Year: 2012
Traffic gridlock on Lagos-Ibadan expressway
A multiple auto accident on Otedola Bridge on Nigeria’s busiest highway, the Lagos-Ibadan expressway caused a gridlock Thursday. Mr Bisi…
Flood victims protest in Bayelsa
Alleging government lack of compassion and insensitivity, thousands of flood-displaced persons in relief camps in the Bayelsa capital, Yenagoa, on…
Alleged murderer of General Shuwa killed
Nigeria’s military on Thursday claimed to have killed a Boko Haram commander behind the recent high-profile assassination of a retired…
Bayern Munich posts record profit
Bayern Munich posted a record 332.2 million euros in turnover in their trophy-less 2011-12 season, the club announced Thursday. “Bayern…
Wife of Vanguard reporter freed
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Mrs Marian Onoyume,the wife of Vanguard Reporter has been released after the abductors collected N280,000 ransom today.…
Abega, Ex-Cameroon captain dies
The Cameroon Football Federation, CFF, says the former Cameroon captain Theophile Abega, who captained the Indomitable Lions to their first…
NDLEA destroys $87million heroin, other drugs
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Nigeria’s National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on Thursday destroyed drugs it estimated to be worth N13.6…
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Oshiomhole dresses up to receive Benin monarch
Jethro Ibileke/Benin Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Nigeria’s Edo state jettisoned his working class garb Thursday as he came to office…
Ex-governor Haruna loses bid to quash charge
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Former governor of Adamawa state, Mr. Boni Haruna on Thursday failed in his bid to stop…
Jonathan sets up panel to review Ribadu’s report
Certainly, Nigeria’s government works in a byzantine way and the Jonathan government is working hard to seal its image as…
How Nigeria’s Ex- Minister misapplied N6.4 billion
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital on Thursday heard how former Minister of…
Nations’ Cup: Eagles’ Camp Opens 17 December
ADEBOBOLA ALAWODE All things being equal, the Super Eagles are expected to start preparations for the South Africa 2013 Nations…
Saraki, The Godfather Goes Home
The sun set for Dr. Abubakar Olusola Saraki, the Kwara State political godfather, whose political career spanned over four decades,…
60 Nigerians Deported From UK Over Marriage, Visa Scams
At least 60 Nigerians resident in the United Kingdom have been deported because of various criminal offences. P.M.NEWS learnt that…
China Unveils New Leader
With a revolutionary hero for a father and a pop star for a wife, China’s new leader Xi Jinping has…
THUGGERY: Lagos Police Boss Summons Ladipo Market Leader
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko, has summoned leaders of Ladipo Market traders at Mushin to the police…
OKADA: 57 Councils Join ForcesTo Enforce Ban
The Chairmen of the 20 Local Governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas, LCDA, of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, have…
Bureau De Change Robbery: Police Declare 2 Wanted
The Police Command in Kano State, Northwest Nigeria, has declared wanted two identified major suspects in Tuesday’s robbery incident at…
‘Why Dana Crash Victims’ Families Have Not Been Paid’
The families of the Sunday, 3 June, 2012 Dana Airline plane crash victims have yet to collect the remaining 70…
Islamic Musicians Celebrate Hijrah
Islamic Musicians Association of Nigeria, ISMAN, today celebrated the beginning of the new Islamic year known as Hijrah 1434AH To…
Woman Dragged To Court Over Witchcraft
A 50 year-old woman, Binta Mohammed, on Wednesday appeared before a Kaduna Sharia Court, Magajin Gari for alleged initiating a…
Reactions Greet Saraki’s Death
Prominent Nigerians have been reacting to the death of the former Senate Leader, describing it as sad. In his own…
Lagos Traffic Law: Beyond The Controversy
By Mamudu Taiwo Hassan Implementing law to curb human excesses will always meet challenges and resistance, especially in a society…
Boko Haram: The Dialogue Option
By Ben Nanaghan On 1 November, 2012 the dreaded Islamic fundamentalist organization known as boko haram offered the olive branch…
Gallup Poll: Leading Beyond GDP
World leaders, and especially African rulers, must pay attention to the “Global States of Mind” survey made public recently by…
Nigeria Lags Behind In Information Technology
Adeola Ezekiel Fabola, the overall best graduating student of Bells University Of Technology, Ota, Ogun State, southwest Nigeria graduated from…
Eto’o Preaches Peace To Lions
Returnee Cameroon skipper, Samuel Eto’o, has called for unity in order for them to avoid a repeat of the Nations…
Bafana Bafana Fans Attack Zambia Team
The South African Football Association, SAFA, has launched a full investigation into the claims the Zambia team bus was attacked…
Table Tennis Star Tips Lagos To Redeem Image
Captain of Lagos State Table Tennis team in the 2012 National Sports Festival in Lagos, Ayo Omotara has assured their…
Kickboxing Will Adhere To Rules
Technical Director of Kickboxing Federation of Nigeria, KFN, Emmanuel Peters has restated the federation’s determination to ensure that the rules…