Year: 2011
Okada Rider Kills Boy, Injures Sibling
A motorcyclist has been arrested for hitting two kids of the same parents on Orile Road, Agege, Lagos State, southwest…
Oil Thieves Arrested in Nigeria
Nigeria’s military on Tuesday in Yenagoa, capital of Nigeria’s Bayelsa State, said it had arrested 50 suspected oil thieves in…
Institute Introduces New Egg-Laying Bird
The Zaria-based National Animal Production Research Institute (NAPRI) has introduced a new specie of poultry called `Shika Brown’ that can…
Bloomberg: Nigeria Begins SWF With $1 Billion
Nigeria has started a sovereign wealth fund with an initial capital of $1 billion and hired KPMG to select its…
Women Groups Condemn Rape Of Old Women By Youths In Enugu State
Some women groups in Enugu State have condemned the recent raping of old women by youths of Opi in Nsukka…
Wallet Snatcher Bags 10 Months Imprisonment Without Option Of Fine
An Oshodi Magistrates` Court in Lagos on Tuesday sentenced a 24-year-old man, Wasiu Bakare, to 10 months imprisonment for snatching…
Court Remands Police Constable In Prison For Alleged Murder
An Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of PC Igodih Gbefamoghan in prison over an alleged murder…
Goje, 3 Others Released On Bail
A Federal High Court in Gombe, presided over by Justice Babatunde Quadri on Tuesday granted bail to the former Governor…
Oyo Govt. Proposes N13bn Supplementary Budget
The Oyo State Government has forwarded a N13 billion supplementary appropriation bill to the state House of Assembly for approval.…
Corps Members May Not Participate In Future Elections -DG
Brig-Gen. Okore-Affia, the Director-General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), says the commission is reconsidering the participation of youth corps members…
Police Arrest 3 Persons For Allegedly Raping Minors
The police in Kano have arrested three persons for allegedly raping four minors aged between six years and eight years.…
Reps To Investigate Withdrawal Of NAFDAC, SON From Seaports
The House of Representatives on Tuesday mandated the Joint Committees on Health, Industry and Drug and Nacotics to investigate the…
NTC Forces Celebrate Capture Of Gaddafi Bastion Bani Walid
Fighters with Libya’s interim government have captured the town of Bani Walid, firing their guns into the air and hoisting…
“We Have Restored Hope To Our Peopleâ€, Says Fashola
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Monday at the Oxford University in United Kingdom said his administration has restored…
Ajimobi’s Wife Commissions Mini-Clinic For Widows, Aged
Mrs. Florence, the wife of the Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi has lauded the authoritities of Ibadan NorthWest Local…
El Rufai Loses Bid To Quash Charges
An Abuja High Court presided by Justice Sadiq Abubakar Umar on Tuesday, refused an application filed by former Minister of…
Globacom Backs Nigeria Summit
Globacom has thrown its weight behind The Economist’s Nigeria Summit beginning in Abuja on Wednesday October 19, 2011. The Nigeria…
EFCC Disputes Auditor-General’s Claims On Non Audit Of Its Accounts
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has reacted to a news item, published in some national newspapers,  on Monday, October…
Man Docked For Allegedly Stealing PHCN Armoured Cables
A 24-year-old man, Mr Geoffrey Joshua of Karmajiji Village, Abuja on Tuesday appeared before an Abuja Senior Magistrate’s Court charged…
Jonathan Congratulates Mabogunje At 80
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has congratulated Professor Akin Mabogunje as he attained the age of 80 today. President Jonathan recalled…
Amaechi’s Wife Charges Elected Public Officials On Electoral Promises
Elected public office holders in the country have been charged to fulfil the promises they made to the electorate during…
Ajimobi Approves Repair Of 24 Roads
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has approved the second phase of his administration’s road rehabilitation programme which cuts across…
In Pictures: Opening Of The 41st Annual Accountants Conference In Abuja
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria 41st annual accountants confernce, held in Abuja, this afternoon at the International Conference…
ACN Blames Gov. Suswam For Logo Council Violence
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has blamed the intolerance exhibited by Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue state and his…
Drivers Protest Against High Taxation In Calabar
Thousands of stranded commuters resorted to trekking in Calabar on Monday to work and other places following the withdrawal of…
Justice Salami’s Fight For Justice Suffers Another Setback
Again, hearing of the substantive matter in the suit filed by ousted President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ayo…
NDLEA Insists: Baba Suwe Must Excrete 4th Time, Nollywood Stars To Protest His Detention
Forty-eight hours after his second excretion which, like the first one, tested negative to drug ingestion, Nollywood comic actor, Baba…
Fred Amata In Rent Battle With Landlord
Popular Nollywood actor and producer, Fred Amata, who was expected to appear today before a Surulere Magistrates’ Court for allegedly…