Year: 2012
One Day Governor Reigns In Lagos
Amidst pomp and ceremony, 16-year old Miss Lilian Ogbuefi, who won the last Spelling Bee Competition today, reigned as the…
Lagos Honours 526 Public Servants
The Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Secretariat, Alausa in Ikeja, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, was agog last week as the state government honoured…
Bauchi night blast injures 9
An explosion near a cluster of bars in the northern Nigerian city of Bauchi, recently targeted by Boko Haram Islamists,…
Ghadafi’s PM extradition ignites row in Tunisia
Tunisia has extradited Moamer Kadhafi’s former premier to Libya, igniting a fierce row between Tunis’s president and prime minister, who…
New Paraguay leader turns pariah
Paraguay’s new president was barred Sunday from participating in a summit of South American presidents next week, deepening the country’s…
Assange ready for Sweden but wants guarantees
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Monday called for diplomatic guarantees he will not be pursued by the United States for publishing…
Italy advance for Germany, England go home
England’s penalty curse struck again in Kiev Sunday as a far superior Italy advanced to the semi-finals of Euro 2012…
Morsi: I’ll be President for all Egyptians
Egypt’s Mohamed Morsi, the first Islamist to be elected to the presidency, said on Sunday he will be a leader…
Governor Obi pledges N1b aid to returned schools
Governor Peter Obi of Anambra state has pledged to disburse N1billion to the schools returned to their original church owners.…
6 suspected pirates killed in Bayelsa
Nigeria’s Joint Military Task Force (JTF) said its men killed six suspected Sea Pirates during a gun battle on the…
Jonathan: Boko Haram wants to topple government
Updated Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday said Islamist group Boko Haram was seeking to destabilise the government and had…
How Gunmen raided Damaturu Prison
Bombers, gunmen spared Nigerian churches and their worshippers today. But they seemed to have another target in mind as they…
In Picture: Pamela Mark Marries Michael Ayeni
Senate President, David Mark today gave his daughter, Pamela, to her heartthrob, Michael Ayeni today in Abuja. The bride and…
Pastor Okotie’s second marriage crashes
Simon Ateba The glamorous marriage between Kris Okotie and his beautiful wife, Stephanie, has crashed less than four years after…
Morsi Egypt’s new president
Muslim Brotherhood member, Muhammed Morsi has been declared the winner of Egypt’s run-off election. According to the country’s electoral commission,…
Woman Inserts 66 Wraps Of Drug In Genitals
Simon Ateba Mande Fatima Bala, a 48-year old woman, has been arrested by Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA,…
China in first manual space docking
A Chinese spacecraft on Sunday successfully completed the country’s first manual docking in orbit, the official Xinhua news agency said,…
Spain win as Alonso’s brace sinks France
Real Madrid’s Xabi Alonso celebrated his 100th appearance for Spain with both goals in the defending champions’ 2-0 win over…
Keshi: No big boys in Super Eagles
Taiwo Adelu Chief Coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi, has declared that there are no big boys in his…
Wasteful Falcons Draw With South Africa Again
Sunday Akintoye Super Falcons of Nigeria Saturday evening recorded a disappointing goalless draw against the Banyana Banyana of South Africa…
7-day rainfall to hit Lagos soon
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) on Saturday said Lagos would soon experience a seven-day rainfall.Mr Abayomi Oyegoke of NIMET Central…
NFA will stamp out age-cheats in soccer, says official
The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) on Saturday said it was ready to tackle the problem of age cheats in cadet…
Xtian, muslim leaders parley with Kaduna governor
Gov. Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State on Saturday met with Christian and Muslim leaders to discuss the protracted crisis in…
Farmers snub council polls in Zamfara
Many farmers on Saturday defied Nigeria’s Zamfara government’s call to come out and vote for candidates of their choice into…
German machine retires 2 Greek footballers
Greece’s 4-2 defeat by Germany in Friday’s Euro 2012 quarter-final prompted veteran duo Kostas Chalkias and Nikos Liberopoulos to announce…
Zero casualty in Abuja blast
No casualties were reported in the explosion late Friday at a nightclub in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. However, the windows in…
Gov. Aliyu: How to curb violence in Nigeria
Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger state in central Nigeria has said that an end to endemic corruption and deficit leadership…
Germany beat Greece for Euro 2012 semi
Football: Germany outclass Greece to make Euro 2012 semis – Wrap Germany showed their class in Gdansk, Poland on Friday…
Jonathan sacks security adviser, defence minister
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja In what appears to be an obvious response to the security challenges facing Nigeria, President Goodluck Jonathan on…
Arrested Boko Haram Leader, Habib Bama Dead
Felix Nnamdi / Abuja Hopes of possible unraveling of the faces behind the dreaded Boko Haram sect with Thursday’s arrest…