Year: 2012
Woman Pours Hot Water On Step-Son
By Kazeem Ugbodaga & Dedeigbo Ayodeji Eighteen year-old Olatunde Obasa is currently fighting for his life in a hospital as…
Lagos Assembly Stops Allocation To LGs
By Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly has stopped the state’s Commissioner for Finance, Adetokunbo Abiru, from paying…
Oyo state unveils new logo
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Oyo State Governor,Senator Abiola Ajimobi has unveiled a new official logo through which the state would henceforth be…
Nigerian Writer Wins Caine Prize
Nigeria’s Rotimi Babatunde wins Caine writing prize Nigerian writer Rotimi Babatunde has won this year’s prestigious Caine Prize for African…
2-Storey Building Collapses In Lagos
By Kazeem Ugbodaga A two-storey building has partially collapsed after rain pounded it yesterday at 49 Freeman Street, Oyingbo area…
Taskforce Arrest Bullion Van
By Kazeem Ugbodaga Officials of the Lagos Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit have arrested a bullion van…
5 In Court For Stealing N16m Fish
Five clearing and forwarding agents were on Monday arraigned before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, charged with…
26 Police Recruits Charged With Forgery
Twenty six police recruits undergoing training at the Police College, Kaduna, have been arraigned at a Chief Magistrates’ Court, charged…
Council Boss Warns On Bomb Attack
To forestall a possible bomb attack in the state, the Chairman of Ojodu Local Council Development Area, Lagos, southwest Nigeria,…
‘FG Confused About Boko Haram’
A former chairmanship aspirant in Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area on the platform of the Action Congress of…
UNILAG Or MAULAG: Lest We Forget
By Olamide Olabisi In the thick of the UNILAG VS MAULAG upheaval, I tried to maintain a creative sanity amongst…
ACN/CPC Alliance: A Must Now
By Joe Igbokwe. Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Congress for Progressive Change, CPC and other opposition political parties in Nigeria…
Harvest Of Disasters
By Akunna Ejim News of bombing of churches in Nigeria have become so commonplace that such an event elicits a…
Jonathan And The Fight Against Corruption
Perhaps miffed by frequent criticisms that he has not been doing enough in the fight against corruption in the country,…
Mancini Dusts Fergie On Pay Scale
Roberto Mancini has agreed terms on a new £20million contract to overtake Sir Alex Ferguson as one of the best-paid…
Africa Chess Tourney Enters Day 2
By Bimbo Ajayi The 35th Nigerian Breweries International Chess Open Championship enters the second day today at the Indoor Sports…
Yobo’s Boss At Fenerbahce Jailed
Nigerian, Joseph Yobo’s Turkish team, Fenerbahce, who were allowed back into European competition last week by UEFA, may find themselves…
Terrorism: Senator Ndume’s trial begins
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Trial of Senator Aliyu Mohammed Ndume on the charge of terrorism financing finally took off on…
Humility, Hardwork Secret Of Spain —Fabregas
Cesc Fabregas has revealed the recipe that turned Spain into the greatest team in history. Take a dollop of hunger,…
Olympics: Places In Team Nigeria Not Final —AFN
By Adebobola Alawode Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, has told the 31 athletes selected to represent Nigeria in the track…
After Nadal’s Loss Anything Possible At Wimbledon Open
No matter what happens in week 2, this Wimbledon will be remembered. Most of all, for 11-time major champion Rafael…
My Dad Forced Me To Play Tennis
Teenage tennis player, Sarah Adegoke told DAMILARE OKUNOLA how her dad forced her to play tennis How has it been…
Woods Closes In On Top 3
Tiger Woods remains fourth on the world rankings released yesterday after his third win of the season at the AT&T…
Rain Stops Adefuye Volleyball Tourney
Organisers of the Senator Anthony Adefuye Secondary Schools Volleyball Championship were forced to suspend the competition due to incessant rainfall…
Sports Festival: Eko 2012’ll Reshape Nigeria’s Sports -Fashola
Aside from the glamour that will characterised the 18th National Sports Festival tagged Eko 2012, Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola…
Nigerian senate sacks agency’s head
Desmond Utomwen/Abuja Following the recommendation of the final report of the committee on Federal Character and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senate has…
Iniesta Named Euro 2012 Best Player
Andres Iniesta has been named as the best player of Euro 2012 after his side won last night’s final over…
D’Tigers Lose To Venezuela
By Bamidele Olowosagba Nigeria’s D’Tigers, started their quest to berth an Olympic basketball ticket on a losing note early this…
Britain Expect £13b Economy Boost
The London Olympics will boost Britain’s economy by more than £13 billion over the next four years, David Cameron will…
2012 Olympic Games: Ajose Slams NSC
Nigerian professional boxer, Olusegun Ajose has predicted doom for Nigerian pugilists at the 2012 London Games scheduled to hold later…