Year: 2012
NNPC Unveils SAP system
A milestone in the drive to transform the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, into a first grade national oil company…
Timi Alaibe: I was not informed about October 1 Blasts
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Former special Adviser to the president on the Amnesty Programme, Mr. Timi Alaibe, on Wednesday, denied…
Nobel Prize winners to be known next week
STOCKHOLM (AFP) – The winners of the 2012 Nobel Prizes are to be announced next week, with no clear frontrunners…
Dana Air begins test flight
Dana Air on Wednesday began its test flight in preparation for the resumption of scheduled passenger flight operations. The airline’s…
Woman who refuses to bear hubby’s name faces divorce
A 36-year-old Nigerian civil servant on Wednesday asked a Lagos customary court in suburban Igando to dissolve his two year-old…
Many arrested over Mubi Massacre
Nigerian police in Adamawa state said Wednesday they had arrested many suspects following a massacre at a student housing area…
UEFA Champions League Results
Group A: At Kiev Dynamo Kiev (UKR) 2 (Gusev 3, Pivaric 33-og) Dinamo Zagreb (CRO) 0 At Oporto, Portugal FC…
Thugs Attack ACN Members In Akure
Folarin Ademosu/Akure Pandemonium broke out today shortly after the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, ended its governorship rally for the…
4 Nigerian peace-keepers killed in Darfur
An ambush in Sudan’s western Darfur region killed four Nigerian peacekeepers and wounded eight, the UN-African Union Mission (UNAMID) said…
African women spend billions of hours in search of water
An average of 2.6 billion hours is lost yearly in sub- Sahara Africa by women in search of water, Ms…
Man, 70, jailed for raping girl
JETHRO IBILEKE, Benin An itinerant 70 year-old tailor,Pius Agu, who defiled a five-year old girl (names withheld),was on Wednesday sentenced…
Reps query Education Trust Fund
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The House of Representatives committee on education on Wednesday, queried the management of the Tertiary Education…
Mubi Massacre: Jonathan orders killers arrested
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday ordered Security Agencies to fish out and bring to book those behind the Independence Day…
Mariam Abacha’s $125k stolen jewellery recovered
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano The Nigerian police in kano said they have recovered jewellery worth $125,000 stolen by bandits from Mrs. Mariam…
Police parade robbery, Boko Haram suspects
Femi Adi/Kaduna Kaduna State Police command today paraded two suspected members of the Boko Haram sect and 30 robbery suspects,…
Senate Seeks more power for Auditor-General
Desmond Utomwen/Abuja A Bill for the establishment of the Office of the Auditor-General for the federation, Audit service Commission, Additional…
3 Arraigned Over N1.5m Bribe
Three members of the Presidential Committee on Fuel Subsidy Verification, Alalade Abioye, Buhari Ganiyu and Oni Oluwasola were Wednesday arraigned…
Motorcycle Rider Jailed 14 Years For Robbery
A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja today sentenced a commercial motorcylist, Jamiu Rasaki to 14 years imprisonment for robbery. Rasaki…
Cynthia: Court Orders Prison Officials To Produce Suspects
Chief Magistrate O.S. Aka-Bashorun of a Yaba Magistrate’s court today ordered warders of Nigeria Prison to produce in court the…
Flood Tragedy: 4 Victims Die At Edo Refugee Camp
One of the camps set up for displaced flood victims in Edo State was on Tuesday thrown into morning following…
We Got N20m Ransom From Kidnapping —Suspects
The leader of a kidnapping gang operating in Festac, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, Henry Emenike, 30, has confessed that his gang…
Improve NYSC Camp, Lagos Assembly Orders Govt
The Lagos State House of Assembly has called on the state government to immediately embark on the construction of a…
Govt Must Protect Youths Rights
Tunde Esho, national secretary of Nigerian Sovereign Youth Congress, is an author, accountant, motivational speaker. In this interview, he speaks…
Man Arraigned Over N7m Dud Cheque
A 40-year-old man, Chidi Iwuanyanwu, who allegedly issued dud cheques for N7 million, on Tuesday appeared before an Apapa Magistrates’…
Whither Nigerian Sports At 52?
On Monday, 2 October, 2012 Nigeria as a country clocked 52 years, yet her sporting fortunes continue to nosedive with…
I’m Ready To Hang My Boots
Although she still looks very youthful, the four-time African Women’s Footballer of The Year, Perpetua Nkwocha is never shy to…
NUJ Games: ‘Tough Times Await Mercenaries’
Chairman, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Lagos State Council, Deji Elumoye has warned all participating media houses not to use mercenaries…
Champions League: Arsenal, Olympiakos In Crunch Battle
Arsenal won their Group B opener in Montpellier last month, but play host to Olympiakos having lost their last game…
U-17 World Cup: Flamingoes Ready For France —Dedevdo
Nigeria’s female team at the ongoing FIFA U-17 World Cup in Azerbaijan, the Flamingoes are in high spirits and ready…
Nigeria May Miss Amputee Football W/Cup
Secretary General of the Nigeria Amputee Football Federation, NAFF, Victor Anusa, has revealed that Nigeria may not compete at the…