Year: 2012
M. I. Naeto C Headline 2012 Hennessy Artistry
As the sixth edition of the 2012 edition of Hennessy Artistry inches closer, two of Nigeria’s best rappers, M.I and…
Spinlet Drops DaGrin’s Tribute Song Haters
Spinlet, Nigeria’s premier digital music distribution platform has announced the exclusive release of the late Dagrin’s new single Haters from…
Man Poisons Friend’s Drink
A 26-year old man, Chidi Ugo, has been arraigned before Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, for allegedly attempting…
5 Docked For Burning BRT Vehicle
Five suspects have been arrested by the police and charged to Ikeja Magistrate’s court sitting in Abule Egba, Lagos, southwest…
Sunny Ade, Tu Face others thrill at Olympics
Nigeria’s Afro King Sunny Ade and other top Nigerian artists heralded Nigeria’s participation in the London Olympics at a sports…
Soccer kicks off London Olympics
Women’s football kicks off the London 2012 Olympics Wednesday — two days before the official start — as athletes pour…
British boy flew to Rome without papers
British authorities said on Wednesday they are investigating how an 11-year-old boy was able to board an aeroplane to Rome…
BASF, German firm returns to Nigeria
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has described Nigeria as a foremost global investment destination as the German manufacturing conglomerate,…
UNILAG to honour ANPP chief, Onu
The National Chairman of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), Chief Ogbonnaya Onu, is to be honoured by the University…
Atta Mills halts Falconets tour of Ghana
Nigeria’s under-20 women football team, the Falconets are heading back home after playing one of their two scheduled friendly internationals…
Madagascar rivals in peace talks
Madagascan leader Andry Rajoelina and the man he toppled in 2009, Marc Ravalomanana, met Wednesday on a remote Seychelles island…
Solar powered plane returns to base
The Swiss sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse landed back home in Switzerland late Tuesday after completing the final leg of its…
Army fines officers for using Lagos BRT lane
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday fined Col. Kayode Yusuf and Staff Sergeant Aliu Adeomi, N25, 000 for violating the Lagos…
Scientists probe 2 paths to AIDS cure
Investigators are looking into two main paths toward a cure for AIDS, based on the stunning stories of a small…
Ghana postpones FA Cup to honour Mills
Ghana has postponed its FA Cup final by one week after President John Atta Mills died suddenly, national football association…
World leaders pay tribute to Ghanaian leader
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan was among the world leaders that paid tribute Tuesday to the former Ghanaian President John Atta…
Nigerian panel indicts 21 firms in N382b subsidy scams
The Aig- Aigboke Imokhuede led Presidential Committee on Verification and Reconciliation of Fuel Subsidy payment on Tuesday submitted its final…
Mahama takes over in Ghana
In accordance with Ghana’s constitution, Vice President John Dramani Mahama was sworn in today as president before an emergency session…
Ghanaian President Dies
Professor John Evans Atta Mills, president of Ghana is dead. His death was announced today by his office. “it is…
Eko 2012’ll Be A Grand Show In Nigeria -Adefulire
Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Adejoke Orelope Adefulire has said that the forthcoming National Sports Festival, tagged ‘Eko 2012’…
Man who married a ‘tigress’ seeks divorce
A 44-year-old civil servant on Tuesday asked an Ojo Customary Court in Lagos, Nigeria to dissolve his marriage, accusing his…
Fresh threat to Nigeria’s fuel supply worries
Twenty four hours after the Jetty and Tank Farm Owners Association of Nigeria (JEPTON) embarked on an indefinite strike over…
Woman Lures Virgin For Rapist
A woman, Ukamaka Oluche, who allegedly lured her teenage friend (names withheld) to a suspected rapist, Tunde Mesanga, has landed…
Suspects Arrested In Hotel After Robbery Operation
Three suspected robbers have been arrested in a popular hotel (name withheld) at Alagbado, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, after a…
N3b subsidy scam: EFCC set to charge 18 suspects
Ayorinde Oluokun/ Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC said it has concluded arrangements to prosecute the first batch…
Evangelist Dupes Church Members
The police in Lagos on Monday arraigned a 38-year old evangelist, Obiora Okoye, who allegedly obtained N1.6 million from his…
Terrorism: Senator Ndume gets court leave to travel
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja A Federal High Court siting in Abuja on Tuesday gave its nod for Ndume to proceed…
Lagos To Erect Toll Gates On Badagry Expressway
The Lagos State Government is to construct toll gate on the main carriageway of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway which is under…
Emirates, Qatar Drug Traffickers’ Preferred Airlines
Emirates and Qatar have emerged the preferred airlines used by drug traffickers in Nigeria, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency,…
ICAN Harps On Strong Institutions
If Nigeria must be transformed economically, all its existing institutions must be strengthened while new ones are created with a…