Year: 2012
Qatar plane in emergency landing in Lagos
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent A major accident was averted on Saturday as a Qatar plane made an emergency landing on Saturday…
Fashola, clerics laud Adegbite
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has opened the floodgates of tributes to the departed Islamic scholar and lawyer,…
Taraba deputy governor challenges impeachment panel
The Taraba Deputy Governor, Alhaji Sani Abubakar, on Saturday challenged the competence of the panel investigating allegations of gross misconduct…
Senator Bagudu aids indigent students
More than 600 indigent students have benefited from the scholarship programme initiated by Senator Atiku Bagudu, Malam Zaki Sarki, Chairman,…
Shebab, Boko Haram allies chased out of Somalia
MOGADISHU (AFP) – Boko Haram and Al-Qaeda linked Shebab rebels said on Saturday they have abandoned the southern Somali port…
Tennis: Nadia Petrova wins Pacific Open
Tokyo, (AFP) Nadia Petrova pulverised world number three Agnieszka Radwanska’s defence of the title by beating her in the final…
Debate: Should Nigerian military officers retire at 70?
The Nigerian Army says it has begun the process of reviewing upward to 70 years, the retirement age for its…
PDP North East opens office
Nigeria’s Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has inaugurated its North – East Zonal office in Bauchi. Governor Isa Yuguda, who sent…
Fight for your rights, Nigeria’s telecom users urged
Nigerian subscribers to telecommunications services have been urged to protect their rights, Dr Eugene Juwah, the Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian…
Security men working for Boko Haram arrested
Nigeria’s military special task force said last night it had arrested a number of security personnel over links to Islamist…
Lateef Adegbite, Islam’s spokesman dies
Dr Abdul-Lateef Adegbite, lawyer, former attorney general for Western Nigeria, Secretary-General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, and its spokesman…
Lokoja-Abuja road now open for motorists
The Lokoja-Abuja road was re-opened to traffic at about 3.15 p.m. on Friday, six days after it was closed. Mr…
Thieves burgle Federal Secretariat
A gang of suspected thieves on Friday ransacked the Federal Secretariat, Katsina, in an early morning operation. A witness said…
Eto’o Now Ready To Play For Cameroon
Captain Samuel Eto’o has ended his stand-off with Cameroonian soccer officials and confirmed he will play again for his country…
Pmnewsnigeria.com Heartlink: Want a male or female date?
pmnewsnigeria.com begins today a dating page, where men and women, girls and boys in search of love can connect one…
LASG Inspects N1.5b Lekki Alternative Roads, Others
The Lagos State Government has inspected the N1.5 billion alternative road being constructed in Lekki area for motorists that do…
Kwara House Of Assembly Passes Health Bill Into Law
Stephen Oni/ Ilorin A bill to give legal backing to the Community Health Insurance Scheme of the Kwara State Government…
2 die in Port Harcourt gun duel
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt One Policeman and a suspected armed robber were shot dead in the early hours of today in…
Saudis defend deportation of Nigerian female pilgrims
RIYADH (AFP) – Saudi Arabia on Friday defended its decision to turn back hundreds of Nigerian women who flew into…
Land Grabbers Give Ofada, Mowe Landlords Quit Notice
Residents and landlords of Ofada and Mowe in Obafemi/Owode Local Government Area, Ogun state, southwest Nigeria, are now living in…
Petrol Scarcity: 18 Ships Arrive Lagos With Fuel
Eighteen ships are waiting to berth and discharge petroleum products at various oil terminals within the Lagos ports, the Nigerian…
Death By Hanging: Policemen Shocked Over Colleague’s Fate
The verdict of death by hanging on a policeman who shot dead a three-year old girl by a Lagos High…
Rwanda, Kenya Move Towards Digital Migration
Authorities in Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda have banned the sale and importation of DVB-T boxes, as they take steps towards…
Bakassi Can Be Reclaimed —Falana
Rights activist and Lagos lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), has said that Nigeria can still reclaim Bakassi Peninsula lost to…
Lagos Assembly Probe Indicts Ministries, Agencies
The Lagos State House of Assembly has found some government ministries, departments and agencies guilty of recklessness and abuse of…
PDP Advises Fashola To Admit Failure In Governance
The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has advised Governor Babatunde Fashola to admit failure in governance…
PDP Will Provide Alternative Govt To Lagosians In 2015′
The Lagos State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Capt Tunji Shelle, has said that his party would offer…
Jonathan Asked To Sanction Minister Of Environment
A member of the Hose of Representatives representing Epe federal constituency, Lanre Odubote has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to…
Lagos, UNFPA Fight Gender-Based Violence
Mr Amofokhai Audu was getting ready to sleep in his apartment at Abule Egba area of Lagos State, southwest Nigeria,…