Year: 2012
Policeman Knocks Out Driver Over N50
In spite of the recent directive by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Dikko Abubakar that all illegal roads…
Nurse Dies As Lassa Fever Hits Rivers
Fear has gripped medical personnel in Rivers state due to deadly Lassa fever epidemic that has hit the oil and…
Gyan Urged To Reconsider Ghana Snub
Asamoah Gyan has been urged by the Ghana Football Association to reconsider his decision to take a break from international…
Bundesliga: Dortmund Pip Hertha Berlin
Hertha Berlin succumbed to their sixth straight defeat in 2012, although there were plenty of positive signs for their new…
Akpoborie Hails Yakubu’s Recall
Chief Coach of the Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi, has continued to receive plaudits from some Nigerians for recalling back Blackburn…
Eagles’ll Qualify For 2013 Nations Cup, Says Otubanjo
Nigeria-23 Eagles and Athletico Madrid of Spain B team player, Yusuf Olaitan Otubajo has expressed optimism that the Super Eagles…
Nations Cup Qualifier: No Automatic Shirt for Foreign-Based Players -Shorunmu
Super Eagles’ goal keeper trainer, Ike Shorunmu, has said that there is no automatic shirt for any foreign-based players invited…
Rangers Free Ogbu
After what could be described as a long and tortuous wait, Rangers International of Enugu have finally released the International…
Petrol Tanker Fire Wreaks Havoc In Lagos
A truck conveying premium motor spirit or petrol, as it is commonly called, has reportedly exploded in Lagos, causing extensive…
Shocking: Reports Indict Pilot, NCAA In 2005-2006 Plane Crashes in Nigeria
Although the Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB, the agency in charge of investigating plane crashes in Nigeria, has continually released partial…
Diezani Makes Pledges on Tours of Bayelsa Gas Fire
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has pledged the commitment of the Federal Government to provide…
Ivory Coast’s leader heads ECOWAS
Ivory Coast’s president was named the new head of West Africa’s regional bloc on Friday at a summit in Abuja,…
World Bank to pick new chief April
The World Bank said Friday it would select a new president to succeed Robert Zoellick by April 20, the start…
Lagos: Before The Rains Come Again
LATEEF IBIROGBA Last Monday (February 13) Lagosians, in some parts of the city, had another taste of bad weather when…
Parents Of Nigeria ‘Underwear Bomber’ Want Sentence Reviewed
The parents of the Nigerian “underwear bomber” who tried to blow up an airliner on Christmas Day 2009 have urged…
Fashola Tasks Public Officers On Documentation Roles
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Thursday urged Nigeria’s public officers to document their roles in the service of…
Rep Urges Amosun To Rescind Decision On Tasued
A member of the House of Representatives, Lanre Odubote, has added his voice to the growing opposition to the decision…
Amosun Reads Riot Act To Robbers
The Governor of Ogun state, Ibikunle Amosun has assured the people of the state of adequate security of their lives…
Supreme Court Reinstates Sacked Kwara Chief Judge
About three years after her unceremonious removal from office by former governor of Kwara state, Bukola Saraki, the Supreme Court…
Lebanese Stabbed To Death By Lover
A 52-year old Lebanese, Habeeb Haschem, was yesterday murdered in his room at Palace Chinese Resataurant, fornerly known as Sizzler…
Workers Shut Down Oceanic Bank Headquarters
Activities at Oceanic Bank Headquarters and all its branches in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria were paralysed Friday following the decision…
Diesel trucks burnt at illegal depot
About three trucks filled with diesel were burnt at an alleged illegal diesel depot at Ojota, Ikeja, Lagos State, Southwest…
Heroes Of Boat Mishap: How We Rescued 4 Of Our Mates —Survivor
Two survivors of the Ojota Riverine village, Oto-Awori Local Council Development Area, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, boat mishap, Falilat Idowu, 11…
Pregnant Woman’s Attempt To Steal School Boy Foiled
A suspected child kidnapper, Joy James, 23, has been arrested by the police at Ilasan Division, Jakande, Lekki, Lagos, Southwest…
Fashola Probes Murder In Police Cell
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, has ordered the Office of the Public Defender, OPD, to investigate the…
My Husband Sleeps With Women In My Presence —Housewife
A housewife, Folashayo, has told a court that her husband, Bolade Anjorin, is so promiscuous that he brings women to…
Woman Battered Over Missing Organ
A petty trader at Mile 12 market, Mrs. Ofotobor Anu, who was on Tuesday, 14 February, 2012 accused of snatching…
Boko Haram: 5,000 Northerners Return To Bayelsa
The new chairman of the Northern Community in Bayelsa, Alhaji Dahiru Yaru, yesterday confirmed the return of over 5,000 Northerners,…
Robber Gunned Down At Govt House
Security operatives at Ogun State Governor’s office at Oke Mosan, Abeokuta this morning foiled a robbery attempt by a three-man…
Southwest And Quest For Regional Unity
On Monday, 13 February, 2012, leaders of the progressives in southwest Nigeria, gathered in Ibadan, Oyo State capital, to form…