Year: 2012
Nigeria’s crude oil output peaks
Nigerian oil production hit its highest level ever this week, reaching 2.7 million barrels per day, the state oil firm…
Kimono Bags Media Nite Award
The rub a dub master, Ras Kimono and other personalities will on 27 August receive honours as the Music Personality…
MI, Naeto Out With Hennesy Collabo
With the 20 July, 2012, announcement of star rappers MI and Naeto C as this year’s Hennessy Artistry headliners, the…
E-Gnyte Begins Video Shooting
All is set for the video shoot of sensational artiste, E-Gnyte’s rave making hit titled ‘Koko Ti Koko’ on the…
Fela’s Museum Long Overdue —Femi Kuti
The first son of the late afro beat legend, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, Femi, has urged the Lagos State Government not to…
4 herdsmen with sub machine guns arrested
The Nigerian Police Command in Nasarawa State have arrested four herdsmen in possession of sophisticated arms and ammunition, the Police…
Biafran war bombs evacuated in Enugu
The Anti-Bomb Squad of Nigeria’s Enugu State Police Command has evacuated two unexploded ordinance that were abandoned during the Nigerian…
Olympics: US NBA stars eclipse Nigeria
The United States team of NBA stars shattered a host of records, including most points in a single Olympic men’s…
Fashola signs a life-changing law in Lagos
If you live in Lagos, Nigeria or you have a plan to visit, you had better read the new Lagos…
Nigerian Minister Risks Jail Over Meter Contract
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Nigeria’s Power minister, Professor Barth Nnaji and Dr. Sam Amadi, chairman of National Electricity Regulatory Commission,…
Robbers Kill 3 Soldiers, Snatch LG Salary
Gunmen suspected to be robbers have killed three soldiers and an accountant who were conveying salary of workers of Gulani…
Ukrainians Stage Topless Protest At London Olympics
Topless activists from a women’s rights group carried out a protest in central London on Thursday. Police were called to…
Murray Reaches Olympic Semis
Wimbledon runner-up Andy Murray of Great Britain on Thursday booked a spot in Friday’s semifinals at the Olympic Games tennis…
Owoeri Doubtful For Sunshine’s Champions League Match
John Owoeri may again not debut for Sunshine in the CAF Champions League clash against Aso Chlef of Algeria this…
Ahmed Musa’s House Burgled
Reports say Nigeria international Ahmed Musa lost many valuables after his house in Kano was burgled on Wednesday. Musa, who…
52 Sex Workers Arrested
Officials of the Lagos State Task force on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit last night stormed Isaac John and…
Court Dissolves Gospel Singer, Wunmi’s Marriage
Gospel singer, Wunmi Awoniyi, a.k.a. Omo Emi was this morning ordered by the Orile-Agege Grade ‘B’ customary court in Lagos,…
Speaker’s Aide Murdered
Security operatives have an uphill task unravelling killers of one of the aides to the Speaker, Imo State House of…
Tears, As P-Square Bury Mom
Friends and family members of music stars, Paul and Peter Okoye, popularly known as P-Square, shed tears uncontrollably this morning…
Man Strangles Wife Over Sex
An angry man has reportedly strangled his wife during scuffle over sex and is now facing a murder charge at…
Cops Break Okada Rider’s Leg
It was a case of jungle justice at Jungle bus stop in Ifako-Ijaiye Council Area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, when…
1 Die In Alapere Over Land Feud
At least one person has been killed at Ajelogo, Alapere, Kosofe Local Government area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria, as sporadic…
Al-Mustapha Loses Mom
Eight years after the death of his father, the former Chief Security Officer to the late General Sanni Abacha, Major…
Glo Sponsors Soyinka Prize for Literature
The Wole Soyinka Prize for literature in Africa has received a major boost as Nigerian telecommunications company, Globacom Limited, partners…
Boko Haram In Dual Attacks
Gunmen suspected to be members of Islamist Boko Haram sect late Wednesday launched simultaneous attacks on two police posts in…
Property Forfeiture: Businessman Sues CBN
A Lagos businessman, Alhaji Abdulsamad Rabiu, whose house is located at 35, Cooper Road, Ikoyi, Eti Osa Local Government Area…
Customer, Bank In Legal Battle Over Fraudulent Deduction
In a bid to forestall the arrest of its staff by Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, in respect of…
Dana Plane Crash: Coroner Admits Video Footage
The Lagos Coroner, Magistrates Komolafe Oyetade, has admitted video clippings of the crash site on June 3, 2012, of Dana…
Shun Cult Groups, Students Charged
Graduating students of the African Church Model College, Ifako-Ijaiye, Lagos, have been advised to shun cult groups and be good…
UNICAL VC Warns Lab Inductees
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Professor James Epoke, has warned inductees into the Medical Laboratory Science not to…