Year: 2012
Controversy Marred Lagos State FA Cup
There are mixed feelings in grassroots football during the first quarter of this year. First, the period witnessed series of…
Bank Dragged To Court Over Trespass On Land
Ten children of deceased Lagos businessman, Anicetus Ibhagbe Eikore, have slammed N50 million suit on Diamond Bank Plc for trespass…
Ojudu Unmasks Fake Federal Roads Listed For Ekiti in 2013 Budget
Senator Babafemi Ojudu, representing Ekiti Central, today unmasked what could have been a serious fraud perpetrated in the name of…
Nigeria still ranked one of the most corrupt countries
The latest ranking of Nigeria on the corruption scale released by Transparency International returned another grim verdict: Nigeria is still…
Oshiomhole opens defence
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Three witnesses Wednesday testified on behalf of Governor Adams Oshiomhole and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) at…
Nigerian lawyers boycott court over killing of colleague
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Jalingo, Taraba state in Northeastern Nigeria, on Wednesday, boycotted court proceedings as a mark…
Analysis: More Nigerians killed by Boko Haram in 2012
The radical Islamist fighters gather around piles of weapons and ammunition they’ve stolen and shout praises to God as they…
Mom beats son to death for failing to memorise Quran
A mother who beat her seven-year-old son to death for failing to learn the Quran by heart was found guilty…
Egypt: Morsi’s aides resign, protests mount
Supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi lobbed Molotov cocktails and rocks at each other on Wednesday as their…
Liberia: George Weah named peace envoy
Liberia announced on Wednesday that President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf had appointed opposition leader and football legend George Weah, her former…
Nigeria saves N671b in oil subsidy claims
Nigeria’s Federal Government saved N671 billion in fuel subsidy claims within the past 10 months, following stringent measures adopted by…
No Nigerian in Forbes global list of 71 most powerful people
No Nigerian political or business leader made Forbes magazine recent ranking of 71 world’s most powerful people. Not surprisingly, the…
Briton jailed over arms shipment from China to Nigeria
A British arms dealer who helped ship thousands of guns plus ammunition from China to Nigeria without a licence was…
Nigeria, EU, US form alliance against web child sex
Nigeria has teamed up with the 27-nation European Union, the United States and a score of other countries to launch…
Dangote shuts Nigerian cement plant over glut
Dangote Cement Plc has suspended production of cement at its four million metric tons per annum Gboko Plant, as a…
Newly sworn in council boss faces forgery charge
The newly-sworn in Soba Local Government Chairman, Kawu Yakassai, on Wednesday appeared before a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court, Daura Road,…
Gunmen raid female hostel of Nigerian varsity
Gunmen on Wednesday raided the female hostel of Paul University, Awka in Anambra state, eastern Nigeria and dispossessed the students…
Mr Andrew, Enebeli Elebuwa Dies
Veteran actor and ‘Mr. Andrew’ of the popular “I’m checking out” television commercial in the eighties, Enebeli Elebuwa, who has…
Nigeria Realises $46b From Deep Water Oil Operations
The Managing Director of Shell Nigeria, Mr Mutiu Sumonu, said on Tuesday that the Federal Government realised $46 billion from…
Halabja Chemical Weapons: A Chance To Find The Men Who Armed Saddam
By John Simpson Nearly 25 years ago, Iraqi forces killed thousands of their own civilians using chemical weapons on the…
Need To Revamp The Fire Service Sector
By Isaac Asabor If there is any sector in the economy that is unarguably neglected by the governments, both at…
Would Toll Gates Ensure Better Roads?
The decision of the Federal Government to re-introduce toll gates on federal highways is another policy somersault like the many…
Truth About Lifestyle Change
“At 25, I began a long and frustrating journey that would lead me down many difficult roads, most of them…
Multiple attacks on Nigerian City by Boko Haram
Two policemen were shot dead at a roundabout in the Nigerian City of Kano today. About the same time, a…
Kano Luxury Bus Bombing: Operators Seek Police Protection
Following Tuesday evening bomb threat on a luxury bus along Zaria Road, Kano, northwest Nigeria, the management of New Road…
Fashola Honours Galant Cop, 16 Bullets Removed From His Body
For Inspector Jamiu Adekoya, 44, attached to the Lagos State Rapid Response Squad, RRS, he will ever be grateful to…
Sex Workers Lament Low Patronage
While many residents of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria have continued to lament the effects of the partial ban on the…
Jaiye On My Mind
I sat in my bedroom the whole of Sunday 2 December feeling very funny and low. After asking myself what…
Chelsea Face Decisive Match, Benitez Desperate To Win
Rafael Benitez is desperate for his first win with Chelsea as they seek Champions League qualification against FC Nordsjaelland. The…
Eagles To Play Angola In Friendly Tie
The Super Eagles of Nigeria would confront Angola and another yet to be disclosed African country in the last two…