Year: 2012
Spreading Falsehood Will Never Work For You In Lagos, ACN Tells PDP
The Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria has described as tendentious, false and reckless the statement from…
Ladipo Market Traders Against Armed Thugs
Traders at the Aguiyi-Ironsi International Trade Centre at Ladipo, Mushin, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria on Monday staged a peaceful protest…
Okada Ban: Relative Sanity On Lagos Roads
Before the enforcement of the new traffic law, driving on Lagos roads, Southwest Nigeria was an issue. It was an…
Fuel Subsidy Fraud: EFCC To Rearraign Ali’s Son, Others
An Ikeja High Court has fixed November 26 for the re-arraignment of Mamman Ali, son of former Peoples Democratic Party…
Subscribers Back Govt’s Plan To Stop Telecoms Sales Promo
The National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) on Monday lauded plans by the Federal Government to stop sales promotions on…
LASTMA Bans Junior Officers From Arresting Motorists
The Lagos State Government has banned junior officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA from arresting vehicles on…
Intervention Fund: Sterling Bank To Help MFBs Access N220b
Sterling Bank Plc has expressed its readiness to assist Microfinance Banks (MfBs) to access N220 billion Micro, Small and Medium…
Nestlé Donates To Flood Victims
Nestlé, a leading Nutrition, Health and Wellness Company, has donated relief materials to Nigerian Red Cross Society for distribution to…
NIPR Makes Case For Practitioners In Public Service
Public Relations practitioners in the nation’s public service may soon begin to enjoy a new lease of life if the…
StarTimes Unveils Xmas Package For Customers
One of the fastest growing pay-tv companies in Nigeria, NTA-StarTV Network popularly called StarTimes is offering its subscribers and prospective…
Why The Rich Look Down On The Poor
By Mary Beard Low life in ancient Rome could be very low indeed. There were gangs of ne’er-do-wells and down-and-outs…
The Legislature And National Transformation In Nigeria (2)
By Babafemi Ojudu The Macpherson Constitution of 1951 came amidst the protests and agitations of Nigerian nationalists who were strongly…
There Is Need To Check Cervical Cancer
Recently, the National Governing Body of Inner Wheel Club in Nigeria held a workshop to draw attention to cervical cancer,…
Ameobi: I’ve Not Forgotten My Roots
Shola Ameobi has made a bold declaration that he is excited to show he has never thought of turning his…
Glo Golf Tour: Okpor, Omare Pick Amateur Trophies
Captain (rtd) Charles Omare emerged winner of the amateur competition at the Asaba leg of the Glo Golf Tour, West…
Team Niger Hit Lagos 26 November
The Niger Director of Sports, Baba Sheshi, on Monday said that the state’s contingent to the 18th National Sports Festival…
Anambra Athletes To Get N200k For Gold
As part of strategies to ensure optimal performance at the 18th National Sports Festival (NSF), the Anambra government has announced…
Lawson Eyes Football Gold
Chief Coach of Team Lagos, Tunde Lawson believes that Team Osun and other states that qualified for the football event,…
‘Ondo State’s Badminton Team Ready’
The Ondo State badminton coach, Tunde Ajibogun, has said that his players were preparing to surpass their record at the…
Lagos Swimmers Promise Fashola Gold Medals
Captain of Team Lagos Swimming, Moses Aladin has disclosed that Lagos swimmers will compensate Governor of Lagos State Governor Raji…
Cricket T20 Match: Team Ogun Beat Nigeria’s U-17 Squad
Team Ogun defeated Nigeria’s U-17 squad in a T20 match organised by the Nigeria Cricket Federation, NCF in collaboration with…
‘Why Nigerian Players Are Poor, Backward’
“I fight more than my opponents in every game I play because I need the money and points more than…
Hardwork Gave Us Football Gold —Laspotech Coach
Chief Coach of Lagos State Polytechnic, Laspotech Football Team, Joseph Ogunbowale has revealed that hardwork and prayers helped the institution…
APCON To Sanction Advert Offenders
Practitioners in the nation’s marketing communication industry that fail to adhere to the rules guiding advertising practice in the country,…
Bi-Courtney ordered to fix Ibadan Expressway
The Federal Government has ordered Bi-Courtney Highway Services Ltd., the concessionaire handling the rehabilitation of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, to complete the…
Corruption: Pastors, Religious Leaders Should Go To Jail —Bakare
The convener of Save Nigeria Group, SNG, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has accused some pastors and religious leaders of aiding and…
Journalist sends phone credit, not money, to wife’s kidnappers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Abductors of Mrs. Mariam Onoyume,the wife of the Rivers State Correspondent of Vanguard Newspapers, Jimitota Onoyume,have asked…
Lagos 2013 Budget Not Achievable, Says State Assembly
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly have described as unrealistic a major part of the financial projections in…
Nigeria remains Africa’s fastest growing mobile market
Nigeria remains Africa’s biggest mobile market Nigeria, with 100 million subscriptions, according to a London based research group. London-based Informa…
ATP TOUR FINALS: Djokovic topples Federer
World number one tennis player, Novak Djokovic proved in London Monday night that he was really top of the tennis…