Year: 2012
Court Ruling: NFF Begs For Dialogue
Things have fallen apart in the Glass House over last Friday’s court ruling, which declared the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF,…
Lagos Inaugurates Boards Of Associations
Thirty seven boards of sports associations in Lagos were inaugurated today at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Molade Okoya-Thomas…
Lagos Recruits Drainage Maintenance Officers
The Lagos State Government has appointed Drainage Maintenance Officers (DMO) in all local governments to ensure maintenance, clearing and dredging…
Workers Barricade PHCN HQ. In Abuja
Members of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), on Monday locked all the major gates leading to the PHCN…
Lagos Govt Issues Boycott Order Against Cart Pushers
Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has again warned Lagosians not to use cart pushers in the disposal of their…
108 Persons Die In Road Accidents
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) says 108 persons died in road accidents in Plateau last year, while 1,488 others…
Let’s Protest Against Boko Haram —Seriki Hausawa
Seriki Hausawa of Lagos State, Alhaji Aminu Idris Yaro has called on Nigerians to embark on public demonstrations against the…
Police Kill 4 Boko Haram Suspects
The Joint Task Force (JTF) on Operation Restore Order (ORO), says four suspected Boko Haram members believed to have been…
Lagos Rugby League Kicks Off In April
Friends of Rugby has concluded plans to organise Lagos Rugby Union League. The league is expected to kick off in…
Nigeria To Play More Int’l Tourneys In 2012
The secretary of the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation, NTTF, Segun Oguntade, has assured Nigerians that the body will increase its…
Players Jostle For Slots Ahead Of AJC In Abuja
Thirty four selected players from the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF)’s trials yesterday resumed camping for the 2012 Africa Junior Tennis…
War Is Imminent In Nigeria But God Forbid —Joe Igbokwe
I am writing this piece strictly as Joe Igbokwe and I am speaking strictly for myself only. I was born…
Jonathan’s New Year Burden Gift To Nigerians —Lajuwon Lasisi
Consider this, “my people perish because of lack of knowledge”, which simply means people never learn from history, however recent…
Nigeria’s Rulers Reap Rewards Of Corruption —Alex Perry
The killing of more than 178 people by Islamic militants in a series of attacks on state buildings in the…
Probe Death Of Journalist In Kano
The dead toll is still rising by the day in the wake of the senseless attacks unleashed on Kano, the…