Year: 2012
Explosion Rocks Rivers University, Registrar’s Office Damaged
Explosion rocked the Rivers State University of Science and Technology, RSUST, at about 7.40 p.m. last night, causing extensive damage…
Labour Leaders Meet President Jonathan
As the nationwide strike enters Day 4 today, labour leaders are set to meet President Goodluck Jonathan this evening in…
Protesters Destroy Jonathan’s Billboard
Protesters in their thousands took to the streets of Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria, today and destroyed President Goodluck Jonathan’s…
Sylva Commends INEC, Heads To Supreme Court
Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State has decided to head to the Supreme Court to battle the Peoples Democratic Party,…
Boko Haram: Oritsejafor Blasts Southern Govs
National President, Christian Assocition of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor has labelled all governors from the southern part of Nigeria…
CLO Chides Gov Chime Over Imprisonment Of Labour Leaders
The Civil Liberties Organisation [CLO] Southeast Zone, has decried the extra -judicial trials being used by Governor Sullivan Chime of…
Kaduna Relaxes curfew as Protesters Pour Out
Kaduna State government today relaxed the 24-Hour curfew imposed on the state Tuesday evening after hoodlums hijacked the fuel subsidy…
New Boko Haram Leader Dares Jonathan; Justifies Killing Of Christians
The leader of radical Islamist sect, Boko Haram has challenged the authority of Nigeria’s president, Goodluck Jonathan in a rare…
Subsidy Protest: ACN Alleges Plans to Slam Emergency Rule in Lagos
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has expressed concern over the rumoured plan by the federal government to send thugs…
Strike: Death Toll Rises To 22
Since the nationwide protests against fuel subsidy removal started on Monday, at least 22 people have been killed while several…
FG Planning To Sabotage Lagos Protests To Pave Way For State Of Emergency —ACN
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has express concern over the rumoured plan by the Federal Government to send thugs…
Tension In Taraba
Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State, Northeast Nigeria came under serious tension yesterday following a clash between the police and…
Lagos ACN Cautions Protesters Against Looting
The Action Congress of Nigeria Lagos State chapter has cautioned protesters against oil subsidy removal not to allow hoodlums and…
International Friendly: Keshi Slams Eagles For Missing Goals
Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi, is not happy with the home-base players for missing scoring chances during the international friendly…
We’ll Give Foreign-Based Eagles A Good Fight — Agbim
Goalkeeper of the home-based Super Eagles in yesterday’s international friendly tie against Angola, Chigozie Agbim, is of the opinion that…
Strike: Airlines Cancel Scheduled Flights
As the nationwide strike by labour unions and civil society organisations enters its fourth day, local and international flights at…
Okada Passenger Dies, 3 Others Injured In Accident
One person was killed and three others injured on Wednesday in a motor accident that occurred at the Ahmadiyya Bus-Stop,…
Nigeria Loses N82b Daily To Strike — LCCI
Mr. Muda Yusuf, the Director-General of Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), says the country is losing about N82…
Telecoms Subscribers Say Service Quality Still Okay
Telecoms subscribers in Lagos on Wednesday said that the ongoing nationwide strike over the removal of fuel subsidy was not…
Residents Take To Drinking To Stave Off Boredom
Many Nigerians, forced to stay indoors by the nationwide strike called by the organised labour to protest against the removal…
Air Fares Not Likely To Rise
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) is not foreseeing an increase in air fares, association’s Assistant Secretary-General, Mohammed Tukur, said…
Protests: How I Escaped Death — Police Boss
The Ogun Commissioner of Police, Mr. NicholasNkemdem, on Tuesday escaped death at Ibafo area of the state as the nationwide…
Labour Dismisses ‘No Work No Pay’ Threat
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) said they were not disturbed by the Federal Government’s…
Riot Over Slain Youth Averted
The plan by youths in Ifako Ijaiye Council of Lagos to invade the Pen Cinema Police Station in Agege, in…
Abuja Handset Dealers Seek End of Strike
The Chairman of the Abuja Handset Dealers Association, Mr. Ndubuisi Egbo, on Wednesday called for dialogue between the Federal Government…
Banks Run Skeletal Services In Jos
As the nationwide strike against the removal of fuel subsidy enters its fourth day, some banks have started running skeletal…
Nigeria Loses N50b To Fake Products Yearly
Facts have emerged on how the Nigerian economy loses over N50 billion yearly to counterfeit and substandard products. The Organised…
Traders Unhappy Over Closure Of Market
Some traders in Lagos on Wednesday expressed displeasure over the continued closure of markets and their loss of revenue, the…
Winners Emerge In Etisalat 9ja Free Credit Promo
Nigeria’s most innovative telecommunications company, has rewarded more subscribers from across the country with a cheque of N 1.5million each in its…
CBN Suspends 3rd Party Cheque Rule
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has suspended the third party cheque rule under its ongoing cashless policy until March,…