Year: 2012
Court Fixes Judgment In Police Torture Suit
A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has fixed 4 May, 2012 for judgment in the case of alleged illegal…
Court Summons Company Boss
A Lagos High Court has ordered the Deputy Group General Manager of Kasmal Properties Limited, Mr. Evaristus Aloko and the…
‘Tinubu Has Redefined Leadership’
Senate Minority Whip, Senator Ganiyu Olanrewaju Solomon, GOS, has described the national leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN,…
World Safety Day: Commission Stages Road Show
The Lagos State Safety Commission embarked on a road show yesterday to mark this year’s World Safety Day in Lagos,…
Landlord’s Son, 3 Others Detained Over Okada Rider’s Murder
Detectives at the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, Panti, Yaba, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, are presently interrogating a landlord’s son,…
Mosco To Be Buried 12 April
Friends of the late music icon, Harry Mosco Agada who died on the 21 March 2012 in Egypt have set…
Man Loses N150,000 To Okada Robbers
A 42-year old man, Adebiyi Adeniyi who was going to deposit N150,000 in a first generation bank, at Mulero, Agege,…
Alleged N6bn Fraud; Court Orders EFCC To Serve Sylva By Substituted Means
The Federal High Court in Abuja has directed the EFCC to serve former Gov. Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa with summons…
Teenager, Accomplice Remanded For Alleged Robbery
An Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Wednesday remanded a teenager, Omoniyi Ayetoba and Babatunde Afolayan, 34, in prison over…
Lawmaker Establishes Free Health Screening Treatment
The House of Representatives member representing Oshodi-Isolo Federal Constituency 2, Hakeem Abiodun Muniru, has launched an healthcare programme aimed at…
Chelsea, Real Madrid Advance to Champ semis
Nine-time champions Real Madrid qualified for the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday, beating APOEL Nicosia 5-2 in their quarter-final second-leg…
Easter: Security Beefed Up In Nigeria
Nigerian authorities have boosted security for this weekend’s Easter commemorations, fearing extremists will use the Christian holiday to carry out…
13 Pupils Seriously Injured As Fire Engulfs Bus
No fewer than 13 school children suffered severe burns in the early hours of Wednesday when their school bus suddenly…
‘Otuoke Church: ‘Jonathan Committed No Crime’
The Presidency has noted with surprise and some amusement, the patently laughable attempt by political opponents of President Goodluck Ebele…
Kano Mob Lynches 2 Robbers
A mob at Naibawa Quarters of Kano, northwest Nigeria, Monday foiled attempts by a two-man robbery gang to escape after…
Woman Jailed For Slashing Son With Blade
A 30-year old mother, Mrs Grace Jacob, has been sentenced to six months in prison without an option of fine…
Man Dumps Wife In Prison
A 33-year old woman broke down in tears at Apapa Magistrate’s court when she was sent to jail because she…
Suspected Bag Snatcher Arrested
A suspected bag snatcher Ahmed Are, 27, was arrested Wednesday at Alapere, Ketu, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria. He was arrested…
OBJ’s Resignation: Baba Has Paid His Dues —Aide
As reactions continued to trail the resignation of former President of Nigeria and Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT)…
Fake Army Colonel Arrested
The Lagos State Taskforce on Environment and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit has arrested a middle aged colonel over impersonation. The…
3 terror suspects killed in Kano
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Security blanket is up in Kano as intelligence reports reveal a plot by a group of terrorists to…
NSC’s DG, Ekeji’s Office Burgled
Reports reaching P.M.Sports say the office of the Director-General of the National Sports Commission, NSC, Dr. Patrick Ekeji was has…
Fashola Orders Arrest Of Stray Animals
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has ordered the arrest of stray animals on the streets and roads of Lagos,…
It’s Good To Experience Power Failure —OBI
Governor Peter Obi of Anambra state, southeast has said that it’s good to experience power failure in Nigeria since it…
Gunmen In Hummer Jeeps Down 4 Cops, Burn 2 Patrol Vehicles
Unidentified gunmen in two Hummer Jeeps have shot and killed four policemen in Oraifite community in Ekwusigo Local Government Area…
Nigerian Shot Dead In The US
A Nigerian woman, who was two months away from completing her degree in nursing at Oikos University, Oakland, California, was…
Fashola Wants Phased Ban On Cement Importation
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has urged the Federal Government to implement its proposed ban on imported cement…
INEC Embarks On Voter Education In Schools
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to encourage voter education in schools as part of a sensitisation programme ahead…
Lagos Lawmakers Seek Return Of Police Checkpoint
Some members of the Lagos State House of Assembly (LAHA) on Tuesday called for the return of police check-points on…
Minimum Wage: Oyo NLC Vows To Continue Strike
The Oyo State chapter of the NLC has vowed to continue its strike unless the state government withdraws its controversial…