Year: 2012
Governor Amaechi triggers boycott by varsity teachers
Work stoppage and boycott was observed today in all Nigerian universities, either state-owned or Federally owned. The powerful union of…
Jonathan commissions Ojukwu gateway
President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday commissioned the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu Gateway in Onitsha as part of his one-day official visit to…
Lagos Traffic Law Gazetted, Enforcement Begins
The Lagos State Government has finally gazetted the new Road Traffic Law and is now ready to enforce the provisions…
100 Prisoners Regain Freedom
Governor Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State on Wednesday said his administration had released more than 100 prisoners as part of…
Die-Hard Lagos Bag Snatchers Sent Back To Prison
Barely one week after two suspected bag snatchers were released from prison custody for allegedly snatching a bag at Cele…
2 Cops Detained Over Oil Bunkering
Two police officers attached to the Area ‘E’ Command in Lagos State have been detained at the Zone 2 of…
Vanguard Entertainment Editor, Amadi Dies
Group Entertainment Editor of Vanguard Newspaper, Ogbonnaya Amadi, is dead. It was gathered that he died last night in a…
Bizman Wins N12m Glo Promo
It was jubilation time at Globacom’s corporate headquarters in Lagos yesterday as a businessman who trades in electrical wires and…
Truck Crushes 13 Commuters
Thirteen of the 21 passengers trapped in a motor accident that occurred along the busy but narrow Benin-Auchi road, have…
Police Hailed For Security In Lagos
The Baale of Ilasamaja community, Chief Aberejo Fatai, has commended the police in Lagos State for their efforts in combating…
Disabled Entrepreneurs Seek Support
National Association of Nigerian Disabled Traders and Farmers (NANDTF) affiliated to the National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) has called…
Evolving A Functional Intermodal Transportation System
By Sola Ogunmosunle It is no longer news that the Third Mainland Bridge, one of the three bridges connecting Lagos…
Expanding Igbo Mega Churches In Igboland
By Daniel Elombah If church business is the biggest business in Nigeria, then Ndigbo should be in that business like…
Travellers’ Safety On Highways
The safety of travellers on the nation’s highways has always been jeopardised by the activities of armed robbers and kidnappers.…
American Don Laments ‘Killing’ Of Nigeria’s Cultural Heritage
An American Professor of Anthropology, Debra Klein, has lamented that “wrong perception” is gradually killing the rich cultural heritage of…
Students Chide Govt On Corruption
The Director of Programmes, National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS), Taiwo Olalekan James, has blamed the Federal Government for the…
Enyeama Racially Abused In Israel
The Israel Federation, in association with the England FA runs a campaign in the Israeli Premier League – Let’s Kick…
US Open: Clijsters Crashes, Bows Out
Three-time U.S Open champion, Kim Clijsters announced her retirement from tennis after she lost to Laura Robson of Great Britain.…
Liberia Tie: Keshi Names Eagles’ Squad Saturday
Chief Coach of the Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi has disclosed that he would on Saturday release the list of home-based…
Wrestling: Mctracker Club Win Lagos Inter-Club Tourney
Mctracker Wrestling Club have emerged overall winners of the 2nd Lagos State Senior Inter-Club Wrestling Championship, held at the Teslim…
Inventors Should Be Assisted By Government
Durojaiye Kehinde Obasanjo, a native of Ijaye in Abeokuta, Ogun State, an entrepreneur and inventor spoke with PMNEWS on his…
Expect Big Change For Corolla
The next generation of Toyota’s high-volume compact sedan, due next year, will undergo a bigger metamorphosis than it did at…
NAC Boss Bags Pillar of Automobile Industry Award
The Director General of the National Automotive Council (NAC) of Nigeria, Engr. Aminu Jalal, recently became the recipient of the…
Chevrolet Spin Set To Impress
Chevrolet’s new global multi-purpose vehicle, the all-new Spin, made its debut in Brazil last week. Designed and developed at General…
Skoda AUTO Scores High In July
SKODA AUTO continued to grow in July 2012. Despite an increasingly challenging economic environment, the brand increased its deliveries to…
Ice Prince Drops Two New Singles On Spinlet
Nigerian Hip Hop sensation and Chocolate City boy, Panshak Henry Zamani, better known as Ice Prince, is set to release…
DeeBee Releases Two Singles
Four years after he released his famed hit song, Collabo, DeeBee has dropped another two hot songs, Rock Your Body…
Why Davido Missed London Shows
Many of his fans have besieged the Naija Corner at the Notting Hill Carnival ground to rock with the young…
Nigerians Rule The Nottinghill Carnival
It was a sight to behold as the Nigerian Green and White colours dotted the streets of London as this…
Adeboye Not Asked To Quit —Redeemed Church
Alleged calls by Europe-based pastors of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, for their General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adejare…