Year: 2012
60 Miners Trapped
About sixty miners were trapped at Zimbabwe’s Mimosa mine following an accident on Monday evening, the president of the local…
Lagos ACN Flays Threat Against New Doctors
The Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria has decried the threats and intimidation being dished out by…
Appear Before Us Or Face The Consequence, Lagos Lawmakers Warn Commissioner
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly Monday issued a stern warning to the State Commissioner for Local Government…
Youth Kills Friend Over Lover
The police have arrested a 21-year old man, Bright Effiong, and charged him to court after he allegedly killed his…
Lagos To Site Forensic Laboratory In Badagry
The Lagos State government is set to construct a forensic laboratory in Ganyingbo, Badagry, Lagos, southwest Nigeria. The laboratory will…
3 Remanded Over Murder
An Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Monday remanded three men charged with murder and illegal possession of firearms. Magistrate…
Youths Protest Against LG Boss In Surulere
Over 1,000 youths from the nine wards in Surulere Local Government Area led by Mr. Afeez Otun, yesterday stormed the…
CPC Charges INEC On 2015 Elections
The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) on Monday in Abuja urged INEC to put in place structures that would ensure…
Nigerians Decry Delay In Payment Of Corps Members
Some concerned Nigerians on Monday urged the National Youth Service Scheme (NYSC) to urgently pay corps members’ their April allowances…
Police Yet To Find Kidnapped Lebanese
Two weeks after the kidnap of Mr. Amir Drek, a Lebanese and a staff of Mother Cat, the construction company…
Woman Jailed 5 Years For Theft
An Oredo Magistrate Court in Benin, presided by Chief Magistrate Frank Oamen Idiake, has sentenced a middle-aged woman, Helen Odemwingie…
Obanikoro: I’ve No Reason To Leave PDP
He was a council chairman, commissioner; Senator and just recently completed a successful tour of duty as the country’s High…
Potholes On Inner Lagos Roads Need Urgent Attention
Once again, the rains have arrived and there are potholes on Lagos roads. Some of these potholes are as large…
Appraising FG/Lagos New Partnership For Dev —Tayo Ogunbiyi
In what appears to be a clear departure from what obtained in the past when the Federal Government under the…
Salami Vs NJC: Where Is The Justice? —Godwin Onyeacholem
The tragedy seems so unreal as to conjure visions of a long way off the mark in the quest for…
NCC Urged To Compensate Subscribers With N1.17bn
The National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) has appealed to the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to use the N1.17 billion…
Sony Introduces New Hi-Fi System
In line with its policy of producing quality electronics and keeping up with the times, Sony has announced the launch…
Etisalat, Simon Page Partner On Digital Marketing
In support of the development of digital marketing in Nigeria, Etisalat Nigeria in conjunction with Simon Page Business School, recently…
LG Unveils New Google TV
Although the Google TV platform, which uses the Android operating system and Google’s Chrome browser, hasn’t met with much success,…
Mobile Data Demands To Increase
Mobile data consumption is expected to increase by 2016, ten times more than its current usage rate, according to research…
Yahoo Agrees To Sell Stake To Alibaba
Yahoo has agreed to sell off about half of its stake in Alibaba Group to the Chinese e-commerce giant as…
Drogba: It’s Painful But I Must Quit Chelsea
Didier Drogba broke down in tears as he told stunned teammates: “I’m off.” The Sun reports that the big hitman…
Stranded Eagles Land In Peru
After two days of delayed arrival, Nigeria’s Super Eagles finally landed in the Peruvian capital, Lima, on Monday evening at…
Nkwocha’s Arrival, A Boost To Falcons —Ikhana
Coach Kadiri Ikhana, who will today name his squad for the forthcoming AWC qualifier in Harare, says the arrival of…
Nadal Targets 6th French Open Title
Rafael Nadal is hoping to finesse his sixth trophy at the Rome Masters into a lucky seventh at the French…
FIFA Appoints First Woman Exco Member
FIFA has appointed the first woman to its executive committee today, as world football’s governing body bids to restore its…
Davies Tipped For Swimming Gold
Mark Foster says fellow British swimmer David Davies has a great chance of claiming a gold medal at the London…
Gebrselassie Eyes Marathon Ticket
Ethiopian legend Haile Gebrselassie, who won the Great Manchester Run on Sunday in the fastest 10 kilometres time of the…
Canoeing: ‘Akinyemi Can Win Medal For Nigeria’
A member of the Technical Committee of Nigeria Rowing, Sailing and Canoeing Federation, Abioye Olufemi has said that Nigeria’s only…
Scheepers Improves In Ranking
South Africa’s top-ranked women’s player, Chanelle Scheepers, has climbed back up the world tennis rankings after a solid performance in…