Month: March 2014
Serena overpowers Sharapova again, reaches Miami final
Serena Williams extended her dominance of Maria Sharapova on Thursday, defeating the Russian 6-4, 6-3 to reach the final of…
Pension Scam: Accused person forfeits hotel to FG
Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday said it has achieved some success in the prosecution…
Gas explosion rocks Abuja
A huge explosion Thursday evening rocked the ever busy Area 1 Shopping Centre in Abuja, shattering windows. The explosion, according…
General Abubakar sues for peace
A former Nigerian Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, on Thursday appealed to his compatriots to embrace and give peace…
Ibadan horror forest: Police arrest 8 suspects
The Oyo State Police Command said on Thursday that it had arrested eight persons in connection with the discovery of…
Lebanese Bizman Remanded In Prison Over Fraud
Akin Kuponiyi A Lebanese businessman, Mr. Nabil Wehbe Mohammed, has been arraigned before a federal high court in Lagos, southwest…
Police Corporal Said To Have Run Amok Before Killing Wife, Others
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The policeman that killed his wife and five members of a family, including an auto-cyclist, in Abeokuta today,…
‘Stop Collecting Toll On Lekki-Ikoyi Bridge’
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Federal High Court in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria Thursday ordered the Lagos State Government to stop collecting toll…
Governor Dickson Sacks 7 Commissioners
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, southern Nigeria, has sacked seven commissioners in his cabinet. Thos affected in the cabinet…
LASTMA Unit Head Arraigned Over Sale Of Seized Van
Cyriacus Izuekwe Ejigbo sectional head of the Lagos State Transportation Management Authority, LASTMA, Mr. Adeoti Bamidele Wasiu, has been arraigned,…
School Accountant Dupes 92 Students
Paul Iyoghojie The Chief Accountant of Home Science Association School, Ikoyi, Lagos, western Nigeria, Adetoye Adegoke, 50, has been arraigned…
NJC Suspends Rivers Chief Judge
Nnamdi Felix/Abuja The last appeared not to have been heard about the lingering crisis in Rivers state judiciary where Governor…
Man United May Sack Moyes
Manchester United’s senior hierarchy is “evaluating all possibilities” as it attempts to arrest the club’s steep descent under David Moyes.…
U-17 Women’s World Cup Q/Final: Nigeria Plot Spain’s Fall
Nigeria’s Flamingoes go into the quarter final match against Spain with one thing on the back of their minds: that…
Pastor Moses Iloh At 84
By Kola Johnson Is Nigeria a jinxed nation? I ask this question in the light of the astounding surfeit of…
BAT: The Paragon of Leadership Trudges On @ 62
By Joe Igbokwe In writing this piece I read through a book by Dottie Billington Ph.D with the title Life…
Curtail Arbitrary Charges At The Ports
For years, maritime stakeholders have been agitating for the creation of a commercial/ economic regulator — an agency saddled with…
Platini eyes FIFA presidency
UEFA president Michel Platini said Thursday he would decide later in the year whether to seek the presidency of the…
Chinese man kills 6 over property dispute
A Chinese man went on a killing spree following a dispute over family properties Thursday, leaving six people dead in…
Philippines, muslim rebels sign peace deal
MANILA (AFP) – The biggest Muslim rebel group in the Philippines signed an historic pact Thursday to end one of…
Pope Francis meets Obama, great fan from US
US President Barack Obama met with Pope Francis for the first time on Thursday for talks expected to focus on…
UEFA launches a new league for member nations
European countries on Thursday voted to launch a Nations League tournament in 2018 to run parallel to the World Cup…
Kenya orders terrorists shot at sight
Kenya’s authorities on Thursday issued shoot-to-kill order on anybody found perpetrating acts of terrorism in Mombasa. The order came amidst…
Zimbabwe mulls open prison for female inmates with kids
The Zimbabwean government is working on setting up an open prison to accommodate female prisoners with minors, a senior government…
Obama praises Pope Francis’ moral leadership
U.S. President Barack Obama has praised Pope Francis’ moral leadership in an interview published ahead of their first-ever meeting during…
Dangote bids highest for Shell’s gas field
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man is planning to acquire a stake in a Nigerian gas field owned by Shell. Forbes…
Thailand’s satellite spots 300 objects in Malaysian jet search
Thai satellite images have shown 300 floating objects in the southern Indian Ocean during a search for the missing Malaysian…
Strike paralyses flights in Germany
Air passengers in Germany faced delays, disruption and hundreds of flight cancellations across the country Thursday as ground staff, baggage…
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Tennis: Nishikori sends Federer out of Miami
World No. 5 Roger Federer crashed out of the ATP Miami Masters tournament on Wednesday, losing 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 in…
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Birmingham City FC owner appeals money laundering conviction
Birmingham City owner Carson Yeung has filed an appeal against a money-laundering conviction that saw him jailed for six years,…