Year: 2013
Security Guard Sacks Landlord
An estate agent, Mr. Dito Oyoakombo on Monday made a shocking revelation before the Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, western…
15,000 Nigerians Jailed Abroad
Over 15,000 Nigerian citizens are currently imprisoned in various prisons overseas, with the largest number of 752 in the United…
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Saheed, Fathia Balogun In Fresh Divorce Row
The acrimonious marital feud between top Yoruba movie actor and actress, Saheed and Fathia Balogun, is degenerating to a war…
Gov. Ahmed defends Saraki over bad road
FOLARIN ADEMOSU Kwara State Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed has rebutted a claim that his predecessor, Senator Bukola Saraka, asked indigenes plying…
ASUU formally ends strike
Nigerian university lecturers on Tuesday formally called off a long-running strike that paralysed higher education in the country, after they…
INEC clarifies stance on polls in Borno, Adamawa
Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Tuesday that it would conduct elections in states under emergency rule, if…
UNN pro-chancellor suspended
The Chairman and Pro-Chancellor of University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), Governing Council, Dr Emeka Enejere, has been suspended by the…
Of Heroes And Heroines
While the whole world mourns the passage of Nelson Mandela, it is only proper to recognise his qualities and eulogise…
For Jonathan, a week to forget
Bamidele Johnson Former president Olusegun Obasanjo’s 18-page stinker caps what has been a rotten week for President Jonathan Eminently forgettable.…
Merciless Saudi beheads 76th person for drugs
Saudi authorities on Tuesday beheaded a Syrian man convicted of smuggling drugs to the ultra-conservative kingdom, the interior ministry said.…
Match Fixing: Police target Gattuso, Italian World Cup star
Gennaro Gattuso, a member of Italy’s 2006 World Cup-winning side, was placed under investigation while four people were arrested in…
Fighting resumes in South Sudan after botched coup
JUBA(AFP) – Fierce battles raged on Tuesday in South Sudan’s capital Juba, witnesses said, as troops loyal to the president…
Ghanaian wife killer blames her Nigerian lover
A Ghanaian man jailed Monday in the United Kingdom for 17 years after he killed his wife has blamed the…
Vintage wine seller’s collection fake
Almost all the wines found in the home of renowned dealer Rudy Kurniawan were fakes passed off as expensive rare…
Beyonce’s new album breaks iTunes sales record
Apple on Monday announced that music fans snapped up more than 800,000 digital versions of Beyonce’s new album in just…