Year: 2012
Samsung sells 30 mln Galaxy S III smartphones
Samsung Electronics said Sunday that global sales of its flagship Galaxy S III smartphone had topped 30 million since its…
In Venezuela, flipping used cars is a thriving industry
CARACAS (AFP) – With the world’s largest oil reserves and the cheapest gas anywhere, you’d think Venezuela is a driver’s…
Obama’s tweets more popular than Romney’s
Twitter has launched an interactive map of the United States that charts where Barack Obama and Mitt Romney’s campaign tweets…
Williams Sisters teach Soweto kids some tennis
SOWETO, South Africa, (AFP) – Scores of starry-eyed teens in oversized tennis kits queue neatly, awaiting their turn to play…
Bloodletting continues in Nigeria’s troubled state
Gunmen, believed to be from Boko Haram sect, have killed three persons including a fire service chief in Damboa local…
Reports: Exodus of men from Maiduguri
Many people, especially men are deserting Nigeria’s troubled city, Maiduguri, after the murder yesterday of a retired senior military officer…
Eko 2012: VP Sambo wants Lagos surpass Rivers
BIMBO AJAYI As the 18th National Sports Festival tagged “Eko 2012 draws nearer, Vice President of Nigeria,Namadi Sambo has tasked…
Results of European League matches
Bundesliga Dortmund 0–0 Stuttgart, M’Gladbach 1–1 Freiburg, Hannover 2–0 Augsburg, Nurnberg 1–0 Wolfsburg, Hoffenheim 3–2 Schalke English Premier League Swansea…
Remi Lagos, popular fashion designer dies
Jamiu Yisa Ace fashion designer, Remi Osholake popularly known as Remi Lagos, has just been confirmed dead. The designer and…
2 drug traffickers jailed 7 years
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Two drug traffickers ,who were arrested by officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have…
Widow, Valerie Ebe confirmed as Akwa Ibom deputy governor
Members of Akwa Ibom House of Assembly at their plenary session on Friday, confirmed the nomination of Mrs Valerie Ebe,…
7 members of kidnap gang killed by police
The Nigerian police in Rivers State has confirmed the killing of seven suspected kidnappers during a shoot-out in Kaani, Gokana Local…
Zimbabwe disbands national team
Zimbabwe has dissolved the national football team for failing to qualify for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations as a…
Devastated New York cancels marathon
The famed New York marathon slated for Sunday has been canceled in the face of a rising death toll, crippled…
US Election: Ohio, Florida swing to Obama
Three days to the US presidential election, new polls show that President Barack Obama maintains a lead over his Republican…
One person dies as fire guts building in central Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga Barely five days after fire gutted a 5-storey building, fire has razed another three-storey building at Breadfruit Street…
Amnesty wants Maiduguri killings probed
Amnesty International urged the Nigerian authorities today to probe the killings of young men in Maiduguri, by soldiers of the…
2 Members Disown Ribadu Oil sector Report
Oluokun Ayorinde/Abuja Bureau Chief Controversies over the report of Mallam Nuhu Ribadu led Petroleum Industry Revenue Task Force continued on…
Jonathan: Al-Qaeda must be flushed out of Mali
West African regional bloc ECOWAS is committed to restoring peace to Mali and ensure Al-Qaeda is pushed out of the…
Shuwa, ex-army general assassinated
Less than 24 hours after Nigerian soldiers reportedly massacred about 40 youngsters in Maiduguri, four gunmen have struck in the…
Houseboy Defiles Employer’s 6-Year Old Daughter
The family of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dopemu residents of Surulere, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, must be regretting their action when…
Man Killed Over N200
A 35-year-old bricklayer, Mr Ugochukwu Ekwuribe, from Amuzu-Olokoro, near Umuahia, has allegedly been stabbed to death over a N200 debt…
Dismissed Police Sergeant Leads Robbery Gang
A dismissed police sergeant, Eboma Onyeka, allegedly involved in robbery and murder but jumped bail has been rearrested along with…
Fashola Decries Sexual Harassment
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Thursday made a call for concerted efforts by all stakeholders to evolve…
Nigerian soldiers massacre 40 in Maiduguri
No fewer than forty people have been summarily executed by Nigerian soldiers in Maiduguri, capital of Borno state. The soldiers,…
Car Dealer Slumps, Dies After Scuffle With Friend
A car dealer identified as Akeem has slumped and died after a fight with his Tope Adeosun, simply called Baba…
Dana Air Signs $1m Contract With Canadian Firm
Dana Airlines said on Friday that it has signed a five-year contract with FLYHT Aerospace Solutions Limited for its flagship…
Exhibition Match: Serena, Venus Thrill Lagos Fans
The occasion was to mark a historic end of the visit of American tennis icons, Serena and Venus, but the…
AWC: Don’t Celebrate Yet, Shofoluwe Warns Falcons
Former Green Eagles defender, Yisa Shofoluwe, has warned the Super Falcons of Nigeria currently playing at the ongoing African Women…
Sports Festival: 16 Govs Storm Lagos For Flag Hoisting
Sixteen serving governors have confirmed their readiness to storm Lagos tomorrow for the hoisting of the 18th National Sports Festival,…