Year: 2012
Nations Cup Qualifiers: The Fixtures, the Centres
Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixtures this weekend (times GMT and aggregate score in brackets): Saturday At Lilongwe Malawi v…
Jonathan inspects flood ravaged home state by air
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday arrived in his home state of Bayelsa to inspect flood ravaged areas. He could not…
Pastor divorces wife after 26 years
A Nigerian pastor has got his prayer fulfilled by a Customary Court in Lagos. After accusing his wife of 26…
Lagos bizman docked for assaulting debtor
A Lagos businessman, Ayodele Alonge has been docked at the Ojokoro Senior Magistrates’ Court, charged with assaulting a woman, while…
Okonjo-Iweala launches book on Nigeria in Tokyo
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo Iweala, Nigeria’s powerful minister of finance has launched a book, “Reforming the Un-reformable: Lessons from Nigeria”, on…
Court admits exhibits against ex-Afribank CEO
An Ikeja High Court on Friday admitted 20 documents as exhibits in the trial of Sebastine Adigwe, a former Managing…
More millions for Chelsea’s owner, Abramovich
Boris Berezovsky has agreed to pay £35 million ($56 million) towards his fellow Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich’s legal costs after…
Cocaine Hidden In Pendants Found At Lagos Airport
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Oluigboka Chukwuemeka Emmanuel thought he had cleverly concealed about 2.4 kilogrammes of cocaine in pendants and female…
EU Detractors Slam Nobel Peace Prize Decision
While some Europeans swelled with pride when the European Union won the Nobel Peace Prize, howls of derision erupted from…
Eagles Tie: Liberian Govt Predicts Lone Star Victory
As Liberians gear up for the much publicised football match between the Lone Star of Liberia and the Super Eagles…
4 Bank Robbery Suspects Arrested With 7 AK-47 Rifles, Dynamites
The Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, of the Lagos State Police Command is currently interrogating four bank robbery suspects who were…
Tina’s Trip To Hell
Tina Okpara, the girl that was sexually abused by former footballer, Godwin Okpara, puts her experience in print via My…
Okada Rider Takes Nurse To Slaughter Slab
A commercial motorcycle rider, also known as okada rider in Bekwara, Cross River State, southsouth Nigeria, identified as Ifeanyi alias…
How Eagles Star Okpara Turned Me Into Sex Slave —Tina
Tina Okpara, the teenage girl who was serially raped by Super Eagles star, Godwin Okpara, has released a book, detailing…
1,000 Divorcees Set For Mass Wedding
The Kano State Hisba Board has concluded arrangements for group marriage for 1,000 widows and divorcees, the News Agency of…
UNILAG Student Jailed Over Internet Love Scam
A University of Lagos student, Michael Opaleye, has been sent to jail by a Lagos State High Court, southwest Nigeria…
Nigerian Forces ‘May Be Guilty Of Crimes Against Humanity’
Nigerian security forces as well as Islamist extremist group, Boko Haram may both be guilty of crimes against humanity over…
Teachers Attacked For Flogging Oba’s Grand Daughter
There was tension at the Federal Government Girls’ Secondary School in Benin City, Edo State, southsouth Nigeria when teachers of…
Man Steals 650 Generators
A company worker, Jacob Victor, 21, has been arraigned before an Isolo Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, for allegedly…
Oil Magnate, Fatgbems Dies
Abeokuta-based oil magnate and owner of Fatgbems Oil, Alhaji Fatai Olamilekan Akanmu Gbemisola, popularly known as Fatgbems, has died early…
Editor Slams N200m Suit On The Moment Newspapers
The financial crises rocking a Lagos-based newspaper, The Moment, has taken a sharp turn, with its pioneer Abuja Bureau Chief,…
Governor’s Cup Serves In Lagos
The Lagos Lawn Tennis Club, Onikan, Lagos will come alive today as the 12th edition of the Governor’s Cup Lagos…
Olukoya Tourney: ISL, Doregos Battle In Final
International School, Lagos, ISL and Doregos Private Academy, Ejigbo, will today battle for honours in the final of the Dr.…
US-Based Nigerian Doctors Perform Surgery On 10 Patients
An International Health Specialist/Epidemiologist with the United States of America Air Force, Dr. Francis Ayo Obuseh, says his humanitarian organization…
Tribunal Has Given Me Back My Mandate —Obanikoro
Ibrahim Babajide Obanikoro, son of the immediate past Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana, Musiliu Obanikoro, has said that the tribunal…
Smart Insect Concept Car Debuts
At an electronics show in Japan, Toyota is this week showing off its Smart Insect concept, a tiny one-seat city…
Reps Member Commends ACN Members, Assures Of Victory
A member of the House of Representatives for Oshodi-Isolo Federal Constituency 2, Hakeem Abiodun Muniru, has praised the leadership and…
Ashafa Hails LASG, Eko Club’s Free Health Initiative
Senator Gbenga Ashafa, has hailed the free health programme co-sponsored by Lagos State Government and Eko Club International, ECI, targeted…
Standard Chartered Unveils Expansion Plan
Leading international banking group, Standard Chartered has updated investors at its inaugural Africa Investor Day on the group’s aspirations for…
MTN Tackles ID Theft With New Solution
In an effort to arrest the growing trend of identity theft in the telecommunications sector, MTN Nigeria has introduced a…