Year: 2012
Bellamy leaves Liverpool for Cardiff
Liverpool forward Craig Bellamy has completed an emotional return to his hometown club Cardiff after signing a two-year contract with…
No mercy for teen burglar who begs for mercy
An Abuja Senior Magistrates’ Court on Friday sentenced an 18-year-old student, Nasiru Abdullahi of Kunchingoro, Airport road, Abuja to one…
Osun demolishes offices for market
All the courts, including the Chief, the Senior, the Magistrates’ and the Family Courts in the old Governor’s Office in…
Heavy rains, flood forecast for August-October
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) on Friday said there was a high prospect of intense rains between August and October…
Peace elusive as banker shot dead in Maiduguri
Maiduguri, capital of Nigeria’s Borno state continues to cement its status as the killing capital of Nigeria, with the gruesome…
Below 40 per cent pass English and Maths as WASCE results out
The results of the May/June 2012 West African School Certificate Examinations have been released. They were released today by the…
Sex-Crazy Printer Sent To Kirikiri Prisons
A sex-crazy printer, 39-year old Oluseje Israel is now cooling his heels at Kirikiri Prisons, Apapa, Lagos for allegedly raping…
Controversy: Enugu Girls Top Sex Workers
Which of the Nigerian states has the highest number of commercial sex workers in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital? That is the…
Emotional Final Farewell to Ghana’s Atta Mills
Thousands of mourners including African leaders, dignitaries and ordinary Ghanaians attended the state funeral on Friday of president John Atta…
Dana Crash: Lagos Probes Attack On Journalists
The Lagos State Government says it has begun full scale investigation into yesterday’s attack on journalists by staff of the…
Censors Board Destroys N20m Pirated CDs
The Lagos State Film and Video Censors Board has destroyed over N20million worth of pirated films seized from film sellers…
ACN/CPC Merger No Threat To PDP
The Publicity Secretary of the Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Gani Taofeek, has said that the…
Man Tricks Woman To Take Over Her Property
A 34-year old man, Chidi David Sunday, has been arraigned before Apapa Magistrate’s court, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, for allegedly tricking…
We’ve Only Asked Jonathan To Implement Budget
Mr. Mikhail Lanre Odubote, a first term lawmaker, representing Epe Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, in this interview…
Falaki Introduces Disease-Fighting Balls
Falaki Herbal Centre has introduced five different ball shaped sacks containing herbs steamed and used for the treatment of various…
Why Cabotage Act Failed — Nweke
The president of National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), Mr. Eugene Nweke has highlighted why the Cabotage Act…
Stakeholders Suggest Ways To Enhance Maritime Security
Cooperation of all government and private sector stakeholders has been described as vital to achieving effective security and preventing crude…
Reps Charges NIMASA On Performance
The House of Representatives Committee on Marine Transport has called on the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, (NIMASA) to…
Hoodlums Turn School To Hideout
Parents have expressed concern over the invasion by hoodlums of Kosofe Junior College in the heart of Akanimodo area of…
Tax War: NTA Office, Others Shut
Programme transmission at the Benin Zonal office of Nigeria Television Authority, NTA, has been off air for the past 24…
G. Cappa’s Acting GM In EFCC’s Net
The Acting General Manager of G. Cappa Plc, Emmanuel Ofolue is in the net of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
Brawl Over N50 Lands 3 Men Community Service
An Ikorodu Magistrate’s Court has sentenced three men, Anthony Awaye, Saka Sikiru and Shina Akinyelore to 50 hours of community…
Lagos Traffic Law: Curbing Recklessness On Roads
For too long, the recklessness exhibited by motorists and okada riders has been the major cause of traffic gridlock and…
Mastercard, SEEP Commits $8m To Microfinance Associations
In an effort to strengthen and develop the capacity of microfinance industry associations in sub-Saharan Africa, MasterCard Foundation and the SEEP…
Airtel Subscribers Base Hit 20Million
The management of Airtel Nigeria says its active subscriber base has increased from 15.5 million to 20 million. Speaking at…
MTN Expnads WiMAX Coverage
MTN Nigeria has expanded the coverage of its WiMAX driven revolutionary Internet service, MTN HyNet, to the more cities across…
Kogi Scrabble Open Debuts
In a bid to ensure that the game of scrabble gains more popularity in the country, the Nigeria Scrabble Federation,…
MTN Project Fame Begins
The season five of the MTN sponsored Project Fame West Africa music competition kicked off on Saturday last week with…
I May Go Into Politics
Yomi Fash Lanso is one of the most versatile actors and movie directors in Nigeria. In this interview with P.M.NEWSEntertainment,…