Year: 2012
Presidential system wasteful, says Awujale
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Awujale and Paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, has described the Presidential system of government…
Super sub Hernandez rescues Man U
Half-time substitute Javier Hernandez scored twice and made another as Manchester United came from two goals down to win 3-2…
Wanted: American expat for TV role
Simon Ateba/Lagos Red Varden Studios, a Los Angeles-based television production company, is casting for American citizens currently working in high-risk…
Corruption: Guinea’s whistle blower killed
Gunmen have shot dead the head of Guinea’s public treasury, who had recently uncovered a plot to embezzle state funds,…
Official: Obama wins Florida
President Barack Obama has won Florida’s 29 electoral votes in the presidential election, further fattening his substantial margin of victory…
Ghana leads Nigeria, Cameroon At Glo Golf Tour
The competition to pick the N15 million prize money for pros at the Asaba edition of the West Africa 2012…
9 Home-Eagles Join Squad For Venezuela Friendly
Nine Nigeria home-based players have been selected to join up with the 11 foreign-based stars earlier invited for the international…
ATP Tour Finals: Potro clinches s/final spot with Federer
Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro claimed a surprise 7-6 (7/3), 4-6, 6-3 victory over defending champion Roger Federer on Saturday…
English Premier League results
English Premier League results on Saturday: Arsenal 3 (Giroud 11, 69, Podolski 23) Fulham 3 (Berbatov 29, 67-pen, Kacaniklic 40)…
VP Sambo shocked by flood damage in Plateau
Vice President Namadi Sambo on Saturday arrived Plateau state Saturday to assess the extent of damage inflicted by Nigeria’s worst…
Wema Bank seeks national licence
Wema Bank Nigeria Plc, the only regional player in Nigeria’s banking sector, has concluded plans to re-apply for national banking…
Oritsejafor marks 40th year as pastor with new jet
President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayodele Joseph Oritsejafor has celebrated in Warri the 40th anniversary of his…
NBC appoints Kenyan as CEO
Simon Ateba The Nigerian Bottling Company, NBC, has appointed Mr. Ben Langat, a Kenyan with a Bachelor of Commerce Degree…
Computer programmer convicted in Vatican leaks scandal
VATICAN CITY(AFP) – A Vatican court on Saturday convicted a computer programmer working in the tiny state of helping Pope…
P.M.NEWS Facts: Nigerian Youth Defined
In social media circles, who qualifies to be tagged a youth often ignites some controversy. Is a person who has…
Watch this video: The Okada menace is global!
Nigerians who attack the Lagos state government for restricting commercial motor cyclists from the major roads in the metropolis, will…
Tinubus to get Egba Highest titles
The national leader of Action Congress of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be conferred with the traditional title Aare…
CIA chief quits over adultery
CIA Director David Petraeus resigned Friday because of an extramarital affair,with his biographer, Paula Broadwell, bringing an end to a…
UK economist backs Nigeria’s oil industry bill
Nigeria should pass a long stalled bill aiming to overhaul its oil industry, renowned economist Paul Collier said Friday, citing…
Busted: Nigerians, Dutch fake weddings
Dutch police have busted a wedding scam involving Dutch citizens being paid to go to Britain to marry illegal Nigerian…
3 cops killed in assault on police station
Gunmen on Friday killed three policemen and burnt three churches as well as a school in Bonny Yadi, in Nigeria’s…
Soyinka: Peace talks with Boko Haram wrong
Professor Wole Soyinka, Nigerian Nobel literature laureate said Friday that trying to end a deadly insurgency by Islamist extremist group…
Judicial Workers’ Strike Stalls Daniel’s Trial
The strike action by the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria JUSUN, Ogun state chapter, southwest Nigeria, Friday stalled the trial…
Lagos Can’t Be Dumping Ground For Okada —Fashola
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State says he will not allow Lagos to be a dumping ground for okada and…
Sheila Solarin Buried
Thousands of people, including present and former students of Mayflower School, Ikenne, this morning gathered at the family cemetery of…
Jilted Man Bathes Wife With Acid
A jilted husband identified as Okoye Gabriel has been arrested by the police at Ikotun Division in Lagos State, Southwest…
Aviation Minister Denies Marginalising North
A month after Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Ms. Stella Oduah, was accused of flooding the aviation industry with southeasterners and…
33% Of Graduates Carry Fake Credentials —Background Check Expert
One out of four Nigerian graduates seeking employment presents fake credentials, a background check expert has revealed. Kola Olugbodi, CEO,…
Funke Akindele Opens Up On Pregnancy
Yoruba star actress and Glo Ambassador, Funke Akindele, has opened up on reports and rumours about her pregnancy. A close…
2 Persons Face Trial Over Theft Of N9m Car
Two men, including a security guard, appeared before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Thursday for allegedly stealing a…