Year: 2013
Disaster if Jonathan fails on national talks, group warns
President Goodluck Jonathan was on Monday urged to hold talks on the future of Nigeria, as the country prepared to…
Jonathan, Amosun condole Soyinka over death of daughter
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta President Goodluck Jonathan has sent a message of condolence to Professor Wole Soyinka and other members of…
Ex-bank chief, Wilcox, others get bail
Akin Kuponiyi Justice Yunusa Ibrahim of the Nigerian Federal High Court in Lagos, on Monday granted bail to the former…
The Lagos slum amidst affluent neighbours
Jamiu Yisa In the highbrow Lekki Peninsula of the city of Lagos, southwest Nigeria, where the rich and mighty live,…
Boko Haram gunmen kill 12 at wedding party
Twelve people died in a suspected Boko Haram attack on a wedding party at the weekend, police and health officials…
Nigerian lady excretes hard drugs inside aircraft
By Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Chizoba Anya, a Nigerian lady, has excreted wraps of substance that tested positive for methamphetamine on-board…
I Want To Help Chelsea Win EPL
Cameroon star, Samuel Eto’o, has declared that he is at Chelsea to win the English Premier League. Eto’o toe-poked home…
Mba To Sign CA Bastia Deal
There are strong indications that Warri Wolves midfielder Sunday Mba will formalise terms with the French club, CA Bastia on…
Obasanjo’s Frustrations (2)
By Ben Nanaghan One of the greatest attributes of cabals is their ability to exploit weakness in governments and strengthen…
Is APC The New PDP?
By Chido Onumah I have refrained from commenting on the pact between the All Progressives Alliance (APC) and the “new…
FG And Sales Of Oil Refineries
In November this year, Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke announced plans by the federal government to sell the…
Female FCT Staff In Police Net
Operatives of the Special Fraud Unit, SFU, of the Nigeria Police at Milverton Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, have arrested…
Soldier Kills Danfo Driver Over Fare
For insisting that a soldier who boarded his vehicle must pay his fare, a commuter bus (danfo) driver has paid…
Jonathan’s Crazy Budget
Sectoral highlights of the 2014 Federal Government budgetary allocations have again shown how profligate the government could be…
Formula One legend Schumacher in coma after ski fall
Formula One legend Michael Schumacher is in a “critical condition” in a coma after striking his head in a ski…