Year: 2012
We Will Sanction Erring LG Chairmen
Chairman of the Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Local Government Administration and Chieftaincy Affairs, Moshood Oshun, in this…
Lagos Appeals To Telecoms Operators On Mast Compliance
The Lagos State Government has appealed to telecoms operators, internet service providers, ISPs, banks and others to adhere strictly to…
Between Ritual Killing And Public Safety
By Isaac Asabor It is not absurd to say that the issue of ritual killing is usually waved aside whenever…
Much Ado About Impeachment
BY BEN NANAGHAN The 7th session of the Federal House of Representatives came into existence on Monday, 6 June, 2011…
A Dangerous Lagos/Ogun Bridge
At a time the nation is witnessing serious security threats everywhere, it is expected that the Ogun State government with…
Overcoming Emotional Eating
I bought a healthy butter last two weeks, and most of it is still in my refrigerator! My daughter was…
A Few Good Men
I met a young man a few years ago who turned out to be like a brother to me. One…
S/Leone Overtake Nigeria On FIFA Ranking
Sierra Leone senior national team have overtaken the Super Eagles of Nigeria in the latest FIFA ranking released early Wednesday in…
Gunmen Stall Heartland’s Trip
Heavy sporadic gunshots by unknown gunmen around Okene and Lokoja in Kogi State have halted Heartland’s journey to Kaduna for…
Half Of A Yellow Sun Movie Gulps N1.2b
The cross-continental co-production of the film adaptation of Chimamanda Adiche’s classic Half Of A Yellow Sun will gulp a whopping…
Capital F.E.M.I Gets Release Date
After five hit singles, the much-awaited debut album of Kennis Music, R&B singer, capital F.E.M.I, has got a date of…
Basketball: Warriors Postpone Kenya Trip
With less than a week after they finished a disappointing third place in the just concluded 2012 Nigeria basketball league,…
2Face In Dammy Krane’s Debut Video
The highly anticipated debut music video of new singing sensation, Dammy Krane, has been released by Spinlet, Nigeria’s premier digital…
Anastasia Bullock In Nigeria For FreedomHall
Music lovers are in for a swell time as FreedomHall celebrates its second anniversary. Showbiz Trends learnt that American rapper,…
Kano Pillars, Keshi Head For Showdown Over Players’ Release
The management of Kano Pillars Football Club are heading for a showdown with the Super Eagles Chief Coach, Stephen Keshi.…
How Keagan Became Big Brother Latest Superstar
On 5 August, the continent’s latest superstar was born. He is South Africa’s Keagan who emerged the winner of Africa’s…
OPC Chief Held Over Murder
Operatives of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad at Adeniji Adele Road, Lagos Island, southwest Nigeria, have arrested and arraigned an…
ACN urges Jonathan to call national confab
The Action Congress of Nigeria has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to immediately convoke a national conference on the worsening…
Lagos Lawmaker Gets Royal Honour
A member of Lagos State House of Assembly, Abdulbaq Ladi-Balogun, has been honoured by the Emir of Ilorin for lifting…
Elton John brands Madonna ‘fairground stripper’
Elton John has reignited his public spat with Madonna, calling her a “fairground stripper” whose career is over. The British…
Nigerian judge abducted in Delta
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Justice Marcel Okoh of the High Court of the oil-rich Delta State was reportedly abducted by suspected kidnappers…
Colombia extradites drug baroness to US
Colombian authorities Tuesday extradited a woman accused of links to Mexico’s infamous Sinaloa drug cartel, police announced. Dolly Cifuentes Villa,…
Olympic Men’s football results
Olympic Games men’s football results on Tuesday: At Wembley Mexico 3 (Fabian 31, Peralta 65, Cortes 90+3) Japan 1 (Otsu…
Lille Loan Enyeama To Maccabi Tel-Aviv
Adebobola Alawode Super Eagles Deputy Skipper, Vincent Enyeama has been loaned to Maccabi Tel-Aviv by Ligue 1 side, Lille FC,…
Braithwaite visits Jonathan at Aso Rock
Dr Tunji Braithwaite, national leader of the fringe political movement, the Nigerian Advanced Party (NAP), met with President Goodluck Jonathan…
Curfew in troubled Nigerian town, after 2 soldiers killed
Two soldiers have been confirmed killed in a fresh gun attack in Okene, Kogi, by unidentified identified men. Mr Simon…
Another Dana aircraft had hydraulic problem
A Coroners’ Court in Lagos sitting in Ikeja, on Tuesday heard that another aircraft in Dana Airline’s fleet had hydraulic…
Court stops Governor Okorocha again
An Owerri High Court on Tuesday restrained Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state from dissolving the 27 local government councils…
Cult War leaves 2 Nigerian students dead
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Renewed violent clash between two cult groups, Vikings and Black Axe at the Edo State owned Ambrose Alli…
UNILAG, 11 others share N25billion federal aid
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Nigeria Government on Tuesday disbursed N25 billion to twelve Nigerian tertiary institutions, including the University of…