Year: 2011
Lawmaker Wants Voters’ Registration Extended
The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, House of Representatives candidate for Lagos Island Constituency 01, Hon. Jumoke Okoya-Thomas, has called…
‘My Wife Tried To Kill Me’
Mr. Ayodele Bolaji, an employee of a Lagos-based oil company on Monday stunned an Ikeja High Court with the allegation…
Agency To Immunise 50m Kids Against Polio
The National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) is to immunise 50 million children against poliomyelitis and 31 million against…
TUC Wants Voter Registration Challenges Addressed
The Trade Union Congress (TUC), Rivers council, has expressed dissatisfaction on challenges of logistics in the ongoing voter registration. The…
Police Train More Than 1,000 Officers In Anti-terrorism
The Nigeria Police Force has trained more than 1,000 police officers and men on methods of identifying and combating terrorism…
FG Tackle Menace Of ‘Almajiris
The Director, Child Development, Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Ngozi Ezezika has said that government is…
Lagos Lawyer Advises Inec On Hitches In Voters Registration
Mr. Bamidele Aturu, a Lagos-based lawyer, has advised INEC to learn from the hitches being witnessed in the ongoing voter…
West/Central Africa Qualifiers: Players Fight For Shirts
As preparations for the West/Central Africa Junior Championship Qualifiers in Ghana gather momentum, the country’s players in Ado Ekiti camp…
Rugby: Catch Them Young; As Lions Groom Teen Stars
Young Lions Rugby Football Club of Lagos will commence a one-month beginner’s rugby training programme today at the National Stadium,…
How Saviour Saved Kaduna United
Substitute Saviour Fidelis emerged hero of Kaduna United after his late equalizer earned the team a precious point at 3SC…
Plateau Boss Tasks Defenders
Plateau United Coach, Ndubuisi Nduka says his team “must learn to defend better†after frailties at the back saw them…
Scientists Create GM ‘Superchicken’
A genetically modified ‘Superchicken’ that doesn’t spread deadly bird flu has been developed by scientists. The bird is intended to prevent…
More Hardship For Consumers; As Bakers Increase Price Of Bread
As members of the Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria, (AMBCN) made good their threat last week to…
CAFON Holds Forum on Power Reforms
The Consumer Advocacy Forum of Nigeria, (CAFON) will on Tuesday next week hold a forum with stakeholders to discuss the…
15 Years After: Suspects In Rewane’s Murder Freed
After 15 years of protracted trial, a Lagos High Court this morning, discharged and acquitted two persons, Lucky Igbinovia and…