Year: 2012
Speaker’s Cup: Kuforiji, Enitan To Grace Final Ceremony
Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji and Lagos State Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Enitan Oshodi will…
4 Korean workers, 2 Nigerians kidnapped
Four South Korean and two Nigerian workers at the Hyundai Heavy Industries Construction Yard in Brass, Bayelsa state, have been…
Ekiti to honour Professor Aluko, Omoboriowo
The Ekiti State Government, in Western Nigeria is to honour no fewer than 20 indigenes, dead and living, with outstanding…
EU to shut out Nigeria from its timber market
The European Union will no longer allow timber products from Nigeria into the its markets as from March 2013, according…
Yakowa: Patience Jonathan weeps
Patience Jonathan, wife of Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan wept in Kaduna on Monday when she paid a condolence visit to…
Crashed copter: Nigerian governors to engage consultant
As controversies continue over the possible cause of the crash of naval helicopter that killed Patrick Yakowa, the former Governor…
FG, Lagos Sign MOU On Lekki Deep Sea Port
Kazeem Ugbodaga Nigeria’s Federal and Lagos State Governments have signed a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) for the construction of a…
Capital Oil accuses AMCON of ignoring court order
Almost a week after an Abuja High Court vacated the order it had earlier made in November, granting the Assets…
Okonjo-Iweala: My mom’s abductors wanted me to resign
Nigeria’s Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said Monday that the kidnappers who held her mother hostage for five days…
Yakowa: Bayelsa holds special session
The government of Nigeria’s oil rich Bayelsa state will hold a special valedictory session in honour of late Governor Patrick…
Accused arrested in Nigeria’s Pension theft
Esai Dangabar, one of the six accused persons being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a…
Nigeria’s crashed copter well maintained, says Navy
The Nigerian Navy has explained that its fleet of helicopters, including the crashed Agusta helicopter marked NN07 is properly maintained…
Court Extends Order On Striking Plateau Workers
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja A Nigerian industrial court has told striking workers in the central state of Plateau, that it…
Lagos Speaker’s Trial Continues 18 Feb
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, southwest Nigeria has adjourned till 18 February, 2013 the money laundering charges filed…
Cleric Laments Rising Wave Of Corruption
The president of Christ Apostolic Mission Church, CAMC, Pastor Adesoji Ajayi has lamented the frightening and worsening cases of corruption…
Lagos Sacks 174 LASTMA Officials
The Lagos State Government has sacked 174 officers of the State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, for their alleged involvement in…
Need For Immediate Implementation Of Prof. Jega’s Laudable Ideas
On reading the headline titled “All elections should hold in one day – Jega” which appeared in The Punch of…
Police Rescue 3 From Oro Shrine
The police in Ogun State have arrested seven people in connection with the attempted murder of three brothers, who were…
Yakowa: Kaduna Searches For Deputy Governor
Southern Kaduna people in Kaduna State, northwest Nigeria have commenced the search for a new deputy governor of the state…
How The Weeping Actress Was Abducted
Nkiru Sylvanus, Nigerian actress and Special Assistant on Public Relations to the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, was kidnapped from…
Okada Riders Fix Protest For Wednesday
Commercial motorcyclists, a.k.a. okada riders in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, have vowed not to yield to the Lagos State Government’s…
Need For Immediate Implementation Of Prof. Jega’s Laudable Ideas
On reading the headline titled “All elections should hold in one day – Jega” which appeared in The Punch of…
Currency Trafficking On The Rise
The frequency at which currency is being trafficked these days through our airports is disheartening and a sad reminder that…
NDLEA Arrests 116 Drug Suspects In Oyo
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Oyo State Command, on Sunday said 116 suspects were arrested with 5, 697.9…
GLO/CAF Player Of The Year: Nigerians Give It To Drogba
The City of Accra, Ghana is already agog with excitement, as the country prepares to host the 2012 GLO/CAF Awards…
Memo To Doyin Okupe: What is President Jonathan Hiding? (1)
I refer to your press conference of Thursday, December 6, 2012, in which you tried, albeit unsuccessfully, to do a…
Juve Deny Link With Drogba
Juventus coach Antonio Conte has ruled out making an approach for former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba in the January transfer…
Keshi Thrilled By NPL Players’ Fitness
Nigeria’s coach Stephen Keshi has expressed satisfaction with the fitness level of Nigeria Premier League, NPL players during the team’s…
Eagles Can’t Win Nations Cup —Taribo
Former Nigeria defender, Taribo West has declared that the Super Eagles will not win the 2013 African Cup of Nations.…
‘Faro Training Can Make Eagles Champions’
Elderson Echiejile has said Nigeria could be African champions again next year if they make the most of a training…