Year: 2012
Okesina Urges Govt To Ban Smoking
A Professor of Chemical Pathology at the University of Ilorin, Adekunle Bashiru Okesina, has called on the government to enact…
Boko Haram: Jonathan Urged To Emulate OBJ
The founder of Ifeoluwa Mission, Rev. Tela Tella, has said that Boko Haram assumed the monster it had become because…
Youths Turn Closed 3rd Mainland Bridge To Football Pitches
Some youths around Oworonsoki area of the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos now under repairs, have turned the closed part of…
7-Man Robbery Gang Docked
The police in Lagos on Wednesday arraigned a seven-man robbery gang before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, charged with stealing two…
Pianist Threatens Kris Okotie, Disrupts Church Service
For allegedly threatening Pastor Kris Okotie and disrupting service at the Household of God, Lagos, an ex-pianist with the church,…
The NSA And National Security
By Ben Nanaghan The office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), all over the world, is very sensitive and primary…
The ‘Integrity’ Of ‘Mr. Integrity’
By Odeyemi Mudashiru Olalekan He was the arrowhead of a few lawmakers who declared their readiness to live by example…
Nigeria’s Failed Drug War
The war against drug trafficking in Nigeria does not seem to be succeeding and latest developments at the National Drug…
I’m Ready For Kenyan League
Abdullah Tijani started his football career with FC Dona 12 years ago. Tijani has scored three goals so far for…
‘No Regret Losing Fashola Cup’
Chief Coach of Insurance Owode, Rasak Salami has commended his team’s performance despite 2-3 defeat against Oshorun United in the…
Heartland Expel Udoh
Heartland centre-back, Kingsley Udoh, has been axed from his side, Tokyu Ground Hotel camp, Elekohia in Port Harcourt. Udoh was…
Fed Cup: Fans, Journalists Slam Lagos FA
Fans and sports journalists, who were at the Agege Stadium, Lagos, yesterday to watch the ongoing Federations Cup matches were…
Golf: Woods Favoured As British Open Tees Off
The 141st British Open got underway at Royal Lytham and St Annes today with Tiger Woods intent on lifting a…
Rogge’s Reign As IOC Boss Ends
Jacques Rogge will not do anything different at the final Games in his function as International Olympic Committee president –…
‘Nigeria’ll Shine In Athletics’
National record holder in the 400m women hurdles, Ajoke Odumosu, has disclosed that there is prospect for Team Nigeria to…
The Longest Traffic Jam In History
China is a great automotive market and will remain so as long as more and more manufacturers are attracted by…
16 years after, Honda Unveils 4th Generation CR-V
It was a beehive of activities at the Ocean View Restaurant, Lagos, as The Honda Place (THP) recently took the…
Toyota’s Profit Quadruples
Toyota’s quarterly profit more than quadrupled to 121 billion yen ($1.5 billion), and the automaker gave upbeat forecasts as it…
Hyundai Elantra Emerges Car Of The Year
Hyundai Elantra has been ranked “Car of the Year 2011” by the Nigerian Auto Awards at the seventh edition of…
Ogun Pupils Write Entrance Exam
Primary school pupils in Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria will sit for the Common Entrance Examination across the 20 local government…
Teenage Salesboy Swindles Boss
A 19-year old salesboy, Nurain Musendiku has been charged to an Ikorodu Magistrate’s court for alleged theft of his employer’s…
Isekolowo Cup Hots Up In Ifako-Ijaiye
The maiden edition of Isekolowo Soccer Championship reached its second weekend last Sunday with different matches played at the playground…
Shell vows to contest Nigeria’s $5b fine
Shell will challenge a $5.0 billion (four billion euro) fine imposed by Nigeria over an offshore oil spill last year,…
ACN: PDP Nigeria’s biggest problem
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has accused the PDP of suffering from delusion of grandeur by saying it is…
Fed Cup: Rangers crash out
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Three penalties were awarded in the match that saw Nigeria Premier League leaders, Rangers Football Club of Enugu…
Senator on terror charge seeks travel papers
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Senator Mohammed Aliyu Ndume who is standing trial for allegedly providing finance and logistic supports to…
Nokia’s woes deepen
Nokia posted a deep second quarter net loss Thursday of 1.41 billion euros ($1.74 billion), four times more than during…
Honda recalls 320,000 cars
Japan’s Honda Motor said Thursday it is recalling more than 320,000 vehicles worldwide because of a door lock defect. The…
Abuja road named after Dame Jonathan
A road linking Defence Police Officers Wives Association (DEPOWA) office with the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Barracks, in Abuja, has been…
Ebook sales more than double in 2011
Sales of ebooks more than doubled in 2011 to bring in some $2.07 billion for the US publishing industry, a…