Year: 2012
86 Squatters, Illegal Aliens Arrested
Officials of the Lagos State Task Force on Environment and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit last night stormed Ikoyi area of…
Church Worker Dupes Pastor Oyakhilome
A worker in a church, Dominion World International Church, Igando in Alimosho area of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, Jegede Emofe,…
Drug Trafficking: Nigerian To Die By Hanging
A high court in Malaysia has sentenced a Nigerian man, Sylvester Okole to death by hanging for drug trafficking. The…
Aviation Expert Berates Minister On Foreign Airlines Ultimatum
A Nigerian aviation expert and analyst, retired Group Captain, Mr. John Ojikutu, has slammed the Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Stella…
Fake Certificates: 1,840 Teachers Sacked
The Kaduna State government has sacked at least 1,840 teachers in secondary and primary schools for allegedly possessing forged certificates.…
Edo Assembly Recommends Sack Of AAU Bursar, Registrar
Edo State House of Assembly (EDHA) has adopted a resolution relieving the Bursar and the Registrar of the state-owned Ambrose…
Communal War Sacks 3,000 Fulani Herdsmen
At least 3,000 Fulani herdsmen have fled from Katsina Alla in Benue state to Utanga in Obanliku Local Government Area…
Biz Man, Six Students Arrested For Robbery
An Edo state-based businessman and six students of the Institute of Management and Technology, Usen Edo State have been arrested…
Showers Of Encomiums On Tinubu At 60
Encomiums have been showered on former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as he turns 60 years tomorrow…
Jonathan Advised To Dialogue With Boko Haram
Prophet Babawole Shitta of St. Theresa’s Church of Christ (Cherubim and Seraphim), Mushin, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has urged the Federal…
Mother, 2 Daughters Docked For Internet Fraud
A 41-year-old mother and her two daughters were on Tuesday arraigned before an Ogudu Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for…
Brace Up For Heavy Rains, Lagosians Alerted
The Lagos State Government has alerted residents to brace up for 236 days persistent rainfall this year. The government warned…
NDLEA Discovers Indian Hemp Warehouse In Ota
The National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has discovered an Indian hemp warehouse in Ota, Ogun. The NDLEA Director in…
Shun Bribery, Corruption, SFU Compol Warns
The new Commissioner of Police attached to Special Fraud Unit, SFU, Milverton, Ikoyi, Lagos, Compol Johnson Tunde Ogunsakin has warned…
4 Arrested For Robbery
The Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, of the Lagos Police Command have arrested four suspected robbers including Augustine Ngozi, 23, who…
I Steal To Buy Cocaine, Suspect Confesses
One of the suspected burglary thieves who was arrested recently has confessed that he got addicted to taking hard drugs…
20 Charged With Environmental Offences
Twenty tenants residing at 6, Asamadi Close, Ajangbadi, Ojo Local Government Area have been charged to court for environmental offences.…
Fire Guts Students’ Hostel
Barely few days after the Maths Department block of the Faculty of Science, University of Lagos was gutted by fire,…
Jibade Empowers Youths With Comedy
University of Lagos big boy, Ajibade Oyemade, has concluded plans to empower Nigerian youths by discovering their potential and talent…
FG Approves 86 New Vocational Schools
The Federal Government says it would provide vocational education through skill acquisition and developmental programmes as part of the transformation…
Lagos Assembly Beefs Up Security At Sports Centre
The Lagos State House of Assembly has directed the Ministry of Youth Sports and Social Development to beef up security…
‘Mass Literacy Must Be Encouraged’
Chairman of the Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Education, Science and Technology, Wahab Alawiye-King, has vowed to ensure…
Committee Chairman Laments Poor Record Keeping At LASURA
The Committee on Physical Planning and Urban Development of the Lagos State House of Assembly has decried what it described…
NITEL Workers Protest Non-Payment Of Salaries
Workers of the Nigerian Telecommunication Commission (NITEL) staged a rally on Tuesday in Abuja in protest against the management’s failure…
We Rob Car Owners In Traffic Gridlock —Suspect
A suspected robber, Ebere Njoku, 31, has reportedly confessed that he belongs to a gang of five robbers who robbed…
Tinubu, A Glowing Light For Nigeria —Lawmaker
Former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been described as a visionary leader who will continue to…
Fasehun Lauds Lagos Lawmakers
The President and founder of the Oodua Peoples’ Congress, Dr. Frederick Fasehun, has commended the Lagos State House of Assembly…
Muamba May Not Play Again
A leading heart specialist has cast doubts on whether Bolton midfielder Fabrice Muamba will ever play professional football again. Peter…
Battle Of San Siro: Milan Ready For Messi’s Magic
Coach Massimiliano Allegri wants AC Milan to show “courage” in their quarter-final against FC Barcelona, believing that the squad are…
Sports Festival: Lagos Brings Back Scrabble
There are strong indications that scrabble will feature in the National Sports Festival, which will be hosted by Lagos State…