Year: 2013
FAAN, Bi-Courtney At War Over Billboards
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent The lingering crisis between Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria worsened on…
Boko Haram: NEMA helps Nigerian refugees in Niger
Nigeria’s emergency agency said Thursday it has sent relief items to its fleeing nationals in nearby Niger following an ongoing…
Spurs draw first blood in NBA finals
The well-rested San Antonio Spurs stole home court advantage from the Miami Heat Thursday with the help of a clutch…
The Putins, Russia’s first couple announce divorce
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his wife Lyudmila Thursday announced their divorce after three decades of marriage, in a stunning…
ICPC Closes Case Against ex-PDP chairman
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, on Thursday concluded cross-examination of former…
Police Exhume Slain UNIBEN Student For Post-Mortem
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin Following public outcry and demand by family members of Ibrahim Momoh, the final year Laboratory Science student of…
General Agwai new deputy chair for SURE-P
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed General Martin Luther Agwai (rtd.) as the new Deputy Chairman of the Subsidy Reinvestment…
Court sets date for Amaechi’s challenge of PDP
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt A high Court in Port Harcourt, the capital of Nigeria’s oil state of Rivers has accepted to…
Fashola’s aides under fire on Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge toll
EROMOSELE EBHOMELE It was a heated debate at the floor of the Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday as…
Governor Aliyu insists Amaechi beat Jang
By Femi Adi/Kaduna Niger State Governor and Chairman of Northern States Governors Forum,NSGF Babangida Aliyu has insisted that the outcome…
Serena, Sharapova book French Open showdown
Serena Williams blitzed hapless Sara Errani 6-0, 6-1 in just 46 minutes on Thursday to reach her second French Open…
ACN’s NEC Overrules Suspension Of National Officer
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has overruled the suspension of a national officer by…
Odemwingie To Leave WBA For £3m
West Bromwich Albion striker, Peter Odemwingie will leave the Barclays English Premier League club this summer provided his valuation is…
Kidnapped MD, Son Freed
The Managing Director of Smartpoly Products Ltd and Tokslordmart Ltd, Martins Adams, who was abducted along with his seven-year old…
Corps Members Protests Unpaid Allowance
Members of 2012 Batch B National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving in Nasarawa on Wednesday protested the non-payment of their…
Mikel Backs Nigeria To Win Confederation Cup
Chelsea midfielder Mikel Obi is backing the Super Eagles of Nigeria to become the first African team to win this…
‘Technical Education, Panacea For Nigeria’s Development’
Government at various levels have been advised to strengthen technical and vocational education in the country. This is to address…
Exam Fever Grips Leadcity Students
The students of Leadcity University, Ibadan, are preparing for their second semester examination and they have kept attending one tutorial…
Babcock Varsity Produces 52 First Class Graduates
No fewer than 52 students graduated from Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State with First Class honours on Sunday. Relatively, 1,059…
Crown Natures Trains Corp Members
Crown Natures Nigeria Limited in a bid to create and add economic value to the lives of members of the…
Amstel, Tuface Campus Connect Ends In Lagos
The Indoor Sports Hall of the University of Lagos was recently agog as Nigeria’s hip hop super stars rounded off…
Fayemi Approves Installmental Payments In EKSU
This is good news coming the way of students of the Ekiti State University (EKSU) who resumed for academic activities…
It’s Not Time To Celebrate
Despite recording a 1-0 away victory over Harambee Stars of Kenya in Brazil 2014 World Cup qualifier at the Moi…
NPFL: Ref Abandons Match In Uyo
Akwa United coach, Justin Tenger is confused over the referee’s decision to discontinue the side’s mid-week Nigeria Professional Football League,…
French Open S/Final: Azarenka Battles Sharapova
Victoria Azarenka expects another “intense” battle against Maria Sharapova Thursday when the pair open a new chapter in their uneasy…
Replace Dana Plane Crash Cenotaph
The cenotaph unveiled by the Lagos State Government on Monday in honour of the 3 June, 2012 Dana plane crash…
Military Lists Gains Of War Against Boko Haram
Nigeria’s military on Wednesday disclosed details of its offensive against Islamist militants, describing a series of events that saw insurgents…
Woman Sues Lagos Police Boss, IG
A woman, Miss Joy James, has dragged the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Umaru Manko before an Ikeja High Court…
Bianca Ojukwu Laments Drowning Of Nigerian Migrants
Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu, Nigeria’s envoy to Spain, has rued the increasing number of Nigerians who drowned trying to cross the…
Nigeria Drop On FIFA Ranking
Despite taking four points out of a maximum of six in their last two matches, the Nigeria’s Super Eagles still…