Year: 2012
Nhamadjo to head G/Bissau interim government
Guinea-Bissau coup leaders and west African mediators agreed Friday that parliamentary speaker Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo will lead a transition government,…
Oyo state-born Boko Haram commander arrested
Nigerian troops in Kano arrested a suspected leading Boko Haram militant in a raid Friday, a day after the restive…
Angola ready for LNG export
Angola’s first liquefied natural gas tanker arrived Friday, as the country prepares to start shipping methane, the international consortium behind…
Man Killed At Truck Drivers’ Election
One person was confirmed dead on Thursday while another one was severely injured at Ijebu Ode in Ijebu Ode Local…
Yekini Was Killed —Odegbami
Former Nigerian international, Segun Odegbami, MON, alleged in a stunning interview Friday on Channels Television that former African Footballer of…
More Reactions Trail Baby Born With Quran
More reactions have continued to trail the story of the baby born on Monday with a copy of the Quran…
Drug War: No Fund To Train 2000 NDLEA Recruits
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has disclosed that it does not have the money needed to train about…
Court Stops Island Club Election
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Friday restrained the Island Club and its electoral commission from conducting…
Taylor’s Lawyer Seeks Lesser Sentence
Lawyers defending convicted Liberian warlord Charles Taylor on Friday sought a lesser sentence than the 80 years suggested by the…
Edo 2012 Governorship Poll: ACN, PDP In Titanic Battle
As the July 14, 2012 date for the Edo State governorship election draws near, the democratic space in the state…
Sack Of Doctors: ACN Blasts Critics Of Lagos Govt
The Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria has chastised groups and individuals who have launched attacks on…
Cross River To Host African Tourism Ministers
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has made a request to Cross River State, southsouth Nigeria, to host its…
Nigerian Gov Turns Govt House To Mini Helipad
The Governor of Taraba Sate, Mr. Danbaba Danfulani Suntai has turned the state government house to a mini helipad where…
Sacked Doctors Get Quit Notice
The Lagos State Government has given an eviction notice to the recently sacked doctors who are still occupying official quarters.…
Boko Haram: Raid yields bombs, guns, trucks of cans
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Security forces in Kano northwest Nigeria during a dawn raid today discovered a number of Sub machine guns,…
Power Generation From Kainji Drops
Power generation from the Kanji Dam has dropped by 38 mega watts, Mr. Reuben Akinwumi, its Chief Executive Officer, has…
Lagos Rolls Out New Driver’s Licence June
The Lagos State Government will roll out the new National driver’s licence by next month, says Commissioner for Transportation, Mr.…
Fashola Tasks Nigerians On Democracy
Governor Babatunde Fashola of LagosState has urged Nigerians to jealously guard the country’s democracy and ensure that its success is…
‘My Wife Is A Serial Divorcee’
A 40-year old civil servant, Habeeb Idowu, on Thursday told an Oshodi Customary Court that his estranged wife of five…
5 Kids, 23 Others Die In Road Crashes
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) said on Thursday that 28 people died in 59 road accidents recorded in Kogi…
Apapa Container Terminal Attains European Standard
The largest container terminal in sub-Saharan Africa, the Apapa Container Terminal, operated by APM Terminals now has the same standard…
5 Nigerian Banks Get ACI African Payment Awards
A leading international provider of payment systems, ACI Worldwide, has honoured five Nigerian banks for outstanding achievements. The banks are…
Electrician Wins Maltina 3-Bedroom Home in Lagos
Mr. Oluwasola Akinsanya, a 27-year-old electrician has emerged the third lucky winner of a tastefully furnished three-bedroom home in the…
Access Bank Boosts Financial Literacy With CPC
Access Bank in partnership with Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has drawn the curtain on the month-long World Consumer Rights Day…
Airtel, NACA Partner To Fight HIV/AIDS In Nigeria
Leading telecommunication services provider, Airtel Nigeria, and the National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) have announced a joint…
Tragedy Averted At CBN Open
Tragedy was yesterday averted at the ongoing Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Open tournament holding at the tennis courts of…
2014 World Cup Qualifiers: Boko Haram Forced Eagles To Calabar —NFF
Nigeria has moved its coming World Cup and African Cup of Nations qualifiers over fears of attacks by Boko Haram,…
Senegal’s Coach Steps Down
Newly appointed Senegal soccer coach, Pierre Lechantre, has stepped down from the post after two weeks, saying the contract terms…
Yekini Became Mysterious Before Death —Shorunmu
Ike Shorunmu, who was very closed to the late Rashidi Yekini as both former Nigerian internationals lived in Ibadan, has…
Rangers’ Form Excites Gero
Flying Eagles invitee and Rangers International forward, Alhaji Gero has expressed his delight over his team’s league form that has…