Year: 2012
Supreme Court Upholds Ogene’s Victory
The Supreme Court in Abuja on Monday, 14 May, dismissed the appeal instituted by Mr Chukwuka Onyema against the 29…
Jonathan Declares Air Expo Open
President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday in Kaduna formally declared open, the 2012 Nigerian Air Force Expo. The Air Expo is an…
Land Scam Is Biggest Fraud In FCT —Lamorde
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ibrahim Lamorde on Tuesday decried fraudulent dealings in land acquisition…
Britain charges ex-editor over phone hacking
Former Rupert Murdoch aide Rebekah Brooks, her husband and four others were charged on Tuesday with trying to conceal evidence…
I’m at Loss why Media are Targets of Boko Haram —Rivers CP
Media practitioners in Nigeria have been advised to be more security conscious and at a time when the fundamentalist Islamic…
Robbers Raid Bank, Shoot Cop, Cart Away Money, 2 Rifles
Customers of an old generation bank at Eligbolo, East/West road, Port Harcourt, were Tuesday disappointed as they could not withdraw…
Jonathan declares Air Force Expo open
By Femi Adi/ Kaduna President Goodluck Jonathan today in Kaduna formally declared open, the 2012 Nigerian Air Force Expo, an…
Land the biggest scam in Nigeria’s capital
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Ibrahim Lamorde on Tuesday decried fraudulent dealings in land acquisition in…
Nigerian stocks: Volume higher, Market Cap drops
Although the volume and value of shares traded at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) increased by 53.4 per cent, Tuesday,…
FIFA names referees for Nigeria matches
World soccer governing body, FIFA has named a Sudanese, Khalid Abdel Rahman as the referees for the 2014 FIFA World…
100 Divorcees, Widows Tie The Knot
Kano State government, north central Nigeria, on Tuesday through the state Hisbah Board and the Emirate Council sponsored the marriage…
Adeboye, 70,Shuns Calls To Quit
Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God who turned 70 this year, has…
Baby Born With Quran Named, Mom Converts To Islam
Notable Islamic scholars on Monday converged on 112 Olateju Street, Mushin, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, to witness the naming ceremony…
Man To Die By Hanging For Killing Dad, Mom, 3 Siblings
A Kano High Court in Kano State, Northcentral Nigeria, on Tuesday sentenced to death by hanging Bello Garuba who on…
Fashola, NMA Meet Over Sacked Doctors
Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola will meet with the leadership of the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA this evening to find…
Manhunt For Okoli, Ladipo Market Leader
A massive manhunt has begun for the factional leader of the Aguiyi Ironsi International Market, Ladipo, Mushin, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria,…
Many Trapped In Lagos Airport Lift
A major tragedy was averted on Monday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, after a 45-minute…
JSS3 Student Hangs Self
A teenage boy whose name was given as Damilola Ogunjinrin,17, last night hanged himself. The boy, P.M.NEWS gathered, was a…
EFCC Storms FAAN Headquarters To Arrest MD
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday stormed the Lagos-based headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority…
Fire Razes Catholic Cathedral
Property worth millions of naira has been reported destroyed by fire at the St Benedict’s Catholic Cathedral, Ogoja in northern…
NDLEA Arrests Woman With 10 Grammes Of Cocaine
The Delta Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a woman with 10 grammes of substance…
8 Feared Killed In Robbery Attack
No fewer than eight persons, including four policemen, were feared killed in a shoot out between the police and a…
Parties Accuse INEC Of Preferential Treatment
Some political parties in Abuja on Tuesday alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was giving preferential treatment to…
DPO, 9 Others Killed In Shoot Out
The Divisional Police Officer (DPO) for Abraka in Delta, CSP Steve Chigbufue and four other policemen were killed on Monday…
The Sorry State Of Healthcare In The Country —Akunna Ejim
The adage that “health is wealth” is laden with a profundity that stems from the fact that good health plays…
A Charade Called Constitution Review —Godwin Onyeacholem
How did Nigeria arrive at this tragic juncture? At no time in the turbulent history of this country has there…
Decentralizing The Nigeria Police —Tayo Ogunbiyi
The debate over decentralizing the Nigeria Police Force has been on for a long time. Before now, the most vociferous…
Let Salami Be
Since last Thursday when the National Judicial Commission, NJC decided to recall the suspended President of the Court of Appeal,…
City Target Van Persie, Earn Record £98m From TV Rights
New English Premier League champions, Manchester City, are ready to swoop for Robin van Persie. The Arsenal skipper, will tomorrow…
Tour Of Nigeria: Arsenal To Fix Abuja Pitch
Organisers for the Arsenal tour to Nigeria in August have disclosed they plan to fix the Abuja National Stadium pitch…