Year: 2012
Julius Agwu Moves Festival Of Love To Lagos
Festival of Love, one of the most anticipated events scheduled for 11 February to celebrate this year’s St. Valentine’s Day…
Grafton Records Unveils Mr. 2Kay
Top record label, Grafton Records, has revealed its latest act, Mr 2Kay who is about to take over the Nigerian…
Banky W, Wizkid Lead Others For Shuga Soundtrack
Nigerian artistes Banky W and WizKid lead other top African artistes like South African rapper L-Tido and Bonie from P-Unit…
Stingomania 360 Plans Beach Gig
Come 18 February, top entertainment outfit, Stingomania360 has concluded plans to treat lovers and other fun seekers to an exclusive…
Car Snatching Suspects Nabbed
Nemesis recently caught up with an armed robbery and car snatching gang when they were arrested by operatives of the…
Two Charged With Assaulting Police Officer
The police at Ilasan Division, Jakande Estate, Lekki, Eti Osa, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, have arraigned two persons before an Igbosere…
Lagos Assembly Commends Bariga LCDA Chairman
Members of the Lagos State House of Assembly Committee on Local Government Administration and Chieftaincy Affairs have commended the Chairman…
Thugs Sack Village
Thugs numbering about 300 have invaded Agoro Idiagbon village in Ado Odo Ota, Ogun State, southwest Nigeria and chased away…
Ribadu, opposition presidential candidate gets Federal job
Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, former Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC and presidential candidate of the Action Congress of…
Brent crude price hits six-month high
World oil prices were mixed Tuesday, with Brent hitting a six-month high above $117 Tuesday on fears of supply disruptions…
Lead Poisoning in Nigeria world’s worst, says US group
A lead poisoning epidemic in Nigeria’s north that has killed 400 children and affected thousands is the worst in modern…
Nigeria: Bomber lone casualty in army barracks attack
A suicide bomber wearing an army uniform was the sole casualty in the attempted bombing of the First Mechanised Army…
Bayelsa Poll: Apex court locks out ex-governor Sylva
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Hopes of former Bayelsa state governor, Timipre Sylva, to participate in Saturday’s governorship election in the…
Jonathan Receives Three New Ambassadors
Three new Ambassadors presented their letters of credence to Nigerian President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan at the State House, Abuja Tuesday.…
Obama’s Grandma In Auto Crash
President Obama’s grandmother, Sarah Obama, is recovering at her home in western Kenya after an accident that, judging by the…
Prof. Aluko Dies
Renowned economist, Professor Samuel Aluko, is dead. Aluko, 82, died this morning at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle, United Kingdom…
Army Barracks Bombed In Kaduna
Bomb explosions rocked the 1st Mechanised Division of the Nigerian Army, Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria at about 11.15 a.m. today. The…
Ajaokuta Bomb Attack: Medical Centre Shut
Ajaokuta Steel Company Medical Centre, Ajaokuta, Kogi State, north central Nigeria has been shut since the bomb attack on the…
Cross River State Loses Two Eminent Politicians
The death has been reported of two prominent political figures in Cross River State, Chief Mathew Mbu and Senator (Dr…
Imoke Begins Campaign
Tumultuous crowds turned up at Yala and Ogoja northern Cross River State on Monday 6th February to receive Senator Liyel…
Nigerian Nabbed In Togo Over Shoplifting
Ghanaian and Togolese security agencies are investigating a shoplifting syndicate busted in Lome last Friday. Sunday Obi, 35, a Nigerian,…
Nollywood Actress, Eucharia Ordained Pastor
Nollywood star actress, Eucharia Anunobi, has been ordained as a pastor at Fresh Oil Ministry International, Egbeda, Lagos. Rumour that…
The Subsidy Debate: Matters Arising —Yemisi Shyllon
The weeklong protest by Nigerians over the removal of the so-called subsidy on fuel consumption may have receded into the…
Rats Attack In Alausa: An Open Memo To Ogunlewe —Mustapha Ganiyu
The recent circular from the Office of the Head of the Lagos State Public Service which, amongst other things, banned…
Nigerian Brinkmanship —Sola Odunfa
A new image of Nigeria’s president has emerged in the first month of this year. It is not that of…
Conductor’s Death: Bring LASTMA Culprits To Book
Once again, the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, the agency charged with traffic control in the state, was in…
Falae, Nwabueze, Balarabe Call For National Conference
The need to convene an urgent Sovereign National Conference (SNC) took centre stage at the National Dialogue Summit in Lagos…
Jonathan Condoles With Mbu’s Family
President Goodluck Jonathan expressed sadness over the death of Chief Matthew Mbu, Nigeria’s one time Minister of Foreign Affairs, saying…
Water Manufacturers Task Consumers On Disposal Of Containers
In order to maintain a cleaner and healthier environment, manufacturers of bottled water have urged consumers to always dispose their…
JTF Names Suspects In Pipeline Sabotage
The Joint Military Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta says it has identified seven men who were responsible for…