Year: 2012
Goldie Booted Out Of Big Brother
After a 70-day run, Nigeria’s rising singer and representative at the ongoing Big Brother StarGame reality TV show, Goldie Harvey,…
Dlamini-Zuma becomes AU Commission boss
South Africa’s Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma won a tight fought vote to become the new head of the African Union Commission, the…
Fashola Offers Reward For Missing Broadcaster
There is no information about ace presenter, Razaq Gawat, six days after he disappeared in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. Now Governor…
Worker Steals Dead Boss’ Property
A company worker, Amao Adekola has been arrested by the police and charged before Ejigbo Magistrate’s court Lagos for allegedly…
National Assembly Lifts Suspension On Number Plates
The Senate has lifted the suspension order on the production of the new vehicle number plates and driver’s license. The…
2 Car Snatchers Arrested With Guns
Two car snatchers who trailed the wife of a prominent traditional ruler to a house in Lagos at gun point…
Lagos Plants 3m Trees In 4 Years
Over three million trees have been planted by the Lagos State Government in the last four years, says Governor Babatunde…
Fashola Presents Title Documents To 1,000 House Owners
Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, at the weekend presented sub-lease title documents to 1,000 house owners in government housing estates…
Stakeholders Want PPP Involved In Primary Education
Stakeholders in Lagos State have canvassed the active involvement of Public-Private Partnership, PPP, in the development of primary education in…
Lagos To Turn Epe To Industrial Haven
By Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government says plans are underway to turn Epe into an industrial haven. Commissioner for…
ACN Supporters Defy Rain To Celebrate Victory
Residents and supporters of the ACN on Sunday in Benin defied the rain to celebrate the victory of the party…
Oshiomhole Dedicates Victory To Edo People
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo on Sunday described President Goodluck Jonahan as a statesman and a man of honour. Oshiomhole,…
Man Arrested After Explosion Near Church
A man has been arrested by security agents in connection with an explosion near a church at Obehira, Okene, Kogi.…
LG Boss Harps On Preventing Diseases
Chairman, Agbado/Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area, LCDA, of Lagos State, Dr. Augustine Adeoye Arogundade has declared that he is more…
82-Year Old Man Marries Woman, 70, At Mass Wedding
An 82-year old man, Malam Uba Abdurrahman, was among the 250 men who married in the second batch of the…
Northern Elite Responsible For Insecurity
By Ben Nanagha If there is anything Nigerians are best at, it is the ability to pretend. Nigerians have globally…
My Golden And Silver Jubilees: To God Be The Glory
Felix Femi Ajakaye The power of the people is greater than the people in power. (Quoted from Wael Ghonim’s book,…
2nd Term: The Task Before Oshiomhole
Against all odds, Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has been re-elected for a…
Olympics: Team Nigeria, Others Arrive
Team Nigeria join thousands of other athletes and sporting officials as they arrive in London today ahead of the Olympic…
Damilola Taylor In Bright Start
Damilola Taylor Football Academy began their campaign in this year’s MTN Lagos Street Soccer on a bright note, as they…
Federation Cup: Kwara United, Pillars Set Agege Stadium Aglow
Agege Stadium will come alive this afternoon as matches in the Round of 16 of the Federation Cup begin at…
Chinese Club Hail Yakubu
Guangzhou A&F Coach, Farias, has hailed Nigerian forward, Yakubu Aiyegbeni, after his goal-scoring debut sealed victory for his new Chinese…
Dumping Nigeria Pays Off For Makinde
As a standout sprinter and hurdler in his final year of high school, Segun Makinde was well known in track…
Ojo Will Add Value To Florida State Team —Hamilton
Coach of the Florida State Basketball team, Leonard Hamilton has described his new recruit, Nigerian Michael Ojo as a player…
Union Bank Dust ’Em At Lagos Table Tennis League
Union Bank Table Tennis Club have emerged overall winners of the maiden Oba Idowu Abiodun Oniru Lagos State Table Tennis…
Volleyball: Adefuye Tourney Gets New Date
Organisers of the Senator Anthony Adefuye Inter-School Competition have fixed a new date for the championship. The school tourney, which…
Villas-Boas At Home At Spurs
Andre Villas-Boas claims that he feels more sense of belonging at Tottenham than he did at Chelsea. The new Spurs…
Ask Double A
We shall devote this week to answering some money questions from the mail box. We are treating two of such…
I Can’t Marry An Actor
Film producer and actress, Omotanwa Balogun, popularly known as Tanny Bee, is gradually becoming a force to reckon with in…
Movie Stars Warm Up For Global News Awards
Key players in the Nigerian movie industry, Nollywood, are currently warming up for this year’s Global Leadership Awards for Excellence,…