Year: 2011
Address By President Jonathan On Nigeria’s 51st Independence Anniversary
Fellow Compatriots, On this day 51 years ago, the British Union Jack was lowered and replaced by our national Green-White-Green…
Nigeria At 51: Tremendous Hope Ahead In Nigeria -Amosun
Ogun state governor, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun has declared that in spite of the perceived gloomy state of the nation 51 years…
Globacom Salutes Nigeria At 51, Urges Citizens To Be Hopeful
Telecoms giant, Globacom, has asked Nigerians to maintain a positive attitude about the future of the country, saying that in…
Drama As Governor Amaechi Swears In Commissioners
Governor Chibuike Amaechi today swore in the third batch of nine commissioners out of the 10 nominees at the Executive…
BOMB BLAST: Boko Haram Members Docked
The State Security Services (SSS) on Friday formally arraigned 6 suspected members of the deadly Islamic sect, Boko Haram, Â before…
Civil Service Crucial to Transformation of Nigeria – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan affirmed on Friday that the much sought after transformation of Nigeria can only take place if civil…
GRUESOME: Abuja Lady Slaughtered By Fiance
The Criminal Investigation Department, CID of Nassarawa State Police Command, Lafia is questioning Johnson Yakubu, a taxi driver who plies…
Woman To Die By Hanging
Emotions were high at High Court Number 10, Maiduguri, Borno State, northeast Nigeria today when Rebecca Emmanuel who was accused…
INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY: No Cause For Celebration —Falae, Others
As the Nigeria clocks 51 years tomorrow, eminent Nigerians have bemoaned the state of the nation, saying there is no…
DPO Sets Pace In Lagos
Nigerian cops are usually reviled. Citizens often accuse them of demanding bribes from crime suspects or victims, engaging in extra-judicial…
Nigerian Pilgrims Fly Out Weekend
The airlifting of about 99, 000 Nigerian Pilgrims billed for the Holy land, Saudi Arabia for this year’s Hajj would…
Govs, Others Bid Obey’s Wife Farewell
Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, this morning led eminent personalities including a former governor of the state, Aremo Olusegun…
Ajose Eyes World Boxing Title Tonight Title Tonight
Nigeria’s Light Welterweight hope, Olusegun Ajose, will keep a date with history tonight as he stands toe to toe with…
Gunmen Shoot ACN Councillorship Candidate
An Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN councillorship candidate in Ward B in Ifako-Ijaiye Local Government Area of Lagos State, Southwest…
Pick Pocket Stabbed To Death
A suspected pickpocket, whose identity is not yet known, has died in a hospital after he was stabbed at about…
CWI Profers National Solutions
The founder and president of a non government organisation, Christian Welfare Initiative, CWI, Archbishop Magnus Adeyemi Atilade, while speaking with…
Fallen Standards: Proprietor Wants Teachers’ Welfrare Improved
Worried by the yearly drop in the standard of education in the country, government at all levels have been advised…
Peace, Bedrock Of Interfaith —Atilade
Archbishop Magnus Atilade recently in an event on Interfaith and religious harmony organised by the U.S Consulate at the U.S…
HIV/AIDS: NPA Supports Lagos-Abidjan Corridor
The management of the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, has assured officials of the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor for Trade and Transport Facilitation…
Police, Customs Row Over Seized Explosives
There was a confrontation between the operatives of the Ports Authority Police Command (PAPC) and the Tin-Can Island Area Command…
Ex-NITOA Boss Decries Attack On Trawlers
Former National President of the Nigerian Trawler Owners Association (NITOA), Mrs. Margaret Orakwusi, has lamented that threats and attacks in…
Crisis Rocks CRFFN
The Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarders in Nigeria, CRFFN, established by an Act of parliament as a beacon…
FG May Remove NAFDAC, Quarantine, Others From Ports
The Federal Government may have concluded plans to prune the number of security agencies at the nation’s seaports from over…
Cross River Partners U.S. State On Cultural Exchange
Cross River State has commenced discussions with officials of Maryland State in the United States of America with the aim…
Don’t Involve Yourself In Politics, Ajomale Advises Osolo
The chairman, Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in Lagos State, Otunba Henry Oladele Ajomale, has described the dabbling of the…
Elections 2011, Metro, News, Politics
PDP Vows To Dislodge ACN, Releases LG Candidates’ List
The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has released the list of its candidates for election into…
Reps Pass Faleke’s Motion Into Law
Members of the House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the motion compelling the Federal Executive Council to initiate a bill…
‘My Achievements Speak For Me’
The hallmark of a successful government is the ability to deliver the dividends of democracy to the people and this…
Grassroots Football Is Lagging Behind
The development of football at the grassroots is given stakeholders in the game a cause to worry about. Board member…
‘Nigeria Tennis Is Growing’
As Nigeria set to mark her 51st Independence Anniversary, the national coach of the Nigerian Tennis Federation, Rotimi Akinloye, has…