Year: 2012
US tightens the screws on Syria’s Assad
The United States moved to freeze the assets of dozens of Syrian ministers Wednesday, piling pressure on the regime as…
Arunma Oteh returns to SEC
The Jonathan government on Wednesday lifted a suspension it had slapped on the chief of its stock exchange regulator after…
Jonathan approves $1.4billion rail project
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved 1.488 billion dollars for the execution of the Lagos-Ibadan double track railway…
Fed Cup: Prime FC qualify for Q/finals
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Prime FC Of Oshogbo, Osun State have booked their place in the quarter final of the 2012 Federation…
Ibrahimovic completes PSG Move
Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s reported €23 transfer from AC Milan to Paris Saint-Germain means he has now been bought for €191.3m (£150m)…
Pillars Wreck Kwara United, coach axed
Adebobola Alawode Kwara United’s quest for a place in the quarter final of the 2012 Federation Cup suffered a blow…
Mother of Governor Ajimobi Dies
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN Mother of the governor of Oyo State, Alhaja Sikirat Abeje Ajimobi is dead. She was 85. According to…
OAU student remanded for fraud
A Federal High Court sitting in Enugu has ordered that one Daramola Olawole, a student of Obafemi Awolowo University be…
Jonathan ends emergency rule in Boko Haram councils
Nigerian Government State of Emergency in Four States The Federal Government has lifted the State of Emergency imposed on 15…
Jonathan sends ‘authentic’ PIB to National Assembly
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday sent to the National Assembly a bill, which has been years in the making,…
Worst drought ravages US farms
Weather forecasters see no end in sight to the worst US drought in five decades, a blistering heatwave that has…
Nigeria’s stocks close higher
Trading activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Wednesday ended on a positive note as some major blue chips…
HOS tells civil servants to retire after 35 years
The Cross River State Head of Service, Mrs Theresa Ikwen has declared that the practice where civil servants of retirement…
Petrol Tanker Fire Death Toll Hits 191
The traditional ruler of Igbuya in Ekpeye Kingdom, King Joshua Eyiba,has revealed that the death toll from last Thursday’s petrol…
Sacked elected council officials resume in Imo
With policemen providing security, the sacked local council chairmen in Imo resumed duty on Wednesday as directed by the Court…
Shake Up At Panti
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Umaru Manko has embarked on a drive to transform and wipe out corruption…
Nowhere To Go, Say Makoko Squatters
Over five thousand squatters at Makoko/Iwaya Waterfront displaced by the Lagos State Government Task Force, have cried out that they…
Councillor, Others Wanted For Killing Elephants
A former councillor in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State, southsouth Nigeria, Joseph Enem and his accomplices have…
12m Kids Sing For Mandela On Birthday
South Africa’s 12 million schoolchildren sang happy birthday to Nelson Mandela as he turned 94 on Wednesday, at the start…
Lotto Owner Arraigned Over N20m Fraud
A 50-year old lotto owner, Mr. Andrew Yonga was on Tuesday arraigned before an Abeokuta Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly…
Pipeline Vandal Nabbed
Operatives of the zonal Anti-Pipeline Vandalism Squad led by a Superintendent of Police, Mr Segun Fagbohun, have arrested a man …
Police To Investigate Soldier Over Sexual Assault
The Oyo State Police Command said on Tuesday that it was determined to investigate the sexual assault allegation levelled against…
Ogun Govt Outlaws Hawking By Kids
The Ogun Government is to outlaw hawking by children from November. Mrs. Elizabeth Sonubi, the Commissioner for Women Affairs and…
Politicians Condemn Legislators’ Move To Earn Pension
As the House of Representatives begins enactment of a law seeking pension and gratuity for legislators, some politicians have condemned…
Only MTN Is Making Profit In Nigeria’
The Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Mr. Eugene Juwah, says the only telecommunications service provider making profit in…
Fake Lt. Col., Others Arrested In Ogun
The police in Sango, Ogun State have arrested a man impersonating a Lieutenant Colonel in the Nigerian Army. The suspect,…
A Blue Moon Dancing Over The City Of Manchester
By Adebayo Lamikanra As most football enthusiasts know, there are two Premier League clubs in the city of Manchester but…
Should Birth Control Be Mandatory?
By Sola Odunfa I have always wondered how many children a man or woman should have, and my conclusion each…
Are Okada Riders Above The Law?
Daily, we see commercial motorcycle operators do what they want, breaking the law and behaving as if no laws guide…
The Silent Killer
High blood pressure or hypertension has always been called ‘the silent killer’ because it develops with little or no symptoms…