Year: 2013
Nigeria set to buy planes for domestic airlines
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced government’s plan to buy 30 aircraft as part of its plans…
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Nigeria’s Eagles edge out Catalonia, lift trophy
Tunde Oyedele/Sports editor Nigeria’s Super Eagles played 1-1 with Catalonia, that paraded about ten Barcelona stars in a pre-African Cup…
Dana Air Back In The Skies Friday
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Six months after it was grounded by the Nigerian government following the 3 June plane crash in…
Police arrest suspected assassins of lawmakers
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Nigerian police based in Kano State claimed it has cracked the murder last month of two members of…
Mandela’s recovery on track, says Zuma’s office
Former South African President Nelson Mandela’s recovery is ‘on track’ at his home in Johannesburg, the government said on Wednesday.…
Obasanjo urges Lagos PDP close ranks
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo on Wednesday called for unity in the Lagos State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party…
Nigeria: No more drivers’ licences via backdoor
The Lagos Sector Commander of Nigeria’s Federal Road Safety Commission, Mr Nseobong Akpabio on Wednesday in Lagos said the era…
Gov. Wada opts for home physiotherapy
Governor Idris Wada, the Nigerian governor injured in a fatal accident last week Friday has been discharged to go home.…
Amaechi sacks commissioner
Governor Chibuke Amaechi, of Nigeria’s oil producing Rivers State has sacked his Commissioner for Special Duties, Mr Emeka Wogu. To…
SSS never told us our offence, say freed journalists
Two Nigerian journalists who regained their freedom yesterday from detention by Nigeria’s State Security Services said they were never told…
Vilanova cheers Catalonia ahead of Nigeria clash
Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova visited team players at their training ground on Wednesday, less than two weeks after he had…
Nigeria’s stock market cap hits N9trillion
Nigeria’s Stock Exchange continued its upward trend in the first day of 2013, just like it ended 2012. The market…
Lagos Charges Workers To Rededicate Themselves
The Lagos State Government has charged civil servants in the state to rededicate themselves to serve the people of the…
Kumuyi, Adeboye, Predict Better Year
The General Superintendent, Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Kumuyi, and the General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG,…
Sea Waves Sweep Away Nigerian Pastor’s Son
Samuel, the teenage son of Pastor Owulo Obu, has drowned at Lekki Beach, Lagos Nigeria, where he and others went…