Year: 2011
Activist Seeks Amendment Of NYSC Act
Nkereuwem Akpan, a human rights lawyer, has filed a suit seeking a declaration for the amendment of the NYSC Act…
Man Kills Brother, Flees
The police in Calabar, Cross River State have launched a manhunt for a taxi driver, Nsidibe Akpan, alleged to have…
NYSC: Why Okenwa Will Not Serve In The North
“My husband’s killers broke the news of his death to us in a malicious wayâ€-Mrs. Tessy Elliot Adohe (wife of…
Teenagers In Court Over Murder Of Nigerian
Three teenagers were on Monday in London charged with the murder of Temidayo Ogunneye 15, a Nigerian school boy in…
‘Amalar, Anti-Malaria Tablets Not Banned’
The World Health Organisation (WHO), the National Malaria Control Programme and the Federal Ministry of Health, have said that Amalar…
Paracetamol Linked To Blood Cancer
Regular users of paracetamol are likely to have an increased risk of developing blood cancers, researchers have found. The tablets…
Jibowu, Fadeyi Foot Bridges Are Death Traps
The state of foot bridges at Jibowu and Fadeyi axis of Ikorodu Road, Lagos, has become a source of worry…
Gunmen Kidnap Catholic Priest
A Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Peter Chukwurah, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen at Ibusa Community in Delta. The incident…
Sliding Back Into Chaos
Once upon a time in Lagos State, the fear of the Kick Against Indiscipline, KAI, brigade and the Lagos State…
My Husband Turned Me Into Punching Bag
A Lagos housewife, Mrs. Kabirat Bello has narrated to an Agege Customary Court, presided by E.B. Shokunle how she was…
4 Bank Officials Charged With Theft
A prosecution witness, Mrs. Regina Aina, on Monday at the Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, alleged that her valuables, worth…
2 Docked For Attempted Robbery
Two persons on Monday appeared before a Somolu Magistrate’s Court in Lagos for alleged attempted robbery. Azeez Olufowobi, 28, and…
‘Amalar, Anti-Malaria Tablets Not Banned’
The World Health Organisation (WHO), the National Malaria Control Programme and the Federal Ministry of Health, have said that Amalar…
Paracetamol Linked To Blood Cancer
Regular users of paracetamol are likely to have an increased risk of developing blood cancers, researchers have found. The tablets…
Sliding Back Into Chaos
Once upon a time in Lagos State, the fear of the Kick Against Indiscipline, KAI, brigade and the Lagos State…
Togo Ambassador To Host Team
Togolese Ambassador to Nigeria, Addo Maman Tchalare said they have concluded plans to organise a dinner party for Hawks of…
2 Men Rape Lady
For allegedly raping a lady (names withheld) in company of his friend, a man, Afeez Asade has been charged before…
Robbers Kill 2 Cops In Bank Raid
Two policemen were shot dead by bandits on Monday during a raid at a new generation bank in Abakaliki, Ebonyi.…
Bus Thieves Docked
The police in Lagos have charged an alleged thief and five of his accomplices still at large before the Ikeja…
King Sad Over Eagles Loss
Ex International, Ramond King has expressed disappointment over the performance of Eagles in the final of WAFU Cup Nations Cup.…
‘Bad Officiating Worked Against Ghana’
Ghana striker, Adams Sadick believes that the defeat his team suffered in the hands of home-based Eagles in the semi…
Jonathan Gives Manufacturers 30 Days Marching Order on Cement Price
Hope of eventual fall in the price of cement which has been on the rise for over three months rises…
Bankole Paying For Past Misdeeds, Says Ologbese
The present travails of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole has been described as a reward for…
Nigerian Stock Exchange Daily Price List
NSE All Share Index Value : 25,829.750 Change 0.062% (Updated May 16) Company Price % Change Last Updated 7 UP…
Elections 2011, News, Politics
800 killed in poll violence in Nigeria, says US group
Violence that erupted largely between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria after President Goodluck Jonathan won last month’s vote left at…
War Crimes Tribunal Orders Gaddaffi’s Arrest
The International Criminal Court prosecutor asked judges Monday to issue arrest warrants for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and two other…
Police Foil Kidnap Bid, Kill 1
The police in Benin City, the Edo state capital, Southsouth Nigeria, have foiled a kidnap attempt and killed one of…
Panel Indicts Sacked UNAD VC Over N4.9 billion IGR
The sacked vice chancellor of the University of Ado-Ekiti, Prof Dipo Kolawole has been accused of mismanaging at least N4.9 billion…
Ex-Intercontinental Bank Chief, Erastus Akingbola Docked For Theft
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, this morning formally docked the former Chief Executive Officer of Intercontinental Bank Plc,…
Osoba Vows Never To Shake Hands With OBJ, Says Gbenga Daniel Is Down And Out
Former governor of Ogun State, Aremo Segun Osoba, has vowed never to have anything to do with former president, Olusegun…