Year: 2012
3 Kwara colleges stopped from running degree programmes
The three Kwara State-owned Colleges of Education in Ilorin, Oro and Lafiagi have been ordered to immediately discontinue all degree…
JTF Impounds 700 Illegal Oil Vessels
The Joint Task Force (JTF) operating in the Niger Delta said on Thursday it impounded 700 boats, barges, vessels and…
Census Tribunal nullifies 2006 census figures for 3 LGAs in Taraba
The Census Tribunal on Thursday declared as invalid the 2006 census figures of three local government areas in Taraba. A judgement delivered…
Cynthia Osokogu: Suspects To Be Arraigned At High Court Soon
The Lagos State Government has said that all suspects found culpable in the murder of Cynthia Osokogu Udoka will be…
Boko Haram: Bombers Promised 72 Virgins In Heaven
Details emerged yesterday of the incentives promised suicide bombers of the Boko Haram sect to carry out their deadly missions.…
Mandela’s Doctors Die In Plane Crash
A military plane has crashed in South Africa’s mountainous east, killing 11 people, several media said Thursday, with one unconfirmed…
8 Gunmen Arrested In Kano
A team of policemen arrested eight gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram sect who attacked their vehicle…
No Going Back On Traffic Law —Lagos House
The Lagos State House of Assembly has declared that it will not repeal the Road Traffic Law it passed a…
4 Men Rape Dumb Girl
For allegedly having carnal knowledge of a 15-year old deaf and dumb teenage girl (name withheld), two men have been…
Analogue Broadcasting Deadline: NTA Collaborates With Star Times
The Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) in collaboration with Star Times Digital Television Service, is set to take digital television network…
Lagos Assembly Holds Special Sitting For Late Speaker
The Lagos State House of Assembly this morning held a special session in honour of the former Speaker Oladimeji Longe,…
Oyo NURTW Chieftain, Tokyo Detained At SCID
The Oyo State Police Command has clarified that the factional Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW),…
Fashola Raises Alarm Over Abandoned 17-Storey Building
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has raised an alarm over an abandoned 17-storey building at Okokomaiko area of Lagos…
Festival, A Glorified Inter House Sports
Former Commissioner for Sports in Edo State, Brown Ebewele has described the National Sports Festival, NSF as a glorified Inter…
GLO/CAF Award: Drogba Makes Top 3 Shortlist
The confederation of African Football (CAF) has named Didier Drogba among the top three candidates for this year’s Glo/CAF African…
Messi’s Injury Worries Barca
The knee injury suffered by Lionel Messi in their Champions League match against Benfica last night has been a source…
Unlawful Detention: Undergraduate Slams N10m Suit On IGP
An undergraduate of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, southeast Nigeria, Emeka Nnagbo alleged to have been unlawfully detained by…
Capital Oil Workers Cry For Help
When two elephants fight, the grass suffers. Such is the raging battle between AMCON and Capital Oil and Gas Industries…
Lagos Backs Discipline Corps
The Lagos State government has expressed support for the activities of “Discipline Corps”, an organisation set up to check indiscipline…
Lekki Tollgate: Second Alternative Road Ready —LASG
As the Lekki Concession Company, LCC prepares to begin collection of tolls on the second tollgate on Eti-Osa Lekki-Epe Expressway,…
Mali: Veering Toward A Nigerian Vietnam
BY OSUOLALE ALALADE With the unnerving undercurrents of developments in the vast wastelands of the Sahel and the Sahara in…
No To Sanusi
The recommendation by Nigeria’s Central Bank Governor, Malam Lamido Sanusi, that 50 per cent of federal civil servants must be…
In Celebration Of 100 Years Of Trade Unionism In Nigeria
By femi falana The Working Class Association of Nigeria deserves commendation for organising this workshop to celebrate the centenary of…
‘Team Taraba To Prepare For Calabar 2014’
The Coach of Taraba female football team, Lasisi Salihu, said that their presence at the ongoing 18th National Sports Festival…
National Sports Festival: Anambra Athletes Protest Poor Treatment
Members of Team Anambra at the ongoing 18th National Sports Festival in Lagos on Wednesday protested what they called the…
Ogbukwo Wants Shotput Properly Funded
Gold medalist for Team Delta State in the shotput event of the ongoing National Sports Festival, NSF tagged ‘Eko 2012’,…
I’m Glad To Make Delta State Proud
Brume Ese, 16, won a gold medal in the long jump event at the ongoing National Sports Festival, tagged ‘Eko…
National Sports Festival: Ogun Coach Hails Cricket Team
Kehinde Olabiwonnu, coach of Team Ogun Cricket squad, has commended his team for winning a gold medal at the ongoing…
NURTW Begins Free Transport Scheme For Pregnant Women
The Jigawa State Chapter of the Nigeria Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), on Wednesday said it had introduced free…
Al-Mustapha Sues Ministry Over Landed Property
The former Chief Security Officer to the late General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza al-Mustapha has dragged the Ministry of Urban…