Year: 2012
Word Up Debuts In Lagos
Word Up, a poetry show was premiered at the University of Lagos Guest House lecture theatre recently. According to the…
Dammy Krane, SolidStar For Hennessy Artistry Club Tour
Some of the most talented and most promising artistes in Nigeria have been announced and are about to hit the…
6 guards charged with theft
The Police in Lagos state on Thursday arraigned six security guards before a Somolu Magistrates’ Court for allegedly burgling some…
VP Sambo in Tehran for NAM summit
Vice President Namadi Sambo arrived in Tehran, Iran, on Wednesday night for the 16th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).…
Amaechi calls for German investment in Nigeria
Governor Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State has called on German investors to take advantage of the vast area of land…
Hurricane Isaac still lashing US Gulf Coast
Severe flooding from Tropical Storm Isaac inundated the Gulf Coast early Thursday, but the multi-billion-dollar defenses built after Hurricane Katrina…
Football, Headlines, News, Sports, World News
Nigeria’s Falconets struggle into World Cup semi
Nigeria’s Under 20 Female team, the Falconets, have qualified for the semi-final of the FIFA world cup taking place in…
Laura Robson ends Kim Clijsters career in New York
Triple US Open champion Kim Clijsters’s career came to end on Wednesday when she slumped to a shock second-round defeat…
Queen opens Paralympics Games
Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday officially opened the London Paralympics, at a showpiece ceremony aimed at challenging perceptions about disability…
Real Madrid win Spanish Super Cup
Real Madrid beat their arch rivals Barcelona FC 2-1, in the second leg of the Super Cup, winning the trophy…
2 students arrested for robbery
The police in Ekiti State, western Nigeria have arrested two students of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, for alleged robbery.…
Obeten, ex-commissioner in Cross River dies
EMMA UNA, Calabar Mr Raymond Obeten, the immediate past commissioner for Youths and Sports Development in Cross River State, southsouth…
Auto crash on Benin-Abuja Road kills 13
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Thirteen of the 21 passengers trapped in the motor accident that occurred along Benin-Abuja Road have been confirmed…
NABTEB records increase in exam malpractice
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The National Business and Technical Examination Board (NABTEB) on Wednesday in Benin City disclosed that the Board recorded…
Violence mars Nigeria’s journalists union election
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The election of executive officers of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Edo state chapter, planned for Wednesday,…
Bizman steps out to claim Ibori’s $15m slush money
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The controversy surrounding the $15m bribe that former Delta state governor James Ibori gave to Nuhu…
Keshi: Why Osaze, Mikel were dropped
Nigeria’s Super Eagles’ Coach, Stephen Keshi, said on Wednesday that his exclusion of striker Osaze Odemwingie and midfielder Mikel Obi…
Nigeria’s forex reserves higher
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said on Wednesday that the nation’s external reserves hit $38.4 billion (N59.3 trillion) on…
Osama Bin Laden’s book tells new story on last moments
A book by a member of the US commando team that killed Osama bin Laden at his Pakistani hideout contradicts…
Hijacked tanker spotted in Nigerian waters
A tanker hijacked off Togolese waters with 24 Russian crew on board was spotted near Nigeria on Wednesday, officials said,…
ASUU hints of strike, blames Rivers Governor
The Academic Staff Union of Universities in Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo state, western Nigeria said the Rivers state governor,…
Nigeria police arrests ‘700 year old spirit’
Nigeria’s Kano state Police Command has arrested one Nura Hamza, who posed as a 700-year-old spirit, to allegedly dupe unsuspecting members of the…
Worker Fakes Murder Plot To Collect Ransom From Korean Boss
Policemen attached to the Festac Police Division in Amuwo-Odofin Local Government, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, have arrested a 20-year-old man, identified…
Cynthia: Hotel Sacks Workers
The management of Cosmilla Hotel located at Lake View Estate, Amuwo Odofin, Festac Town Extension, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, has sacked…
I Want To Get Rich Quick —Man Caught With Human Skull
A man caught with a human skull along with a pastor in Ogun State, southwest Nigeria, has confessed that he…
Court affirms Governor Wada’s election
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja A Federal High Court in Nigeria’s capital of Abuja on Wednesday affirmed the victory of Capt.…
Lagos Traffic Law Catches Bullion Van Driver
Officials of the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit has impounded a bullion van and arrested…
PHCN Workers Jubilate Over Nnaji’s Resignation
Workers of Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, this morning jubilated over the resignation of Minister of Power, Barth Nnaji.…
Again Lagos ACN Makes Case For State Police
The Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria has said that for Nigeria to effectively tackle the enormous…
N5,000 Note: Sanusi Wants To Reduce Nigeria’s Population —Yusuf
The Chairman, Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Transport, Bisi Yusuf, has accused the Central Bank Governor, Sanusi Lamido,…