Year: 2012
French Open: Errani, Kerber reach quarter-finals
Sara Errani of Italy and Angelique Kerber of Germany both reached the French Open quarter-finals for the first time on…
Another bomb kills 12 in Bauchi
Updated Latest report on the bombing of Christian worshippers in Yewan Tudu, on the outskirts of the Nigerian city of…
Ghana crowd gather to see crashed Nigerian plane
Ghana’s police battled Sunday to control crowds flocking to the site of a plane crash in Accra where debris remained…
Nigerian government to reward Olympic medal winners
Nigeria’s Federal Government has promised to reward athletes who win gold, silver or bronze medals in the forthcoming London Olympic…
Nigerian cargo plane crashes in Ghana, kills 10
A Nigerian cargo plane has crash-landed near the airport in Ghana’s capital Accra after overshooting the runway and hit a…
Super Eagles beatable, says Namibia coach
Coach Bernard Kanjuka of the Brave Warriors of Namibia has boasted that his team has the capacity to beat the…
Benin crown prince back home after duties abroad
The royal house in Benin, capital of Nigeria’s Edo state will throw a party Sunday in honour of the Crown…
NMA orders Lagos doctors back to work
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) on Saturday directed all the doctors on strike, including those in Lagos State, to resume…
Soccer: Africa World Cup qualifying results
The Central African Republic secured their first-ever FIFA World Cup qualifying victory as they beat Botswana 2-0, while reigning African…
Nigerian banks slammed for high lending rates
Dr. Samuel Nzekwe, a former president of Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), has urged the Central Bank of…
Nigerian governor slams curfew on warring communities
Governor Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State, central Nigeria, has imposed a curfew on Alago and Eggon communities in Lafia, where…
Drug trafficking: NDLEA, USDEA sign MOU
Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (USDEA) have signed a Memorandum of…
Ajimobi’s wife, thousands trapped on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
Mrs Florence Ajimobi, the wife of Oyo State governor and thousands of travellers were on Saturday, stranded for hours on…
Israelis protest high cost of living
Thousands of Israelis marched on Saturday in three major cities against social inequities and the high cost of living, in…
Air France begins Abuja-Paris flight
Air France will begin direct daily flights from Abuja to Paris from June 4, the French embassy said on Saturday.…
Nigeria Premier League Results
Tornadoes 4-1 Kaduna Akwa United 1-0 Kwara Sharks 3-1 Rising Stars Jigawa 3-1 Dolphins ABS 2-1 Wikki Tourists Heartland 1-0…
Oba Oladele Olashore Dies
The Ajabusi Ekun, Aloko of Iloko, Iloko Ijesa, Osun State, Nigeria, Oba Oladele Olashore, 77, is dead. He passed on…
Glo Urges Eagles To Beat Namibia In W/Cup Qualifier
Sponsor of Nigeria football teams, Globacom has urged the Super Eagles to start the 2014 World Cup qualifiers on a…
Soriola Relishes South Africa League Debut
Nigeria international, Gege Soriola is excited over his debut in the South Africa Premier Soccer League, PSL. Soriola, who is…
Mubarak, ex-Egyptian strongman jailed for life
An Egyptian court sentenced former president Hosni Mubarak to life in prison on Saturday after convicting him of involvement in…
Kenyan cannibal eats Ghanaian in US
A 21-year-old student from Kenya was held without bail in the US state of Maryland Saturday after allegedly killing and…
Zinox boosts Lagos security with van donation
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has received four Toyota Hilux security panel vans donated to the State Security…
Strike Action Grounds Air Nigeria Nationwide
Air Nigeria was Friday grounded by a strike action embarked upon by its pilots and engineers over non payment of…
Britain begins four-day diamond jubilee for Queen
Britain on Saturday kicks off four days of celebrations to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s diamond jubilee, including a 1,000-boat river…
Nigerian abductors free Italian engineer
Italian officials say that an Italian engineer kidnapped in central Nigerian town of Ilorin in Kwara state has been freed.…
Fuel subsidy money depleted, shortages imminent
With seven months to go to complete 2012, Nigeria has depleted its entire budget of N800 billion for fuel subsidy,…
A dismal Friday for US stocks
US stocks dropped more than two percent Friday after the government released poor labor market figures that showed a meager…
Gabon set for biometric voting
Gabon has picked the digital security firm Gemalto to set up a biometric voting system in time for next year’s…
Facebook members vote on privacy policy
Facebook on Friday began letting its more than 900 million members vote whether they approve of privacy policy changes introduced…
Lagos Health board, commission reverse doctors’ dismissal
Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola, SAN has requested a review of the cases of Medical Doctors who…