Year: 2012
House starts move to amend Nigeria’s constitution
DESMOND UTOMWEN/Abuja The Bill for the amendment of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was today presented…
Nigerian governor urged to obey the court
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, on Tuesday in Abuja called on…
Fashola arrests 2 army officers On BRT Lane
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, Tuesday arrested two top military officers who drove on the dedicated Bus Rapid Transit…
Oshiomhole receives election certificate
INEC presents Oshiomhole with certificate of return JETHRO IBILEKE, Benin Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has received the certificate…
FG, states opt for talks on Excess Crude Account
The Federal Government of Nigeria and 36 State governments are exploring the option of settling their dispute over the Excess…
Ex-bank manager jailed for fraud
Justice Dije Aboki of Kano High Court, has sentenced Mr. Samuel Owoyele, a former manager with the United Bank of…
Woman charged Over Ukraine Admission Scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned one Charity Komuo and her company, Charity Luba Consultancy before a…
Groom Dies Eve Of Wedding
Family members, friends and colleagues of a 32-year old groom named Yussuf Babatunde Babalola are currently trying to unravel the…
Bukky Wright Survives Auto Crash
Popular Nollywood actress, Bukky Wright has survived a ghastly auto crash. The beautiful role interpreter who really has her God…
Imoke Floors Opposition Parties
The Cross River State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Calabar, southsouth Nigeria, this morning dismissed the petition filed by…
LAWMA Sends 5 Scavengers To Prison
Lagos State Waste Management Authority, LAWMA, have dragged five scavengers to a Lagos court where they were remanded in prison…
Nigerians Most Sexually Satisfied —Survey
A global survey conducted by condom manufacturer, Durex, has revealed that Nigerians are among the most sexually satisfied people in…
Jonathan’s tributes as Nigeria’s oldest monarch buried
As Nigeria’s longest reigning monarch, the Attah Igala in Kogi state, Alhaji Aliyu Obaje was laid to rest today in…
Lawmakers, Others Salute Oshiomhole
Two members of the House of Representatives, a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly and a local government…
Senate Committee Advises UNILAG ON Name Change
The Senate Committee on Education on Monday advised the University of Lagos (UNILAG), recently renamed Moshood Abiola University, to include…
Lawyers Applaud Appointment Of First Female CJ
Some lawyers on Monday in Lagos applauded the appointment of Justice Aloma Mariam Muhktar as the first female Chief Justice…
Ajimobi Congratulates Oshiomhole, Mukhtar
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State and the Oyo State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) have congratulated…
Let’s Try A Female President
By Uzoma Ahamefule Fellow compatriots, lovers of Nigeria and friends of Nigeria, the precarious security situation in Nigeria after the…
Oshiomhole: And The Ayes Have It
By Peter Clever Opara The way and manner the Comrade Governor, Adams Oshiomhole routed the PDP candidate in the…
Challenges Before Justice Mukhtar
With the formal swearing in of Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar as the Chief Justice of Nigeria yesterday by President Goodluck…
I’m A Goner, Van Persie Tells Arsenal
Robin Van Perse returned to training with Arsenal on Monday, insisting he still wants to quit. And it seems the…
Flood Victims Use Canoes To Move Around
After the Apete bridge win Ibadan, Oyo State, southwest Nigeria, was washed away by flood, residents cut off from the…
More Pay For Falcons
National Coordinator of the Super Falcons, Aisha Falode, has revealed that plans are underway to increase the match bonuses of…
Upsets Galore At Fed Cup
The upsets in this year’s edition of the Federation Cup have continued as Nigeria Premier League leaders Rangers of Enugu…
Pre-Season Tour: Fans Roar, As Man U Hit South Africa
Durban was abuzz with yesterday night’s arrival of English soccer giants Manchester United at the King Shaka International Airport. Their…
Nigeria To Showcase Heritage At African Village
Apart from the usual sporting activities of the Olympics, Nigeria and other nations of the black continent will have the…
Idowu Hires Own Medics To Treat Injury
Phillips Idowu has employed his own medical team to help get him fit for the Olympics, Sportsmail has learnt. The…
Tough Road For Rwanda’s Cyclist
Adrien Niyonshuti’s memories of Rwanda’s genocide are hazy, but when he needs to shut off his mind and forget the…
I’m Ready To Dump Nigeria
One of Nigeria’s youngsters at last year’s African Junior Championship, AJC Qualifiers, Martins Abamu told DAMILARE OKUNOLA why he could…
Federer Dusts Sampras’ Ranking Record
Roger Federer added another record to his collection yesterday when he began his 287th week as world number one. The…