Year: 2012
Emir of Dukku dies
The remains of the Emir of Dukku, Alhaji Abdulkadir Rasheed, were on Tuesday interred in Dukku, in Nigeria’s north eastern…
2 Die, Several Injured In Xmas Day Accidents
EROMOSELE EBHOMELE Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Tuesday evening announced the death of two passengers in separate road accidents…
Long fuel queues in Lagos, Abuja
Nigeria’s persistent fuel scarcity has marred Christmas festivities in Abuja and Lagos. Many filling stations in Abuja had no fuel…
Nigerian boy, 3 years after, waits for surgery at LASUTH
A Nigerian boy, Abdul Bassit Ibrahim, has been on the queue since 2009 to have a hernia operation at the…
Abe emerges Japan’s Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe was elected Japan’s prime minister by the lower house of parliament on Wednesday after he swept to power…
China launches world’s longest bullet train service
China launched service Wednesday on the world’s longest high-speed rail route, the latest milestone in the country’s rapid and —…
Dark Christmas in Ibadan
It was a dark Christmas for residents of Nigeria’s city of Ibadan, as there was electricity outage in many areas.…
Elechi: 2012 Nigeria’s worst
Governor Martin Elechi of Nigeria’s eastern state of Ebonyi has described 2012 as the worst year for Nigeria and the…
Kano council boss escapes assassination
Nigerian gunmen have shot and injured Alhaji Kambai Sumaila, the Interim Management Chairman of Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of…
Adeboye: Let Christians turn to God
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), on Tuesday urged Christians to turn to God and…
Jonathan urges churches to back agenda
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday called on the church to support the Federal Government’s transformation agenda by helping to…
Nigerian Christians damn the devil, in church for Xmas
Christians in many parts of Northern Nigeria, despite the incubus of a possible terrorist attack, trooped out today to attend…
Nigerian Monarch, Ex-Commissioner Battle Over Land
EROMOSELE EBHOMELE The traditional ruler of Epe, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, Oba Kamurudeen Ishola Animashaun, is having a running battle with…
Africans win Brussels last IAAF event
Kenya’s Gilbert Kirui and Ruti Aga of Ethiopia, both teenagers, have won the men and women’s events, respectively, at the…
Nigeria: Pastor, 5 worshippers murdered Christmas eve
Pope Benedict XV1 wishes the savage attacks against Nigerian Christians and churches come to an end, but the savagery continues…