Year: 2012
Armed Robbers Kill Another Corporal, Snatch Rifle
Barely three days after armed robbers shot Inspector Ogedemgbe and a corporal dead at Ajao Estate, another policeman attached to…
Kidnapped Mikano Expatriate Regains Freedom
One of the expatriates working with MIKANO Generator Company in Lagos, Nigeria, Mr. Mear, who was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen…
Internet Defamation: Lawyers Seek Review Of Evidence Act
Leading Nigerian lawyers have called for a review of the provisions in the nation’s Evidence Act to accommodate internet-based defamation…
My Dad Will Be Sorely Missed —Senator Saraki
Senator Bukola Saraki in a statement issued today said his father, Dr Abubakar Olusola Saraki, Waziri of Ilorin, former Senate…
FG Probes Illegal Miners’ Deaths
The Federal Government has set up an eight-man panel to probe the deaths of nine illegal miners at Dogon Daji…
Shun Extortion, ACP Advises Young Police Officers
Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP, Agba Nchor, has called on young and upcoming police officers to shun money and…
Villagers Raise Alarm Over Soldiers Invasion
The Ogunnaike family of Erunwen Village along Awolowo Way, Ikorodu, Lagos State, has cried out over the invasion of their…
Against Redundancy In Lagos LG Administration
P.M.NEWS reviews the efforts of the Lagos State House of Assembly to ensure effective administration in the third tier of…
30 Fashion Designers To Promote Nigerian Fabrics
No fewer than 30 fashion designers will on Friday in Abuja demonstrate their talents in fashion design competition organised by…
Commission Raises Alarm Over Rising Cases of Rape
Professor Ben Angwe, the Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), has called on Nigerians to report rape…
Divorce: Court Sends Hubby To Jail
An Agege Grade ‘A’ Customary Court on Tuesday in Lagos sentenced a man, Edem Asuquo, to two months imprisonment for…
Customs Intercepts N744m Contraband
The Federal Operations Unit (FOU) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ikeja, said it impounded 2,142 different contraband goods valued…
Judge Threatens To Expose EFCC Lawyers
Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf of the Abuja High Court on Tuesday threatened that he would compile the names of lawyers handling…
The Legislature And National Transformation In Nigeria (3)
By Babafemi Ojudu Concerning those who argue that there can never be two sovereigns in one nation, and regarding my…
Kwara Declares Work-Free Day
The Kwara State government today confirmed the death of Saraki via a statement issued on behalf of Governor Abdufatah Ahmed…
The Many Sins Of Gov Okorocha
By Peter Claver Oparah Owelle Rochas Okorocha, the Governor of Imo State has sinned. You might chuckle that all have…
The Scarcity Of Fuel
The lingering scarcity of petroleum products across the country and the hardship Nigerians are facing may destroy the last vestiges…
Diet Tricks You Must Not Fall For [2]
Some diet advice and counsel do look good and acceptable on the surface, but when you draw closer and dig…
Eagles Will Play To Win
Super Eagles of Nigeria left back, Elderson Echiejile says Wednesday’s friendly match against Venezuela in Miami, Florida, United States of…
Ikhana’s Successor: Mabo Tips Ex-Falcons
Following the dismal performance put up by the national women’s team, the Super Falcons at the just concluded 2012 African…
Sports Festival: Jordan Storms Lagos
In a bid to ensure that the 2012 National Sports Festival, tagged ‘Eko 2012’, is a spectacular one, the Local…
Federer Wants Faster Courts In 2013
The curtain came down on a stellar year for men’s tennis on Monday, one that saw four different winners of…
Eagles Tackle Venezuela In America
Coach Stephen Keshi and his new-look Super Eagles team will tonight in Miami, Florida, United States of America, USA, face…
Jonathan Commends Globacom For Empowering Nigerian Youths
Ex- International and former Stuttgart of Germany Striker, Jonathan Akpoborie, has commended telecommunications giants, Globacom for creating the Glo Soccer…
131 Athletes To Fly Zamfara’s Flag
Ahead of the 18th National Sports Festival (NSF), the Zamfara State Government announced this week that it will be represented…
MOC Yet To Release Accreditation List
The Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 18th National Sports Festival in Lagos has assured stakeholders that the names of…
Team Rivers Storm Lagos With 1,000 Athletes
Rivers State Director of Sports, Daobu Harry, has revealed that no fewer than 1,000 athletes and officials will represent the…
Falcons Dent Ikhana’s Record
The failure of the Super Falcons to successfully defend the Africa Women’s Championship, AWC, trophy that they won in South…
Ayodele, Awatai Rule Wuraola Memorial Golf Tourney
The 9th Elizabeth Wuraola Ojo Golf Tournament has come and gone, but the winners of the championship staged at Ikeja…
Funke Akindele Set To Drop Waso
The movie, scheduled to hit cinemas in December, we learnt features a lot of popular actors and actresses in the…