Year: 2013
Fire Razes 300 Shops At Ketu
At least 300 shops were razed to the ground on Thursday night and millions of naira went up in flames…
Man Bolts With N13m Phone Cards
A 37-year old worker, Lukman Aminu, has been arraigned before the Ijeshatedo Magistrate’s Court, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, for allegedly…
Nigerians Lack Access To Social Justice —NOA DG
The Director-General, National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mr. Mike Omeri on Thursday said majority of Nigerians lack access to basic social…
Ice Block Sellers Record Huge Sales
Some ice block producers and vendors in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, are having a boom in sales due to the hot…
Obey Our Laws, Govts Charge NYSC Members
The Ogun and Oyo state governments on Thursday charged new Batch “A” corps members to obey the laws of their…
Nigerian Police Nab Alleged Mushin Gang Leader
A suspected Mushin robbery gang leader, Shakiru Sanni, 31, a.k.a. Osama bin Laden, has been arrested by the operatives at…
Lion Kills Woman While Having Sex
A woman has been killed by a lion while having sex in the bush with her boyfriend. Sharai Mawera, reports…
Survival Strategy: Nigerian Men Now Sell Sperm
As the Nigerian economic condition bites harder, many male citizens are now ready to sell their semen to couples who…
Premier Lotto Athletics Ends Tomorrow
Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere, Lagos will be agog tomorrow as the maiden Premier Lotto Lagos Athletics Championship come to a…
‘League Must Be Of Global Standard’
Alhaji Aminu Maigari, the President, Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, has said that all league matches should be properly organised to…
‘Gombe’ll Shock 3SC In Ibadan’
Gombe United defender Usmanu Shehu has told futaa.com his team’s mission in Ibadan this weekend is to shock Shooting Stars…
Wolves’ Ebinum Sad Missing Sharks Tie
Warri Wolves’ striker, Azuka Ebinum is sad that he would be missing his club’s first game of 2012/20 Gombe United…
Davidson Dedicates Victory To Sick Dad
King Davidson returned to action for the first time in eight months to secure a comfortable win over Andrejs Loginovs…
FESTAC Youth To Stage Amateur Show
Plans are in top gear by the FESTAC Town Youth Association, FTYA to stage an amateur boxing competition later this…
Inter House Sports: Red House Dust ’Em
After a closely contested event, Red House, named after Pastor Akinrele Sean, yesterday emerged the overall winners of Fountain of…
Hope Soccer Tournament: Disu Counsels Coaches On Tactics
Former Flying Eagles Coach, Tunde Disu has counseled coaches on how to win a football tournament without stress. Disu disclosed…
Our Movie Subtitles Are Criminal
Ace broadcaster and actor, Yemi Sodimu, tells BAYO ADETU and KAYODE APONMADE about the challenges facing the movie industry, his…
P-Square’s Ascendancy
Last Saturday in Luanda, capital of Angola, P-Square held the audience in thrall. The occasion was the 2013 Sons Do…
Femi Kuti To Rock AMVCAs’ Stage
With the first-ever AfricaMagic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) ready to hold tomorrow, it has been confirmed that Afrobeat king, Femi…
Nigerian Entertainment Tit-Bits
Kennis Music Cancels Easter Fiesta For Goldie Sequel to the death of pop singer, Goldie, Kennis Music has cancelled this…
Important ‘A’ Words That Strengthen Relationships (2)
Looking for ways to make relationships work or going an extra mile to ensure things are in place is an…
Kenyatta still leads Odinga in Kenya polls
With more tha 75 per cent of the votes cast in Kenya’s last Monday election counted, Uhuru Kenyatta leads his…
Celebs in Uyo As Tuface, Annie Macaulay Wed
FUNSHO AROGUNDADE Many Nigerian celebrities have touched down in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, for what has been tagged the “Showbiz…
Bin Laden son-in-law faces terror charges in US
Al-Qaeda kingpin Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law has been detained by US authorities and is due to appear in court in…
Football: NFA gives final word on Mba next week
The panel of inquiry set up by the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) to ascertain the true club of Super Eagles’…
Yobe state elders want oil exploration start soon
Elders in Nigeria’s troubled Yobe State on Thursday appealed to President Goodluck Jonathan, to commence exploration of crude oil in…
Book on Justice Uwais launched in Abuja: In pictures
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, former Kano governor, Ibrahim Shekarau and Chief Justice Aloma Mukhtar, were among the dignitaries at…
90 Percent Of World’s Blindness Preventable – Obasanjo
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former President of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has declared that 90 percent of the 38 million people in…
Okah, suspected bomber accuses judge of bias
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja One of the alleged suspects in the 2010 Independence Day twin bomb blast in Abuja, Mr.…
Rice millers and importers donate vehicles to Customs
The Rice Millers, Importers and Distributors Association of Nigeria (RIMIDAN) on Thursday in Abuja donated 150 patrol vehicles worth N600…