Year: 2012
Ewuga praises Supreme Court verdict
Mr Solomon Ewuga has said his victory in the Supreme Court judgment indicated that Nigeria judiciary remained the last hope…
Dagunduro qualifies Nigeria for Basketball
Nigeria has stunned Greece 80-79 to qualify for the semi-finals of the London Olympics – FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament…
JPMorgan Accounts: CBN debunks NNPC claim
Nigeria’s Central Bank on Friday insisted that the NNPC remained the sole signatory of two crude oil and gas accounts…
I was charmed by ex-husband, says nurse
A 34-year-old Nigerian nurse on Friday leapt for joy when an Oshodi Customary Court in Lagos dissolved the five-year-old marriage…
History maker Murray to meet Legendary Federer
Andy Murray will attempt to become the first British man to win Wimbledon in 76 years when the home favourite…
Damaturu explodes again
Damaturu,capital of Yobe state and the Nigerian city plagued by repeated Boko Haram assaults, bombings and gunfire exploded Friday, to…
Nigeria’s apex court sacks parliamentarian
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Eseme Eyibo who until Friday morning was the Nigerian House of Representative member representing Eket/Ibeno/Esit/Onna Federal…
Romanian president impeached
Romania’s parliament voted Friday to impeach President Traian Basescu in a spiralling political crisis that has raised warnings in the…
Pressure mounts on Syria’s Assad to go
International leaders Friday urged the UN to ratchet up pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad by threatening tough sanctions, as…
Yahoo, Facebook unveil advertising alliance
Facebook and Yahoo! announced Friday in San Francisco they were launching an advertising partnership as the two tech giants settled…
Amnesty condemns forced Nigerian evictions
Amnesty International on Friday condemned the authorities in Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers state for forcibly evicting thousands of people without warning.…
Spain arrests Nigerian scam artists
Spanish police said Friday they had smashed a Nigerian fraud ring which tricked some 500 people out of more than…
Cafe owner dies after serving Obama breakfast
An Ohio woman collapsed and died hours after serving US President Barack Obama breakfast at her restaurant, the local Akron…
Staff Audit: Fear Grips Rivers Workers
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt There is palpable fear among the Rivers state civil servants as the state government starts a head…
Woman Bites Off Neighbour’s Nose
A housewife, Mrs Ruka Amoha who claimed her husband has denied her sexual intercourse for some months decided to vent…
Pastor Docked For Impregnating Teenager
An Abuja Senior Magistrate’s Court in Karu on Thursday arraigned a pastor and another accused person for criminal conspiracy, impersonation,…
Nigeria Immigration To Deport 191 Aliens
By Kazeem Ugbodaga At least 191 illegal aliens have been handed over to the Lagos State Command of the Nigerian…
99,000 Litres Of Stolen Diesel Intercepted
By Emma Una/Calabar The anti-smuggling patrol team of the Customs Area Command for Akwa Ibom and Cross River states has…
3rd Mainland Bridge To Be Shut On Sunday
By Tokunbo Olajide The scheduled phase-two repairs of the Lagos 3rd-Mainland Bridge, which was shelved from 1 July, is now…
Policemen Push Man To Death Over N5,000 Bribe
By Ayodeji Dedeigbo Four policemen attached to Ishasi Division of the Nigeria Police, Lagos State are presently being detained at…
Nigerian Navy Holds Seminar On Peace Keeping
Due to the enormity of the emerging Peace Support Operation, PSO, challenges in the sub-region and other parts of the…
Court Judgment: Tenants Evicted From 10 Houses
By Ayodeji Dedeigbo The Ojora chieftaincy family and council who recently won a case at the Supreme Court over the…
Expect Petrol Scarcity, Marketers Warn
Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association (DAPPMA) said Nigerians should expect another round of petrol scarcity if the Federal Government…
Civil Defence Corps Arrests 7 Oil Pipeline Vandals
Officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) ,Abia Command, have arrested seven suspected oil vandals with 102…
Lagos Dep Gov Raises Alarm Over Increase In Domestic Violence
By Eromosele Ebhomele The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, has raised an alarm over the increase in…
Frozen Food Traders Count Losses
Frozen food traders in the Ijora area of Lagos counted their losses on Thursday as their commodities rot away, due…
SGD Scam Rocks Customs
By Esther Komolafe Though use of the Single Goods Declaration (SGD) forms has been phased out by the Nigeria Customs…
FG Defends N3.2bn Maritime Security Vote
By Esther Komolafe The Government has defended the N3.238 billion contracts for acquisition of sophisticated security boats for insulating the…
NPA Boss Seeks Joint Solution To Pollution
By Esther Komolafe The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mr. Omar Suleiman has advocated a joint solution…
Customs Loses N5bn Monthly At Kirikiri Terminal
By Esther Komolafe As the various area commands of the Nigeria Customs Service (CAC) battle to meet the 2012 revenue…