Year: 2012
Activists Want Beggars Off Lagos Roads
Some Nigerians have expressed concern over the increasing number of beggars in Lagos and would want the state government to…
Okada Riders Lament Ban On Ikeja Route
Some motorcycle riders, popularly called “Okada”, said the ban on their operations in some parts of Ikeja by the Lagos…
Lagos, Police Brainstorm On Community Policing
The Lagos State government and the Nigeria Police Force recently brainstormed on how to police rural communities, with a view…
Lottery Board Declares War On Illegal Online Operators
The Lagos Lottery Board has declared war on illegal online lottery operators who have not obtained the required license from…
Lagos Sets Design Specification For Road Works
The Lagos State government has set a minimum design specification for all road works to be carried out in the…
Being Unmarried Is The ‘Ultimate’ Crime —Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema
Jane (not her real name) is a beauty; a sight for sore eyes. In her thirties, Jane who comes from…
A Nation And Its Culture Of Madness —Tayo Ogunbiyi
These are unusual times in motherland, Nigeria. Things are just no longer at ease no matter how much we pretend…
Patience And The Shut Down Of Lagos
On Thursday, 12 April, Patience, wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, came to Lagos and hell was let loose for five…
English FA Calls For Goal-Line Technology
The English Football Association, FA has stressed its desire to introduce goal-line technology as quickly as possible. Chelsea’s ‘ghost goal’…
Beach Volleyball: Angola Deny Nigeria Olympic Slot
Angola’s Beach Volleyball team have denied Team Nigeria a slot at the 2012 Olympics in London after the Men’s team…
First Inter-Club Shooting Tourney Begins Today
The Rowe Park Shooting Range, Yaba, Lagos came alive today as the 1st Lagos State Inter-Club Shooting Championship began and…
Ljubicic Retires From Tennis
Croatia’s Ivan Ljubicic said his goodbyes to tennis on Monday, after suffering a 6-0, 6-3 opening defeat to compatriot Ivan…
Wenger Wants 3-Match Ban For Divers
Arsenal Manager, Arsene Wenger has called on the football authorities to dish out automatic three-match ban for divers following the…
Scrabble: Ibadan Agog For Tourney
All roads lead to Ibadan on Friday as the Scrabble Federation of Nigeria holds this year’s Ibadan Open Scrabble Championship.…
Posters Deface Lagos –Stakeholders
Some Lagos residents have called for regulation of posters and handbills pasting on highways and streets, saying it was affecting…
Lagos Fives Set For Inter-Clubs Tourney
Lagos State Fives Association will hold a Grassroots Inter-Clubs Championship between 19 and 20 April at the National Stadium, Surulere,…
Badminton: ‘Federation Keeps Players In The Dark’
The decision of the Badminton Federation of Nigeria, BFN, not to carry along its members and players in some of…
Warriors, Pillars Still Unbeaten
Dodan Warriors of Lagos and Kano Pillars of Kano at the weekend maintained their unbeaten records at the ongoing 4th…
Udoka Eyes Coaching Job
Nigeria’s best player to the last Africa Cup of Nations; 2011 Afrobasket in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Ime Udoka, hopes to go…
There Is No Professional League In Nigeria
Perrier Plantain is a Cameroonian and FIBA-graded referee officiating in the DSTV-sponsored Nigerian Premier League. In this interview, he talks…
Wade Denounces Money Motivation
Miami Heat guard, Dwyane Wade says money is not his motivation for the 2012 London Games this summer. In a…
Tributes To Fallen Morosini
Thousands of people gathered outside Livorno’s Armando Picchi stadium to pay tributes to Piermario Morosini, the Livorno midfielder who died…
World Bank Post Not Decided On Merit —Okonjo-Iweala
The Nigerian candidate to head the World Bank said on Monday that the appointment was not being decided on merit…
‘I Faced Rejection, Hatred In Nollywood’
Celebrated Nollywood actress, Halima Abubakar, has said that her road to success in the motion picture industry was not paved…
Celine Dimas’ Wonder Ready
Still basking in the euphoria of the popular acceptance recorded by her female version of D’banj’s Oliver Twist, crossover actress,…
Stephanie Okereke’s Wedding Venue Announced
After several months of keeping details of her scheduled 21 April, 2012 nuptials under wraps, beautiful actress cum model, Stephanie…
AK Media Boss Celebrates Son @ 10
Benson Akindeju, the Chief Executive Officer of AK Media Concept, producer of television drama series, Family Ties, Face-2-Face and Nowhere…
Fathia Balogun Becomes Ambassador
Good things are coming the way of many Nollywood acts, especially the female ones. The latest is that of sultry…
Jonathan: I am eligible for 2nd term presidency
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Following attempts by a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to scuttle President Goodluck Jonathan’s…