Year: 2012
Woman In Street Fight With Professor Over Rent
A 42-year old woman, Sandra Aihanunwa has been arraigned before Ejigbo Magistrate’s court Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, for allegedly assaulting…
Rep Raises Alarm Over Food Crisis
The insecurity in the country caused by the activities of Boko Haram will cause food crisis if the Islamic fundamentalists…
Stop Funding Political Parties, CPC Tells INEC
Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) on Monday called on INEC to stop funding the existing political parties as that would…
Insecurity: Northern Govs. Hold Emergency Meeting 26 July
Disturbed by the current security challenges confronting the region, the Northern States Governors’ Forum has fixed an emergency meeting of…
Woman Jailed 150 Days
An Abuja Senior Magistrates’ Court on Monday, sentenced mother of one, Maimuna Al-Hassan, 20, of Angwa Beri Beri, Life Camp,…
Security Beefed Up At Bauchi NYSC Camp
Security at the NYSC orientation camp at Wailo Village of Bauchi was beefed up Monday during the closing ceremony of…
Dana Plane Crash: Falana, Others Fault Operations Of Lagos Fire Services
Some lawyers on Monday in Lagos faulted the Lagos State Fire Services for acting “too slowly” during the June 3…
PHCN Workers Call Off Strike
Workers of the PHCN on Monday called off the strike embarked upon on July 20 following the intervention of the…
UBA Launches 2nd Read Africa Project
The United Bank for Africa Plc, UBA yesterday launched the second edition of its Read Africa Project aimed at championing…
Ramadan: Time To Reflect On The Polity
The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is here with us. During this period, our Muslim brothers and sisters are expected…
NBA Elections: Metaphor Of A Dying Country
By Godwin Onyeacholem The man-made calamities befalling this twisted nation are so overpowering that even the multitude of stoics, the…
How To Change Govt Peacefully And Make Society Better (2)
By Tunde bakare Now, a few suggestions: •First and foremost, The Unquestionable God Factor: From both biblical and human history,…
Excessive FG Inteference Killed NNSL —Ex-MD
Former Managing Director of the defunct Nigerian National Shipping Lines (NNSL), Mr. Gerald Chidi, has said that the demise of…
Piracy: Nigeria Leads In Gulf Of Guinea
Pirate attacks dropped to the lowest, since 2008, this year as the presence of naval forces helped deter Somalis from…
Reps Pledge Support For Indigenous Operators
Indigenous operators in the nation’s fledging oil and gas sector have been assured of supportive legislature that would guarantee sustenance…
NPA Ex-Staff Reject Benefit Offer
Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) workers who were retrenched in 1991 have turned down N195.78 million benefits from the management. They…
Senate Threatens Telecoms Operators Over Poor Network Service
Following the poor telecommunications services currently being experienced in most parts of the country, the Nigerian Senate has warned all…
Etisalat Offers 6 months Free Internet Subscription
Etisalat has announced the launch of the new easyblaze promo which rewards new customers who purchase a USB and Mi-fi…
Fratelli Rossetti Brands Storm Nigerian Market
An italian foremost fashion firm, Fratelli Rossetti, plans to establish new brands in the Nigerian and Ghana market through Jetcomm…
Airtel Empowers Outstanding Distributors
It was a “gathering of champions” as Airtel brought together the best performers in all its area of operation in…
Cowbell Olympic Medal Rush Promo Produces Winners
Winners have begun to emerge in the ongoing Cowbell Olympic Medal Rush promo that was recently launched by Promasidor Nigeria…
120 World Leaders For Olympic Games Opening Ceremony
Thousands of VIPs including some 120 national leaders will jet into London for Friday’s Olympics opening ceremony, with guests ranging…
Table Tennis: Olumefun Writes Off Team Nigeria
Former national table tennis coach, Wole Olumefun, has declared that Nigerians should not expect much from the table tennis team…
Drogba’s Club Host Man U In China
Shanghai Shenhua of China’s new buy and Cote d’Ivoire’s skipper, Didier Drogba, will Wednesday rekindle his rivalry with Manchester United…
Pillars Unstoppable, Says Coach
Chief Coach of Kano Pillars, Baba Ganaru, has boasted that his team are now unstoppable after they defeated Plateau United…
Fatayi-Williams Rues Swimming Absence At Games
President of Nigeria Swimming Federation NSF, Babatunde Fatai-Williams is sad that Nigerian swimmers will not take part at the 2012…
Why I Lost Atlanta Open To Roddick —Muller
Gilles Muller has described his loss at the final of the ATP Atlanta Open to fourth-seed, American Andy Roddick as…
Cibulkova Celebrates Victory Over Bartoli
Dominika Cibulkova beat top-seeded Marion Bartoli 6-1, 7-5 to win the WTA Carlsbad crown, warming up for the London Olympics…
I Want To Discover Nigeria’s Number 1
The name may not ring a bell but this Nigerian female tennis player, Lesi Segun from Ogun State, is a…
Nigeria confiscates ex-governor Ibori’s $15m bribe
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Efforts by the Federal Government to confiscate the unclaimed bribe sum of $15 million allegedly offered…