Year: 2012
Ezekiel Turned Back From Eagles’ Camp
Lobi Stars player Bassey Ezekiel was turned back from the Super Eagles camp after reporting two days late. Ezekiel was…
End Of Year Review (3rd And 4th Quarters): Okagbare, Others Fumbled
The London 2012 Olympic Games, which fell into the third and fourth quarter of the outgoing year under review, will…
Eko 2012 Lit Up 3rd/4th Quarters
The many exciting moments of the third and fourth quarters of the outgoing year came to a climax as boxers…
Nigeria’s aviation analysts question military aircraft use by civilians
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent A group of Nigerian aviation analysts under the aegis of Aviation Round Table, ART, on Thursday questioned…
Entertainment, Headlines, Metro, News
Nollywood star, Nkiru set free
Nkiru Sylvanus, the Nollywood actress and Special Assistant to Imo State governor on Public Affairs, who was kidnapped last Sunday…
Report: Oando buys Conoco-Phillips Nigerian assets
ConocoPhillips will sell its Nigerian onshore and offshore operations in Nigeria to Oando Energy Resources for about $1.79 billion, the…
Anenih, Senator Mustapha make new NPA board
Chief Tony Anenih, Senator Lekan Mustapha and Senator Florence Ita Giwa have been appointed by President Goodluck Jonathan into the…
Nigerian Reps, Aviation agency at war over Dana Air
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent The animosity between the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, and members of the House of Representatives Committee…
Football, Headlines, News, Sports, World News
Toure edges out Drogba for CAF Player Award
Ivorian Yaya Toure of Manchester City won Africa’s top football honour on Thursday, edging out his countryman Didier Drogba and…
Aregbesola extols Justice Eso at farewell session
Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Nigeria’s state of Osun on Thursday said in Osogbo that the late jurist, Justice Kayode Eso,…
State of Osun to send 50 graduates to Germany
Nigeria’s state of Osun has concluded plans to send no fewer than 50 members of the state’s Youth Empowerment Scheme…
Hollande vows to free abducted citizen in Nigeria
French President Francois Hollande confirmed on Thursday that a French national, Francis Colump, had been kidnapped by gunmen in Nigeria…
Nigerian court declines to keep bomb exhibits
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday admitted in evidence, 200 explosives allegedly seized from four suspects of the…
Michael Jackson’s glove breaks auction chart
One of Michael Jackson’s iconic single gloves sold for nearly $200,000 in Los Angeles, an auction house said Thursday. At…
21-12-12: Hours away to a new era or end of the world?
TIKAL, Guatemala (AFP) – Tucked away in thick forest, an exquisite site of Mayan ruins began hosting winter solstice ceremonies…
Lagos bizman denies stealing Coscharis money
A Lagos-based businessman, Alex Ikpeme, on Thursday denied an allegation that he fraudulently converted N61.5 million belonging to Cochedes Agro…
2 Lebanese bizmen convicted for forex smuggling
Two Lebanese businessmen in Nigeria, Hassan Rmaiti and Talal Hammoud who were arrested at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos…
Nigeria: Jonathan, Kukah praise Yakowa at burial
The remains of former Governor of Kaduna State Patrick Yakowa were buried at his country home at Fadan Kagoma on…
Nigerian Senate passes N4.99tr. budget
The Nigerian Senate on Thursday passed the 2013 Appropriation bill of N4.99 trillion into law. This followed the earlier passage…
Fire outbreak throws MMI Airport into chaos
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent The Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, was thrown into confusion Thursday when a thick…
Lagos Blacklists 244 Hotels
The Lagos State Government of Nigeria has blacklisted 244 hotels, event centres and restaurants in the state for failing to…
Wizkid Promises Special Concert
Rising pop star Wizkid says his teeming fans are in for a big thrill on Friday, as he performs in…
Falana queries use of military planes for shuttles
Following the crash of a naval helicopter on 15 December which led to the death of Kaduna State Governor, Patrick…
Woman Returns Stolen Kids
A middle-aged woman, Eloho Igwe who allegedly stole two young children last week in Benin City, has surrendered herself to…
Gov. Aliyu Berates Those Who Celebrated Yakowa’s Death
Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State has chided those Nigerians reported to have celebrated the death of late Governor Patrick…
Justice Eso begins final home journey
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN The remains of eminent jurist and retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Justice Kayode Eso, left…
EFCC Nabs Courier With $130,000
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, December 19, 2012, arrested one Bash Abdu at the…
Avoid Sex, Drug During Xmas
Secondary school students, who are embarking on Christmas break this week must avoid sex, drug and crime to remain safe…
4 Detained Over Missing Rifle
Four policemen attached to the Ikot Nakanda Police Station in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State have been…
Court orders fresh bye-election in Plateau state
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja A Nigerian Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday set aside, the 6 October, 2012…