Year: 2012
Professor Gbadamosi Delivers OOU Inaugural Lecture
Professor Muhammad Mikail Olasunkanmi Gbadamosi will on Thursday 21 June deliver the inaugural lecture at Olabisi Onabanjo University of Ago…
Goal line tech now a must, says Blatter
FIFA boss Sepp Blatter said on Wednesday that the introduction of goal-line technology is a must after Ukraine appeared to…
Pope sues for peace in Nigeria
Pope Benedict XVI called Wednesday on those responsible for violence in Nigeria to “stop spilling the blood of innocent people”,…
Anambra House screens commissioners today
The Anambra House of Assembly has received the list of 12 commissioner-designates from Governor Peter Obi of Anambra. According to…
Kaduna riots: Police arrest Chadians, other foreigners
By Femi Adi/Kaduna Kaduna Police Command arrested some citizens of Chad , Cameroun and Niger among other Nigerians in the…
England, France in the last eight at Euro 2012
Final Scores: England 1 Ukraine 0 (Goal scorer: Wayne Rooney 48th minute Sweden 1 France 0 Scorers: Ibrahimovic 54th minute;…
Okagbare still Nigeria’s fastest woman
Adebobola Alawode, Calabar Nigeria’s fastest woman, Blessing Okagbare Tuesday evening retained her title in the women’s 100m final of the…
Religious Riots: Nigeria’s Reps summon Jonathan
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a motion requesting President Goodluck Jonathan and the nation’s security chiefs, to address…
Strife-torn Nigerian states stable, says NSA
Oluokun Ayorinde/Abuja General Owoeye Azazi, the National Security Adviser has said government is not considering declaring a state of emergency…
Ivory Coast rebels disarm
The former fighters in Cote d’Ivoire’s western region who took part in the armed clashes at the height of the…
kidnapped son of Delta state scribe freed
Markson Macaulay, son of Secretary to Delta Government, Mr Ovuozourie Macaulay, abducted by suspected kidnappers in Owhelogbo community in Isoko…
Cheating baby lawyers to face trial
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The management of the Nigerian Law School on Tuesday in Abuja affirmed its resolve to drag…
Kano Assembly confirms new commissioner
Kano State House Assembly has confirmed Dr. Yunusa Dangwani, the former Chief of Staff to the Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso ,…
Stray bullet hits man in anti-drug raid
A passenger was shot on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti as NDLEA operatives raided a motor park at Ajilosun area of the…
UNN cancels messy post UTME tests
The University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) in Enugu State has cancelled its post-UTME screening following an alleged leakage of examination…
Protests in Egypt, confusion overhangs polls
Several thousand Egyptians took to Tahrir Square in Cairo Tuesday to protest against the ruling military’s bid to grab new…
Night work enhances breast cancer risk
Night work may increase a woman’s chances of developing breast cancer by 30 percent — a slightly elevated but “statistically…
34 Die in Damaturu’s violence
Gun battles between security forces and suspected Islamists in Nigeria’s Damaturu town have killed at least 34 people, including three…
Jonathan approves more schools in South-East
President Goodluck Jonathan at the inauguration of the back-to school campaign, directed the Federal Ministry of Education to build additional…
Gombe’s security chief assassinated
Remorselss gunmen have shot dead, Malam Adamu Mamman the acting director of security matters in the office of the governor…
Togo detains Kodjo, Ex-Prime Minister
Togo briefly detained former prime minister and opposition figure Agbeyome Kodjo Tuesday over protests held last week, the latest in…
Boko Haram: 2 Nigerian cities in a state of war
Gunfire and rioting rocked two northern Nigerian cities on Tuesday in a fresh round of unrest, prompting authorities to slap…
Jonathan Under Fire for Rio Trip
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has criticized President Goodluck Jonathan for embarking on a trip to Brazil for the…
Fresh Riots in Kaduna, Curfew Imposed
Fresh crisis erupted in Kaduna this morning as Hausa/Fulani youths in the state launched a reprisal attack on the Christian…
Arrested Air Nigeria MD Flown To Abuja
The Managing Director of Air Nigeria, Mr. Kinfe Kahssaye, who was arrested yesterday by the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS,…
Italian in Nigerian custody commits suicide
Ayorinde Oluokun/abuja Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Tuesday said a 52 year-old Italian, Mr. Mauro Zanin, a…
Woman Pours Hot Water On Hubby’s Penis
To prevent her husband from further looking outside for sexual satisfaction, a woman has done the unthinkable by pouring hot…
JAMB Candidates To Write Exams Through e-Testing
Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), says candidates are to answer questions by…
Shareholders Battle Dangote
The Independent Shareholders Association of Nigeria, ISAN, has resolved to resist the resumption of Alhaji Aliko Dangote as President of…
Judge Frees 34 Prison Inmates
Fifteen murder suspects, eight armed robbery suspects and six persons awaiting trial for stealing were among those who regained freedom…