Year: 2012
Djokovic-Nadal final at Roland Garros
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal set-up a history-making French Open final on Friday courtesy of devastating straight-sets, semi-final wins which…
Russia win, Poland draw
Russia thrashed the Czech Republic 4-1 while co-hosts Poland drew 1-1 with Greece, as the first European championship in eastern…
7 Nigerien peacekeepers killed in Ivory Coast
Seven UN peacekeepers from Niger have been killed in an ambush in western Ivory Coast, in the first attack of…
Nigerian Suicide bomber kills 5
A suicide blast at the police headquarters in Nigeria’s restive city of Maiduguri on Friday killed at least one police…
PDP Leads Nigeria With Thieves, Criminals -Uranta
Close friend of President Goodluck Jonathan and Co-convener of the National Summit Group, Tony Uranta, has declared that the Peoples…
Court Jails Forex Dealer Over N300m Scam
A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has sentenced a 36-year old foreign exchange dealer, Ibrahim Mohammed Bashir to one year…
Supreme Court Affirms Suswam’s Victory
In a unanimous decision on Friday, the Supreme Court upheld the victory of the Benue state governor, Gabriel Suswam, in…
Cobbler Speaks About Marriage To Deaf & Dumb Wife
A 42-year old blind shoemaker, Sunday Owoyemi, who is happily married to a deaf, dumb and autistic wife, Tawa, has…
Headlines, Metro, News, Politics
Buhari, Tinubu In Merger Talks
The entente cordiale between the leaders of the Action Congress of Nigeria and the Congress for Progressive Change continued this…
Lebanese, Married Nigerian Lover Crushed To Death
A Lebanese, Hassaini Habi working with a construction company Hajaig Construction has been crushed to death with his married Nigerian…
Nigerian Planes Flying Coffins —Ex-Pilot
In brawny language, a veteran Nigerian ex-pilot, Captain Hosa Okunbor, has branded some planes operated by Nigerian airlines as flying…
Bomb Kills Man In Maiduguri
A bomb killed one person early Friday in the northern city of Maiduguri where Islamist sect Boko Haram has carried…
4 Killed As Cult Groups Clash
As students of the Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH, begin to round off the first semester examination, misunderstanding between…
Jilted Man Blind Lover With Acid
A jilted lover, who could not control his anger at the heartbreak, has taken the laws into his hands by…
20 Nigerians Deported From UK
At least 20 Nigerians were this morning deported from the United Kingdom and were dropped off at the Murtala Muhammed…
Lagos Assembly Gives More Powers To LASTMA
With the bill to repeal and re-enact the Road Traffic Law, which is about to be passed by the Lagos…
Lady Attempts Suicide
A 24-year-old lady, Mary Odo, from Igede Local Government Area of Benue State, North-central Nigeria, who resides at 24, Adebambo…
Police Inspector Disappears In Transit
The police at Maroko Division, Lekki, Eti-Osa, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, are still making frantic efforts to unravel the circumstances behind…
Lagos Taskforce Arrests 10 Land Grabbers
The Lagos State Task Force on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit has arrested 10 land grabbers, popularly known as…
Ahead Of 2015: PDP Launches New Agenda
Though it is a whole three years before the next general election takes place, activities within the past few weeks…
African Leaders Tasked On Natural Resources
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights on Thursday in Abuja called on heads of government in Africa to…
Lagos PDP Berates Speaker Ikuforiji
The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has berated the Speaker of the Lagos State House of…
11 Arrested With Illegal Petroleum Product
The Delta command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) says it has arrested 11 persons with about…
Lagos Moves To Boost Agriculture
Undoubtedly, the biggest consumer of agricultural produce in the West African sub-region is Lagos State, southwest Nigeria. With a population…
Lawmaker Mourns Dead NUC Members
The Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Education has sent a message of condolence to the National University Commission,…
Nigerian Government Reassures On Deep Seaports Development
The Federal Government has its heart firmly set on developing a number of deep seaports to ease the pressure on…
Nestle Shareholders Approve N7bn Dividends
The shareholders of Nestle Nigeria Plc have approve a total dividend of N7bn, amounting to N11.05 kobo per share for…
Innovators Renew Commitment To Africa
After three days of animated discussion and debate, the second Open Innovation Africa Summit concluded with an inspiring, vibrant group…
Nestle Plans Workshop For Journalists
In furtherance of her commitment to promote public understanding of nutrition, water and agriculture/rural development issues, Nestlé, the leading Nutrition,…
Etisalat Counsels Youths On Career Choices
In furtherance of Etisalat’s employee corporate social responsibility, CSR, scheme, the telecoms company last week held the sixth edition of…