Year: 2013
Wigan sink Millwall to reach first English FA Cup final
Wigan Athletic overcame second-tier Millwall 2-0 at a rain-soaked Wembley Stadium on Saturday to reach the FA Cup final for…
Helicopters bought to battle oil theft, says Rivers govt
Nigeria’s oil rich Rivers-state Government has described as baseless and untrue, allegations that Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi bought armoured helicopters…
Egypt: Mubarak’s retrial collapses
The judge in the retrial of Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak recused himself on Saturday, in a chaotic opening hearing that lasted…
‘Vow to never text and drive’, cellphone users warned
A US family has published the last, cut-off text message written by their 22-year-old son who crashed his car and…
Warning: Your vintage wine may be fake!
People who pay hefty sums to buy supposedly choice wines should read this: A New York jury on Friday awarded…
Obama’s $400,000 and the jumbo pay for Nigeria’s legislators
President Barack Obama’s total pay last year was $400,000, which is about $34,000. The pay package of the world’s most…
Nigeria’s middlemen linked with Mexican drug gangs
Hard drugs barons in Nigeria serve as middlemen for the extremely violent Mexican gangs including the notorious Los Zetas and…
Biafran Group Flays Amnesty to Boko Haram
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja A pro-Igbo socio cultural group, the Biafra Liberation Council, BLC, on Friday in Abuja flayed federal…
Argentine priest expelled for backing gay marriage
A priest in Pope’s native Argentina who endorsed the gay marriage law approved here in 2010 has been expelled from…
Police yet to confirm Nwike’s murder
The Nigerian police in Delta state on Friday confirmed the recovery of three corpses along the Benin-Onitsha Expressway in Agbor,…
275 days of rains expected in Lagos, says Bello
Lagos State, Nigeria’s commercial and industrial hub, is expecting between 249 days and 275 days of rains this year, Mr…
Ecobank manager with husband faces fraud charge
A former Customer Service Manager, Tosin Lawal and her husband, Michael, who allegedly defrauded Ecobank of N179.83 million, were on…
Obamas income falls to $600,000 in 2012
American President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle reported about $600,000(about N90million) in income last year and were taxed at…
Pathologist: Facebook girl, Cynthia choked to death
Henry Ojelu More revelations on how Facebook girl, Cynthia Osokogu was killed has emerged as a Consultant Pathologist, Professor John…
ACN, Ribadu outraged over murder of party’s vice chairman
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and the party’s presidential candidate in the 2011 election, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, have expressed…
Dangote Group seeks $3.5 bln syndicated loan
Dangote Group, Nigeria’s biggest listed company, has begun talks to raise a debut syndicated loan for $3.5 billion to fund…
Justus Esiri Buried
The body of the late veteran actor, Justus Esiri, was buried today in his hometown, Abraka, Delta State. The late…
Eulogies To An Icon
Movie stars recently paid their last respect to Chief Justus Esiri, a septuagenarian theatre legend who passed away in the…
2Face To Headline MTV All Stars Concert
The hot trio of Nigeria’s 2Face Idibia, Davido, Ice Prince, and South Africa’s Professor will be headlining the MTV Africa All Stars gig holding on…
Nigerian Entertainment Tit-Bits
Ayoola, Project Fame Winner Debuts Months after he won the coveted MTN Project Fame West Africa (Season 5) music competition,…
Sex-Starved 86-Year Old Man Divorces Wife
A sex-starved 86-year old man, Mr. Nweke Robinson Ugo has divorced his wife of 50 years, Mrs. Beatrice Umera Ugo,…
Lagos Bus Conductors To Wear Uniform
Bus Conductors Association of Nigeria, BCAN, Lagos State chapter, has finally unveiled uniforms for commuter bus drivers and conductors in…
2 NITEL Cable Thieves Caught
The police at Dolphin Estate Division, Ikoyi, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, have arrested two members of a 5-man gang that allegedly…
Entertainment, Headlines, News
Nollywood Has No Structure
Jeta Amata, one of Nigeria’s popular film directors, who recently made an appearance on the CNN African Voices programme, tells…
Shell Returns To Ogoniland For Clean-Up
Shell on Thursday said it had launched a review of its oil and gas assets in Nigeria’s massively polluted Ogoniland…
Men In Mobile Police Uniform Kill Spare Parts Dealer
An auto spare parts dealer, Santos Korie, was killed on Thursday morning by gunmen who wore the Nigerian Mobile Police,…
Olayinka’s Death: Falana Condoles With Fayemi
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has expressed deep condolences with the Governor of Ekiti state, Dr Kayode Fayemi on the…
Couple Disagrees Over Paternity Of Children
An Abia High Court in Uzuakoli on Tuesday rejected the plea of a man, Mr Richard Harrison, for the dissolution…
FG Frustrating Apapa Regeneration Plan —Lagos
The Lagos State Government, southwest Nigeria, has accused the Federal Government of frustrating plans to regenerate Apapa, saying that the…
Suspected Mushin Gang Amourer Arrested
A suspected Mushin robbery gang amourer, Waheed Ogungbe, 24, has been arrested by operatives at the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad,…