Month: January 2012
Poly Expels 11 For Exam Malpractices
Authorities of the Federal Polytechnic, Bida, Niger State, have expelled 11 students for examination malpractices during the 2010/2011 academic session.…
Mob Nabs Robbery Suspect With Gun
Luck ran out on an armed robbery suspect when he was overpowered by an angry mob at Igando area of…
Bid To Rob Girl Of N.7m Foiled
Men of State Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, in Ikeja, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, have arrested some armed robbers, who attempted to snatch…
Togolese Sets Customer’s Car Ablaze
A Togolese, Monday Kaojo, 30, has been arraigned before the Igbosere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos on a one-count charge of setting…
Fire: Oko Baba Residents Send SOS To Fashola
Residents of Okobaba in Ebute Meta, Lagos Mainland Local Government Area have appealed to the Lagos State government to come…
No Evidence To Prosecute Customs Boss — Lagos AG
Lagos State Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Ade Ipaye, says there is no sufficient evidence to prosecute the Comptroller-General of the…
Osaile Taunts Team Nigeria, Says They Are Going To London For Tourism
A member of the Association of Veteran Sports Administrators Forum, Martins Osaile, has taunted the Nigerian contigent to the London…
2005 Set Win Adeshina Cup
The Project Team 2005 Set of Adeshina Football Club have won the 2011/2012 Adeshina Football Championship which was played at…
Gaya Slams Jonathan Over Sports Budget
Chairman, House of Representative Committee on Sports, Godfrey Gaiya, has criticised the government of Goodluck Jonathan for not mentioning sports in the…
Students Win At Osita Iheme’s Annual Quiz Competition
Worried by the prevalent decline in reading culture among secondary school students and the erroneous belief that youngsters must take…
2Slim’s Campus Tour Begins Soon
Budding stand-up comedian, Dayo Oluwasesin, otherwise known as 2Slim, has concluded plans to hold his much anticipated campus tour this…
Will There Be Potable Water For Nigerians? —Olufemi Oludolapo Ogundipe
Despite being blessed with water from the numerous rivers criss-crossing its massive land mass, a tad less than 924,000 square…
Breaking Goodluck’s Gridlock —Kehinde Bamigbetan
It is no longer in doubt that President Jonathan Goodluck has by action and inaction brought Nigeria to an avoidable…
Police Should Stop Attacking Protesters
As expected, Nigerians have risen in unison to condemn the withdrawal of subsidy on petrol, announced by the Petroleum Products…
Protests In Lagos, Ibadan Over Removal Of Subsidy
Widow of the legal icon, the late Chief Gani Fawehinmi, Ganiyat, lawer and activist, Mr. Femi Falana this morning, led…
Yorubas Urged to Leave Northern Nigeria
Chairman of Kaduna based Yoruba Development Association, Chief Mukaila Ajibade has asked the Yorubas whether Muslims or Christians to leave…
Yorubas should Leave Northern Nigeria Now
Chairman of Kaduna based Yoruba Development Association, Chief Mukaila Ajibade has asked the Yorubas whether Muslims or Christians to leave…
News Analysis: Nigeria’s President Jonathan rides on Tiger’s tail
Bayo Onanuga President Jonathan of Nigeria must have made his portraiture go back to the canvas. Portrayed often as a…
Sagay, Bakare, Musa Back Labour Over Mass Action
Prominent Nigerians, Prof. Itse Sagay, Pastor Tunde Bakare, Balarabe Musa and others have called on Nigerians to join the Nigeria…
Ogun NLC Boss Rallies Nigerians Against Subsidy Removal
The Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Ogun State chapter, Comrade Akeem Ambali has called on all Nigerians to…
Boko Haram’s 3-Day Ultimatum: It’s A Joke, Igbo Leaders
Southerners resident in the north have described the Boko Haram three-day ultimatum ordering them to vacate the area as a…
Commuters Trek To Work
Commuters in Lagos this morning felt the consequence of the removal of subsidy on premium motor spirit, also known as…
We Sell Stolen Laptops At Computer Village —Suspects
Two suspected burglars have confessed to the police in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria that they sell stolen laptops and handsets to…
Subsidy: protests erupt in Lagos
Hundreds of Nigerians are marching in the commercial capital, Lagos,this morning to protest the removal of fuel subsidy, which has…
Principal’s Cup: Lagos Targets U-17 Players
Organisers of the ongoing Lagos State Principal’s Cup have declared that the focus of the championship this year is on…
Amun Hails Keshi
Former Secretary General of the Nigeria Football Association, NFA, Fanny Amun has commended Chief Coach of the Super Eagles, Stephen…
Republican Party Supports Removal Of Fuel Subsidy
Mr. Mohammed Shittu, the National Chairman of the Republican Party of Nigeria, says the removal of fuel subsidy will bring…
Nigerians Angry As Fuel Prices Hit The Roof
Nigerian motorists and unions were venting their anger on Monday at a sudden more than doubling of fuel prices, a…
FG Tightens Security On Borders With Cameroon
Following attacks by the Islamic fundamentalist sect, Boko Haram, the Federal Government has increased security on the country’s borders with…