Year: 2011
What a Bloody Xmas: Bomb Blast in Jos!
Like Xmas bangers,bombs are exploding in Nigerian cities, on a day Nigerian Christians are celebrating the birthday of their Saviour.…
Bomb Rocks Catholic Church in Abuja
Update – A bomb exploded outside of a Catholic church on the outskirts of the Nigerian capital Abuja during Christmas…
In Pictures: Pastor Adeboye visits Governor Aregbesola In Osogbo
Head of the Redeemed Church of Nigeria, Pastor Enoch Adeboye has paid a visit to Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun…
Jonathan, Atiku salute Nigerians at Xmas
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has seized the occasion of Xmas to thank the vast majority of Nigerians who continue to…
More Die in Nigeria’s Terror War
Authorities in Nigeria have confirmed that at least 61 people have died in northeast Nigeria over several days of fighting…
Drivers Capitalise On Xmas To Increase Transport Fares
Drivers in Benin have capitalised on the festive season to increase transport fares within and outside the city. A…
Football, Headlines, Sports, World News
Taye Taiwo To Quit AC Milan
Nigeria international Taye Taiwo will quit Italian champions, AC Milan at a cut-price of about three million Euros in the…
KDSG Bans Hunters From Carrying Guns
Kaduna State Government has banned the use of guns by hunters to check indiscriminate explosions, the Commissioner for Information, Alhaji…
2 Steal N5m Jewellery
Two persons, Olafimihan Adigun, 26, and Babatunde Sodiya, 24, on Friday appeared before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, for…
South African Police Block Congolese Protest
South African Police on Friday prevented some Congolese from staging a protest against the political crisis in their country. The…
Shell’s Bonga Spills: Fishermen Spot Oil Near Akwa Ibom Shoreline
Fishermen in Inanga area of Akwa Ibom have reported sighting crude oil, suspected to have leaked from Shell’s Bonga Oil…
Elections 2011, Headlines, News, Politics
Retrial Ordered in Borno Election Petition
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja A five-man panel of the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja at about 4:43 pm on…
Nigeria’s Woes: We’re All Guilty —Sanusi
Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has asked Nigerians to assess their contribution to the deplorable state…
Robbers Attack Xmas Travellers On Sagamu-Benin Expressway
More than 15 buses carrying passengers travelling to their towns to celebrate Christmas and the New Year were attacked this…
‘Shell Oil Spill Worst In A Decade’
An oil spill near the coast of Nigeria is likely the worst to hit those waters in a decade, a…
Student Jailed 2 years for Assault
An Upper Area Court in Jos has sentenced a 20-year old student, Adamu Yakubu, to two years imprisonment for breaking…
Lagos Shuts 250 Unregistered Auto Spare Parts Shops
The Lagos State Government has shut down 250 unregistered auto and spare parts dealers’ shops in some parts of the…
Lekki-Epe Expressway: LASG Advises Motorists
As tolling progresses on Admiralty Circle Plaza on Eti-Osa – Lekki – Epe Expressway in Eti-Osa Local Government Area, the…
Police Arrest Fleeing Journalist’s Wife, Kid, Uncle
The Benue Police Command has raided the house of a Makurdi-based journalist, Mr. Henry Ibya, taking away his wife, child…
Boxing Day Battle: Lagos Boxers To Fight For Governor’s Belt
All hands are on deck as boxers get set for the 26th Monthly Saturday Boxing Show and the 3rd Governor’s…
Fuel Subsidy Removal Will Cause Inflation —Ozone
President Goodluck Jonathan has been advised not to remove the subsidy on oil as such action would lead to high…
Foundation Empowers 500 Widows
The Hydra Edge Foundation has distributed gift items to 500 hundred widows and the sum of N50, 000 each to…
EFCC To Help Netherlands Investigate Fraud Cases
The EFCC is to assist the Netherlands to investigate some fraud cases, the Acting Chairman of the Commission, Mr Ibrahim…
Woman Docked Over N1.5m Fraud
A woman, Nasiru Funmilayo, 29, has been arraigned before the Igbosere Magistrate’s Court for allegedly obtaining N1.5m from Oceanic Bank…
Lagos Traders On Right-Of-Way To Go —Minister
Business people in Lagos plying their trade on road setbacks have their days numbered as the Federal Government embarks on…
Industrialist Proffers Solution To Nigeria’s Woes
Industrialist and chairman of Suru Group Nig. Ltd, Mr. Edward Akinlade, has only a positive attitude can move the nation…
‘We’ve Saved Nigeria Substantial Forex’
The Director-General, Nigeria French Language Village, Badagry, Lagos, Professor Samuel Olabanji Aje has said that the language centre has helped…
ACN Thanks Lagosians, Wishes Them Merry Xmas
The Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria has expressed gratitude to Lagosians for their support so far,…
Group Hosts e-Conference On 2012 Budget
As part of efforts to get Nigerian citizens to participate in influencing government policies, The Patriotic Forum, Nigeria’s largest online…