Year: 2012
Tambuwal docked by EFCC Over fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Tuesday, June 26, 2012, arraigned Mr. Bello Tambuwal, 34, of Tambuwal Global…
Smugglers battle Nigeria Customsmen
Nigerian smugglers operating in the Owode- Idiroko border on Monday barricaded the ever busy Gwaji bridge cheeckpoint threatening to burn down…
Fringe parties sue INEC
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was on Tuesday dragged to a Federal High Court in Abuja by Better Nigeria…
Governor Jang campaigns for state police
Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau state on Tuesday in Abuja, said that the creation of state police would enable state…
Nigeria loses $5billion to oil thieves
The managing director of Shell Petroleum Development Company, Mutiu Sumonu, on Tuesday in Abuja said that Nigeria is losing $5billion…
Jonathan salutes Egypt’s Morsi
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has congratulated Dr. Mohamed Morsi on his emergence as Egypt’s President–Elect following the country’s recent run-off…
Jonathan fires NNPC execs, appoints successors
Oluokun Ayorinde/Abuja In what he described as an attempt to “further strengthen the ongoing reforms and transformation of Nigeria’s Petroleum…
Gunmen, Bombers attack Nigeria’s Kano city
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano The city of Kano, northwest Nigeria went on fire Tuesday evening as terrorists suspected to be members of…
Tennis: Murray downs Davydenko
Home favourite Andy Murray had the last laugh as he silenced Nikolay Davydenko’s taunts with a straight sets win Tuesday…
New NSA Dasuki reports for work
The new National Security Adviser (NSA), retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki, assumed duty in Abuja on Tuesday. The News Agency of…
After tragedy, Oyo demolishes stalls under power cables
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has ordered the immediate demolition of all the structures under the high tension cable…
Ogun electoral body to appeal court order
Nigeria’s Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) said it will continue with its plans for the July 21 local government…
ACN: Media chat exposes Jonathan’s tolerance of graft
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has said President Goodluck Jonathan’s comments on key national issues during his Media Chat…
Oyo state, BOI partner on hydro power plants
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN The Bank of Industry (BOI) said on Tuesday that it would assist the Oyo State Government in the…
How Police ex-DIG, 44 others were killed
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Since March this year, 45 persons have been serially killed by assassins using motor bikes in Kano, northwest…
Bridge Repair: 500 LASTMA Men For Traffic Duty
The Lagos State Government is to deploy 500 officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, to man alternative…
Oboh Tasks Nigerian Engineers On Service Delivery
Managing Director, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr. Christian Oboh has tasked the Nigerian Society of Engineers to evolve ways of…
Alleged Wife Killer Collapses In Court
Mr Akolade Arowolo, standing trial for allegedly killing his banker wife, Titilayo, Tuesday collapsed inside the dock of a Lagos…
Commotion As Arik Diverts Passengers To P/Harcourt
Frightened passengers scurried to exit doors and sent frantic text messages to loved ones on Sunday night as Arik flight…
3rd Mainland Bridge: Lagos, FRSC On War Path
The Lagos State Government and the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, are currently embroiled in a battle of with over…
Man Kidnaps Brother For N4m Ransom
A 27-year old man, Okafor Chukwujekwu has been arrested by the police in Lagos state, Southwest Nigeria, for allegedly kidnapping…
Youth Receives 30 Lashes For Rape
An Upper Sharia Court at Gusau in Zamfara on Monday, sentenced a 36-year-old man, Saidu Abubakar, to one year imprisonment…
45 Robbery Suspects, Others Held
At least 45 robbery suspects and cultists have been arrested by men of the Benue State Police Command. In addition…
Bank Manager Sent To Jail Over N60m Fraud
A branch bank manager of a new generation bank in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, Mr Julius Adekuoroye has been arraigned…
Soldiers Arrest 14 Cultists At Cemetery
Soldiers from the 13 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Calabar, Cross River State, have arrested 14 members of the KKK…
Video Gamers To Compete In Lagos, Abuja
Video game lovers in Lagos, Abuja, Ibadan and Port Harcourt are set to compete in a gaming tournament organised by…
Ghanaian Prof. Slams Jonathan
A Ghanaian-born Economic Professor and President of the Washington DC-based Free Africa Foundation, George Ayittey, has slammed President Goodluck Jonathan…
Newspaper Vendors Cry Out Over Harassment
Newspaper vendors in some parts of Lagos have cried out over the continuous harassment by some officials of the Lagos…
Man Jailed 3 Years For Assault
An Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday sentenced a 31-year old man, Oyedele Omotoye, to three years imprisonment for…
Wimbledon: Kvitova, defending Champ marches on
Defending champion Petra Kvitova reached the Wimbledon second round on Tuesday with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Akgul Amanmuradova of…