Year: 2011
CPC Man Denies Attack, Jonathan Closes Case At Poll Tribunal
There was confusion at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Thursday as the National Publicity Secretary of the Congress for…
EFCC Arrests Daniel, Alao-Akala, Akwe Doma
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today arrested three former state governors over allegations of fraud. The three former…
Customs Officer Kills Daughter In Error
An angry retired customs officer has gunned down his daughter in error. The man called James Igoche, lives in North-Bank…
Female Pastor Jailed 14 Years For Luring Nigerian Girls Into Prostitution In Libya
A Federal High Court sitting at Ikeja, this morning sentenced the General Overseer of Christ Redemption Apostolic Church, Pastor Eunice…
Lagos Ministry Fraud: Suspects Sent To Kirikiri Prisons
The three suspects arrested in connection with the N300 million fraud that rocked the Lagos State Ministry of Education have…
Jobs, Apple Founder Dies
Steven P. Jobs, the visionary co-founder of Apple who helped usher in the era of personal computers and then led…
40m May Die From Smoking
Medical researchers have predicted that 40 million people are expected to die between now and 2050 from smoking and related…
How Wizkid Beat Seun Kuti, D’Banj For MOBO Awards
Fast rising Nigerian pop sensation, Ayo Balogun, better known as Wizkid, last night in Glasgow, Scotland, won the award for…
Customs Men Kill Cocoa Farmer At Checkpoint
A 39-year-old cocoa farmer, Mr Sanni Moruf (a.k.a Yaro) was shot dead by a yet to be identified Customs officer…
Yoruba Confab In Ikenne
The pan Yoruba summit going on at Efunyela Hall in Ikenne Remo, the homestead of the late Chief Obafemi Awolowo,…
‘I Won’t Run’
The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, says that she has no plan to contest in the forthcoming governorship…
Mark Charges Media To Partner With NASS
Senate President David Mark has charged the media to partner with the National Assembly for the progress of the nation.…
Man Docked For Stealing iPod Inside Church
The Police at Bar Beach Division, Victoria Island, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, have arrested and arraigned a man suspected church thief…
Lagos Police Mount Surveillance At Borders
The Lagos State Police Command says it has mounted surveillance across borders in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria as a result…
Beware Of Guinea, Adepoju Warns Eagles
Former Super Eagles’ midfielder, Mutiu Adepoju, has sounded a note of warning to Samson Siasia and his team ahead of…
Golf: Senate President For Daily Trust Tourney
Senate President, Senator David Mark and other notable golfers will storm Ikoyi Club 1938, Lagos for the 2nd Daily Trust…
I Am A Thief, Man Tells Judge
A self- confessed criminal who narrowly escaped being killed by a mob after he snatched a bag containing N2,000, has…
Couple Sent To Prison Over Child Labour
The police Onikan, Lagos Island, Lagos Southwest Nigeria, have arraigned a couple before the Igbosere Magistrates’ Court on a two-count…
Man Arrested For Impersonating Police IG
The Lagos State Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS led by S.P Abba Kyari, has arrested two suspects, Ebuzoma Charles, 32, and…
Nigeria: An Unfinished State —Sola Odunfa
I have had the privilege of meeting at close quarters with nearly all Nigerian heads of government so far, and…
Aberdeen Blazes The Trail Of Intellectualism —Sulaiman A. Osho
In the second decade of the 21st Century, universities around the world continue to innovate, re-build, and re-equip their libraries…
Minimum Wage, Maximum Headache
For several years, government at the Federal and sometimes the state level have canvassed for the removal of subsidy on…
Court Orders Payment Of UBA Customer’s Judgment Claim
An aggrieved customer of United Bank for Africa Plc, UBA, Carlink Limited has filed an application before a Lagos high…
Lawyer Slams N50m Suit On IGP
In a bid to safeguard his fundamental rights, a human rights lawyer, Barrister Frank Ugboma, has sued the Inspector General…
Lagosians Lose 70 Vehicles To Robbers Monthly
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has in the last four years spent billions of naira to fund police operations…
Okada Thief Nabbed In Police Barracks
The police at Lion Building Police Division, Campbell Street, Lagos Island, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have arrested a suspected motorcycle…
Vivian Fowler Wins Felabration Debate
As the 2011 edition of Felabration began yesterday at the Freedom Park, Marina, Lagos, south-west Nigeria, Vivian Fowler Memorial Secondary…
‘Eagles Won’t Underrate Guinea’
Super Eagles’ captain, Joseph Yobo and the team’s midfield maestro, Fregor Ogude, have stated that Nigeria won’t underrate the Syli…
Federation Selects Lifters For African Tourney
Nigeria Weightlifting Federation, NWF, has selected 14 weightlifters and three coaches that will represent the country at the African Senior/Junior…
I Want To Play For AC Milan Someday
Fatai Odutola is a midfielder of Handsworth Football Club.Odutola, who played the last Federation Cup, speaks about his experience in…