Year: 2012
Nokia Unveils Portable Solar Charger
Nokia has announced the availability of a new portable solar charger in Nigeria. The new Nokia Portable Solar Charger, DC-40,…
How ‘Drink Milk’ Campaign Impacts Consumers, Industry
Peak Milk, a brand from the stable of FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc, recently flagged off a pan-Nigeria campaign tagged “Drink…
Crime Fighters In A ‘Tithe’ Corner
By Isaac Asabor It is not an exaggeration to say that corruption has remained the major problem that is literally…
How Judges Weaken Anti-Corruption Laws
By Ojelimafe Anthony On 4 October, 2012, Justice Abubakar Umar of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT,…
The Real Litmus Test
Nigerians are still celebrating the 6-1 drubbing of the Lone Star of Liberia in Calabar last weekend. For obvious reasons,…
Ex-Eagle, Rufai Collapses
Former goalkeeper of the Nigeria’s Super Eagles, on Monday night slumped in his office in Surulere area of Lagos. P.M.NEWS…
Governor’s Cup: Atseye, Mbanu Land In 2nd Round
The trio of Henry Atseye, Sani Adamu and Onyeka Mbanu are the only players carrying Nigeria’s flags in the first…
Nations Cup: Eagles To Camp In Zimbabwe
Nigeria’s Super Eagles are expected to camp in Zimbabwe few weeks before the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations kicks off…
FCMB Commits To Sponsorship
One of the major sponsors of the Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Open, First City Monument Bank, FCMB, has reiterated its…
I’m Here To Win Again —Capkovic
Winner of last year’s Men’s Singles final at the Lagos Governor’s Cup Tennis Championship, Kamil Capkovic of Slovakia has declared…
Apapa Golden Stars, Nathaniel Boys Shine At Junior League
Apapa Golden Stars and Nathaniel Boys were a sight to behold at the ongoing Lagos Junior League, LJL, which enters…
Fresh Blasts, Gunfire In Maiduguri
An embattled Nigerian city was in lockdown on Tuesday following a spate of blasts and persistent gunfire in a neighbourhood…
Debate: Obama set for rematch with Romney
With his hopes of a second term under threat, US President Barack Obama will seek to summon fresh energy Tuesday…
Man Jailed For Stealing Recharge Cards
For stealing recharge cards worth over N18,000, a 28 year old man Emmanuel Stephens has been sentenced to 42-month imprisonment…
120 Deported Kano Female Pilgrims Back In Saudi Arabia -official
One hundred and twenty of the 221 female pilgrims from Kano who were deported from Saudi Arabia recently for failure…
EFCC Docks bizwoman Over N45m Scam
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned a lagos businesswoman, Ibukun Adebayo Adedayo before Justice Habeeb Abiru of…
Police Arrest Murder Suspect, Doctor In Delta
The police in Delta on Monday said they arrested a 20-year old murder suspect at Ogume Community in the Ndokwa…
Thieves steal precious works of art in Dutch museum
THE HAGUE, Oct 16, 2012 (AFP) – Several paintings of considerable value were stolen from Rotterdam’s Kunsthal museum where works…
Cuba scraps exit permit for foreign travellers
HAVANA (AFP) – Cubans will no longer require exit permits for foreign travel from January 14, the government said Tuesday,…
Planet with four suns discovered
An international team of amateur and professional astronomers has discovered a planet whose skies are lit up by four suns…
Elephant tramples keeper to death
Tokyo( AFP) An elephant trampled its keeper to death at a Japanese zoo on Tuesday as he tried to stop…
Ex-NBA vice president remanded in prison
Justice U. N. Agomoh of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt , Rivers State , on Monday October…
Stadium riot: Senegal’s president apologises
Senegal president Macky Sall has apologised to the international football community for the unruly behaviour of local supporters at the…
Nigeria Not Seeded In Nations Cup Draws
Super Eagles of Nigeria will not be seeded when the draws for the South Africa 2013 Africa Cup of Nations…
Tennis: Lawal, Babalola Crash out
The poor showing of Nigerian players in the annual Governor’ Cup Lagos Tennis Championship has again reared its ugly head…
Court strikes out suit opposed to Justice Salami’s return
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja A Nigerian court siting in Abuja, on Monday struck out a suit instituted by persons who…
UBA plc records 550 per cent jump in Q3 profit
The United Bank for Africa plc has declared a gross profit of N44.8billion for the third quarter this year and…
Femi Kuti Joins Nigerian Idol As A Judge
Afrobeat music star, Femi Kuti has been made a judge on the next series of Nigerian Idol. The organisers, Optima…
Ondo Polls: The 3-Way Battle
For weeks, candidates for this weekend’s governorship election in Ondo State have been criss-crossing the state, trying to woo the…
Why I Deserve A Second Term
Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, highlights the successes recorded by his administration within three years and speaks on political…