Year: 2012
Rev. King Moved To Katsina Prison
For organising prayer sessions for devotees and causing undue tension at Kaduna Prisons, condemned founder of Christian Praying Assembly, Rev.…
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It’s Unfortunate Speakers Are Now Crying For Autonomy
Chief Whip of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Razak Balogun, better known as a no-nonsense lawmaker among his colleagues,…
Achieving Law And Order In Our Society
BY MAC DURUGBO Order, as the old adage says, is the first law in heaven. The truth is that without…
N5,000 Note Will Further Devalue The Naira
By Lajuwon Lasisi There was a time when tortoise resolved to gather all wisdom of the world into a gourd…
Robbery Attacks On The Increase
As we enter the so-called ‘ember months’, armed robbery attacks have also increased and the police seem helpless to curb…
The need for state police cannot be wished away( 1 )
Rima Amadi Nigeria desperately needs to start enjoying the benefits associated with state, municipal and city autonomous and independent police…
Love And Happiness
I was again reading one of my favourite books titled What I Know For Sure written by Oprah Winfrey;…
Kwara Boosts Healthcare with N40m Equipment
To boost health care delivery system in Kwara State, the state government has distributed 21 blood banks and other related…
Tools That Matter
Would you wear a pair of jeans and a T Shirt for a swimming class or dressy gown for jogging?…
Nations Cup: Chukwu Tips Eagles To Beat Liberia
Former national team coach, Christian Chukwu, has tipped the Nigeria’s Super Eagles to pummel the Lone Stars of Liberia in…
‘Flamingoes Won’t Fail Nigerians’
Chief Coach of Inneh Queens, Kenneth Aigbe has tipped Nigeria’s U-17 female team, the Flamingoes, to go far in the…
Enyeama: Are Eagles Safe In His Hands?
For how long will the impatient Nigerian football fans continue to endure the ‘schoolboy’ howlers that have now become the…
Ajose ‘Dumps’ Boxing For Soccer
After his failed attempt to get a shot at a world boxing title with his defeat by Lucas Matthysse of…
‘I Almost Quit Sports’
Nigeria’s gold medalist at the just concluded 2012 Paralympics Games, Grace Anozie has revealed that she almost quit sports before…
Accident claims over 30 lives in Ijebu-Ode
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Over 30 people were confirmed dead Tuesday in a ghastly accident which involved a truck carrying fertilizer…
Adamawa Election Petition: ACN Asks NJC To Intervene
The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has expressed grave concern and anxiety over what it sees as a deliberate ploy…
Paedophile Sent To Kirikiri After Raping 8 Children
The Family Court in Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, has sent Mr. Temitope Alo who is suspected to have raped eight…
No Disunity Among ACN Senators -Ashafa
Senator ‘Gbenga B. Ashafa, a lawmaker representing Lagos East Senatorial District, has debunked reports that there was disunity amongst ACN…
Arik Air Carries 10m Passengers
Arik Air said on Tuesday it has now carried 10 million passengers since 2006 when the airline began operation. “The…
Atiku backs restructuring of Nigeria
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has thrown his weight behind the current clamour for the restructuring of Nigeria…
Guinness Nigeria Plc declares N8 dividend
Guinness Nigeria Plc has published its end of year result, announcing a dividend payout of N8 to its shareholders. Alternatively,…
Edo Govt. Distributes Free Mosquito Nets
Determined to control the spread of malaria in the state, Edo state government has commenced distribution of free treated long…
Togo’s Elf chief case akin to 419
The Togolese case involving the ex-head of French oil giant Elf, Loik Le Floch-Prigent, centres on allegations of an advance…
Boko Haram Kills Justice Commissioner
Suspected members of the Boko Haram Islamist sect have killed in Bama the Attorney General of Borno State, northeast Nigeria…
Nigerian Reps move to stop super N5000
Desmond Utomwen/Abuja Nigeria’s House of Representatives this morning returned with a criticism of the Central Bank of Nigeria and the…
Lagos CJ Frees 130 Prison Inmates
The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Ayotunde Phillips, Tuesday freed 130 awaiting trial prison inmates of Kirikiri Prison, Lagos,…
Edo deputy governor’s aide regains freedom
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Kelly Odaro, the Chief Press Secretary to Edo State Deputy Governor, Pius Odubu, who was kidnapped last Saturday…
Man Rapes 8 Children
The police in Ipaja-Ayobo area of Lagos State, southwest Nigeria have arrested a man who allegedly defiled eight children. He…
Kidnappers Of Dangote’s Cousin Paraded
The Lagos State Police Command today paraded three suspected kidnappers who allegedly held captive a cousin of business mogul, Alhaji…
Actor Jailed For Having Sex With Another Man
A 28-year old actor, Bestwood Chukwuemeka, was on Monday sentenced to three-month imprisonment by a Karu Senior Magistrates’ Court, Abuja,…