Year: 2012
Hat-trick Gerrard wreck Everton
Steven Gerrard marked his return to Liverpool’s starting line-up with a hat-trick as Kenny Dalglish’s side returned to winning ways…
Bayern crush record after mauling Basel
Munich, March 13, 2012 (AFP) – Germany striker Mario Gomez scored four goals as Bayern Munich marched into the Champions…
Citi Group, 3 others flunk Stress Test
Citigroup was one of four large US banks that flunked stress tests aimed at seeing how they would hold up…
Britain: Nigerian Hostage takers knew assault was coming
The Nigerian kidnappers of two European hostages killed in a botched rescue mission were probably aware beforehand that their security…
Nigeria: Power companies complain of bottlenecks
Ayorinde Oluokun/abuja Representatives and chief executive officers of independent power producers (IPPs) on Tuesday March 13, 2012 met with the…
Man climbs mast to press ex-VP pay debt
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja A mild drama played out Tuesday afternoon at the Federal High Court in Abuja as a…
Rivers Assembly Confirms Amaechi’s Nominees
The Rivers State House of Assembly has screened and confirmed five nominees submitted by Governor Chibuike Amaechi to serve in…
Unijos Students Protest Over Stabbed Colleague
A large number of University of Jos students today blocked Jos-Bauchi Road in protest over two of their colleagues who…
Salary Deductions: ACN Calls For Probe By Govt, EFCC
The Rivers State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has lamented the dilemma a section of public servants…
Nigeria: 5 Die as Patrol Van Ambushed
Gunmen opened fire and threw explosives at a military and police patrol in northeast Nigeria, killing a policeman, a soldier…
Soldiers, SSS Block Gov Ajimobi’s Aides, Journalists
It was a show of shame Tuesday afternoon in Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, southwest Nigeria as soldiers and men…
Student Nurses Protest In Port Harcourt
Students of Rivers State School of Nursing, Port Harcourt, the state capital, southsouth Nigeria, caused panic in the state capital…
Football, Headlines, News, Sports
Ex-Eagle, Shittu Dies At 75
Former Nigerian international, Amusa Shittu, is dead P.M.Sports gathered that the former Nigerian striker, who has been bed-ridden with stroke…
14 Shot Dead, As Gunmen Raid Nasarawa, Adamawa
At least 14 persons have been confirmed dead in Nasarawa and Adamawa following attacks by gunmen in the two states.…
Arms Influx At Ladipo Market, Says Council Boss
The chairman of Mushin Local Governemnt, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, Mr. Babatunde Adepitan, has raised an alarm over the influx…
Perjury: Igbo Chief Sent To Prison
It was a sad end for Chief Emmanuel Ani who went to a Lagos court to bail a suspect with…
DPO Dies In Auto Crash
A Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Ozuoba Police Station in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, Southsouth Nigeria,…
4,000 PDP Members Join ACN
At least 4,000 people have dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Action Congress of Nigeria in Uromi and…
Nigerian Airports Hell —Lawmakers
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly believe nothing else compares to hell like the airports in Nigeria. The…
Crisis Rocks Ibru’s Estate
. Maiden: My Husband spoke to me today Barely four months after the death of The Guardian Newspaper publisher, Alex…
4 Die In Cult Clash
Four persons have been killed in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, southsouth Nigeria, following a cult war in the…
Aboru Okada Riders Protest Hike In Ticket Fee
Scores of commercial motorcycle operators also known as okada riders in Aboru area near Iyana Ipaja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, this…
Boko Haram: Aussie Special Forces in Nigeria
Australian special forces have been operating in several African countries, including Nigeria, over the past year gathering intelligence on terrorist…
2 Beheaded In Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed a Saudi who killed a man in a tribal feud as well as a Syrian…
South Africa Maps Out Wind Energy
South Africa on Tuesday launched its first verified wind atlas which maps out potential hotspots as a tool for wind…
Housewives Happy With Borno Curfew
Some house wives in Maiduguri on Monday, expressed their delight with the current curfew imposed on the city, saying it…
2 Killed In Cult Clash
The Bayelsa State Police Command has confirmed that two persons died when two rival cult groups clashed in Yenagoa. The…
Italian Foreign Minister Attends Hostage’s Funeral
The hometown of an Italian hostage killed by his captors along with his British colleague in a botched rescue attempt…
Walcott, Arsenal’s Secret Weapon, Says Wenger
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes Theo Walcott is emerging as a key figure in the north London club’s fight to…
Fresh Crisis Rocks NFF
A fresh crisis is rocking the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, following the claim that the Nigeria Sports Commission, NSC, headed…