Year: 2012
Nigeria’s oil subsidy budget will run out, Sanusi Warns
Nigeria’s 2012 budget allocation to pay fuel subsidies will run out before the end of the year, risking Africa’s second…
Petroleum Minister Declares 12-Month Gas Supply Emergency Plan
The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke Wednesday declared a `12-month gas supply emergency plan’ designed to correct the…
Apapa Golden Stars Upset Bridge Boys
A Lagos-based amateur side, the Apapa Golden Stars Wednesday defeated National League campaigners, Bridge Boys FC 8-7 in the on-going…
Deal With Boko Haram, Senate Tells Jonathan
Rising after a lengthy deliberation on a motion condemning the bomb explosions in Kaduna and other parts of the country,…
Chelsea Beat Barca In Classic Champs League Tie
Didier Drogba gave Chelsea a smash-and-grab 1-0 win over Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final at…
G/Bissau junta adamant, dissolves civilian government
Guinea-Bissau’s junta and opposition parties on Wednesday formally dissolved the government and called for a two-year transition period before new…
Oil prices slide
World oil prices fell sharply on Wednesday following recent gains after figures showed a much larger-than-expected increase in crude inventories…
Boko Haram’s Bomb factory found in Adamawa
Nigerian authorities have discovered a house allegedly being used by the militant Boko Haram to manufacture bombs in the country’s…
Bayelsa arrests treasury officers, as aides sworn in
Governor Seriake Dickson of Nigeria’s Bayelsa state has advised the new commissioners in the state to be transparent and prudent…
Politicians Hijacked electrification contracts, says witness
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja One of the principal witnesses in the case instituted against Engr.Samuel Ibi Gekpe and six other senior officials…
Nollywood star, Omotola wants Shell to clean up Niger Delta
Omotola Jalade Ekeinde has joined Amnesty International’s campaign calling on oil company Shell to Own Up, Pay Up and Clean…
Policeman Kills Lady, Absconds With Her Sister
A police corporal who allegedly killed a lady and absconded with the victim’s sister, is now on the run while…
Ibori Deserves His Fate —Sagay, Aturu, Falana
Human rights activists and lawyers in the country have hailed the conviction and sentencing of former Governor of Delta State,…
Rape Suspect Commits Suicide
Barely 24 hours after he was accused of rape and punished by residents in Lagos, a 15-year old boy was…
Stop Playing Dirty Politics With Nigerians, Lagos ACN Tells PDP
The Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria has lambasted the PDP for its dirty politics that culminated…
3 Foreigners Docked Over Illicit Drug
Three Bolivians, Reuben Ikono Jorge, Yhugo Chavaez Moreno and Yerko Artunduako Dorado were this morning arraigned before a Federal High…
Grandpa Remanded For Fingering 3-Year-Old Girl
A 56-year-old grandpa is currently being remanded in Kirikiri Maximum Prison for allegedly fingering a three-year-old girl. The suspect, who…
We Use Toy Gun To Rob –Suspects
Two okada (motorcycle) robbery suspects have been arrested and arraigned by men of the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Panti,…
INEC Seeks More Lawyers For Electoral Prosecution
The INEC has requested the NYSC to post more lawyers to its offices to assist it in the prosecution of…
You Are Major Solution To Nigeria’s Problems, Ikuforiji Tells Journalists
Whether Nigeria would rise again or continue to slide due to its current challenges depends on how effectively journalists in…
Customs Acquires Helicopters To Combat Smuggling
The Nigeria Customs Service says it has taken delivery of two helicopters, 400 units of Toyota Hilux vehicles and 5,000…
Job Seekers Besiege Civil Service Commission
Applicants in Abuja visit the Federal Civil Service Commission daily in search of jobs, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
‘Ibori’s Conviction, A Wake Up Call To Judiciary’
The Save Nigeria Group (SNG) and the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) on Tuesday blamed James Ibori’s escape from justice in…
Odi-Olowo LCDA To Feed 1,000 Elders
Odi-Olowo Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, has increased the number of aged people in its ‘Feed…
World Bank Job: Lawyers Commend Okonjo-Iweala
Some lawyers in Lagos have described Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s failure to win the World Bank presidency as a sign of…
Igbobi Patients Suffer As Workers’ Strike Continues
Patients at the National Orthopaedic Hospital, Igbobi (NOHI), Lagos have continued to suffer from total lack of care from the…
The Barefaced Nigerian Pension Looters —Gbenga Kayode
There perhaps, has never been a more depressing time for millions of much exasperated and helpless Nigerians to come to…
The Rampaging Serial Killer At Iba Housing Estate —Abimbola Thomas & Taiwo Alaka
He is lethal, he is dangerous, he is very vicious. His name is Pedro; that perhaps is his nom de…
Let’s Check The Widening Education Gap
The education gap between the rich and the poor keeps widening and has become a cause for concern because of…
What Type Of Person Are YOu?
Sometimes I sit down and try to take stock of my life and its numerous stages. It amazes me to…