Year: 2012
The Callous Murder Of Toyin Hamzat
Last Sunday’s murder of the former chairman, Ikeja Local Government, Toyin Hamzat, by gunmen in Sagamu, Ogun State, has again…
Juve, Chelsea In Crunch Tie
Chelsea aim to end their poor domestic run in the UEFA Champions League, but face a tough challenge against Group…
Beckham Leaves LA Galaxy 1 Dec
David Beckham is leaving LA Galaxy next month, after six years at the club. He intends to quit after playing…
Basketball: Bakare: I’m Through With D’Tigers
Coach of Nigeria’s team to the 2012 London Olympic Games, Ayo Bakare has put to rest speculations over his job…
Nations Cup: Eagles Play Catalunya In January
There are strong indications that Nigeria’s Super Eagles will play the national team of Catalunya in an international friendly game…
Sports Festival: Team Akwa Ibom Will Make An Impact
The Director of Sports, Akwa-Ibom State Sports Council, Anedi Dickson, said on Monday that Team Akwa Ibom would be the…
Sports Festival: LOC Drills Security Volunteers
In an effort to ensure that all its security personnel, functions well, the Local Organising Committee, LOC, of the 2012…
Make Games Grooming Ground, Not For Poaching
Two time goal medalist in the Lightweight category of boxing event of the National Sports Festival, Isaac Ekpo, who is…
Enugu EyesTop 10
Enugu State is now fully prepared for the 18th edition of the National Sports Festival, NSF tagged ‘Eko 2012’, the…
Wheelchair Tennis: Adewale Laments Dearth Of Tourneys
One of Nigeria’s wheelchair tennis representatives at the London 2012 Paralympics, Alex Adewale, has lamented the dearth of tournaments for…
Players Groan Over Harsh Weather At Dala Hard Court
The players competing at the ongoing Dala Hard Court tourney are finding it tough with the harsh weather in Kano.…
SON Appoints 4 Firms For Certification Of Imported Goods
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), has appointed four firms for accreditation of imported goods in line with the global…
Interswitch Rewards Verve Card Users
In a bid to improve the cashless initiative embarked upon by the Central Bank of Nigeria, Interswitch, has kicked off…
Etisalat Wins NCC Award For Excellent Service
Etisalat has received two awards from the industry regulator, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The awards are for excellent service…
Security Firm Unveils Integrity Solutions
Nigeria’s leading indigenous security company, Halogen Security Company Limited, has unveiled an Integrity solutions package, which combines polygraph assessment or…
Consumer Council asks DSTV to do Pay-as-you-go
Multichoice Nigeria Limited, the owners of the cable television, has been urged by the Consumer Protection Council to introduce pay-as-you-go…
Man Commits Suicide Over Debt
A transport operator has committed suicide over a debt he owed a local thrift association. The transporter, Gabriel Agochi, who…
Alex Ibru’s Children Sue Widow Over Estate
The crisis rocking the estate of the late publisher of The Guardian newspaper, Alex Ibru, has moved to the court…
Youths Advised On Use Of Social Media
A non-government organisation, Ipaja Youth Forum, IYF, has counselled secondary school students on the positive use of social media to…
Malaysia foils N1b Nigerian cocaine cocktail
Cocaine cocktail put inside cans of coconut milk Malaysian narcotics agents have foiled a Nigerian syndicate’s bid to smuggle cocaine…
Nigeria’s flood victims have no home to go
Nigeria’s worst flooding in decades has submerged houses and displaced hundreds of thousands of people, so Gibson Orlu was shocked…
Nigeria needs to borrow $100b for 10 years, says official
To fix its infrastructural gaps, Nigeria will need an annual investment of $10 billion for the next ten years, Abraham…
Faces at the investiture of the Tinubus as Egba Chiefs
The Faces at the chieftaincy installation ceremony for the Tinubus in Abeokuta today.
Oil subsidy scam: Suspect sent to Kirikiri Prison
Justice Adebisi Akinlade of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja, has ordered a suspect in the ongoing trial over multiple oil…
Buhari, Ribadu, grace Tinubu’s chieftaincy ceremony
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been described as an icon and an irreplaceable dogged fighter who has…
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: Nigeria sacks Bi-Courtney
Jamiu Yisa and Ayorinde Oluokun Nigeria’s Federal government has terminated the contract concessioning the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway reconstructiona and maintenance to…
Angling For A New Constitution
Efforts at amending the 1999 Constitution kick off across the country with public hearings The current efforts at amending the…
New man joins tussle over Ibori’s $15million
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja More drama played out on Monday before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja as the…
No To Gays And Lesbians
Just like the Senate had done, the House of Representatives throws its support behind the prohibition of homosexuality and lesbianism…
The Ogbomoso People In Jos
This book, Home Away from Home, tells the story of the Ogbomoso people who left their town in the early…