Year: 2012
N45m Fraud: EFCC Arraigns Female Architect
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday, March 29, 2012 arraigned Architect Nwanne Okengwu Emeh of Dunnel World…
NBA: Wade Leads Heat After Nephew’s Shooting
Dwyane Wade led the Miami Heat to a 113-101 win over the Toronto Raptors but admitted he played with a…
Ericsson Open: Djokovic Beats Monaco, Faces Murray In Final
World number one Novak Djokovic beat Argentine Juan Monaco 6-0 7-6 early Saturday to reach the final of the Sony…
Amaechi Tasks New Rivers CP on Peace and Security
Governor of Rivers State, southsouth Nigeria, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, has directed the new Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Indabawa to carry…
Kano To Prosecute 135 Ghost Workers
The Government of Kano state, northwest Nigeria, has identified 135 ghost workers in the civil service. The state’s Head of…
No Frivolous Adjournment Again – Commission Warns Counsel
The Truth Commission in Ogun State has warned that it would not allow unnecessary technicalities and other delay tactics being…
Ogun To Punish Erring Residents During Sanitation
The Ogun State Commissioner for Environment, Mr Adebayo Fari has warned that erring members of the public would be tried…
Rainstorm Wreaks Havoc In Ogun
A heavy rainstorm Thursday evening wreaked havoc in Abeokuta metropolis in Abeokuta South local government council area of Ogun State,…
Ogun Warns Against Illegal Tree Felling
The Ogun State Government has warned that the full weight of the law will be visited on any individual or…
3 Nigerians, Bulgarian, 73, Arrested For Fraud
The Lagos State Task Force on Environment and Special Offences (Enforcement) unit yesterday paraded three Nigerians and a 73-year Old…
Man Impregnates Neighbour’s Wife, Stabs Him During Fight
A 24- year old man Victor Idongesit, has been arraigned before Apapa Magistrate’s court, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, after he…
Robbery Gang Hides Gun In TV Set
The Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, of the Lagos State Police Command, yesterday paraded six suspected robbers who were arrested at…
Boko Haram: US Plans More Aid To Northern Nigeria
The United States said Thursday it wanted to step up development assistance to Nigeria’s restive Muslim-majority north as it urged…
How Bacteria In The Mouth Can Lead To Heart Attack —Report
A new report published by HealthDay News has shown that a type of bacteria from the mouth can cause blood…
Manual Check-In: Air Passengers’ Woes Worsen At Lagos Airport
The agony of air passengers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has worsened, P.M.NEWS can confirm.…
Mauritius President Quits, Joins Opposition
Mauritius President Anerood Jugnauth, who has been in open conflict with Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam, said Friday he was resigning…
Bin Laden Fathered 4 Kids While On The Run
Osama bin Laden fathered four children as he hid out in Pakistan after the 9/11 attacks, his youngest wife told…
Kano to Prosecute Fake Workers
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano The Government of Kano state, northwest Nigeria has identified 135 fake workers in the civil service. The Head…
Estate Firm Allocates Land To 79
Way and Life Concept Limited, a real estate firm, recently allocated 79 plots of land to its customers. The…
3 Die In Ajegunle Well
The Lagos State Police Command on Thursday said it had begun investigation into the death of three people in a…
Stolen Motorcycle Lands Man In Prison Custody
A 23-year old timber contractor, Oluwanisola Alaba, was on Thursday remanded in prison custody by a Senior Magistrates’ Court in…
Police Pay Tributes To Late DIG Haruna
The Minister of Police Affairs, Retd. Navy Captain Caleb Olubolade, has urged officers and men of the Nigeria Police to…
SSS Arraigns Businessman For Criminal Intimidation, Extortion
The State Security Service (SSS) on Thursday arraigned a 35-year-old businessman, Haruna Hassan, on a two-count charge of extortion and…
Police Advise Banks To Check Security Guards
The Lagos State Police Command has advised managers of the various banks to double check their security personnel and ensure…
Mobile Court Convicts 92 Drivers
A mobile court on Thursday convicted 92 drivers for violating traffic offences on Lokoja-Abuja highway. A correspondent of the News…
Tukur’s Emergence, A Stumbling Block For Atiku
The way the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, executive is constituted has provided an insight into the nature of power struggle…
Court Affirms Bukola Saraki’s Election
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta, on Friday affirmed the nomination…
City Lure Ronaldo With £500k A Week
Manchester City are ready to deliver a sensational package to sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid this summer, Goal.com can…
Saintfiet Not Good For Nigeria —Adokie
Nigeria’s former Green Eagles player, Adokie Amasiemeka has said that the newly appointment Technical Director of Nigeria football, Tom Saintfiet,…
Sony Ericsson Open: Sharapova Plays Radwanska In Final
Second seed Maria Sharapova advanced to the Sony Ericsson Open final in Miami by beating Caroline Wozniacki 4-6 6-2 6-4…