Year: 2010
Oil Price Hits $88
Oil prices jumped above $88 a barrel in Asia on Thursday, boosted by news that U.S. crude and gasoline stockpiles…
Nigerian Woman Jailed In Dubai
A Nigerian on vacation in Dubai will spend seven years in jail after a court convicted her on Wednesday of…
FEC Approves Six New Federal Universities
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved six new federal universities to address admission problems faced by qualified candidates…
Bakare Bemoans Fate Of Nigerian Media
Convener of the Save Nigeria Group, Pastor Tunde Bakare has bemoaned the fate of the Nigerian media. He spoke at…
EFCC Storms Children’s Home
Six officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday raided the premises of the Child Rights and…
Football, Headlines, Sports, World News
Falcons Disgrace Cameroon, Beat Them 5-1
The Super Falcons of Nigeria this morning landed in the final of the Africa Women Championship, AWC drubbing the Lionesses…
Vigilance Group Leader, Bizman Shot Dead
Angry youths in Zaki Biam in Ukum LGA, Benue State, have protested the death of Mr. Oradueen Joka, Chairman of…
Doctors In Enugu Not On Total Strike
The Chairman of Resident Doctors at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Dr. Okechukwu Ogbodo,…
Prices Of Rams, Foodstuffs Rise, As Eid-el-Kabir Approaches
Barely a week to the Eid-il-Kabir festivity, prices of rams, foodstuffs and clothing have risen in major markets in Ibadan,…
Fuel Scarcity Hits Plateau
Fuel scarcity has hit Plateau State following a three-day strike embarked by Petroleum Tankers Drivers Union (PTDU) and filling station…
ATM Rescues Customers, As Banks Close Shop
Bank customers in Nasarawa State have resorted to the use of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) for funds on Wednesday as…
Enugu Transport Workers Shun Strike
Enugu State branch of the Nigeria Road Transport Workers (NURTW) says it was not participating in the NLC and TUC…
As Economy Bites Harder, Nigerians Take To Lotto
Unlike in the 70s when pools betting was the trend with pool houses located in shops at different street corners,…
Strike: The Language Govt Understands
It is disheartening that the only language federal and state governments understand in Nigeria is that of strike. It is…
Lawyer Slams N20m Suit On Police Boss, Others
A Lagos lawyer, Chizoba Christian Akabuike, has slammed a N20 million suit on the Inspector-General of Police for unlawful violation…
Aregbesola Will Still Rule Osun —ACN Chief
An Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Ayobo-Ipaja Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, Prince Owen Alao Ade a.k.a…
Pay Your Taxes, Pools Agents Urged
President of the Lagos State Pools Agents Association, LASPAA, Major Sammy Ogunyebo (retd.) has called on his members to always…
The Iron Lady Of Ogba
Success cannot be achieved on a platter of gold but through diligence, dedication and determination. These words aptly describe the…
Labour Shuts Lagos Airport
For hours yesterday, activities at the domestic wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja were paralysed as members…
Fraudster Dupes Business Woman N1m
The police in Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria have arraigned a man, Nweze Favour before the Apapa Magistrate’s Court for allegedly duping…
Man Docked For Breach Of Public Peace
A Lagos resident, John Smith, has been arraigned before the Apapa Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, Nigeria for wrongly accusing a complainant,…
Alleged N9.3b Fraud: First Bank Officials Freed
The Special Fraud Unit (SFU), Milverton Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria has absolved two officials of The Polytechnic, Ibadan branch of…
Stakeholders Meet On Elections Debate
Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mrs. Oluremi Oyo, has promised the agency’s support for the ongoing effort by…
Tout Charged To Court
An alleged tout, Oluwatosin Lambo, has been arraigned before the Yaba Magistrate’s Court, Yaba, Lagos for forgery and impersonation. The…
Fund Health, Education, Labour Tells Fashola
The Labour and Civil Society Coalition, LASCO, has charged the Lagos State Government to ensure proper funding of health and…
Agwu Makes Case For Disabled Sports
National Amputee Tennis player, Blessing Agwu, has made a passionate appeal to the National Sports Commission, NSC, not to push…
Lagos FA Must Help Grassroots Football
Kemac Emina is the Secretary General of Gbagada Grassroots Sports Association. He has been organising football competition for many years.…
Abesan Cup: MSI, Yaro For Final
MSI Academy and Yaro FC have qualified for the final of this year’s Abesan Cup after recording victories in their…
Are Nigerian Auto Awards For Sale?
At a media event to announce an auto award in Nigeria, P.M.NEWS Motoring was denied entry. Reason: According to the…
Butchers’ Association Takes Battle To Appeal Court
The Lagos State Butchers Association, while urging a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos to stay the execution of order…