Year: 2012
Governor Oshiomhole in early lead
Eromosele Ebhomele & Jethro Ibileke/Benin The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Edo state governorship election, General…
Patience Jonathan’s Appointment As Permsec A Joke
.Appointment in order says Governor Seriake Dickson Nigerians have continued to criticise the recent appointment of the country’s First Lady,…
FCT Badminton: Fagbemi, Ola-Williams win
Olaoluwa Fagbemi and Maria Ola-Williams on Saturday in Abuja won the men and women singles titles respectively at the 2012…
Plant a tree, Fashola urges Lagosians
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Saturday led the fifth edition of the annual Tree Planting campaign at…
Haye stops Chisora in fifth round
David Haye defeated bitter British rival Dereck Chisora with a fifth round stoppage in their heavyweight clash at Upton Park,…
Hewitt reaches first ATP final in two years
Former world number one Lleyton Hewitt reached the final of the ATP Hall of Fame Championships Saturday with a three-set…
Gunmen kill abducted college bursar
Armed men, suspected to be robbers, on Friday night abducted and killed Stephen Omole, a bursary staff member of Federal…
Libyan returnees urge FG to rescue others
Nigerian returnees from Libya have called on the Federal Government to urgently rescue others who are still trapped in prisons,…
‘Permsec’ Jonathan mourns victims of fuel tanker fire
Wife of Nigeria’s President, Dame Patience Jonathan, who also doubles as a permanent secretary in her husband’s state of Bayelsa,…
Thieves steal Shell’s 12.6 million barrels of crude
The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) said it lost 12.58 million barrels of crude oil between December 2011 and June…
Arik aborts flight after collision with Hercules
The Nigeria Air Force said that an Arik Airline Boeing 737-700 with registration No 5NMJI on Saturday brushed the wing…
Oritsejafor condemns bomb attack on Shehu
Nigerian Christians on Saturday condemned an attempt on the life of a key Islamic leader the previous day, a suicide…
Irregularities Mar Polls In Edo South
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The much anticipated and awaited Edo state governorship election began on Saturday in Edo south senatorial district with…
3 Cops, INEC Staff Die In Boat Mishap
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Three policemen and an ad-hoc staff of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been confirmed dead in a…
Why Election Started Late In Edo- –INEC REC
Eromosele Ebhomele/Benin The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo, Kassim Gaidam, has admitted…
France’s leader vows to tackle Peugeot’s job cuts
PARIS, July 14, 2012 (AFP) – President Francois Hollande vowed Saturday to take action to stop huge job cuts at…
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Okagbare fastest in London Diamond League
Nigeria’s Blessing Okagbare scored a surprise victory in London today in the women’s 100m,after upstaging a strong field which included…
Mother of Tunisian martyr arrested
The mother of Mohamed Bouazizi, the street vendor whose self-immolation sparked a mass uprising in Tunisia that torched off the…
Blatter hammered over stance on bribery case
The German football federation (DBF) on Saturday expressed dismay after FIFA president Sepp Blatter insisted he did not have the…
Tennis: All Spanish final in Swedish Open
Results from the ATP Swedish Open in Bastad on Saturday (x denotes seeding): Semi-finals Nicolas Almagro (ESP x2) bt Jan…
Youths, journalists arrested in Angola protest
Angolan police arrested seven young protestors and detained two journalists in a blocked demonstration in the centre of the capital…
South African Woman Arrested With Hard Drugs
Simon Ateba Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has unveiled the identity of a 39-year old South African woman…
Edo Polls: Complaints galore at voting centres
Eromosele Ebhomele Voting is about closing at many polling centres in Edo State. But it has been bitter complaints from…
Rubin dethrone Zenit for Super Cup
Two-time Russian champions Rubin Kazan, last season’s cup winners, won their second national Super Cup beating reigning champions Zenit St…
Mali crisis Africa’s biggest challenge, says AU head
The current crisis in Mali is one of the most serious challenges facing the continent, the head of the African…
South Africa:Heavy snow cuts north-south road links
Heavy snow in South Africa forced the closure of two main highways, cutting road transport links between the north and…
High voters turnout in Nigeria’s election
Voters today trooped out in large numbers at polling centres across Nigeria’s Edo state, where a high stake governorship election…
Ex-France coach Lemerre lands Algerian club job
Former Euro and Africa Cup of Nations winning coach Roger Lemerre was named coach of Algerian First Division side CS…
400000 at risk as 3-day rain pounds Japan
About 400,000 people were ordered or advised to leave their homes in southwest Japan Saturday as heavy rain pounded the…
Rocky Stallone rocked by son’s death
Sylvester Stallone, the Hollywood actor known worldwide as ‘Rocky’ was described as “devastated” Friday after his 36-year-old son Sage, also…