Year: 2012
ICAN Loses Manager, 5 Members
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) has disclosed that five of its members, including a manager with the…
IG Bans Drinking Joints In Police Formations
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Dahiru Abubakar, has ordered the closure of shanties and drinking joints in all formations…
Manko Orders Arrest Of ASP
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Umar Manko, has ordered the arrest of an Assistant Superintendent of Police who is…
Fake Globacomn Engineer Remanded Over Fraud
A 32-year-old man, who had been parading himself as an engineer with Globacom Telecommunications Nigeria Limited to defraud unsuspecting members…
Robbery Suspect Breaks Down Inside Court
A robbery suspect, Sunday Nwanoruo, broke down and wept profusely on Tuesday when his case was adjourned by an Enugu…
UNILAG Name Change Ill-Timed –Sen. Ashafa
Senator Gbenga Ashafa has described the renaming of University of Lagos to Moshood Abiola University as ill-timed. He explained that…
Uncle Dele: Last In, Last Out —Funso Adegbola
Samuel Oladele Alaba Ige was Bola Ige’s ( my father’s), immediate younger brother. My father always regaled us with tales…
Is Darkness For Sale? —Isaac Asabor
The question, “Is Darkness For Sale?” which incidentally is the title of this piece, sums up the bewilderment of many…
Who Will Stop These Oil Thieves?
A few days ago, the Executive Secretary of Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed said Nigeria’s oil…
Aerobic Fitness
The 29th day of May, 2012 remains a memorable day in the lives of Nigerians. It feels good to know…
My Heart Bleeds
Today, I’m not about to give you the normal inspirational article. No, I’m here to vent my anger because there’s…
Djokovic, Federer In Semi Final Showdown
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will go head to head for the 26th time in the French Open semi-finals on…
Defeat Malawi, Get £10,000 Each —NFF
In a bid to motivate Nigeria’s Super Eagles for victory in their 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Malawi…
Mikel To Launch Foundation Friday
Chelsea of London’s midfielder, Nigerian John Mikel Obi is planning to give back to the society that made him by…
Zambia Plot Ghana’s Fall
The Chipolopolo Boys of Zambia are expected to have two training sessions today as Frenchman tactician Herve Renard begins to…
Edem Hopeful Of Good Outing
Nigerian and African number one female table tennis player, Offiong Edem, has assured that her inability to be playing for…
Bring Ocean Boys Now —Ezeji
Sharks’ striker, Victor Ezeji is demanding that the Nigeria Premier League (NPL) fix a date for his team’s outstanding game…
NPL Provides Eagles’ Backbone
Seven Nigeria Premier League (NPL) stars were in top form for the Super Eagles as Nigeria edged a determined Namibian…
Sport Managers Go To Classroom
Twenty sports managers from federal, state and other government parastatals were at the Lagos office of the Nigeria Olympic Committee,…
Man U Named Most World’s Popular Club
Globacom’s English Premier League partner and19 -time English Premier League winner, Manchester United FC, have been adjudged the world’s most…
Go Back To The Basics —Weightlifting Boss
Chairman of Lagos State Weightlifting Association, LSWA, Babatunde Adedimeji, says the only way Nigeria can make an impact at the…
Football, Headlines, Sports, World News
Boobs May Lead Fans Astray
Fans attending the UEFA Euro 2012 in Ukraine may be confronted by the continent’s briefest mini-skirts and lowest-cut tops, but…
Trial of Nigeria’s ex-police chief stalled
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The scheduled arraignment of former Inspector General of Police, Mr. Sunday Gabriel Ehindero before an Abuja…
Lancelot Imasuen Clears Air On Adesuwa
Ace Nollywood movie director, Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen has cleared the air on the purported copyright ownership of his award winning…
‘I’m More Than A Rap Star’
Rising rap star and song writer Mojisola Serah Sowole a.k.a. CocoIce is ready to storm the Nigerian music scene. Showbiz…
DKB, Zainab Sacked From Big Brother StarGame
For breaking the Big Brother Stargame rules of non-violence during the show, Ghanaian comedian and housemate DKB and Sierra Leonean…
ACC Marks Anti-Counterfeiting Day
Come 7 June, this year’s edition of the annual World Anti-counterfeiting Day will hold. And as the day approaches, Nigeria’s…
Timi Dakolo Drops Love Song Video
Barely three months after the release of his new single, Great Nation, Timi Dakolo, former Idol West Africa winner, has…
Darey Shoots Sisi Eko Remix Video
As children celebrated their day on Sunday 27 May, singer and producer Darey Art Alade and his friends moved to…
Nigerian forces kill 16 Boko Haram members
Nigerian soldiers have killed at least 16 militants, the army said Wednesday in Maiduguri, after gunfire and blasts rocked an…