Year: 2012
Tribunal Dismisses Case Against Governor Amaechi
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The reconstituted Rivers State Election Petitions Tribunal in Port Harcourt today dismissed the election petition of Mr…
Prepare For More Violent Storms, Lagos Warns Residents
The Lagos State Government has called on Lagosians to prepare for more violent storms, wind and heavy rainfall this year.…
Ojukwu: Showers Of Tributes In Lagos, Igbo Traders Shut Shops
Update: Tinubu also pays tribute Eminent Nigerians this morning, gathered at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, where they…
Gunmen Kill 4 Cops In Kano
Unidentified gunmen this morning struck in the city of Kano, Northwest Nigeria. During the attack, four policemen were feared dead…
Jealous Woman Slashes Friend With Blade
A woman , Mercy Jessa, who took her friend to her lover’s house in Lagos has lost her man after…
Police job Most Hated On Earth —New DIG
The commissioner of Police for Benue State, Mr. John Haruna, has described police job as the most hated occupation on…
Lagos ACN Condemns NURTW Violence
The Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria has condemned the increasing violence being perpetrated by members of…
House Of Reps Seat: Tribunal Strikes Out Labour Party’s Petition
The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lagos Thursday struck out the petition filed by Labour Party candidate in…
Ikorodu Council Secretariat An Eyesore —Lagos Lawmakers
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly this morning described the Ikorodu Local Government Secretariat as an eyesore saying…
Subsidy Palliatives: Time To Sack PDP —Joe Igbokwe
On Tuesday, the PDP government led by President Jonathan proved to Nigerians that this government and the PDP is deficit…
Curbing The Menace Of Human Trafficking —Mamud Hassan
The global escalation of forced labour, human trafficking and violation of women and children`s rights is quite upsetting. United Nations…
CBN’s Hasty Cash-Less Policy
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, cashless policy which it began implementing in Lagos from the beginning of January this…
Mother, 5 Others Charged With Murder
The Police in Lafia have arraigned a mother, Anyah Akunshonye and five others at a Nasarawa High Court over the…
Don’t Give Police Money — Commissioner
The Police in Delta have urged members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) not to succumb to…
FG Approves 5 New Private Varsities
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved the establishment of five additional private universities to promote quality university education…
Man Jailed For Stealing Melon
A 23-year old man, Bala Usman, was on Wednesday sentenced to four months imprisonment by a Gwagwalada Upper Area Court…
Alleged N14m Fraud: Court Remands Accused In Prison
An Ikeja High Court on Wednesday ordered that a 52-year old, Olugbenga Peter, be remanded in Ikoyi Prisons, Lagos, pending…
EFCC Set To Prosecute Abiola’s Son
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said that it had powers to prosecute Deji Abiola, who was alleged to…
Court Remands Businessman In Prison
A federal high court sitting in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has ordered that a Lagos businessman, Adeloye Richard Olukanmi, alleged to…
Okocha Laments Absence Of Creative Midfielder In Eagles
Former skipper of the Super Eagles, Austin Okocha, has lamented that since he retired from international football the senior team…
Court Remands Businessman In Prison
A federal high court sitting in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has ordered that a Lagos businessman, Adeloye Richard Olukanmi, alleged to…
Company, Man Face Criminal Charges
A Lagos businessman, Otunba Kazeem Olanisilem Akanji and Kasan Travels and Tours Limited, will soon be arraigned before a Federal…
Applicants Slam N300m Suit On YABATECH
Three prospective candidates seeking admission into Yaba College of Technology, YABATECH, Nigeria have slammed N300million suit on the institution for…
Lagos Island Mayhem: Victims Count Losses, Cry For Help
As victims of the early Monday morning mayhem on Lagos Island continue to count their losses, owner of burnt New…
LAWMA Warns Lagosians Over Indiscriminate Dumping Of Refuse
Inhabitants of Lagos state have warned to desist from act of dumping their wastes and refuse indiscriminately into the drains…
VIP Pad Football Tourney Ends Sunday
The final of VIP Pad Football Educational Championship will hold on Sunday at the secretariat of Orile Agege Local Council…
Ahead DSTV Basketball League: Umar Charges Referees On Good Officiating
President of the Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF, Tijani Umar, has charged the technical officials that include referees, match commissioners, statisticians,…
Colocolo FC Are Desperate To Win Trophies This Year
Martins Adebayo is the chief coach of Colocolo Football Club. The team have not won any laurel in recent times.…
Ogun FA Cup: Handsworth Intensify Training
Defending champions, Handsworth Football Club, have intensified their training ahead of this year’s Ogun FA Cup. Handsworth FC defeated Indomine…
Hadijat Win Memorial Cup
Hadijat Football Club have emerged winners of the Late Hadijat Memorial Cup. The club defeated Colocolo Football Club 2-0 in…