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Britain steps out of recession
Britain has exited its longest double-dip recession since the 1950s after its economy returned to growth in the third quarter…
AU readmits crisis-torn Mali
The African Union has readmitted Mali after suspending it from the pan-African bloc following a March coup, and backed plans…
Millions gather at Mount Arafat for Hajj rituals
MOUNT ARAFAT, Saudi Arabia (AFP) – Vast crowds of Muslim pilgrims, all dressed in white, flocked from early Thursday to…
Obama rallies all night in drive for votes
US President Barack Obama pursued the sunset west then turned around and chased the dawn, streaking across America on an…
Cardinal Onaiyekan: Elevation a great honour to Africa
The Nigerian archbishop named by Pope Benedict XVI to the Vatican’s College of Cardinals on Wednesday told AFP his appointment…
LASTMA: We didn’t impound Obasanjo’s vehicle
Mr Babatunde Edu, General Manager, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), on Wednesday in Lagos, denied media report that vehicles…
Tennis: More Woes For Nigerians In 2nd Leg
All Nigerian players in the second round of Futures 2 of the 2012 Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship failed to…
Ogun Allots 500 Hectares of Land To Lagos state
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta In furtherance to the southwest government plans for socio-economic and political regional integration, the Ogun state government…
Jonathan congratulates Cardinal Onaiyekan
President Goodluck Jonathan has on behalf of himself, the Federal Government and people of Nigeria, heartily congratulated Bishop John Olorunfemi…
Abulu: How I accessed Jonathan’s Nollywood Fund
NEHRU ODEH Tony Abulu, a United States- based Nigerian film maker and the first beneficiary of the $200million Entertainment Intervention…
Court Throws Out Bakassi Indigenes’ Suit
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Wednesday threw out the suit filed by indigenes…
Nations Cup: Nigeria Draw Zambia In Group C
Taiwo Adelu Nigeria’s Super Eagles have been drawn to play the defending champions, the Chipolopolo of Zambia in the 2013…
Ndume Admitted Links to Boko Haram, Says SSS
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja An operative of the State Security Service, SSS, on Wednesday told a Federal High Court sitting…
Power Drunk Governor Flogs PHCN Manager
Governor of Sokoto State, Northwest Nigeria, Aliyu Wamakko, has flogged a manager of Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, for…
Lagos Assembly Slams FG Over Bad Roads
The deplorable condition of federal roads in Lagos state, Southwest Nigeria, has become a cause for concern among members of…
630 schools submerged by flood in Delta—Uduaghan
Gov Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta has said that 630 primary and secondary schools in the state were submerged by flood.…
Obasanjo Impounds LAGBUS Buses
In an action that could be described as that of a power drunk leader, former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has…
Power Bike Robbers Kill Currency Changer, Snatch N4.5m
A Bureau de Change operator was shot dead yesterday evening at Alade Market, Allen Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, by…
Okada Ban: Visit Emergency Ward To See Casualties —Fashola
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has asked those not are happy with the law banning motorcycle riders, known as…
Ogun Donates N2.5m To Families Of 5 Slain Cops
Ogun State Government, Southwest Nigeria, today presented N2.5 million to the family of five policemen who were killed during a…
Policeman’s Son Burgles Barracks Apartment
The police at the Bar Beach Division, Victoria Island, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have arrested and arraigned a suspected thief,…
Man Beats Wife With Iron Rod
The president of Agege Grade A Customary Court, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, Mr Emmanuel Sokunle, has ordered that a 39-year old…
3 Land Speculators In Prison Over N16m Fraud
Three suspected land speculators, Olumuyiwa Makewu, 42, Omogbalahare Raheem, 45, and Paul Nwosu Onyemechi, 39, have been arrested by the…
Bizman Docked Over N4.7m Dud Cheque
A 38-year old director of a dredging firm, Frank Ojeuwe, has been arraigned before an Igbosore Magistrate’s Court on a…
Robbers Invade Oko Oba
Armed robbers, mostly youths in their early 20s, have invaded New Oko Oba in Abule Egba, a suburb of Lagos…
Agbaje Makes Case For Creation Of State Police
A former gubernatorial candidate of the Democratic People’s Alliance (DPA) in the 2007 governorship election in Lagos State, Jimi Agbaje,…
Nigeria’s Water Woes
By Sola Odunfa The look I have been seeing on Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan’s face in newspapers and on television…
Tribute To Dr Alexander Ekwueme
By Babatunde Raji Fashola How time flies! I received with a sense of pleasant nostalgia, the news of the forthcoming…
Flooding And Humanitarian Crises
The flood that ravaged many parts of the country this year has given birth to many humanitarian crises. It came…
Future Bright For Local Stars —Tournament Director
Tournament Director of the ongoing Governor’s Cup Lagos Tennis Championship, Prince Wale Oladunjoye has commended the commitment and hardwork shown…