Year: 2012
Flood warning for 3 Nigerian states
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday predicted that the ongoing flood, affecting some parts of Kogi State is…
Flood: Senators urge Jonathan send special budget
With no end in sight to the ravaging flood which has rendered thousands homeless in at least 20 States across…
Lagos Assembly Approves Gov. Fashola’s N80B Bond
EROMOSELE EBHOMELE/Assembly Correspondent Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State can now access a bond of N80 billion as part of…
Flamingoes Whitewash Azerbaijan
Nigeria handed a comprehensive 11-0 defeat to FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup hosts Azerbaijan, Tuesday in their Group A qualifying…
IBB, Otedola, Elumelu win bids for Nigeria’s power plants
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Amperion Power Distribution Limited, a consortium made up of Israeli-based BSG Resource Limited, State Grid Corporation of China…
Another Boko Haram commander killed in shootout
A Nigerian Boko Haram sect commander known as Abubakar Yola has been killed by Nigerian soldiers in a shootout while…
Man Throws Hot Water, Burning Stove On Wife
A middle-aged man identified as Oladimeji Fowowe has been arrested by the police at Iju Police Station Red House, Lagos…
Jimoh Ibrahim Sues Ekpu, Agbese, Others
The controversy surrounding the purchase of Newswatch magazine by Barrister Jimoh Ibrahim has snowballed into legal hostility as Ibrahim on…
Hotel Boss Kidnapped
A frontline socialite who owns one of the biggest hotel in Ijebu Ode, Citi Hotels and Suites, located at Imowo…
Suspected Ritualists Kidnap Teenager
Suspected ritualists have kidnapped a teenager who was sent on an errand by her father in Otukpo Local Government Area, …
Fashola Signs New Law On Lagos Polytechnic
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Monday signed into law the new Lagos State Polytechnic Law, saying it…
Lagos ACN Asks PDP To Get Serious
The Lagos Action Congress Nigeria has warned that unless serious-minded persons take over Lagos PDP, the party is going into…
Lawmakers Fault Bill
There was disagreement in the Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday over the bill sent by the Governor Babatunde…
Jonathan, A Trainee President —ACN
The Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has described President Goodluck Jonathan as a trainee President. In a statement issued in…
Arik Air’s Turbulent Skies
By Simon Ateba In the wake of recent crisis between Nigeria’s largest airline, Arik Air, and three aviation agencies, one…
Maximising The Potential Of Cassava
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Cassava is one of the most drought-tolerant crops in the world. It can be successfully grown on…
Budget Should Be Fully Implemented
Once again we are in the period of budget preparation and presentation and to fulfil its promise to the people,…
Wolves Tie: Classy Victor Moses Starts For Chelsea
European champions Chelsea begin their League Cup campaign tonight at Stamford Bridge. They are up against Championship side Wolves. New…
Forget Nations Cup Ticket
Hardnosed football analyst, Wleh Bedell, has strongly advised his country, Liberia to forget securing the ticket to play in the…
Ikhana Eyes 8 Pros For Falcons
Super Falcons coach Kadiri Ikhana expects to call up at least eight players from abroad to join his squad in…
Chiejine Tips Flamingoes For Q/Final
After watching national female U-17 team played 1-1 with Canada in the opening match of FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup,…
Nigerian Players Are Underdogs —Da Silva
Top Nigerian tennis star, Destiny Ford Da-Silva is of the opinion that the performance of Nigerian players in the Governor’s…
Glo Subscribers To Win Fleet Of Luxury Buses, Cars In Made4life Promo
Leading telecommunications operator, Globacom, has taken customer reward scheme to a new dimension with the launch of a new promotion…
Balkanized Mali seeks UN nod for military intervention
UNITED NATIONS(AFP) – Mali has sent a letter to the United Nations formally requesting authorization for a West African-led military…
La Liga results and scorers
MADRID, Sept 24, 2012 (AFP) – Spanish league results on Monday: Rayo Vallecano 0 Real Madrid 2 (Benzema 13, Cristiano…
Niger River Floods Nigerian communities
JETHRO IBIlEKE/Benin Chairman of Daar Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi and Edo State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Mr. Donald Boih,…
Nigerian Mint worker arrested for selling fake currency
An employee of the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company has been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command, for…
Fashola endows research council
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Monday inaugurated the state Research and Development Council with an initial working grant…
Commissioner campaigns for women’s rights in Igboland
A Nigerian woman, Ugochi Nnanna-Okoro has listed abuses and discriminatory practices against women in Nigeria’s ethnic Igboland and called for…
Jonathan calls for world order based on rule of law
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Monday in New York assured the global community of his administration’s “unwavering commitment” to upholding the…