 Nigeria 4-1 Belgium
Nigeria's Olympic football team beat Belgium in the semi-final in Shanghai. Their dream of emulating the team of 1996 lives on. |
Obama: SEC writes Okereke-Onyiuke
There were indications on Tuesday that the Securities and Exchange Commission might have demanded explanation from the Director-General, Nigerian Stock Exchange, Dr. Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke, on her role in the ‘Africa for Obama fundraiser.’ |
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 Obama disowns Okereke-Onyiuke, others
The campaign organisation of the Democratic Party‘s candidate for the November 2008 United States presidential election, Senator Barack Obama, has dissociated itself from the activities of a Nigeria-based group, Africa for Obama. |
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ThisDay petitions IG over journalist’s murder
ThisDay management has urged the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mike Okiro, to investigate the murder of its former member of the Editorial Board, Mr. Abayomi Ogundeji, who was shot dead in his car on Sunday evening. |
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Bode George: Lagos hails judge’s stand on tax clearance
The Lagos State Government has hailed Justice Joseph Oyewole’s inclusion of the provision of tax clearance by the sureties in the bail condition for the former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Olabode George. |
 Nigeria's four-star show
A fantastic team performance, capped by a brace from Chinedu Ogbuke Obasi, ensured Nigeria beat Belgium 4-1 to become the first team to reach the final of this year's Men's Olympic Football Tournament. |
Yar'Adua's mum robbed
Burglars from hell took caution to the wind before dawn on Monday as they broke into the family house of President Yar'Adua in Katsina and robbed his ageing mother, Hajiya Dada Yar'Adua in her bedroom. |
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‘British officials stripped me’
British immigration officials are alleged to have subjected some Nigerian women to dehumanising treatment, stripping them in the guise of security screening. |
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Controversy trails Ogundeji’s murder
Barely 24 hours after the gruesome murder of a frontline journalist, Mr. Abayomi Ogundeji, in Lagos, the circumstances that led to his death are still conflicting. |
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EFCC probes Osun tribunal members
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has commenced investigation into the allegation of bribery against the five-member panel of the Osun Election Petitions Tribunal. |
 Legislators get jumbo salaries
Barely two weeks after the nation’s teachers called off their one-month strike called to press for better pay for members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, the country’s lawmakers have been splashed with yet another salary increase. |
Police shoot bizman over alleged bribe
A Lagos businessman has called on the police authorities to check the excesses of men of The Nigeria Police attached to the Area E-command of the force in FESTAC town, Lagos, following alleged attempt on his life by police officers attached to the command. |
Stop chasing shadows, Osun govt tells AC
The Action Congress (AC) in Osun State has been advised to stop dissipating its energy on chasing the shadows and distributing inciting leaflets in its bid to get to power at all costs. |
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Gunmen Kill Pedro’s Former Aide, Abayomi Ogundeji
Unidentified gunmen yesterday killed Abayomi Ogundeji, former media aide of Chief Olufemi Pedro, former deputy governor of Lagos State and governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the state. |
More Charges Await Ex-Gov Boni Haruna
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is perfecting fresh charges for the embattled former Governor of Adamawa State, Mr. Boni Haruna. |
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UNILORIN Post-UME: Lagos Candidates Frustrated
University of Ilorin candidates for the post-University Matriculation Examination (UME) were, this morning, frustrated again when they were told that the examination has been postponed. |
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Robbers Raid Court
In what seems to have become an annual ritual, men of the underworld have again, raided the Calabar High Court to cart away valuable items. |
