Year: 2013
Nigerian traveller with $767,500 arrested
The Nigeria Customs Service on Friday arrested a Hong Kong-bound passenger at Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, with 767,500 dollars.…
Heartland lift Super Four trophy
Nigeria’s Federation Cup Champions, Heartland FC of Owerri, on Saturday defeated Lobi stars of Makurdi, 2-0 to win the Super…
High incidents of stroke alarm doctor
A Nigerian consultant neurologist, Dr Francis Ojini, has expressed concern over the increasing cases of stroke among middle age and…
Nigeria’s Eagles defeat Rotterdam
Tunde Oyedele/Sports editor Nigeria’s Super Eagles defeated Sparta Rotterdam, a Dutch Division 2 Football Club 1-0 in a pre-African Cup…
Afghanistan: Obama to speed up US troops pullout
US President Barack Obama said Saturday that the US goal in Afghanistan was “within reach” as he vowed to move…
Africa’s Islamists kill 3 French soldiers
A French pilot was killed during a helicopter raid to prevent Islamist groups controlling northern Mali from advancing toward the…
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Musa: Hairstyle Strictly To Win Nations Cup
Tunde Oyedele,Sports Editor Nigerian striker, Ahmed Musa has declared that his new hairstyle was designed to show his readiness to…
Nigerian commander, Air Force tech staff in Mali
Nigeria has sent an air force technical team and the commander of a planned African-led force to Mali to assist…
US militarises schools to battle errant gunmen
America is militarizing its schools to protect school children from crazy gunmen, like the one that massacred 20 children recently.…
US may send drones to Mali
The US military is looking at providing intelligence, aerial refueling tankers and other support to French forces in Mali, including…
CAR rebels, Bozize agree unity government
Central African Republic rebel groups on Friday signed a ceasefire deal with President Francois Bozize who agreed to set up…
Nollywood big gun, Elebuwa, ‘Andrew’ in final exit
The late Nollywood actor Enebeli Enebuwa was on Friday interred at Victoria Court Cemetery, Ajah, Lagos by 2.30 p.m. The…
Kuye heads NEPZA
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Mr Oluwagbemiga Olatunde Kuye, as the Managing Director of the Nigeria…
West African troops deployed to Mali to fight Islamists
The chairman of west African bloc ECOWAS on Friday authorised the immediate deployment of troops to Mali, a statement said…
Dana Crash: 14 Families Compensated
Simon Ateba & Funsho Balogun/Lagos Seven months after the Dana plane crash, only 14 families of the victims have been…