Year: 2012
EFCC Arraigns Five Over Illegal Storage Of Diesel
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 arraigned five suspects before a Federal High Court…
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Venus Williams arrives Lagos
Emmanuel Osodi The visit of the Williams Sisters to Nigeria has finally become a reality with the arrival of Venus…
Arik Air pleads with CBN over bank loans
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Nigeria’s biggest airline, Arik Air, on Tuesday, begged the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to allow banks…
Prostate Cancer Kills 14 Nigerian Men Daily, Says Expert
Prostate cancer kills 14 men everyday in Nigeria, Dr Abia Nzelu, Coordinator, National Cancer Prevention Programme (NCPP), Lagos State branch,…
Army Nabs 3 Fake Soldiers, NITEL Cable Vandals
The Forward Operation Base (FOB), 144 Battalion of the Nigerian Army, Aba, Abia, said on Monday that it has arrested…
3rd M\Bridge Fully Opens, Repairs Gulped N1b
All was set this afternoon for the full opening of the 3rd Mainland Bridge in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. The bridge…
Farmer, 22, Remanded Over Murder Of Man, 70
A Makurdi Chief Magistrate’s Court presided over by Mrs. Theresa Wergbah on Tuesday remanded a 22-year old farmer, Aondoyila Agbidye,…
Man Loses 3 Kids In Lagos Boat Mishap
The man who lost three of his children in a boat mishap at Imude in Otto Awori Local Council Development…
Gunmen Rob, Kill Car Dealer
Four armed men on Monday robbed and killed a middle-aged car dealer, Chief Emeka Ekwerendu, at Modebe Avenue Junction in…
Kaduna Bombing: Expose Terrorists Now-Makinde Tells Jonathan
The Prelate of Methodist Church Nigeria, Dr. Ola Makinde has called on the President Goodluck Jonathan-led Federal Government and all…
13 Prisoners Freed In Ijebu-Ode, Sagamu
The Ogun State Chief Judge, Justice Tokunbo Olopade, on Monday set free 13 inmates in Ijebu-Ode and Sagamu prisons. The…
21 Nigerian Pilgrims Die In Saudi
Twenty-One Nigerian pilgrims died in Saudi Arabia, the National Hajj Commission has announced. Male pilgrims that died were 13. The…
Casino Pentecostalism
By EBENEZER OBADARE There is a new game in town. It involves – no garlands for guessing – the Redeemed…
Ease The Pains Of Commuters
Arguably, one of the most controversial aspects of the new Lagos Traffic Law is the restriction placed on commercial motorcycles…
AJEGUNLE: Rise And Fall Of ‘ One Million And One’ Robbery Gang
For months, residents of Ajegunle, in Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government Area of Lagos, southwest Nigeria, found sleep a luxury. Why? They…
Cocoa Farmers Get Free Seeds To Boost Output
In a bid to bring cocoa back to reckoning as an agricultural commodity of note, and to help farmers improve…
IT Security Group Rates Nigerian Online Businesses ‘Unsafe’
A global IT security, risk management and financial technology company, Wini Group, has rated most online businesses in Nigeria as…
Firm To Pay Consumers For Advert Review
Nigerians who spend hours online may be in for quick cash as a local ICT firm, Hexanet Solutions, has launched…
Flood Disrupts MTN’s Network Modernisation
The effort by MTN Nigeria to modernise it network has suffered a setback due to the ravaging flood in some…
Williams Sisters Expected In Lagos Today
The Williams sisters, Venus and Serena are expected in Lagos today on a four-day visit to Nigeria. World tennis’s most…
Glo Academy: Screening Train Hits P/Harcourt
With the successful completion of Glo Soccer Academy screening for potential players in Benin City and Enugu, the screening team…
Coach Urges Falcons To Raise Game At AWC
Chief Coach of Nigeria’s Super Falcons, Kadiri Ikhana has charged his team to raise their game if they want to…
Messi: I Will Retire At Barca
Lionel Messi dreams of retiring at Barcelona, the club that trained him as a teenager and where he began his…
Court Adjourns Ahmadu Ali son’s Trial
Henry Ojelu Justice Adeniyi Onigbanjo of the Ikeja High court today further adjourned the trial of son of former PDP…
‘Falcons Are Unstoppable’
Former Super Falcons Coach, Paul Hamilton says no team can stop Nigeria in the ongoing Africa Women Championship, AWC. Nigeria’s…
Trade Fair: Construction Of Pavilions, Shops Begins At TBS
Construction of exhibition halls and shops have picked up at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), the venue of the 26th…
Sports Festival: Ogunjobi Targets Football Final
Chairman of Osun State Football Association, Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi has disclosed that his target is to play Team Lagos in…
It’s Sad Losing Governor’s Cup To Dinu —Perrin
Runner up in the Women’s Singles of Futures 2 of the just concluded 12th Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Open, Perrin…
Couple Arraigned For Neglecting Parental Duty
Mr Sikiru Adebayo and his wife, Fatimo, were on Monday arraigned before an Oyo Magistrate’s court for neglecting their parental…
Colombia’s Falcao says no plans to leave Atletico
MADRID, Oct 30, 2012 (AFP) – Atletico Madrid goal-scoring machine Radamel Falcao says he’s not thinking of leaving “at the…