Month: January 2012
NFF Bans Local Eagles From Lowly Rated Leagues
In its bid to ensure that players in the Super Eagles Team B, who are mainly local stars, are kept…
Rivers Govt Reconstitutes Five Boards
Rivers State Executive Council has announced the reconstitution of the boards of some parastatals in the state. The state Commissioner…
Lagos LG Poll: Tribunal Dismisses Objection Against Obanikoro’s Petition
The Lagos State Local Government Election Tribunal has dismissed the notice of preliminary objection filed by Chairman of Ikoyi/Obalende Local…
Nigeria Police Teargas Protesters
.Idika Kalu, Braithwaite, Nwabueze Affected Prominent Nigerians who led protest against the deployment of soldiers to Lagos State were dispersed…
Escape of Boko Haram Suspect: Ringim Faces Sack
The next few hours will be crucial for Hafiz Ringim, the Inspector General of Police as they may determine whether…
Man Beats Son To Death Over N100
A middle-age man identified as Morufu Fayomi, a resident of Agoro, Ijoko, a suburb of Sango Ota, Ogun State, southwest…
Gunmen Attack Daddy Showkey
Less than one year after gunmen stormed the Alagbole home of John Asiemo a.k.a. Daddy Showkey, killing one of his…
Lawmakers, Religious Leaders Slam FG Over Soldiers In Lagos
The Lagos state House of Assembly has described the deployment of soldiers to the state by the Federal Government as…
Govt’ll Cut More Overheads —Okonjo-Iweala
Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has declared that the government will further cut overhead cost in the administration of…
Jonathan Urged To Listen To Nigerians
A United States-based Nigerian and Ogun State Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) Senatorial aspirant in the April 2011 elections, Prince…
JAF Warns IG Over Utterances
The Joint Action Front, the pro-labour civil society partner, in the Labour and Civil Society Coalition (LASCO) has sent a…
FEC Approves N463.6m For Oil, Gas Audit
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N463.6 million for the auditing of all government institutions in the Oil and…
Bakare Berates Jonathan Over Mass Transit
The convener of the Save Nigeria Group, SNG, Pastor Tunde Bakare has accussed President Goodluck Jonathan of usurping the functions…
INEC Distributes Non-Sensitive Materials For Adamawa Guber Polls
Non-sensitive materials meant for the February 4 governorship polls in Adamawa have been distributed to the local government areas, the…
Boko Haram Suspects Ambush Police Patrol
Suspected members of the Boko-Haram sect in Damaturu ambushed a police patrol team, resulting in an exchange of gunfire. The…
Social Housing Scheme Bill Passes Second Reading In Senate
The Social Housing Scheme bill passed its second reading in the Senate. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
LASUTH Records 2 Deaths, Treats 72 Emergency Cases
The Head, Surgical Emergency Unit, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Dr. Ibrahim Mustafa said that two patients died out…
Jang Advises Residents Against External Influence
Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau has advised the people to resist any external influence aimed at disrupting peace in the…
Man Stabs Girlfriend To Death
The Lagos State police command on Wednesday announced the arrest of a resident, Kabiru Ogunlana, who allegedly stabbed his girlfriend…
Applicant Jailed 9 Months For Theft
An Abuja Senior Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday sentenced a 21- year-old applicant, Phillips Morris, to nine months imprisonment without an…
Taiwo Can Still Make It At Milan —Taribo
Former Super Eagles and AC Milan star, Taribo West, says it’s not yet over for the Nigerian international, Taye Taiwo,…
Olympic Taekwondo: Nnaji Assures Good Preparation
President of Nigeria Taekwondo Federation, Jonathan Nnaji, has promised the duo of Chika Chikwumerije and Issa Mohammed adequate preparation for…
NIPOGA 2012: Laspotech To Host Technical Confab
P.M.Sports can report that Lagos State Polytechnic, LaspoTech will play host to the conference of the technical officials and coaches…
Eleven Strikers Warm Up For Lagos FA Cup
Eleven Strikers Football Club of Amuwo-Odofin have resumed training ahead of the Lagos State Challenge Cup which holds later in…
Forget The Trophy, Taylor Coach Warns Glory FC Ahead Adebutu Cup Final
Chief Coach of Damilola Taylor, Sulaiman Ahmed, has warned his opponents, Glory FC, to forget the trophy when both teams…
Apapa Cup Kicks Off
The first edition of Apapa Football competition kicked off last Saturday at the Apapa football pitch, Lagos. Mr. Muyiwa Jimoh, who…
The Popular Will —Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai
Any discerning reader that is familiar with this column will have by now been able to see a common thread…
Protests: Nigerians Hope Jonathan Got Their Message
The fuel subsidy protests across the country and beyond are over. But Nigerians have spoken in clear language: The status…
President Jonathan And The Deployment Of Soldiers To Lagos —Tayo Ogunbiyi
The concept of democracy has received varying definitions and interpretations from scholars and political observers depending on the ideological leaning…
Honda Reviews 9th Generation Accord
Honda unveiled this Accord Concept at Detroit, which should be just a concept in name. It shows off the styling…