Year: 2011
Murder Of Eleweomo: Senate Leader Sent To Prison
By Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Senate Leader, Senator Teslim Folarin, was arraigned at the Magistrate’s Court 1, Iyangankun, presided over by Alhaja…
Federer Revels In New Form
Roger Federer, the holder of a record 16 Grand Slam titles, believes that his new coach Paul Annacone is giving…
Posters Of IBB’s Son Flood Minna
By Aliyu Musa/Minna The campaign posters of Mohammed Babangida, son of former military dictator, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, have flooded…
I’m Not Under Pressure – Nadal
The feat is so difficult that it’s been more than 41 years since any man achieved it but Rafael Nadal…
Ritualists Pluck Out Varsity Student’s Eyes
The family of Churchill Omoruyi, a 300-level student of the University of Benin, Edo State began the new year on…
PDP, A Monster To Be Defeated —Ribadu
By Simon Ateba Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN,…
Lagos Workers Reject 25% Salary Increase; Demand N18,000 Minimum Wage
By Kazeem Ugbodaga Industrial unrest appears imminent in Lagos State, South West Nigeria as Lagos State workers have rejected the…
More Teenagers Going Deaf —Study
By Eromosele Ebhomele More youths are going deaf and the proliferation of portable audio players may be to blame, new…
Awujale Fires Aide
By Abiodun Onafuye/Ijebu-Ode The Paramount ruler and Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba (Dr.) Sikiru Kayode Adetona has fired his long time…
8 Arrested Over Baale’s Murder
By Yusuf Muhammed The police in Ogun State have arrested eight persons in connection with the killing of Chief Waidi…
Price Of Bread Goes Up Next Week
By Oluwole Adeboye The National President of the Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria, AMBCN, Chief Bayo Folarin,…
Islamists Burn Church In Maiduguri
Unidentified arsonists burnt a church in a northern Nigerian city where Islamists torched two churches and killed six worshippers on…
2 Arrested Over Stolen Goods
By Paul Iyoghojie The police in Lagos have arrested one Bishop Godsent, 34, for allegedly receiving goods and money stolen…
‘We Did Not Attack Magistrate’
By Paul Sanusi The Lagos State Environmental Sanitation ( Special Offences Unit), Alausa, Ikeja, Southwest Nigeria, has exonerated its men…
No More Registration Of Parties —Jega
The INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, says there will be no registration of more political parties for now. He said…
Minister Visits Bomb Victims
The Minister of State for Health, Alhaji Suleiman Bello has assured that the Federal Government will pay for the treatment…
CLO Condemns Murder Of Activist
The Abia chapter of the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has condemned the murder of Mr. Chidi Nwosu, the South-East Coordinator…
Ladipo Market Crises Deepen
By Cyriacus Izuekwe There seems to be no end to the crises rocking Aguiyi Ironsi International Trade Centre, Ladipo Market,…
2011: Prophet Abiara Calls For Adequate Security
General Evangelist of the Christ Apostolic Church Worldwide, Prophet (Dr.) S. K. Abiara, has called on the Federal Government to…
Lagos Co-Operative Society Petitions AIG
Members of the Lagos State Ministry of Finance, Co-operative Multipurpose Society Limited have petitioned the Assistant Inspector General of Police…
IBB Varsity Bans Hugging On Campus
By Bukola Lawal If you are one of those guys who are fond of hugging ladies on campuses, then the…
Doing Politics God’s Way
By Tunde Bakare With a heavy heart and great trepidation, I stand before you this first Sunday of the year,…
FUTA Convocates
The Federal University of Technology, Ado-Ekiti, FUTA, recently held its 21st and 22nd convocation ceremony. Vice Chancellor of the university,…
UNILAG Babe Grabs Lagbaja
It was during an inaugural lecture held at the main auditorium of the University of Lagos in December last year.…
Bombings: President Jonathan To Appoint Special Adviser On Terrorism
The appointment of a special adviser on terrorism rank high among measures announced after a the emergency meeting between President…
I’m Still In The Race For ACN Presidential Ticket —Ribadu
Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and presidential aspirant of Action Congress of Nigeria, has refuted…
ACN Disclaims Newspaper Advert By Fake Party Executives In Delta
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has disclaimed an advertorial on page 9 of Sunday Vanguard’s edition of Jan. 2nd…
I Am Not Behind The Bomb Blast —IBB
Nigeria’s former military dictator, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, IBB, has denied having anything to do with the bomb blasts in…
Atiku: Nigerian Budget 2011 Recipe For Disaster
Former Vice President and presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has again warned that the nation’s…