Year: 2012
Independence Day Blast: Okah Loses Bid To Delay Trial
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday refused an application brought by Mr. Charles Okah who is standing…
Fuel Subsidy Removal: NBA Tasks Fashola To Roll Out Palliative Measures
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Ikeja branch has asked the Lagos State Government to roll out palliative measures for residents…
Attempt To Bomb Army Barracks Foiled
Commander of 2 Brigade Nigerian Army, Brig-General Tukur Y. Buratai has disclosed the arrest of suspects with links with the…
Soldiers In Lagos: Who Is Lying?
. Lawyers Seek The Withdrawal of the soldiers The intrigues surrounding the deployment of soldiers to Lagos state, South-west Nigeria,…
Nollywood Star Dies
Veteran Nollywood actor, David Ihezie, is dead. The Enugu-based actor died yesterday night after a battle with illness. He was…
Lawmakers Walk Out On Governor
Members of the Benue State House of Assembly have staged a walk out on the governor of the state, Gabriel…
Sylva Dismisses Late Night Order On Dickson’s Candidacy
As the race to the Government House in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, takes twists and turns, Governor Timpre Sylva, has dismissed…
Randy Landlord Stabs Brother’s Wife Over Sex
Barely two weeks after a Lagos landlord, Rasaq Adisa Atanda, was arraigned before Ejigbo magistrate’s court, Lagos for battering his…
Jonathan Silent On Ringim
Nearly 48 hours after the elapse of the marching order from the Federal Government to Hafiz Ringim, the Inspector General…
Imoke Sure Of Ticket —Supporters
Loyalists of Senator Liyel Imoke, governor of Cross River State, are upbeat that he will win the People’ Democratic Party,…
Wife Of PDP Stalwart Missing
Alhaja Fatimoh Abimbola Odofin, wife of a former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chairmanship candidate in Eti Osa Local Government, Lagos…
SuperSport Job: NFF To Cut Keshi’s Salary
For the three weeks the Chief Coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi and his assistant, Daniel Amokachi, will be…
Parents Protest Hike In School Fees
Parents and guardians of pupils of a Catholic school, St. Peters Primary and Secondary School Ejigbo, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria…
KAI Officials Remanded For Murder
Two officials of Kick Against Indiscipline, KAI, the law enforcement arm of the Ministry of the Environment, Lagos State, southwest…
Consumers Want FG To Regulate Food Prices
Some consumers across states have urged the Federal Government to establish a price regulatory agency to regulate the prices of…
Eagles Missing In Action As Nations Cup Kicks Off
For the first time since 1986, the Africa Cup of Nations will begin without soccer loving Nigerians watching Super Eagles,…
Nigeria: E-Payment Hiccups Delay Salaries of Federal workers
Three banks officials have said in Lagos that the delay in the e-payment of Federal Government workers’ salaries was due…
Lagos 2011 Budget Records 77% Performance
The 2011 Budget of Lagos State recorded a cumulative year performance of 77 percent with a fourth quarter performance of…
JAMB Rules Out Extension Of Sale Of UTME Forms
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Thursday ruled out the extension of the sale of forms for this…
Get Out Of Lagos, LG Boss Tells Soldiers
President Goodluck Jonathan has been advised to heed the call by the Lagos State governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola and other…
Issue Of Subsidy Is Secondary
Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, House of Representatives member, Hakeem Abiodun Munir, representing Oshodi/Isolo Constituency II, speaks with Political Platform…
Oshodi LG Chairman Charges Exco
The chairman of Oshodi-Isolo Local Government, Muse Ariyoh, has charged the new political appointees in the council, not to disappoint…
Isolo LCDA New Exco Sworn In
In its bid to fast-track the disbursement of dividends of democracy, the chairman of Isolo Local Council Development Area has…
Nigeria’s Fuel Price Swings, Protests Hurt Jonathan’s Image
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan’s bungled effort to raise the country’s fuel prices to the market rate has hurt his international…
FG Urged To Review Shippers’ Council Act
The Federal Government has been advised to review Shipper’s Council Act to make it perform better this year. In a…
Maritime Industry Loses Over N36b To Labour Strike
The Nigerian maritime industry may have lost up to N36 billion as a result of the nationwide strike called by…
Tension In NIMASA Over Board Secretary’s Appointment
Tension is mounting in the Nigerian Maritime safety Agency, NIMASA, over the continued engagement of the legal adviser and secretary…
Maritime Academy To Acquire Training Vessel
The acting Rector of the Maritime Academy of Nigeria, MAN, Oron, Mr. Joshua Okpo, recently highlighted the need for the…
Small Beginnings
Mere mention of the word ‘beginning’ evokes fear in most people. It’s a lot easier to continue on an old…
More Bouts For Boxing Fans This Year
An executive member of Nigeria Boxing Board of Control, NBB of C, Victor John, has urged boxing fans in the…