Year: 2013
V-Channel Unveils Fresh Presenters
On 22 February, V-Channel, a new entertainment cable channel on Startimes Channel 221, unveiled its new crew of presenters at…
Lagos government begins pilot Saturday work
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Tuesday kept faith with the tradition of his administration by rendering an account…
Yemi Sax Opens Multi-Million Naira Studio
Driven by the passion for good, quality music production and performance, ace saxophonist, Adeyemi Adeosun, popularly known as Yemi Sax,…
Rapper SOP Xcel Drops ‘Nwannem’
Rising rap artiste, Emmanuel Ebokosia, better known as SOP, has drop a new single, Nwannem. The new song featuring Capital…
My 2100 Momentous Days In Office
By Babatunde Fashola On the 18th November 2012, when I presented our activity report from the last 100 days, I…
Ikeja Police College: Matters Arising
Recent revelations about the degradation and inexcusable neglect of the Nigerian Police College, Ikeja, Lagos, is, undeniably, a subset of…
Entertainment And God
A few months ago I wrote one of the most controversial articles “I have questions” and I got so many…
Loosen Up Your Knots
A few years ago, I decided I needed a more time-efficient exercise plan. So I started to work out at home…
Pope Benedict bids farewell eve of departure
VATICAN CITY(AFP) – Pope Benedict XVI toured St Peter’s Square in his popemobile one last time Wednesday at the start…
Boko Haram commander killed
Nigerian troops claimed they killed a suspected commander of the Boko Haram and three of his lieutenants during an operation…
Report: Olive oil, nuts dietary keys to cut heart risks
A Mediterranean diet rich in olive oil, nuts, fish, fruit, legumes and wine reduced the risk of heart attacks, strokes…
Ronaldo double sinks Barca
Cristiano Ronaldo continued his fine goal scoring record at the Nou Camp with a brace as Real Madrid beat Barcelona…
ThisDAY honours exceptional retired teachers
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Nigeria’s Thisday newspaper has recognised some prominent retired teachers and administrators for their past services to Nigeria.…
Jonathan Finally Signs Nigeria’s 2013 Budget
TOKUNBO OLAJIDE Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan, Tuesday, finally signed the 2013 Appropriation Bill into law, ending weeks of stand-off between…
ICPC bemoans corruption in Nigerian universities
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, on Tuesday in Abuja unveiled findings made in its pilot…
Another set of pension fund thieves charged
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN The Nigerian police have charged ten persons accused of stealing N1.6 billion(about $10million) pension fund, belonging to the…
Pirates free 6 foreigners kidnapped off Nigeria
Six foreigners kidnapped on February 17 by armed pirates from an oil service ship off Nigeria have been released unhurt…
Headlines, Metro, News, Photo News
The Joke is on Chief Tony Anenih: In Cartoon
A character cartoon by a Nigerian about Chief Tony Anenih, the chairman of the Nigeria Ports Authority and now Chairman…
Niger Delta ex-militants riot in Bayelsa
OKAFOR OFIEBOR/PORT HARCOURT Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital was thrown into pandemonium today as residents ran for cover when about…
Nigerian church set ablaze
Stephen Oni/Ilorin The Prayer, Faith and Miracle Ministry, a church located at Asa Dam area in Ilorin, capital of the…
Ex-Governor Audu’s son docked for fraud
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday arraigned the son of Abubakar Audu, former…
Senior Nigerian lawyer stripped of privileges
Chief Ajibola Aribisala, a senior advocate of Nigeria has been stripped of the title and the privileges attached to it.…
Kano buries cop killed by gunmen
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano The remains of the late Superintendent of Police, Dahiru Ibrahim Majia who was killed by gunmen Monday night…
Why We Have Substandard Films
Yoruba film director, producer and actor, Monsuru Obadina, popularly known as Fala, tells Moyosola Amoran about his career, the movie…
Erastus Akingbola Charged Again
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Tuesday re-arraigned the former Managing Director of Intercontinental Bank Plc, Erastus Akingbola, over…
Who Grasps The Nettle For Jonathan Now?
By Dimeji Daniel I remember that it was exactly 73 days after President Goodluck Jonathan took the reins of power…
Pope Benedict XVI’s Resignation: The Blessing Of Courage
By Olumuyiwa Jimoh “After having repeatedly examined my conscience before God, I have come to the certainty that my strengths,…
Give Equal Attention To All Sports
When the Super Eagles of Nigeria won the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa on 10 February, Nigerians both…
Soyinka Gets Awolowo Prize For Leadership
Nobel Leaureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, is the winner of the maiden edition of the Obafemi Awolowo Prize for Leadership which…
Emem Isong, Oge Okoye, Others At Premiere Of Mistresses
It was a gathering of the creme de la creme of the society on Sunday at Oriental Hotel, Lekki, Lagos…