Year: 2012
FG Owes Lagos Pensioners N11.2b
The Lagos State Government says the Federal Government is yet to reimburse the N11.2 billion pension it owes pensioners in…
Hundreds Escape Death From UNIBEN Hostel Fire
Another school disaster was Thursday averted as hundreds of female students of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) narrowly escaped death…
4 Okada Robbery Suspects Arrested, 2 AK47 Rifles, 20 Bullets Recovered
Four suspected robbers operating on motorcycle, have been arrested by the police at 14, Oshilemo Street, Afromedia, Okokomaiko, Lagos/Badagry expressway,…
Anger As Factory Machine Crushes Worker
Tension enveloped the premises of a furniture company, Alibert Products Nigeria Limited, Egbe, Lagos on Wednesday as hundreds of their…
Lagos Calls Striking Doctors Blackmailers
The Lagos State Government has lashed out at striking doctors, describing them as a bunch of blackmailers trying to protect…
U.I. Students Protest, As Truck Knocks Down 3 Colleagues
Students of the Distance Learning of the University of Ibadan (UI) today peacefully protested on campus against several issues that…
‘Area Boys’ Stab Colleague To Death
Business activities were brought to temporary halt at Tinubu area of Lagos Island, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria when some miscreants stabbed…
Ikuforiji Decries Worsening Poverty
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, last night in Ghana disclosed that he is always sad…
Jonathan’s Wife Paralyses Lagos Traffic
Traffic on Lagos Island, particularly on Adetokunbo Ademola Street, was paralysed for several hours today as security agents cordoned off…
More Die in Boko Haram assault on Border Post
The death toll from an attack by suspected members of Islamist group Boko Haram on a town along Nigeria’s border…
Physically Challenged Demand Special Ministry In Ogun
The Joint National Association of People Living with Disabilities in Ogun State has called for the establishment of a special…
Police Arrest 45 Armed Robbery Suspects In Lagos
The Lagos State Police Command on Wednesday said that 45 suspected armed robbers, including a 62-year- old ex-military man, were…
Bomb Scare In Kaduna
Business activities were temporarily brought to a halt at Jama’a Road in Kaduna on Wednesday, when residents mistook a polythene…
Hot Weather Forces Sokoto Residents To Sleep Outisde
Many residents of Sokoto metropolis have resorted to sleeping outside due to the intensive heat being experienced in the area.…
Change Agent Seeks Stiffer Punishment For Exam Cheats
Exam Ethics Marshals International, a change agent for informational education, on Wednesday in Abuja, called for stiffer punishment for people who cheat…
FAAN’s Threat To PPP Schemes —Gboyega Adeoye
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), a serial repudiator of agreements with its contractors and concessionaires, has again come…
The Increasing Oil Theft In Nigeria —Gbenga Kayode
That crude oil wealth is the mainstay of Nigeria’s economy is not in doubt. The petroleum sector is said to…
Dark Age In Aviation Industry
Like in Thomas Hobbes’ state of nature, where there are no rights for the weak, only freedom for the strong,…
Barca, Real Swim In €3.5bn Debt
Reigning Spanish La Liga and UEFA Champions League champions, Barcelona, nine-time UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid and a host…
Pharaohs, Eagles In Battle Of Dubai
The stage is set for tonight’s International Friendly match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Pharaohs of Egypt,…
Pele: Neymar Better Than Messi
Pele says Lionel Messi isn’t the best player in the world today – much less of all time. Pele said…
DPO Shuns Tribunal Again
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chairmanship candidate in Badagry Local Government Area of Lagos State, Mr. Mustapha Adisa Dada was…
Abidal Recovering Well, Says Wife
Barcelona’s French defender Eric Abidal recovering well after he underwent a liver transplant operation on Tuesday his wife, Hayet has…
Yakubu, Rovers’ Saviour
It has now become just about impossible to make sense of anything and everything that happens to Blackburn Rovers, but…
Olympic Weightlifting: Team Nigeria Will Shine In London —Ejiogu
President of the Nigeria Weigthlifting Federation, NWF, Chimdi Ejiogu, has said Nigerian weightlifters will do the country proud at the…
Basketball: Confusion Rocks DSTV League
The DSTV-sponsored Nigerian Premier Basketball League for the 2011/2012 season has been thrown into confusion over the decision of the…
Eko Taekwondo Championship For Tera Culture
Come Saturday, Tera Culture on Tiamiyu Salvage, Victoria Island, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria will come alive as it will play host…
Sex crazy woman makes German call police
A desperate man in Munich, Germany, fled onto a balcony and called police for protection after his insatiable companion for…
Oloto Cup Final: B-Unit Coach Rues Defeat
B-Unit Chief Coach, Adeboye Elijah, has attributed his team’s loss to Jokers Stars F.C in the final of U-19 Buari…
I Want To Win Laurels For Jokers Stars
Muyiwa Alade of Jokers Stars was a delight to watch in the final of the U-19 Buari Oloto Cup played…