Year: 2012
South Africa declares week of mourning after mine killings
South African President Jacob Zuma on Sunday declared a week of national mourning in the wake of the deadly violence…
More confirmed dead in Nigeria’s Atlantic surge
The death toll in Saturday’s ocean surge at the Kuramo Beach in Lagos Nigeria has increased to four, with three…
ACN leader, Tinubu continues US lecture tour
The National Leader of the Action Congress (ACN) and former Lagos state Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is set to continue…
Cincinnati Masters: Federer books final with Djokovic
Roger Federer, tennis world number one will play Novak Djokovic, the man he dethroned after Wimbledon in the finals of…
Nigeria confirms talks with Boko Haram
Nigeria’s government signalled Saturday they had held some form of talks with Boko Haram militants waging a deadly insurgency, but…
Miss China crowned Miss World
Miss China won the coveted title of Miss World on Saturday, triumphing on home soil during a glitzy final held…
Residents of Nigeria’s shoreline for evacuation
.Bar Beach, Kuramo Beach, Goshen Esate, Alpha Beach, Badagry Waterfront, Mayegun Affected Nigeria’s Lagos State government has ordered the immediate…
No Holiday break for Nigeria’s Under 17 team
Nigeria’s Under 17 team, the Golden Eaglets will resume training on 20 August at their Calabar camp in spite of…
Lagos Ocean surge kills one, 15 missing
An ocean surge today sacked communities around Kuramo Beach in Lagos Nigeria, leaving one person dead and 15 others missing.…
Arsenal held, Liverpool lose, West Ham win
Liverpool crashed to a miserable 3-0 defeat at West Brom in Brendan Rodgers’ first Premier League match as Reds boss,…
Bolt, millionaire sprint king too costly for Stockholm
Newly-crowned Olympic sprint king Usain Bolt has not been invited to the Stockholm Diamond League meeting because the Jamaican commands…
Jonathan salutes muslims at Eid-el-Fitri
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has congratulated all followers of the Islamic faith in the country who have successfully concluded this…
Gov. Ahmed denies feud with Saraki
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has dispelled rumours of a feud between him and Senator Bukola Saraki, his predecessor and…
Badagry festival begins
The 2012 edition of the Badagry Festival has begun at the Heritage Museum with the remembrance of victims of the…
Abductors of ESUT VC want N200m
The Enugu State University of Technology (ESUT) has confirmed that the abductors of its Vice-Chancellor, Professor Cyprian Onyeji, are demanding…
Nigeria: US warns on fresh attacks
Despite the resolve of Nigeria’s police to tighten security in many parts of the country during the Eid-el-Fitri celebrations, the…
Church massacre: Nigerian governor’s aide arrested
Nigerian police said they had arrested a governor’s aide over a church massacre and an attack on a military patrol…
Federer routs Fish, Kerber dismisses Serena
World No. 1 Roger Federer moved closer to a fifth ATP and WTA Cincinnati Masters crown on Friday as the…
South Africa probes killing of mine workers
South African President Jacob Zuma announced Friday a probe into the deaths of 34 miners in a police crackdown on…
Saudis confirm Sunday as Eid-el-Fitri
The Muslim feast of Eid el-Fitr marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan is to start on Sunday…
2 Friends Gang-Rape Teenager, Take Victim’s Nude Photo
A 17-year old girl (name withheld) has narrated before an Ejigbo magistrate’s court in Lagos, how two friends, Ekene Uzor,…
Father Sleeps With Daughter For 7 Years
A 45-year old bricklayer, Elijah Olusesi who has been having sex with his 14-year old daughter (name withheld) since she…
Man Kills 8-Day Old Baby For Ritual
A 39 year-old man, Akpotejere Osuna has been arrested by operatives of Delta State Police Command for allegedly killing the…
Nigeria lists rogue oil companies
Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Finance on Friday published the 21 firms being investigated under the fuel subsidy regime. A statement…
Walnut Boosts Sperm —Study
Apart from its high nutritional value, walnuts have now been found to boost sperm health and quality as medical scientists…
Falana Blames World Bank For Nigeria’s Corruption
Lagos lawyer, Femi Falana, has accused the World Bank of being responsible for the endemic corruption in Nigeria. Falana, who…
LASUTH Offers Battered Journalist Compensation
Benedict Uwalaka, Leadership nwspaper photo journalist who was battered at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH, on Thursday 9…
‘Jonathan Has Failed Nigerians’
The Coordinator of Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, United State of America, USA, chapter, Taiwo Oladokun Ogunleye, has described President Goodluck…
Hope Lost After Fire, The Fate Of Blind 72-year Old Landlady
The popular saying that life is full of uncertainty holds sway for Muyibat Lamidi, a 72-year old blind woman, who…
Lagos Drivers Support New Traffic Law
Commuter bus drivers plying Obalende, Ajah, Victoria Island, CMS, and Agbongbon areas of Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have promised to…