Year: 2012
Romanian PM accused of Plagiarism
The science journal Nature reported claims on Monday that Romania’s Prime Minister Victor Ponta had plagiarised large parts of his…
Air Nigeria’s office stormed over tax evasion
Simon Ateba Officials of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, accompanied by mobile policemen, today, stormed Air Nigeria’s office in…
Jonathan to attend UN Earth Summit
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will depart Abuja tomorrow to attend the United Nations’ Earth Summit, RIO+20, opening in Brazil on…
Nigerian student posing as ‘gay’ jailed 20 years
Justice Mohammed L. Shuaibu of the Federal High Court, sitting in Kaduna has sentenced an undergraduate of the University of…
Tears As Dana Crash Victims Are Remembered
Emotions were high and tears abundant yesterday as hundreds of people gathered in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, to remember the victims…
Lagos Seals Off Distressed 3-Storey Building
The Lagos State Government has sealed off a distressed three-storey building and evacuated its occupants on Ajayi Road, Ogba area…
Nigeria may not attain MDGs -Edo NMA
Going by the high level of corruption in high places in Nigeria, the dream of attaining the Millennium Development Goals…
Kaduna Curfew Relaxed
After observing that relative calm had returned to the state this afternoon, Kaduna State government has relaxed the 24 hours curfew…
Boko Haram claims ‘victory’ over Kaduna bombs
Boko Haram Islamists on Monday claimed responsibility for the suicide attacks on three churches in northern Nigeria’s Kaduna state that…
LASG Begins Coroner’s Inquest Over Dana Air Crash
The state government Monday began inquest into the cause of the 3 June Dana plane crash at Iju-Ishaga, in which over 150 people lost…
Kaduna Bombings: Death Toll Exceeds 100
The death toll as a result of the bomb explosions that hit churches at Zaria and Kaduna yesterday and the…
Our IGR Now N23b Monthly —Fashola
Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola says the monthly Internally Generated Revenue, IGR, of the state is now N23 billion. The…
Sex Slavery: Woman Sent To Kirikiri Prisons
A 30-year old woman, Toyin Akinmola, has been sent to the Kirikiri prisons in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria after she…
Lady smuggles snake Into PDP Rally
An attempt by a woman to smuggle snake into the Samuel Ogbemudia stadium-venue of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign rally…
Pakistan tells pot-bellied cop to diet or quit
A Pakistan police commander has ordered tens of thousands of pot-bellied officers to diet or quit frontline duties, officials said…
Religious War Looms, Clerics Warn
As bombs continue to go off in northern Nigerian churches and a horde of Christians are massacred by Boko Haram,…
Bombed Nigerian state relaxes curfew
By Femi Adi/Kaduna After observing that relative calm has returned to Kaduna state, Kaduna State government has relaxed the 24…
Ezekwesili Promotes Reading Culture
In a bid to promote reading culture, former Minister of Education and former Vice President of The World Bank, Dr.…
Lagos Warns CDCs, CDAs Against Corruption
The Lagos State Government has warned officials of Community Development Councils, CDCs, and Community Development Associations, CDAs, to shun all…
No Going Back On Strike By Plateau Workers
The National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in Plateau says it will not call off its two-week old strike…
IG Orders Massive Deployment Of Police In Kaduna
The Acting Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, has ordered massive deployment of police personnel in Kaduna to restore…
Shonekan Calls For Privatisation Of Seaports
Former Head of State, Chief Ernest Shonekan has called onthe Federal Government to consider the possibility of outright privatisation of…
FG, Private Sector To Expand Koko Port
Koko Port, one of the nation’s ports that was concessioned under the government ports reform programme in 2006, is to…
How Meaningful Is The Political Renaming Of UNILAG?
By Odunayo Joseph Since Nigerians were treated to the fuel subsidy scams which dust is yet to settle, the public…
Congestion Looms At Apapa Port
Congestion is said to be looming at Apapa Port as a result of the new directive by the Presidential Committee…
AWO, MKO ABIOLA, And June 12
By Kola Johnson Thirty years or thereabouts had elapsed in time–space, when at that momentous gathering of top party brass…
The Police We Desire
From all indications, the desire of the acting Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, to reform the police is on course…
Your Mind Is Your Most Important Asset
It was the most surprising visit of the year. It was a Saturday evening, at about 5.30 p.m. I was…
Addressing Biosafety In Poultry Farming
Representatives of national sanitary committees in Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, and Senegal recently met in Lagos, southwest…
Loss To Nigeria, A Setback For Rwanda— Coach
Head coach of Rwanda national football team, Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojovic, has described his team 0-2 loss to Nigeria’s Super Eagles…