Year: 2012
Sports Festival: Rivers, Oyo Clinch Cycling Gold Medals
Few hours to the official opening ceremony of the 18th National Sports Festival, NSF, tagged ‘Eko 2012’, Rivers and Oyo…
Nigeria: Judge admits documents in trial of ex-governor
The Presiding Judge in the N15 billion corruption suit against former Sokoto State governor, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa and 15 others…
Nigeria sacks privatization agency boss
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Bureau chief After surviving many calls for her sack, the Director General of the Bureau for Public Enterprises…
Big Phil Scolari may coach Brazil
Brazil are set to delve back into their glorious past by re-appointing 2002 World Cup-winning coach Felipe Scolari to deliver…
Nigeria: Oil workers picket Shell, Chevron offices
Oil workers picketed the offices of Shell and Chevron in Nigeria on Tuesday over plans to cut jobs and amid…
Jonathan, Amosun condole with TheNEWS/P.M.NEWS
Simon Ateba Nigeria’s President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun and other dignitaries have been commiserating with…
2 Lebanese workers kidnapped in Niger Delta
Gunmen have kidnapped two Lebanese workers from a construction site in Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta region, police said Tuesday. The…
Justice Phillips: Lagos election tribunal resumes sitting soon
Henry Ojelu &Juliet Alakhume Following yesterday’s protest at the Ikeja High Court by supporters of Mr. Babajide Ibrahim Obanikoro, son…
Pregnant Woman Bites Neighbour’s Breast
A pregnant woman, Mrs. Funke Jamiu, has been remanded in prison custody at the Kirikiri Maximum Security Prisons, Apapa, Lagos…
Fire Guts Rank Xerox
The Lagos office of Xerox Digital Press located at 12, Fatai Atere Way, Papa Ajao, Mushin, Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria…
Atiku Kneels Down For Obasanjo
The crowd at the venue of the 2012 Comptroller-General of Customs’ conference in Katsina, burst into cheers and applause when…
NUPENG Protests Sack Of 4,000 Chevron Workers
The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, CNL branch yesterday embarked on a peaceful protest at the…
Lagos Civil Servant Docked Over Alleged N18.3m Land Fraud
Mrs. Omolara Onamade, a female staff of Lagos State Lands Bureau, was on Monday docked at a Lagos High Court…
Questions Over Lagos-Ibadan Road Contract
On 19 November, the Federal Government terminated the concession contract for the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway granted to Bi-Courtney Consortium, in a…
Agony Of Workers On Lagos Island
Between 3 a.m and 4 a.m while many others are still in bed sleeping and snoring, or perhaps enjoying an…
Banks To Scrap N100 Charge On Use Of ATMs —ACAMB
The Association of Corporate Affairs Managers of Banks (ACAMB) has said that banks were not relenting in the bid to…
Ahmadu Ali’s Son Re-arraigned Over N4.4b Subsidy Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday re-arraigned Mamman Ali, son of a former People’s Democratic Party (PDP)…
2 Held In EFCC Custody Over N14.6m Fraud
An Abuja High Court on Monday ordered that Daniel Edeh, a director of Lupeli Oil (Nigeria) Ltd, be remanded in…
Achebe: Dividing Nigerians Further
BY SOLA-ADEOLA FOLORUNSO As a child, I grew up reading many novels. Among the authors I read then were Chinua…
Language Lessons Told Through Twitter
By Phillips Ball You might, like me, have been entirely innocent of what “af” denotes in the Twittersphere, in which…
Eko For Show As Sports Festival Opens
The opening ceremony of the 18th National Sports Festival, NSF tagged ‘Eko 2012’, billed for the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere…
Eaglets Depart For Bamako
Nigeria’s U-17 team, the Golden Eaglets are expected to depart the country tomorrow for Bamako, Mali for the final leg…
‘Glo Academy’ll Lift Nigerian Youths’
The two UEFA Grade A Coaches from Manchester United, England have described the Glo Soccer Academy as a “fantastic programme.”…
U-20 AYC: Flying Eagles For Taiwan Invitational
Nigeria’s U-20 Flying Eagles will feature in the 2013 Taiwan International Tournament officials have announced. The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF,…
Imbibe Spirit Of Sportsmanship, Past Hero Charges Athletes
A lecturer at the National Institute for Sports (NIS), Solomon Gan’nda, yesterday advised participants at the 18th National Sports Festival…
National Sports Festival: Team Delta Eye Football Gold
Chief Coach of Delta State male football team, Ikpahwore Kenneth has stated that their aim is to win the gold…
NFF Orders Post-Match Conference At Venues
In reaction to the complaint over the refusal of football team coaches to grant post match interviews in the Sports…
Bisiriyu Promises Lagos 11 Gold Medals
Wasiu Bisiriyu, the Head Coach of Lagos State Amateur Boxing Association, says his team are good enough to win 11…
Eko Boys Defeat Katsina Male Football Team
The Lagos State male football team began their campaign on a winning note at the ongoing National Sports Festival tagged…
Lagos Beat Kaduna 6-0 In Football
Lagos State female football team Monday evening pummelled their Kaduna State counterparts 6-0 in their opening group match decided at…