Year: 2012
Emir of Dukku dies
The remains of the Emir of Dukku, Alhaji Abdulkadir Rasheed, were on Tuesday interred in Dukku, in Nigeria’s north eastern…
2 Die, Several Injured In Xmas Day Accidents
EROMOSELE EBHOMELE Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Tuesday evening announced the death of two passengers in separate road accidents…
Long fuel queues in Lagos, Abuja
Nigeria’s persistent fuel scarcity has marred Christmas festivities in Abuja and Lagos. Many filling stations in Abuja had no fuel…
Nigerian boy, 3 years after, waits for surgery at LASUTH
A Nigerian boy, Abdul Bassit Ibrahim, has been on the queue since 2009 to have a hernia operation at the…
Abe emerges Japan’s Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe was elected Japan’s prime minister by the lower house of parliament on Wednesday after he swept to power…
China launches world’s longest bullet train service
China launched service Wednesday on the world’s longest high-speed rail route, the latest milestone in the country’s rapid and —…
Dark Christmas in Ibadan
It was a dark Christmas for residents of Nigeria’s city of Ibadan, as there was electricity outage in many areas.…
Elechi: 2012 Nigeria’s worst
Governor Martin Elechi of Nigeria’s eastern state of Ebonyi has described 2012 as the worst year for Nigeria and the…
Kano council boss escapes assassination
Nigerian gunmen have shot and injured Alhaji Kambai Sumaila, the Interim Management Chairman of Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area of…
Adeboye: Let Christians turn to God
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), on Tuesday urged Christians to turn to God and…
Jonathan urges churches to back agenda
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday called on the church to support the Federal Government’s transformation agenda by helping to…
Nigerian Christians damn the devil, in church for Xmas
Christians in many parts of Northern Nigeria, despite the incubus of a possible terrorist attack, trooped out today to attend…
Nigerian Monarch, Ex-Commissioner Battle Over Land
EROMOSELE EBHOMELE The traditional ruler of Epe, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, Oba Kamurudeen Ishola Animashaun, is having a running battle with…
Africans win Brussels last IAAF event
Kenya’s Gilbert Kirui and Ruti Aga of Ethiopia, both teenagers, have won the men and women’s events, respectively, at the…
Nigeria: Pastor, 5 worshippers murdered Christmas eve
Pope Benedict XV1 wishes the savage attacks against Nigerian Christians and churches come to an end, but the savagery continues…
Retiring world Anglican leader tweets last sermon
The outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury gave his final Christmas Day sermon on Tuesday, live-tweeted by the Anglican leader’s office for…
Brutal cold spell kills 123 in Russia
A bitter cold spell in Russia has claimed 123 lives in the past 10 days, an official said Tuesday, with…
Pope urges end to savage killings in Nigeria
Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday lamented “savage acts of terrorism” that frequently target Christian churches in Nigeria, during his traditional…
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Ameobi must play for Nigeria, says Keshi
Tunde Oyedele/sports editor It’s country versus club controversy once again and FIFA may have to wade in for arbitration as…
Abia state sets 8 convicts free in Christmas spirit
Governor Theodore Orji of Nigeria’s eastern state of Abia has pardoned eight prisoners in commemoration of the Christmas celebration. Orji’s…
NNPC earmarks N152b for refinery repairs
Repair works on Nigeria’s three refineries in Port Harcourt and Warri would gulp N152billion in 2013. The Punch reports that…
US Congress grants Nigerian permanent residency
His journey started in Nigeria, a taunted teenager with large tumors on his face, driven into deep despair. Eleven years…
Mandela spends Christmas in hospital
Ailing African icon Nelson Mandela is spending Christmas Day in hospital, his longest stay in care since being released from…
Oyo ACN adopts Ajimobi state leader
Governor of Nigeria’s western state of Oyo Abiola Ajimobi, has been adopted state leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria.…
In Pictures: Ansaru, Nigeria’s new terror group
First, it was Boko Haram’s terrorism. As if that is not a nightmare too much for accursed Nigeria already, another…
Bombs: Nigeria police offers safety tips
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Kano state police Command Monday evening gave security tips to Kano residents ahead of Tuesday’s Christmas celebration and…
Minister cancels recruitment into immigration service
Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, has directed the cancellation of the on-going recruitment into the Nigeria Immigration Service. According…
US gun sales soar
WASHINGTON,(AFP) – US firearm sales have sky-rocketed since the Newtown school massacre, as debate over gun control rages and enthusiasts…
Senator Uba Ahmed buried
The remains of Nigeria’s Second Republic Senator, Alhaji Uba Ahmed, who died in Germany last week, were on Monday buried…