Year: 2012
Mauritania warns of fallout from Mali crisis
Mauritania warned Monday that the fallout from a military strike against the Islamist extremists controlling northern Mali could be devastating…
Nigeria’s Eagles land in Miami for Venezuela
Nigeria’s contingent of ten home-based Super Eagles players and officials on Monday arrived in Miami, Florida, United States of America…
Headless body puzzles Nigerian Police
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The police in Benin are working hard to establish the identity of a headless body discovered in the…
Pastor docked over visa scam
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Monday, 12 November arraigned Pastor Henry Uhunmwagho, 33, before Justice P.I. Ajoku…
Assassins on motor bike kill barber
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Assassins on a motor bike stormed Kawu Junction within Kano metropolis, northwest Nigeria on Monday, killing a barber,…
Oshiomhole begins new marathon, looks back, looks forward
Ademola Adegbamigbe &Jethro Ibileke Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo who was, this morning, sworn in for his second term in…
ATP Tour Finals: Indian duo defeated in doubles final
LONDON (AFP) – Indian duo Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna crashed to a 7-5, 3-6, 10/3 defeat against Spain’s Marcel…
More male prostitutes than women in Sweden
STOCKHOLM, (AFP) – More than twice as many young men in Sweden sell sex as do women, a study published…
Nigerian linked with murder in French Alps
British police said on Monday that they have questioned a Nigerian on suspicion of attempting to defraud a British-Iraqi family…
UNEMPLOYMENT: Obasanjo Predicts Revolution
With the prevailing high rate of youth unemployment currently put at over 70 per cent, former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo…
Oshiomhole Sworn In For Second Term
Governor Adams Oshiomhole was Monday morning, sworn in for his second term in office at Ogbe Stadium, Benin City, southsouth…
Robbers Kill Inspector, Corporal, Snatch AK47 Rifles
A police inspector was killed by armed robbers yesterday at Ajao Estate Lagos State southwest Nigeria. The incident occurred around…
OKADA: Rwanda President Backs Fashola
Rwanda President, Mr. Paul Kagame has backed the decision of Governor Babatunde Fashola to restrict the activities of commercial motorcycle…
Grapes, Red Wine Key To Fighting Prostrate Cancer-Study
There is now hope against prostrate cancer, one of the most common types of cancer affecting men globally, as scientists…
No Nigerian Can Influence Us -Rep
The representative of Agege Federal Constituency of Lagos state, Southwest Nigeria in the House of Representatives, Dr. Samuel Babatunde Adejare,…
Building Materials Magnate Kidnapped
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Aranse-Olu Merchant Dealers in Ijebu Ode, Alhaji Safiriyu Araba, 56, was yesterday kidnapped…
Cattle Dealer Arraigned For Stealing 22 Cows
A cattle dealer at the abattoir, Agege, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Musa Amodu Abubakar, 36, a citizen of Burkina Faso, has…
Trafficking Of Nigerians Worries Ambassador
The Nigerian Ambassador to Mali, Mr. Iliya Nuhu, has decried the high rate of trafficking of Nigerian girls through the…
Shell Shuts Pipeline Over Oil Theft
Oil giant Shell said Sunday it had shut down a pipeline in southern Nigeria due to damage from oil thieves,…
New Malaria Drug Unveiled
Olpharm Nigeria Limited has introduced a new malaria drug, Combisunate 80/480 into the Nigerian market. The drug, manufactured by Ajanta…
Lagos Needs N1.1b For Rural Jetties
As Lagosians marked this year’s Community Day last Thursday, the Lagos State Government says it needs N1.1 billion to build…
Govt Urges Owners To Paint Property On Highways
The Lagos State Government has urged owners of property on major highways, streets and roads in Lagos State to begin…
LASG Moves To Curb Cultism, Drug Abuse
In recent times, there have been reported cases of drug abuse and cultism in Lagos State public schools. These have…
Agony Of Aboru Residents
Every year, Aboru community in Agbado/Oke-Odo Local Council Development Area of Lagos State Southwest Nigeria is always in the news…
The Legislature And National Transformation In Nigeria (1)
By Babafemi Ojudu Let me start by expressing my profound gratitude for the invitation to rub minds with you. I…
In Sympathy With Ribadu
By Chido Onumah I sympathize with Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, ex-Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and more…
Pastors’ Filthy Lucre
The acquisition of a Canada-made Bombardier jet by the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor,…
Purpose, Provision Go Together
We resumed our discussion on Moniplexes after my Mentor had shared some personal experiences with us. He suddenly fired a…
Super Falcons’ Crash: Kadiri Ikhana Faces Sack
If reports coming from the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, are anything to go by, then coach Kadiri Ikhana’s reign as…
Super Eagles Won’t Disappoint Nigeria —Oboabona
Captain of Sunshine Stars club of Akure, Godfrey Oboabona has assured Nigerians that the Super Eagles will do the country…