Year: 2012
Communal War Sacks 3,000 Fulani Herdsmen
At least 3,000 Fulani herdsmen have fled from from Katsina Alla in Benue state to Utanga in Obanliku Local Government…
You Are A Frustrated Political Opportunist, Lagos ACN Tells Omisore
The Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria has described the former Deputy Governor of Osun State, Iyiola…
N2b Fraud Rocks Tejuosho Market Project, Manager Arrested
The Special Fraud Unit, SFU, of the Nigerian Police has arrested Olaide Omotola for allegedly defrauding the company handling Tejuosho…
Lagos Lawmaker Loses Car To Robbers
A lawmaker at the Lagos state House of Assembly and current Chairman, House Committee on Local Government Administration and Chieftaincy…
World Leaders Vow To Fight Nuclear Terrorism
World leaders Tuesday pledged strong action to combat the threat of nuclear terrorism, including minimising civilian use of highly enriched…
Too Much Sitting Can Kill You —Study
For better health, try standing up more, a new study suggests. Those who spend 11 or more hours a day…
Tinubu Marks Birthday With Physically Challenged Kids
Amidst joy, former Governor of Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Hamed Tinubu celebrated his 60th birthday Tuesday with physically…
Lagos ACN Demands Implementation Of Uwais Report
In view of the conduct of the Senegalese election where an opposition candidate defeated an incumbent president who has conceded…
Merchant Navy Appeals Court Judgment Against Its Operations
The Nigerian Merchant Navy Corps has appealed a judgment by an Ikeja High Court, Lagos which on 2 February 2…
Driver Jailed For Refusing To Pay Toll On Lekki Road
For refusing to pay a toll of about N120 at the toll plaza along Lekki-Epe Expressway, Eti-Osa, Lagos, a driver,…
Certificate Forgery: ACN Asks Suswam To Resign
Following a newspaper report (not P.M.NEWS) that WAEC has distanced itself from the WAEC certificate being paraded by Governor Gabriel…
Delta Speaker’s Brother, Indian Kidnapped
Kidnappers Monday went on the rampage in Asaba, the Delta state capital, kidnapping four persons at various locations. Identities of…
DEATH PENALTY: CJN, NBA Uphold Law
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Dahiru Musdapher on Tuesday stated that death penalty remains part of Nigeria’s laws…
N5.2B SCAM: Court Frees Elumelu
Former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Power at the last National Assembly, Ndudi Elumelu on Tuesday secured…
Ekiti NULGE Chairman, 4 Others Die In Auto Crash
A ghastly motor accident yesterday claimed the lives of Ekiti State chairman of National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE),…
Tinubu At 60: ACN Stalwart Calls For Prayer
A stalwart of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in Ayobo/Ipaja Local Council Development Area, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, Otunba…
Mob Lynches Motorcycle Snatcher At Police Post
The police in Nasarawa on Tuesday confirmed the killing of a suspected motorcycle snatcher by irate youths on Monday at…
Nigeria Detains 5 With ‘Al Qaeda-Links’ Over German Kidnap
Nigerian authorities have detained five men, including a Mauritanian, believed linked to Al-Qaeda’s north African branch over the January kidnapping…
Defend Your Right, Edo Police Boss Charges Members Of The Public
Members of the public have been charged to stand for their right whenever they are arrested by men of the…
Security Is Most Potent Driver of Investment —Fashola
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) was on Monday a guest of the Ogun State Government at the first…
50,000 ‘Used Student Visa Loophole To Work In Britain’
Up to 50,000 migrants from outside the European Union posed as students to exploit new visa rules to come and…
AGF Transfers Trial Of Anosike Brothers To Lagos DPP
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr Mohammed Adoke has transferred the prosecution of Fidelis and…
6.0-Magnitude Quake Hits Northeastern Japan
A 6.0-magnitude quake struck northeastern Japan on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, but Japanese authorities noted that no tsunami…
Okada Menace On The Rise In Lagos
As he groaned on his bed in his apartment and pain shot sparks from his broken leg bound in Plaster…
NDLEA Arrests 8,639, Seizes 195,283kg Drugs
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Monday said that a total of 8,639 suspected drug traffickers were arrested…
Driver Goes Naked To Evade Police Arrest
Residents of Umuahia on Monday witnessed a bizarre show when a commuter bus driver pulled off his clothes and jumped…
My Wife Starves Me Of Sex, Food
A middle-aged petty trader, Joseph Olowofusi, on Monday pleaded with a Mushin Customary Court in Lagos to dissolve his five-year…
UEFA Champions League: Jesus Vows To Wreck Chelsea
Jorge Jesus says his SL Benfica side will be “inspired” in tonight’s Champions League quarter-final tie against Chelsea, which he…
US Out Of Olympic Football
The U.S. entered the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament with high expectations, but going home empty-handed after Jaime Alas’ goal in…
You’re A Failure, Senate President Blasts Nigerian Officials
Senate President, David Mark has lambasted sports administrators for disappointing Nigerians in the field of sports. He said this yesterday…