Year: 2012
eLDee’s Undeniable Out
By Funsho Arogundade Lanre Dabiri, rapper and businessman owner of Trybe Records, has released his newest work titled Undeniable. The…
Ras Kimono Lights Up Legend Nite
By Funsho Arogundade Despite the torrential rains in Lagos last Friday, hundreds of fun seekers trooped out to celebrate the…
Wizkid Bags BET Award
By Funsho Arogundade Nigerian pop star Wizkid has added yet another feather to his cap. Fresh from an amazing performance…
Nafe, Tamara Evicted From Big Brother StarGame
By Funsho Arogundade The die is cast as Big Brother StarGame enters next phase. On 1 July, Big Brother dropped…
Nigeria’s Got Talent Show Berths
By Funsho Arogundade Rapid Blue Format and Optima Media Group (OMG), the organisations behind the hugely successful Nigerian Idols, a…
Lagos Lawmaker To Sponsor Bill On Wealth Creation
By Eromosele Ebhomele A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Sultan Adeniji-Adele, is to sponsor a private member…
33 Hoodlums Arrested At Black Spots
Following complaints by members of the public on the activities of hoodlums in their area, the Area ‘A’ Commander, Assistant…
Battering Of Okada Rider: Inspector, 6 Others In Trouble
An Inspector and six other policemen attached to MAN Centre Police Station, Ikeja, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, are in trouble…
Mandela’s daughter SA envoy to Argentina
South Africa has appointed Zenani Mandela-Dlamini, a daughter of former President Nelson Mandela, as its ambassador to Argentina. The businesswoman…
UNILAG Renaming: Court reaffirms stoppage order
A Federal High Court sitting in Ikeja, on Wednesday reaffirmed its interim order restraining the Federal Government from renaming the…
Court jails 2 for stealing auto bike
An Upper Area Court in Gwagwalada in Nigeria’s Federal capital, Abuja on Wednesday sentenced two men to one year imprisonment…
Reps Hembe, Azubuogu must face trial, court rules
A Nigerian high court in the capital of Abuja has dismissed an application by former Chairman, House of Representatives Committee…
Oba Of Isheri Alerts Police On Threat To His Life
The traditional ruler of Isheri-Olofin, Egbe/Idimu Local Council Development Area, LCDA, and Chairman, Alimosho Traditional Council, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria,…
Northern Malians Protest in Bamako
Protesters from northern Mali on Wednesday held a sit-in in Bamako against Islamists who have enforced strict sharia, destroyed ancient…
Football, Headlines, Sports, World News
Nigeria goes higher in FIFA ranking
Nigeria has moved two places up in the latest ranking of footballing nations released by FIFA today. It is now…
Wimbledon Story: Serena, Azarenka, Kerber in s/final
Serena Williams produced a champion’s display to knock out title-holder Petra Kvitova on Tuesday as Victoria Azarenka, Agnieszka Radwanska and…
No Mermaids or Zombies anywhere, says US agency
The United States government has assured its citizens that, much like zombies, mermaids probably do not exist, saying in an…
ICC prosecutor urges action on Boko Haram
The International Criminal Court’s new chief prosecutor has urged Nigeria to investigate crimes claimed by Boko Haram Islamists, during her…
Man U shops for $100million in US
Manchester United filed papers in the United States Tuesday to raise money by selling shares on the US market. In…
Ex-SEC boss attends meeting with Jonathan
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja There was drama at the meeting of President Jonathan’s Economic Management Team on Tuesday as the suspended Director-General…
NNPC denies secret bank account
The National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has said unequivocally that the Corporation does not operate a secret account but a statutory…
Reps, Otedola disagree on secret probe
Desmond Utomwen/Abuja More drama unfolded Tuesday in the inquest by the House of Representatives into the allegation of $620, 000…
Court strikes out case against Jim Iyke
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Nollywood actor, JIim Iyke got a reprieve from an Abuja Chief Magistrate Court on Tuesday…
Fresh Blast Hits Abuja Shopping Centre
Soldiers have cordoned off the scene of explosion which occurred near Banex Plaza, a popular shopping centre located in Wuse…
Stocks go higher in Nigeria
A total of 205.97 million shares worth N1.6 billion were traded in 3,792 deals on the Nigerian Stock Exchange on…
Fuel supply resumes in Port Harcourt
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt After five days of disruption,the loading of petroleum products at the NNPC refinery at Eleme, has resumed,…
Court Stops Trustfund from Appointing New CEO
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The crisis of confidence rocking Trustfund Pensions Plc continued unabated as the National Industrial Court sitting…
NYSC: Lagosians Can’t Go North, Lagos House Writes DG
By Eromosele Ebhomele The Lagos State House of Assembly has written the office of the Director-General of the National Youth…
Dana Air Compensates Crash Victims
By Kazeem Ugbodaga Dana Airline today gave out a ridiculous amount of money to displaced families of last month’s plane…
No Bail For Pakistani, Nigerian On Drug Trial
By Akin Kuponiyi A Pakistani, Bukhari Syed Ahmed Waseem and a Nigerian, Benjamin Okereke alleged to have conspired to import…