Year: 2012
Kano: gunmen on motor bikes kill at least 5
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Five persons were feared dead in Kano, northwest Nigeria when unknown gun men invaded Tukuntawa Quarters along Zoo…
Borno: 13 arrested over attack on police station
The Borno Police Command said it had arrested 13 suspects in connection with Saturday’s attack on Mafa police station in Mafa Local…
Man City, the champions of premier league
Man City made it a last gasp, dramatic affair to clinch the English premiership league title, today, beating Queens Park…
Serena Williams lifts Madrid title
Serena Williams has beaten world number one, Victoria Azarenka 6-1, 6-3 to lift the Madrid title. It was Serena’s second…
Nigeria: Petrol costs N250 in Bayelsa State
Petrol is being sold at N250 per litre in some parts of Bayelsa state, a major oil producing state and…
Akwa Ibom kick boxer macheted to death
Akwa Ibom kick boxer Alexander Joseph, nick named “Ibom”, has been killed by gunmen. According to the News Agency of Nigeria…
Dele Ige Dies At 82
Sir Oladele Ige, the younger brother of Chief Bola Ige, died Saturday afternoon in Ibadan. He slumped when he stood…
Kwara United Axe 7 Players
The management of Nigeria Premier League, NPL, club, Kwara United have lividly kicked out seven of their players. A report…
Lawmakers Loyal To Daniel Cry Out Over Severance Allowance
Nine former members of the Ogun State House of Assembly have cried out over the alleged non-payment of their severance…
Kwara United Axe 7 Players
The management of Nigeria Premier League, NPL, club, Kwara United have lividly kicked out seven of their players. A report…
Bucs Closer To South Africa League Crown
Late goals from Thulasizwe Mbuyane and Siyabonga Sangweni handed Orlando Pirates a dramatic come-from-behind 2-1 win over Bloemfontein Celtic on…
UNILAG Vice-Chancellor: Fashola Mourns Passage of Brilliant Scholar, Versatile Administrator
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Saturday expressed shock and disbelief at the sad news of the death…
Lagos Cautions Lawyer To Okada Riders To Stop Misleading The Public
The Lagos State Government on Friday cautioned the counsel to the commercial motorcycle operators in a case instituted against the…
Federer Faces Berdych In Madrid Final
Roger Federer moved a step closer to a record-equalling 20th Masters title when he thumped Janko Tipsarevic 6-2 6-3 at…
DSTV Basketball League: Union Bank, Comets Record Victories
Both Union Bank Basketball Club of Lagos and Comets Club of Lagos Saturday recorded victories against the Police Baton Club…
Obuh Relishes Flying Eagles’ Draw With Eagles
Flying Eagles coach John Obuh says he has been encouraged by his team’s performance after they were held to a…
Fashola, Amosun Call For Vigilance to Ward off Polio from Lagos, Ogun
The Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) and his Ogun State counterpart, Senator Ibikunle Amosun on Saturday called for…
Gunmen Invade students’ Hostel, Kill 1
Unidentified gunmen have attacked students’ residential home in Minna, Niger state and killed a 400 level student of Federal University…
UNILAG VC Dies At 62
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Professor Adetokunbo Babatunde Shofoluwe is dead. The professor was said to have…
The weird ways soccer stars celebrate
In his famous work The Mysterious Stranger, American writer Mark Twain wrote that “joy and sanity cannot coexist”. Clearly, not…
Turkish, African media agree on collaboration
Participants at the Turkey-Africa Media Forum which ended on Friday in Ankara have agreed to establish a common platform to…
Syria refuses to submit torture report to UN
Syria’s authorities have refused to submit a report on torture in the country to a United Nations committee scheduled to…
Edo State: Children of Dead journalist to benefit from N15m trust
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State will reconstruct and equip a school at Olomu, Edo, home of one of the…
Bandits snatch council workers’ salary in Yobe
Gunmen on Friday invaded Fune Local Government Secretariat in Yobe State and carted away staff salaries for April. Alhaji Maina…
Fuel Subsidy Crooks Will Be Dealt With –EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has acknowledged its receipt of the report of the House of Representatives Committee…
Congolese flee from rebel soldier, Terminator
More than 10,000 people have fled from DR Congo to neighbouring Rwanda and Uganda following clashes between the Congolese army…
Fuming Djokovic Bows to fellow Serb
World number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic was knocked out of the Madrid Masters on Friday, losing 7-6 (7/2),…
JP Morgan’s $2billion loss sinks US stocks
JPMorgan’s stunning $2 billion derivatives loss pummeled US stocks Friday, the bank’s 9.3 percent fall pulling other bank shares and…
Nigerian market ends the week on a high
Trading activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Friday closed for the week on a positive note after a…
Court to Rule on Wada’s Swearing in July
Felix Nnamdi/Abuja Justice Abdu- Kafarati of a Federal High Court siting in Abuja has fixed July 5th to deliver judgment…