Year: 2012
Rapper Snoop Dogg now a Rastafarian
“Gangsta” rapper Snoop Dogg said Friday that a transformational journey to Jamaica during which he embraced reggae music may have…
Canada cuts ties with Tehran
Canada has closed its Tehran embassy and ordered Iranian diplomats expelled, in a damning severance of ties in which it…
7 Boko Haram terrorists killed in gun battle
Suspected members of Boko Haram ,the Islamist extremist group and Nigerian soldiers exchanged gun fire in a battle in Maiduguri…
US Open: Serena meets Azarenka in final
Three-time champion Serena Williams cruised into her sixth US Open final on Friday with a 6-1, 6-2 mauling of Italian…
News Analysis: The demise of Air Nigeria
Jon Gambrell, AP Reporter Almost half the aircraft had been pulled out of service at Air Nigeria, the country’s second-largest…
NDDC meeting adjourned for lack of quorum
A meeting of governors of oil producing states, scheduled for today in Asaba, capital of Delta state has been called…
Sunshine Stars v Kano Pillars: Match Report
Taiwo Adelu/ Ijebu Ode Sunshine Stars of Akure ended the 2011/2012 Nigeria Premier League season on victory note, as they…
Nigeria acquires more gunboats for maritime security
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Friday in Port-Harcourt inaugurated 10 new patrol gunboats to boost the operations of the Joint…
Liberian leader, Sirleaf arrives for NDA honour
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) will honour Chief Emeka Anyaoku, former Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, and Liberia’s President Helen Johnson…
Bank manager, 2 other docked for fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Friday, 7 September, arraigned a Business Manager with the United Bank of…
EFCC declares 3 oil marketers wanted for mega fraud
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has declared three oil marketers implicated in the multi- billion naira fuel subsidy…
Pillars crowned Nigeria League champions 2012
Taiwo Adelu/Ijebu Ode It was celebration galore as the players, officials and fans of Kano Pillars went wild on Friday…
Fuel laden ships arrive Lagos ports
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has said that 21 ships laden with fuel were waiting to berth at various oil…
Eagles Land In Monrovia, Train For Liberia Battle
The Super Eagles have landed safely in Monrovia ahead of the final round of next year’s African Cup of Nations…
No traffic booking next week, but drive carefully
From 10 September to 14 September, the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) will suspend traffic rules enforcement for a week-long…
Ebonyi buys 200 computers for e-library
Mr Dan Ibiam, the Director, Ebonyi Library Board, on Friday in Abakaliki said the State Government had concluded plans to…
Weak job report spoils Obama’s party
A weak jobs report threw cold water on President Barack Obama’s post convention party Friday, puncturing his claim for re-election…
France soccer players make a deal to forgo bonuses
France’s international footballers have agreed to forego bonuses for friendly matches and will receive no bonus unless they qualify for…
Next Miss Nigeria’ll Be World Class
The former Miss Nigeria, UK and Managing Director of Beth Model Management Africa, Elohor Elizabeth Aisien, is the brain behind…
2 journalists take refuge in South African embassy
In what may appear to be a trend after Julian Assange, WikiLeaks founder sought refuge in the Ecuadorain embassy in…
Police Seize Cynthia’s Corpse In Lagos
The police in Lagos state, western Nigeria refused to release the corpse of Cynthia Osokogu, the Facebook girl murdered by…
Mayhem As Cop Kills Tricyclist
Mayhem erupted at Meiran area of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, last night and today after a policeman attached to Meiran…
Suspects: We Built Hotel With Robbery Proceeds
Two robbery suspects, Saheed Quadri, 30, who specialises in snatching exotic cars and his accomplice who sells the cars, Taiwo…
Ikeja General Hospital Stinks
Part of Ikeja General Hospital now stinks as the soakaway pits behind the Paediatrics Ward now overflow. The three soakaway…
Taskforce Arrests 14 Fadeyi Gangsters
Officials of the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit have arrested 14 suspected gangsters at Fadeyi…
OAU Graduate Okada Rider Vows To Remain In Lagos
A graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University, Shina Senny Shoremekun, who took up commercial motorcycling for a living after a fruitless…
Northern Govs Eye Aso Rock In 2015
Barely three years to the next general elections, the battle line for the 2015 presidential race appears drawn as talks…
Ondo 2012: The Contenders, The Pretenders
A critical assessment of the parties cleared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the Ondo State governorship poll…
2015: Imoke Assures Ogoja Of Gov Ticket
Governor of Cross River State, southsouth Nigeria, Senator Liyel Imoke has re-assured the people of the northern senatorial district of…
Don Decries Poor Management Of Human Resources
A Professor of Forest Economics, Professor Labode Popoola, has decried the poor management of human capacity in the country. Popoola,…