Year: 2012
Nigeria Fuel Subsidy Strike: Protests Suspended
Nigeria’s trade unions say they are suspending protests for two days to allow more talks with the government. The…
Occupy Nigeria Rally Day 5: Protests Continue Monday If FG, Labour Talks Fail
The nationwide protests against the fuel price hike announced by the Federal Government on 1 January will continue on Monday…
DPO’s Orderly, 8 Others Arrested For Robbery, Gang-Rape Lawyer’s Wife, Sister
Two policemen and seven others have been arrested for robbery by policemen attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, Ikeja,…
Jonathan Deceived Nollywood With $200m —Chukwurah
Popular Nollywood actress, Clarion Chukwurah, has berated President Goodluck Jonathan over his purported donation of $200 million to the entertainment…
2 Men Arrested For Peeping At Couple Having Sex
Two men, Abdulahi Salami, 20 and 21-year old Idris Hamed have been arraigned before the Ojokoro magistrate’s court in Lagos…
Man Drugs Wife, Sells Baby For N350k
A 26-year old man, Ibrahim Oladele who drugged his wife, Damilola Balogun after she delivered her baby boy and sold…
Lagos ACN Cautions Protesters Against Looting
The Action Congress of Nigeria Lagos State chapter has cautioned protesters against oil subsidy removal not to allow hoodlums and…
Adamawa Guber Polls: Marwa Alleges Threat To Life
Ahead of the 21 January governorship poll in Adamawa, the CPC candidate, retired Brig Gen. Buba Marwa, on Thursday alleged…
‘OPC’ll Not Attack Hausa’
The Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) and the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF) said on Thursday in Lagos that people or…
Hawkers Sell Petrol For N300 A Litre In Lagos
Four days into the labour-instigated nationwide protests against the removal of petrol subsidy, petrol now attracts as much as N300…
Commercial Activities Return In Jos
Commercial activities are gradually returning to Jos metropolis, Plateau State, as the strike organised the labour entered its fourth day.…
Strike: LASCO To Ignore Hoodlums
Labour and Civil Society Coalition (LASCO) on Thursday said it would not be distracted by the activities of hoodlums, as…
Strike: Business Activities Resume In Mararaba
Commercial activities have fully returned to Mararaba, a suburb of Abuja, four day into the nationwide strike by the labour…
Don’t Destroy Public Property, LASG Warns Protesters
Lagos State Government has cautioned against the use of text messages and various forms of social media networks to spread…