Year: 2011
Articulated Vehicle Crushes 2 To Death In Anambra
Two persons, a commercial motorcyclist and his passenger, were on Saturday crushed to death by an articulated vehicle on the Onitsha-Awka old…
Party Agents Ring Bells To Mobilise Voters
Party agents on Saturday in Lagos resorted to ringing bells on some streets to urge residents to come out and…
Vice-President Sambo’s Look-alike Worries About Striking Semblance
A striking resemblance between a Bauchi-based secondary school principal, Malam Isa Garba, to Vice-President Namadi Sambo, has become a source…
Boko Haram Kills NTA Cameraman —Reuters
Suspected members of a radical Islamist sect shot dead a state television cameraman in Maiduguri Saturday, union and military sources…
Elections 2011, Metro, News, Politics
Adefulire Charges LGs On Performance, As Council Election Holds In Lagos
The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Hon. Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire has challenged local governments in the state to ensure that they…
Elections 2011, Metro, News, Politics
Fashola, Wife Vote At Local Government Poll, Says Govt Will Punish Electoral Offenders
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Saturday cast his vote in the Local Government elections at the Ward…
Jonathan Commiserates With King Abdallah Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has commiserated with the custodian of the two Holy Mosques, King Abdallah Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of…
University Education Not For Everybody -UNILAG Don
A professor of counselling at the University of Lagos, UNILAG, has disclosed that only five percent of students who apply…
Detained Actor Rejects Food, Scan Reveals Drugs
A Nigerian Federal High Court has granted the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, permission to hold Nollywood comedian Baba…
Obasanjo’s University Boils As Students Go On The Rampage
The Bells,a private university owned by the former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo was yesterday thrown into confusion when the students…
Jonathan Departs For CHOGM-2011 On Sunday
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will depart Abuja for Perth, Australia, on Sunday, October 23, 2011, to participate in the Commonwealth…
FG Must Complete Ajaokuta Steel Company -Rep Member
Vce Chairman of Senate Committee on Niger Delta, Senator Nurudeen Abatemi-Usman, representing Kogi Central on the platform of Peoples Democratic…
Governor’s Cup 1st Leg:Roelofse, Vekic Qualify For Finals
South African boy, Ruan Roelofse advanced to the final of Men’s Singles of the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship after…
Gaddafi’s Burial Delayed
A Libyan official says the burial of slain leader Muammar Gaddafi has been delayed until his death can be examined…
My Wife Beats Me Silly, Alhaji Tells Judge
The Agege Grade ‘A’ Customary Court was thrown into laughter recently when a petitioner, Alhaji Azeez, who told the court…
Baba Suwe The Movie
Rumours are spreading that ace comedian, Baba Suwe, may turn his drug saga in the hands of the National Drug…
Nigerian Lesbians Invade Facebook
Facebook, the social internet site, has gone beyond a major source for meeting friends and interacting. It is now a…
Elections 2011, Metro, News, Politics
Council Polls: 31,000 Cops Deployed For Security
Ahead of tomorrow’s local government polls in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, at least 31,000 policemen, civil defence and other para-military officers…
LG Polls: Fashola Rallies 2.6m Beneficiaries Of Free Health Missions
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Thursday stated that the Chairmen of Local Government Councils and Local Council…
NDLEA Sings New Tune?
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, may have started singing a new song on why they have detained ace…
Man Jailed For Raping 12-Year Old Girl
A Federal High Court in Kano on Thursday, sentenced a 35-year-old man to prison for two years without an option…
Football, Headlines, Sports, World News
Contract Clause Nails Siasia —Ikpeme
Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Dr. Emmanuel Ikpeme, has declared that the contractual agreement the NFF signed…
UCB Bout: Ghanaian Boxer Arrives Lagos
Ghana’s Eric Kwardey, has arrived Lagos, Nigeria, for the Might Is Right Boxing Tourney slated for Sunday at the Blue…
Governor’s Cup 1st Leg: LG Election Forces Finals To Sunday
Local Government election which comes up tomorrow in Lagos State has forced the organisers of the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis…
Bankole, Nafada’s Trial Unstoppable
It was indeed a bad outing for embattled former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole and his erstwhile…
K-Source Releases New Singles
In a bid to stay afloat his game, K-Source has become ‘Insane’doing what he knows how to do best. K-Source’s…
Border Market Not Open For Smuggled Goods —Dimka
Acting Controller, Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘A’, Nigeria Customs Service(NCS), Deputy Comptroller, Victor Dimka, has said that the proposed…
Anenih, Transport Minister At War Over Restructuring In NPA
A fierce war of attrition has broken out between Chief Tony Anenih, the acclaimed leader of the People Democratic Party…
NPA Scorecard For August
According to recent statistics released by the General Manager, Public Affairs, NPA, Chief Michael Ajayi, the Nigeria Ports Authority in…
NPA Must Account For CTN Proceeds —Stakeholders
Maritime stakeholders have called on the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to render an account of the proceeds that have accrued…