Year: 2012
Brazil: BRICS to back consensus candidate for World Bank
The BRICS emerging economic giants will join together to back a single candidate to lead the World Bank, Brazil’s finance…
Sterling Bank plc in upswing as 18 stocks wobble
Sterling Bank Nigeria plc recorded a second day of stock price increase as the market got information on how the…
Battle For 2015 Gathers Steam
Just as the dust is settling on the April 2011 general elections, Nigerian politicians have kick-started the race for the…
Discord In Accord Party Over PDP Reconciliation
Reconciliation talks between the former governor of Oyo State, Senator Rasheed Ladoja and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, have split…
Civil Service Commission: How Officials Stole N110m Pension Funds
The Federal Civil Service Commission, FCSC, which is charged with the recruitment of staff for all federal ministries, departments and…
Emulate Tinubu’s Leadership Qualities — LG Supervisor Advises Politicians
The Supervisor for Chieftaincy and Boundary Adjustment, CBA, in Egbe/Idimu Local Council Development Area, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, Prince Idris…
How To End Okada Robbery —Suspects
The spate of motorcycle robbery in Lagos metropolis is becoming too alarming, as one of a four-man gang who often…
Brave Lady Arrests Gunman
A lady phone operator in Ikorodu area of Lagos State, (name withheld) last Monday displayed a rare bravery when she…
Doctors’ Strike: We’re Paying CONMESS —CMD
The Chief Medical Director, Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, Prof. David Oke says the state government has already started…
‘I Have No Hand In Bizman’s Kidnap’
The chairman of Palm Kernel Buyers Association in Ado- Odo Otta, Ogun State. Has reacted to the story on the…
6 Labourers Escape Death As Building Collapses
No fewer than six labourers working at a building site in Ilorin, Kwara State, were seriously injured on Thursday when…
‘My Husband Abandoned Me, Wants To Marry Banker’
A 28-year old housewife, Mrs. Ogechi Okeke, on Thursday pleaded with a Customary Court in Mushin, Lagos, to dissolve her…
‘We Must Fight Corruption’
Nigerians must be ready to do away with corruption in the nation’s body politic if the country is to move…
Global Warming: Ogun To Plant Trees
In its determination to stem global warming in Ogun State, the government is to embark on mass planting of trees…
Projects Equitably Distributed In Lagos —Govt
The Lagos State Government says projects, including roads, are equitably distributed across the state contrary to claims in some quarters…
Group Wants CEMA Bill Withdrawn From National Assembly
The National Council of Managing Directors of Licensed Customs Agents (NCMDLCA) has asked the Executive arm of the government to…
FG Plans Regional Transport System
The Federal Government has concluded plans to establish a regional maritime transport system to boost trade distribution of made in…
NPA Awards N3bn Road Project In Apapa
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has awarded a 1.6 kilometre road project contract worth N3 billion to PW Nigeria Limited,…
Shippers Council Wants To Be Port Regulator
Capt. Adamu Biu, Executive Secretary, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) has said that the council was the only agency with the…
FG Grants ISAN Shipping Company National Carrier Status
The Federal Government is set to grant the Indigenous Shipowners Association of Nigeria (ISAN) Shipping Company a national carrier status.…
Maritime Union Wants Crane Operators Trained
The President of Dockworkers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), Comrade Adewale Adeyanju has called on terminal operators to assist the union…
West Brom Set To Offload Osaze
Roy Hodgson is prepared to cash in on Osaze Odemwingie in the summer – to make way for Andy Johnson.…
Angola Fires Coach
Lito Vidigal ended his tenure as Angola coach after the nation’s poor performance in January’s African Nations Cup made his…
Obuh Reveals Plans To Curb Age Cheats
Coach of the Flying Eagles of Nigeria, John Obuh, has revealed measures he plans to adopt in curbing over-age players…
DSTV B/ball League: Warriors Confront Comets
Action continues tomorrow in the DSTV Basketball League as Dodan Warriors confront Comets club in a Week 8 fixture at…
New Management To Revive Olumo Rock
The newly inaugurated management of the Olumo Rock Tourist Complex in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital, southwest Nigeria, has started…
Drunk Goalkeeper Sacked
Sydney FC has sacked goalkeeper, Liam Reddy for his drunken escapades before the club’s recent A-League elimination final. The Sky…
LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC GAMES: Nigeria In Race Against Time
A slogan commonly bandied by Nigerians is “Fire Brigade”. It is not only limited to football but other sports in…
Challenges Before 3SC
The performance of Shooting Stars Football Club of Ibadan in the just concluded first stanza of the Nigeria Premier League…
Segas Suspends Preparation For Olympics
The economic crunch in Greece has hit hard on the country’s athletics. Greece’s athletics federation (Segas) has suspended domestic events…