Day: October 10, 2013
Agagu’s Son To Be Flown Abroad
There are indications that Feyi Agagu, the son of the late former Governor of Ondo State, and his in-law, Femi…
819,118 To Vote In Delta Senatorial Bye-Election
The National Commissioner Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Dr Ishmael Igbani on Wednesday said 819,118 registered voters would participate in…
Police Shoot SUV Snatcher
Barely two weeks after the police at Dopemu Police Station in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, smashed a five-man robbery gang at…
APC Targets Registering 2.5m Members In Lagos
The All Progressives Congress, APC, says it is targeting 2.5 million members during it registration exercise in Lagos, southwest Nigeria.…
6 Teenage Students Face Trial Over Cult Membership
The Ekiti Police Command on Wednesday arraigned six teenagers in an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court for belonging to a secret cult.…
Canada’s Alice Munro new Nobel Literature laureate
Canada’s Alice Munro won the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday for her short stories that focus on the frailties of…
Monfils knocks Federer out of Shanghai Masters
Roger Federer crashed out of the Shanghai Masters on Thursday at the hands of flamboyant Frenchman Gael Monfils — another…
Libyan PM freed by abductors
Gunmen who seized Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan in Tripoli Thursday and held him for several hours have freed him,…
Amosun gives cash gift to Ogun pilgrims in Mecca
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, southwest Nigeria, has given each pilgrim from the state in Saudi Arabia…
Lagos Climate to change in 2029, with dire consequences
The climate of Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, as we know it today, with marked seasons for wet and dry months,…
Ghana bans Boko Haram film
A vicious would-be suicide bomber is heading for Nigeria’s vast metropolis of Lagos and only a down-on-her-luck prostitute can stop…
Gunmen kidnap Libyan Prime Minister
An armed group has kidnapped Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan. He was kidnapped at dawn on Thursday and taken to…