Year: 2012
Confusion Over Burial Of Apagun Olumide
Controversy and confusion have trailed the death of an Egba High Chief, Apagun Stephen Oluwole Olumide as some people believe…
Nigeria’s Inflation Dips
Nigeria’s inflation rate eased in February as the removal of fuel subsidies had a more muted impact on prices than…
Mushin Gangster Kills JSS1 Student
The Mushin gang battles which have claimed the lives of many innocent people since 2010 are far from over as…
Lagos Economic Summit Holds In April
Lagos State Government over the weekend unveiled plans for the 6th Lagos Economic Summit, also known as EHINGBETI 2012. This…
Nigerian Oil Expatriates Highest Paid In The World
A typical oil and gas executive in Nigeria earns nearly half a million dollars a year, chalking up the biggest…
Fashola Wades Into Illegal Demolition Of Building
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has ordered the Lagos State Taskforce on Environment and Offences (Enforcement) Unit to wade…
Boko Haram: Pains, Anguish For Civil Servants
In the last few months, civil servants at the Lagos State Government Secretariat have been going through a harrowing experience…
Police Kill 4 Kidnap Suspects In Delta
The police in Delta State have killed four suspected kidnappers in the state. Displaying the corpses of the men on…
Ex-Servicemen Appeal To Jonathan Over Pension
Ex-servicemen have once again appealed to President Goodluck Jonathan to pay them the 53 percent of their pension arrears which…
Nigerian Archbishop Lambasts Retiring Anglican Head
Primate, Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has described the resignation of Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury as not “good news”,…
NLC Reopens MTN Call Centre
The NLC on Sunday, announced the reopening of the MTN Call Centre, which was sealed on Wednesday, for alleged poor…
Apapa Amusement Park Shut, 44 Buildings Demolished
Officials of the Lagos State Taskforce on the Environment and Special Offences (Enforcement Unit) have shut the popular Apapa Amusement…
Eguma Carpets Referees
Coach of Dolphins Football Club of Port Harcourt, Stanley Eguma has said that referees are contributing greatly to the woes…
Council To Concentrate On Capital Projects
Chairman of Igando-Ikotun Local Council Development Area, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, Mrs. Morenike Adeshina Williams, has expressed her willingness to concentrate…
Team Nigeria’ll Flop In Olympics —Onyali
Nigeria’s bronze medalist in the 200m at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, USA, Mary Onyali-Omagbemi has predicted doom for…
World Stars Pray For Muamba
Football united in rallying around Fabrice Muamba, willing the stricken Bolton midfielder to win his greatest fight. From a titan…
Hingir, Tenger Relish Tornadoes’ Success
Niger Tornadoes’ coach Justin Tenger and striker, Son Hingir, are on cloud nine after defeating Enyimba. Tornadoes took the maximum…
Professional League: COD Force Bridge Boys To Draw
The much-anticipated Lagos derby between high flyers City of David, popularly known as C.O.D United, and the experienced campaigners, Bridge…
Cway Soccer Challenge Kicks Off Today
Students from 20 private-owned secondary schools in Lagos State will today put aside their studies to take part in the…
Toniok Wins 2nd Jerusalem Marathon
David Toniok of Kenya won the second Jerusalem marathon, completing the hilly course nearly seven minutes faster than last year’s…
Olympic Volleyball: Federation Confused Over Participation In Qualifiers
Nigeria Volleyball Federation, NVF, has been thrown into confusion on whether to participate or not in the Olympic beach volleyball…
Olympic Warm Up: Tunisia, Angola Play Great Britain
Great Britain’s men Olympic team will be taking on African champions, Tunisia, before they compete at the London Games as…
I Will Coach D’Tigers Someday
Edwin Jerry is the captain of Dodan Warriors club of Lagos, which currently top the DSTV premier league. In this…
Zenith Premier League: Deepwater Defeat First Bank
Defending champions of the Zenith Bank Premier League, First Deepwater of Lagos over the weekend continued their impressive defence of…
DSTV League: Hoopers, Warriors Clash In Lagos
The Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos will come alive on Wednesday as defending champions of the…
Basketball Training For Officials
Lagos State Basketball Association, LSBBA, has concluded a three-day workshop/seminar for its technical officials at the Mobolaji Johnson Sports Centre,…
‘How Mourinho Can Beat Barca’
Former Barcelona coach Louis Van Gaal feels that Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho will have to produce something truly ‘special’…
‘Munich Can Defeat Any Team In Europe’
Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm is in a bullish frame of mind after his side’s recent goal spree, declaring the…
Tackling The Gridlock On Apapa-Oshodi Expressway —Tayo Ogunbiyi
There is no disputing the fact that the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway is one road that is very strategic as a major…
Governance Is About Impacting The People: The Case Of Citizen Idehen —Mac Durugbo
Democracy, as the old saying goes, is government of the people, by the people and for the people. In other…