Year: 2012
INEC Chief Tasks New IGP
Professor Lai Olurode, the National Commissioner, Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC), on Monday advised the Acting Inspector-General of Police (IG),…
Police Arrest Suspected Rapist
The police in Lagos on Monday confirmed the arrest of a suspected rapist, who they said had evaded many earlier…
Match-Fixing: Sunshine Know Fate Soon
Barrister Adeleye Adepoju, a board member of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has said that the case of match fixing…
International Friendly With Liberia: Eagles Begin Training
The Super Eagles this morning in Abuja had their first training session under the watchful eyes of Coach Stephen Keshi…
Fake Embassy Agent Docked Over N2m Fraud
Victor Bolaji Suka, who has been parading himself as an agent of the Australian Embassy in Lagos State, southwest Nigeria,…
Stop Killing Innocent People, Cleric Appeals To Boko Haram
An Islamic Scholar and publisher of the book “The Will Of Allah, Sheikh Oseni Nasirudeen has appealed to the Boko…
We Won’t Disappoint Nigerians —Ubale
Chief Coach of Nigeria junior tennis, Mohammed Ubale, has assured Nigerians that his team would secure tickets for the country…
Dearth Of Tourneys: Akinloye Absolves NTF Of Blame
National tennis coach, Rotimi Akinloye, has absolved the Nigeria Tennis Federation, NTF, of any blame over the dearth of competitions…
Lagos Principal’s Cup: State Finals Kick Off
Attention will now be shifted to four centres across Lagos as the 24 teams begin hostilities in the state finals…
Oshodi, Oladunjoye Charge Athletes Of Adopt-A-Talent Sports Programme
Waheed Enitan Oshodi, Lagos State Sports Commissioner and Prince ‘Wale Oladunjoye, the Senior Special Assistant on Grassroots Sports Development to…
NCC To Bar Unregistered SIM Cards
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, says it will bar unregistered subscribers from the country’s mobile networks by the end of…
Oracle Experience Bags IDMN Award
Seven-Year-old brand activation and experiential marketing outfit, Oracle Experience, has emerged the winner of the Institute of Direct Marketing of…
Dangote Pasta Unveils New TV Ads
In its determination towards winning more patrons for its pasta products, the management of Dangote Foods has unveiled a new…
Scientists Want Sugar Labelled As Toxic
Sugar is so harmful to public health it should be controlled like alcohol and cigarettes, US scientists claimed. Researchers from…
RATS ATTACK IN ALAUSA: An Open Memo to Ogunlewe
By Mustapha Ganiyu The recent circular from the Office of the Head of the Lagos State Public Service which, amongst…
Niger Delta militants threaten more oil attacks
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta(MEND) has threatened to carry out more attacks on…
Knee injury knocks out Frimpong, Arsenal midfielder
Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong said Monday he could be out of action for up to nine months after a knee…
CODER alleges poll fraud in Adamawa
One of the groups accredited to monitor the weekend poll in Adamawa State, the Coalition of Democrats for Electoral Reform…
Police station stormed in Kano, bomb blasts in Maiduguri
Gunmen and bombers, suspected to be militants of the Boko Haram sect have burnt down Sharada police station in Nigeria’s…
Soyinka On Boko Haram’s Hit List
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has disclosed that he is one of the prominent Nigerians on the list of Boko…
62-Year Old Woman Beaten To Death
A 62-year old woman has been allegedly beaten to death by a man, his wife and children. Those arrested in…
Gunmen Kill SSS Operative
Gunmen late Sunday shot dead state security service officer in front of his house in the northeastern city of Damaturu,…
Rats Invade Alausa Secretariat
Rats have invaded the Lagos State Government Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, Southwest Nigeria, forcing the government to ban workers from eating…
Idika Kalu, Balarabe, Clark Call For N/Conference
Prominent Nigerians including Chief Kalu Idika Kalu, Edwin Clark, Kaduna State second republic governor, Alhaji Balarabe Musa, today called for…
Potatoes Reduce Blood Pressure
A new health report has revealed that eating potatoes helps to reduce blood pressure especially for people suffering high blood…
Dead Conductor: LASTMA Official Hospitalised, To Be Arraigned
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA official, Mr. Lalemi Akinsoji who allegedly pushed a bus conductor to death last…
Charles Dickens’ 200th Birthday Celebrated
Past the glass case containing sketches for his novel “Oliver Twist,” beyond the handwritten letter to his publisher about Little…
We Are No Beggars —Ademola’s Family
The family of the late Ademola Abe who was killed during the recent fuel subsidy protest by the DPO attached…
Eid-El Malud:: Oritsejafor, Lawmakers Preach Peaceful Coexistence
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark the Eid-El-Malud holiday, the National President, Christian Association of Nigeria,…
Amnesty In Jeopardy
At the weekend, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, announced through the internet that its fighters…