Year: 2012
Adenuga, others honored by Nigeria
President Good luck Jonathan on Monday morning in Abuja conferred the nation’s second highest honour of Grand Commander of the…
Revamping Reading Culture In Nigeria
By Funmi Fasipe According to the online dictionary, reading is defined as a multifaceted process involving word recognition, comprehension, fluency…
Nigerian varsity don slumps, dies in market
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN The Dean of Faculty of Arts at the University of Ibadan, Professor Kolawole Olu-Owolabi aged 51 today slumped…
Nigerians 4th biggest spenders in UK, says Guardian
On her twice-yearly visits to London from Nigeria, Victoria Appiah stocks up on everything she needs for the next six…
50 illegal refineries destroyed in Nigeria
JETHRO IBILEKE, Benin Determined to rid the rid the Niger Delta region of all forms of criminality, men of…
Boko Haram: Nigerian-Lebanese deny fleeing Kano
Mr Tahir Faddalah, the Chairman, Lebanese Community in Kano, has denied media reports that members of the community were fleeing Kano State…
Editors urge Jonathan to work harder on Nigeria’s problems
The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has urged President Goodluck Jonathan and other elected officials to put extra measures in place…
Edo deputy governor’s press aide abducted
JETHRO IBILEKE, Benin Unidentified gunmen suspected to be kidnappers Saturday night in Benin City, abducted Kelly Odaro, Chief Press Secretary…
Boko Haram assassins wipe out family in Kano
Four men suspected to be agents of the Boko Haram sect have shot dead a member of the Nigerian Security…
PDP wins Zaria bye election
Alhaji Shehu Malami Nuhu-Babajo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won Saturday’s by-election into Kaduna State House of Assembly for…
Jonathan rewards Nigeria’s Paralympians, Falconets
Ayorinde oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan late Saturday announced cash rewards for the country’s Paralympians and female Under-20 footballers for…
Mourinho’s Real Madrid woes deepen
Real Madrid slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Sevilla on Saturday as Jose Mourinho’s defending champions suffered a second defeat…
Spanish La Liga results
Football: Spanish league results – collated – Roundup, Results 09/15/2012 21:57 GMT – FBL-ESP-LIGA – World Sports – AFP MADRID,…
Cocaine: Bolivia leader slams America
President Evo Morales of Bolivia lashed out at the United States Saturday, saying it had no right to label his…
US orders non-essential staff out of Tunisia, Sudan
The United States on Saturday ordered all non-essential personnel to leave Sudan and Tunisia following embassy attacks over an anti-Islam…
Jonathan sets up committee on flood
President Goodluck Jonathan has constituted a technical committee to assess and determine the extent of damage caused by recent floods…
New Cameroon coach to beg Eto’o, Ekotto
New Cameroon coach, Jean-Paul Akono’s first order of business, will be to seek a return to the team of disaffected…
Kings College PTA plans N180m hostel
The Parent-Teachers’ Association of King’s College, Lagos, plans to tackle some infrastructure challenges in the institution by constructing of a…
Americans don’t like Jamaican speedsters, says Blake
Americans need to get used to Jamaica’s men dominating the global sprinting scene, because it will not change soon, Jamaican…
HAJJ: Lagos begins airlifting of pilgrims October
The Lagos State Government is set to commence the airlifting of the State Muslim pilgrims to this year’s Holy Pilgrimage…
Oba Akiolu urges job creation for Nigerian youths
The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, on Saturday in Kano called on governments at all levels to focus on youth…
Pam gets ACN nod to run for Plateau senate bye-election
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) on Saturday in Jos confirmed the nomination of Mr Yusuf Pam as its candidate…
South African police crackdown on striking miners
MARIKANA, South Africa (AFP) – South African police on Saturday fired rubber bullets at protesters and seized weapons from worker…
Oil theft: Arrested Ex-minister’s firm threatens to sue NIMASA
Integrated Oil and Gas Ltd, alleged to be involved in oil theft, has threatened to sue Nigerian Maritime Administration and…
Israeli Muslims also join protest against anti-Islam movie
Hundreds of Israeli Arabs protested on Saturday across the north of the country against a provocative anti-Islam film that sparked…
FRSC: No disease kills Nigerians like road accidents
Mr Osita Chidoka, the Corps Marshal of Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), said on Saturday that road accidents are…
Osaze sees red in West Brom clash with Fulham
Nigeria international and West Brom forward Peter Osaze Odemwingie was sent off for violent conduct as the Baggies lost in…
Bye election ends in Zaria
The by-election in Zaria constituency of Kaduna State House of Assembly held peacefully without complaints from voters. According to the…
Ecobank appoints 4 directors
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated has appointed four new members on its board of directors, according to a statement the bank’s head…
Arsenal, Man U run riot at home but Chelsea, City held
Manchester United veteran Paul Scholes marked his 700th appearance for the club with a goal in a 4-0 Premier League…