos after the cancellation of match day nine action between…
‘Lobi Were Lucky In Owerri’
Lobi Stars FC has attributed their heartwarming away point against Heartland in Owerri on Sunday in week 9 encounter of…