Year: 2012
Fashola Gets CAT Award
Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola of Lagos State has been given a Long and Outstanding Contribution Award by the Confederation of…
Musa Must Raise His Game —Babangida
Inspite of Ahmed Musa being one of the hottest Nigerian players in Europe, having moved to CSKA Moscow in January,…
Cannavaro Labels Coppa Italia ‘A Distraction’
Napoli captain Paolo Cannavaro has revealed his side are distracted by their upcoming Coppa Italia final against Juventus. The Partenopei…
Lennon Faces SFA Sanctions
Celtic manager Neil Lennon is again in trouble with the Scottish Football Association, this time after Twitter posts in the…
Perez Wants Better Deal For Ronaldo
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has moved to renegotiate Cristiano Ronaldo’s current deal. Ronaldo, despite his massive €94 million fee…
Dortmund Are Not The Best Yet —Hoeness
Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness won’t consider Borussia Dortmund to be a genuine rival until they prove themselves on the…
Secret Sugar In Our Food
We all know the dangers of too much salt, fat and calories in our diet, but health professionals warn that…
Microsoft To Retire Windows XP In 2014
Microsoft has announced a two-year countdown to the end of its support of the Windows XP operating system and Office…
Apple, Publishers Sued Over E-book Price Hike
The United State Department of Justice has filed a civil anti-trust suit against Apple and the country’s largest book publishers,…
Etisalat Begins ‘Refer A Friend’ Promo
Nigeria’s most innovative and fast growing telecommunications company, Etisalat, has announced the launch of its ‘Refer a Friend’ promotion aimed…
Planters Peanuts Recalled
Kraft Foods Group, is recalling Planters Cocktail Peanuts sold in 12-ounce canisters because there is a possibility that the peanuts…
No British Mercy as Ibori Bags 13 year jail term
Justice Anthony Pitts of the Southwark Crown Court in London has sentenced former governor of Nigeria’s oil-rich Delta State, Chief…
Gani Adams Gives Baby Tradochrislam Name
The National Co-Ordinator of Oodua Peoples Congress, Otunba Gani Adams has given his new baby three names that depict the…
Airtel Bags 3 Awards At Enugu Trade Fair
Leading telecommunications services provider, Airtel Nigeria, sustained its winning streak at the just concluded 23rd Enugu International Trade Fair, scooping…
Up, Up Goes First Bank profit, declares dividend
First Bank of Nigeria plc, after keeping the market anxious for several weeks, has declared a cash dividend of 80…
Amosun Takes Delivery Of APCs, Declares War On Robbers
Ogun State governor, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun, has said there is no comfort zone for robbers in the state, admonishing the…
Daniel Granted N500m Bail
After four hours of proceedings Monday, Justice Olanrewaju Mabekoje of the Ogun state High court 5 sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta,…
Customs Officers Kill Vulcaniser At Checkpoint
A 23-year old vulcaniser, Olalekan Elegbede was Sunday shot dead at about 3:00p.m. by men of Nigeria Customs Service at…
Nigeria convicts 288 over internet crimes
The EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde has revealed that the Commission has convicted over 288 persons over sundry Internet crimes. He…
EFCC Reboots Case Against Gbenga Daniel
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Monday at the Ogun State High Court, Isabo, Abeokuta, re-arraigned the former governor…
Kim gets World Bank Job, Okonjo Iweala Loses out
The World Bank’s directors met Monday to decide who will be the powerful institution’s next chief. Just as has been…
Police Inspector Stabs Wife To Death
A police inspector Sunday Ilu-Egben attached to Ikeja Police Division, has stabbed his wife death. P.M.NEWS investigation revealed that Ilu-egben…
Prison Warder Shot Dead
An Inspector with the Nigeria Prisons Service, Mr Erezidor Ugo was allegedly killed by a policeman during a scuffle on…
CNPP Slams Lagos Doctors Over Strike
The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, Lagos State Chapter comprising 25 political parties, has condemned incessant strikes by doctors…
ACN To PDP: Stop Using Religion To Destabilise Southwest
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has warned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against continuing to play the religious card…
UK Court Drama: London Police Eject Ibori’s Supporters
The sentencing proceedings of former Delta State governor, James Ibori in a UK court room started with drama this morning…
Babatunde Jose Earned More Than Prime Minister —Ishaku
Mr. Jonathan Ishaku, General Manager, Nigeria Standard, says the late Babatunde Jose earned higher than Nigeria’s Prime Minister when he…
Hotels, Churches Under Tight Security In Abuja
In the continued bid to ensure safety of lives and property, security around hotels, churches and other strategic areas remained…
INEC To Prosecute One Million Electoral Offenders
At least one million suspects are to be prosecuted over offences arising from the 2011 voter registration and general elections,…
NEMA To Close Down Camps
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) will soon close down Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps so as to encourage the…