Year: 2012
Football, Headlines, News, Sports
Muamba Collapse halts Spurs, Bolton Match
Play in the FA Cup quarter-final between Tottenham and Bolton was abandoned in London Saturday after Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba…
Killings In Kaduna: Nigerian Police confirm P.M.NEWS report
Kaduna state Police Command has confirmed the gun and machete attacks on Assembly of God church members at Nayida Village,…
Nigerian High Chief commits Suicide
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Barely two months to his 70th birthday, a Nigerian chief from the Egba ethnic extraction, Apagun Oluwole…
Obama Wants America reduce oil import
American President Barack Obama has sounded a future policy warning that will terribly hurt Nigeria’s mono-cultural export, oil. In a…
Assange, Wikileaks Founder Eyes Aussie Senate
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is planning to run for election to the Australian Senate, the organisation announced Saturday on Twitter.…
Nigeria: Another 22 police recruits charged with forgery
Twenty two police recruits attending training at the Nigeria Police Training College in Ilorin, were on Friday charged, in two…
Indian Wells: Federer knocks out Potro For Nadal
Third-seeded Swiss Roger Federer defeated Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro 6-3, 6-2 in the quarter-finals of the ATP/WTA Indian Wells…
37 Suspected Cult Members Docked In Calabar
Thirty-seven members of the Vikings and KKK Confraternity cult groups who allegedly went on a robbing, killing and vandalisation spree…
Naira Falls Against US Dollar
The Nigerian currency, the naira depreciated against the dollar at both the official and Bureau de Change segments of the…
Corruption: German Group Seeks Ties With ICPC
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja A German socio- political organisation, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, on Friday in Abuja, indicated willingness to partner…
Nigeria: Man docked for contract scam
Ayorinde Oluokun The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned Williams Inalegwu Okpe before Justice Babatunde O. Quadri of…
Pastor, 8 others killed in Kaduna
By Femi Adi/Kaduna The pastor of the Assembly Church of God at Chikun district of Chikun local government area of…
JONATHAN’S BUDGET SHOCKER: Ex-Militants Get More Money Than Health Sector
The National Assembly yesterday passed the 2012 Appropriation Act of N4,877,209,156,933 with a startling revelation that President Goodluck Jonathan allocated…
Court Stops PDP State Congress, Committee Slams Bode George
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos this morning restrained the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from conducting this year’s state…
4 Arrested Over Lovers’ Corpses In Car
Kano State police said four persons have been arrested and detained over the death of a man and a woman…
Houses Burnt, 18 Nabbed Over Communal War
Benue State Police Command Thursday arrested 18 persons in connection with Wednesday’s clash between the Minda (inhabitants of the land)…
Female Lawyer Charged With N3.5m Fraud
The Zone 2 Police Command, Onikan, Lagos Island, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have arrested and arraigned a female legal practitioner,…
Veteran Actor, Dento Down With Stroke
Popular Ibadan-based actor-cum-comedian, Hammed Oduola a.k.a. Dento, is down with stroke. He was said to be hale and hearty on…
FIIRO, Flour Millers Collaborate On Cassava
The Director General/CEO of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi, Dr. (Mrs.) Gloria Elemo recently met with the Technical…
Lecturers, Parents Seek Hitch-Free UTME
Ahead of the March 24 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME), stakeholders on Thursday in Lagos urged the Joint Admissions and…
Evra: United Not Good For Europa
Manchester United left-back Patrice Evra says his side got what they deserved after being eliminated from the Europa League by…
Milan Draw Barcelona
Defending champions, Barcelona were drawn away to seven-time winners, AC Milan, in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal this afternoon. Real…
Woods ‘ll Be Ready For Masters
Tiger Woods, nursing a strained left Achilles tendon, vowed yesterday on a US television show that he will be ready…
Indian Wells: Ivanovic, Sharapova Land In Semis
Former champions Ana Ivanovic and Maria Sharapova advanced to the semi-finals of the Indian Wells WTA tournament in sharply contrasting…
Saintfiet Divides NFF, As Blatter Warns Board Over Corruption
There appears to be divided opinions among the top brass of Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, over the appointment of a…
Pipeline Vandal Arrested, 214 Jerry Cans Of Fuel Seized
Luck ran out on a gang of six pipeline vandals in the early hours of today when they were arrested…
Crude Oil Theft: Ghana Navy Detains Nigerian Vessel
A further confirmation of the brazen way some unscrupulous Nigerian ship owners collaborate to steal the nation’s crude oil came…
1,000 Herdsmen Killed In 10 Months
One thousand and fourteen herdsmen were killed in various Farmers/Fulani clashes within 10 months, National Chairman, Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore,…
Computer Forensic To Curb Electronic Crimes
Nigeria loses millions of naira to computer crime every year. But soon criminals, who derive joy in hacking through the…
Reform In Nigeria Police In Order — Minister
The idea of community policing in the country as experienced in the ongoing police reform will make the Nigeria Police…