Year: 2012
Governor Suntai recovering fast, says police commissioner
The Nigerian governor who survived an air crash yesterday, Danbaba Suntai of Taraba state and was hospitalised at the Specialist…
Crashed Nigerian governor under intensive care unit
Five occupants of the plane which crashed on the outskirts of Yola on Thursday were taken to Federal Medical Centre,…
Flogging scandal: Wammako’s aide defends his boss
Malam Sani Umar, the Special Assistant on Media to Gov. Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State, said that the report about the…
Gulder Ultimate Search evicts another contestant
Another female Gulder Ultimate Search contestant, Ayo Ojueromi, has been evicted. She was evicted at the place of the talking…
Nigeria probes Cessna plane crash
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Investigators from the Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB, have been deployed to the site of an air crash…
Nigerian governor unconscious after plane crash
Ben Adaji/Jalingo The Governor of Taraba State, Dambaba Fulani Suntai has crashed his private jet into a bush in Adamawa.He…
Nigerian Governor feared dead in plane crash
Ben Adaji/jalingo The Governor of Nigeria’s north eastern Taraba State, Dambaba Suntai was feared to have died after he crashed…
107 die in motorcycle accidents
Kazeem Ugbodaga At least, 107 people have been killed and 512 others injured in okada accidents in the last two…
Jonathan probes Hajj blues for Nigerian female pilgrims
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan said he has ordered a post mortem on the problem Nigerian female pilgrims to Mecca faced…
Nigerian rapist gets away with N80,000 fine
A Magistrates’ Court in Benin, capital of Edo state in Mid Western Nigeria, has sentenced Mr Saturday Udoh, 39, to…
Leaked Ribadu report exposes rot in Nigeria’s oil sector
A total of $183m in signature bonuses paid by oil companies to the federation is missing, according to a confidential…
Keshi: Zambia Can’t Intimidate Eagles
Taiwo Adelu Chief Coach of Nigeria’s Super Eagles, Stephen Keshi has said that his team won’t be intimidated by the…
Britain steps out of recession
Britain has exited its longest double-dip recession since the 1950s after its economy returned to growth in the third quarter…
AU readmits crisis-torn Mali
The African Union has readmitted Mali after suspending it from the pan-African bloc following a March coup, and backed plans…
Millions gather at Mount Arafat for Hajj rituals
MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AFP) – Vast crowds of Muslim pilgrims, all dressed in white, flocked from early Thursday to…
Obama rallies all night in drive for votes
US President Barack Obama pursued the sunset west then turned around and chased the dawn, streaking across America on an…
Cardinal Onaiyekan: Elevation a great honour to Africa
The Nigerian archbishop named by Pope Benedict XVI to the Vatican’s College of Cardinals on Wednesday told AFP his appointment…
LASTMA: We didn’t impound Obasanjo’s vehicle
Mr Babatunde Edu, General Manager, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), on Wednesday in Lagos, denied media report that vehicles…
Tennis: More Woes For Nigerians In 2nd Leg
All Nigerian players in the second round of Futures 2 of the 2012 Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship failed to…
Ogun Allots 500 Hectares of Land To Lagos state
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta In furtherance to the southwest government plans for socio-economic and political regional integration, the Ogun state government…
Jonathan congratulates Cardinal Onaiyekan
President Goodluck Jonathan has on behalf of himself, the Federal Government and people of Nigeria, heartily congratulated Bishop John Olorunfemi…
Abulu: How I accessed Jonathan’s Nollywood Fund
NEHRU ODEH Tony Abulu, a United States- based Nigerian film maker and the first beneficiary of the $200million Entertainment Intervention…
Court Throws Out Bakassi Indigenes’ Suit
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday threw out the suit filed by indigenes…
Nations Cup: Nigeria Draw Zambia In Group C
Taiwo Adelu Nigeria’s Super Eagles have been drawn to play the defending champions, the Chipolopolo of Zambia in the 2013…
Ndume Admitted Links to Boko Haram, Says SSS
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja An operative of the State Security Service, SSS, on Wednesday told a Federal High Court sitting…
Power Drunk Governor Flogs PHCN Manager
Governor of Sokoto State, Northwest Nigeria, Aliyu Wamakko, has flogged a manager of Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, for…
Lagos Assembly Slams FG Over Bad Roads
The deplorable condition of federal roads in Lagos state, Southwest Nigeria, has become a cause for concern among members of…
630 schools submerged by flood in Delta—Uduaghan
Gov Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta has said that 630 primary and secondary schools in the state were submerged by flood.…
Obasanjo Impounds LAGBUS Buses
In an action that could be described as that of a power drunk leader, former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has…
Power Bike Robbers Kill Currency Changer, Snatch N4.5m
A Bureau de Change operator was shot dead yesterday evening at Alade Market, Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, by…