Year: 2012
Lagos counsels on How to cope with Heat Wave
Following the current excessive hot weather being experienced in the country in the past two weeks, the Lagos State Government…
Moyes Glad, As Everton Defeat Swansea
Everton boss David Moyes feels his side finally got the result his players’ performance deserved after their 2-0 win at…
Fashola Condoles With Senator Afikuyomi Over Death Of Father
Lagos State Governor Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), at the weekend condoled with former Commissioner for Tourism and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Senator…
JTF Foils Boko Haram Attack, Kills 2
The city of Kano, northwest Nigeria would have boiled again today but for the intervention of security operatives who foiled…
Security Agencies Keep Tab On Alien Influx Into Lagos
Security agencies in Lagos State may soon clamp down on illegal aliens in the tate just as the State Police…
Keshi Okays Friendly With Egypt
Chief Coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi has described the proposal by the Egypt Football Federation to play an…
Nigeria Target Olympic Tickets At World T/Tennis Tourney
As LIEBHERR 2012 World Team Table Tennis Championship strokes off Sunday in Germany, Nigerian male and female players are targeting…
Arsenal strengthen grip on third place
Arsenal strengthened their grip on third place in the Barclays Premier League with a comfortable 3-0 win over Aston Villa…
Zimbabwe’s FM stranded in Mali
Zimbabwean Foreign Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi and two other government officials are stranded in Mali because of the coup in the…
Okonjo Iweala, 2 others confirmed for WB race
The World Bank announced Friday three candidates to succeed outgoing president Robert Zoellick, one nominated by the United States and…
LASAA Briefs Lagos Legislators On Preparation For Rainy Season
Ahead of this year’s rainy season which will commence soon, the Lagos State Signage & Advertisement Agency, LASAA has intensified…
African Union suspends Mali’s membership
African Union on Friday suspended Mali following a military coup and said it would send a joint team with the…
Jonathan Promises High-Level Advocacy To Improve Maternal and Child Health
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan pledged Thursday in New York that as co-chair of the new United Nations Commission on Vital…
Jonathan To Attend Global Nuclear Security Summit
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will leave Abuja Saturday evening for Seoul at the head of Nigeria’s delegation to the World…
Certificate Forgery: Court Rejects Keyamo’s Bid To Prosecute Customs Boss
Lagos lawyer, Mr. Festus Keyamo on Friday lost his bid to compel the Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecution, DPP,…
Bamanga Tukur Tears PDP Apart
The quest by former governor of defunct Gongola State, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, to become the National Chairman of the ruling…
Okada Robber Kills Police Sergeant At Car Mart
A robber Thursday evening shot dead a police sergeant in front of an auto mart around the Ikeja area of…
EFCC Grills Hembe, Others
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, will today grill the former chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on…
Fashola Vows To Enforce Tax Compliance
In a move aimed at creating a platform for interaction and getting useful feedback for planning with a view to…
Don’t Damage Investor Confidence”, Fashola Advises Public Officials
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Thursday urged public officials to refrain from statements that could damage investor confidence…
Woman Sends Husband To Prison
A housewife, Mrs. Roseline Ibrahim, betrayed her husband, Yahaya Ibrahim, and ran away after he stood surety for her at…
Saintfiet May Dump Nigeria For Ghana
There are strong indications that Nigeria’s preferred choice for the post of Technical Director, Belgian Tom Saintfiet, may dump the…
Glo Urges Flamingoes To Beat Shepolopolo
Major partner of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF and official sponsor of the national teams, Globacom, has urged the Women U-17…
Confederation Cup: Warri Wolves Target Victory Over Kallon
Goalkeeper Chigozie Agbim and Sunday Mba have declared that Warri Wolves are eyeing an outright win in Freetown when they…
CAF Champions League: Dolphins’ ll Crush Coton Sport —Eguma
Head Coach of Dolphins Football Club, Stanley Eguma, has vowed that his team will crush Coton Sport of Cameroon as…
Serena, Sharapova Advance At Ericsson
Serena Williams made a triumphant WTA return in her first tournament match since the Australian Open, defeating China’s Zhang Shuai…
PDP National Convention: Jonathan Battles For Soul Of PDP
It would be a fierce battle between President Goodluck Jonathan and the North East geopolitical zone over whose candidate will…
Nigerian Constitution And Politics Of Re-Election
The constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria supports a second tenure in office of any executive position such as…
Ladoja’s Cup Is Full –AP
The ding-dong affair between the former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Rasheed Ladoja, and his party, the Accord Party (AP)…
No Room For ‘Expired’ Politicians –Oshiomhole
No more would ‘expired’ politicians hold Edo State to ransom. This was the declaration of the state governor, Comrade Adams…