Year: 2012
Nigeria: Rights Chief Declares assets
Professor Chidi Odinkalu, the Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC has become the first appointee of President Goodluck…
Fashola Calls For Even Distribution Of NYSC Corp Members
The Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN) has made a call to the management of the National Youth Service…
UEFA Champions League: CSKA Hold Real Madrid
An injury-time goal on his debut by Pontus Wernbloom grabbed CSKA Moscow a 1-1 draw with Spanish giants Real Madrid…
Third Term Crisis: Obasanjo peace envoy to Senegal
Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo has arrived Dakar, Senegal saying that he would not rule out intervening to mediate over…
Many Nigerians Seek Asylum in Switzerland
Thousands of Nigerian emigrants are among the 22,000 people seeking asylum in Switzerland. There is a big number of Eritreans…
Lion on Rampage in Nigeria’s Yobe state
A lion has killed two herders and 30 livestock in a settlement in northeastern Nigeria’s Yobe State, the environment commissioner…
Thieves cart away 7 per cent of Nigeria’s crude oil daily
Oil companies in Nigeria are battling against rising theft costing an estimated 150,000 barrels of crude a day, a top…
Germans Urged To stop castration of sex offenders
While most parts of the world, including Nigeria, imprison sex offenders, the Germans have been dealing with the problem by…
3 Bolivians, Nigerian Nabbed Over Drug
Three Bolivians and a Nigerian have been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency , NDLEA, in connection with…
Council Boss Accused Of Assaulting WAI Coordinator
Chairman of Esan West Local Government Transition Committee in Edo State, Mrs. Stella Okoro and Ehikioya Odiase, Coordinator of the…
We Are Committed To Rural Development —Commissioner
Solomon Funkekeme, the Delta State Commissioner for Works, has said that the state government is committed to integrating rural and…
Akunyili vs.Ngige: Tribunal strikes out suit
The Election Petitions Tribunal in Awka has struck out the petition filed by Professor Dora Akunyili of APGA against the…
EFCC Arraigns College Bursar Over N252.9M Scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has docked a College of Education bursar at an Anambra State High Court…
Oil Theft On The Rise
Oil companies in Nigeria are battling against a rising theft that is costing them an estimated 150,000 barrels of crude…
Lassa Fever Kills 40 In Nigeria – Minister
An outbreak of Lassa fever, an acute haemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus, has killed 40 people in 12…
Strike Looms In Ogun Over Tax Deduction
There are indication that civil servants in Ogun State, southwest Nigeria, may embark on an indefinite strike over tax deduction…
Lagos Shuts Down Lord’s Chosen, 6 Other Churches
The Lagos State Government has shut down the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Ministry and six other churches in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria…
Jailbird Arrested 4th Time For Robbery
A 27-year old man who had gone to prison thrice for his alleged involvement in armed robbery has been arrested…
Multiple Accidents At Alapere
A trailer carrying sand this morning crushed five vehicles at Alapere, Ketu, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria Although the cause of the…
Fashola Bemoans Lack Of Adequate Security At Secretariat
In the wake of Boko Haram attacks in the country, Governor Babatunde Fashola has bemoaned the lack of adequate security…
NURTW Chieftain, Olohunwa, Condemns Lagos Island Mayhem, Sues For Peace
Former Chairman of the National Union of Roads Transport Workers, Lagos State Chapter, Rafiu Akanni Olohunwa has condemned the mayhem…
Subsidy Palliatives: Nigerians Slam Jonathan
Nigerians have slammed President Jonathan over his comment that the fuel subsidy palliatives he promised are no longer possible. The…
Trailer Crushes Woman To Death
A sachet water seller identified as Mrs. Anulugwo Uchena was yesterday crushed to death in Egbeda, Lagos State by a…
Lagos To Cremate Unclaimed Corpses
With the Cremations Bill 2012 almost ready for passage into law by the Lagos State House of Assembly, any corpse…
UBA Sells N100b Bad Loans To AMCON
The United Bank for Africa (UBA) on Monday said it sold N100 billion non-performing loans to the Assets Management Corporation…
Fire Guts Megal Diesel Depot At Ojota
Three trucks filled with diesel were burnt at an illegal diesel depot at Ojota, Ikeja, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, when…
Arowolo’s Murder Trial: Court Admits Exhibits
The trial of Akolade Arowolo, who allegedly killed his banker-wife, Titilayo, continued on Monday at an Ikeja High Court, with…
We Won’t Let Nigerians Down —Chukwumerije
Nigeria’s Beijing Olympics bronze medalist, Chika Chukwumerije, who will represent the country in the taekwondoevent at the next Olympics, has…
Adopt-A-Talent Sports Programme: Boxing Coach Predicts Better Future
Adopt-A-Talent Sports Programme’s Boxing chief coach, John Mensah, has predicted a better future for boxers who are taking part in…