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Odemwingie happy for West Brom choice
Nigerian striker Peter Odemwingie admits he is glad boss Steve Clarke persuaded him to stay at West Bromwich Albion after…
UK varsity plans legal action over visa status
A London university on Monday announced it was launching legal action over the government’s decision to revoke its right to…
NURTW backs Lagos Traffic Law
The new Lagos Road Traffic Law Monday garnered more support from stakeholders in the transport sector as the National Union…
Hajj Commission to issue free SIM cards
The National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) is to issue free SIM cards to all intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia this year,…
Pastor jailed for stealing $20 sheep
An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Monday sentenced a pastor, Oloruntoba Ibitoye, to nine months imprisonment for stealing a sheep. According…
Shell announces completion of block sale in Nigeria
Shell said Monday it has completed the sale of its share of an onshore oil block in Nigeria’s Niger Delta…
Shell shuts leaking pipeline
A Shell pipeline taking crude oil to a processing station in Nigeria’s Rivers state was closed after a leak was…
Cholera kills 348 in S/Leone, Guinea
A cholera epidemic in Sierra Leone which was declared a national emergency in mid-August has claimed 244 lives and affected…
Patience Jonathan: Aso Rock Keeps Mum Over Health
Aso Rock, the seat of government in Nigeria, kept mum Monday over the whereabouts of Patience Faka, the wife of…
Woman Bites Off Policeman’s Ear
A 36-year old woman, Mrs. Gloria Ugonnaya, has been arraigned before a Yaba Magistrate’s court in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, charged…
Man Caught Stealing Car Blames God
A man who was caught attempting to steal a Sport Utility Vehicle, SUV, during church service at an Anglican Church…
Robbers In Military Uniform Kill Petrol Station Attendant
Armed men dressed in military uniform invaded a petrol station in Calabar on Friday, at about 10am and shot dead…
Traffic Law: Okada Riders Beg For Time
Following the ban on okada riders from plying 475 roads in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, some commercial motorcycle operators, also…
Pregnant Woman, 4 Others Nabbed For Robbery
Members of a three-man robbery gang that operate in Lagos and Ogun states, southwest Nigeria have been arrested by men…
Nollywood Actress Dies
Fast rising Nollywood actress, Seun Ogunlade has died, P.M.NEWS can report. The actress, who is more known in the Yoruba…
Shell Sells Oil Block For $102m
Shell said Monday it has completed the sale of its share of an onshore oil block in southern Nigeria to…
Sun Myung Moon, Self-professed Messiah Dies
Sun Myung Moon, a self-professed messiah who claimed millions of religious followers in his Unification Church and sought to become…
Lagos state appoints new accountant-general
Mr Babatunde Fashola, governor of Nigeria’s Lagos state, has approved the appointment of Mr David Olabanji Adewale Sunmoni as the…
Nigeria, USA In Tough Tie
Nigeria and USA go head-to-head tomorrow in the semi final of the Japan 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. The…
Paralympics: Team Nigeria Drop To 10th Spot
Team Nigeria have dropped to the 10th position on the medals table of the ongoing 2012 Paralympic Games in London.…
Nations Cup Qualifier: IK Uche, Others Set To Hit Camp
Super Eagles forward, Ikechukwu Uche and other foreign-based players are expected to hit camp from Monday ahead of the African…
Breastfeeding Week Marked In Lagos
Lagos State, last week, joined the rest of the world to mark the 2012 Breastfeeding Week, an annual event organised…
Judicial Sector Reform: Lagos Ready To Assist Other States —Ipaye
The Attorney General and Commissioner or Justice, Lagos State, Ade Ipaye, has declared the readiness of the state government to…
Confronting The Evil Of Child Abuse
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Recently, three buses filled with children, apparently on child trafficking mission to the west coast of Africa,…
Boko Haram: A Proverbial View
By Isaac Asabor There is an African proverb that says “God created every child with the ability to cry but…
Obstinate Sanusi And The N5,000 Note
Nigeria’s Central Bank Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi appears to be determined to introduce the N5,000 bank note in spite…
What Has The Mind Got To Do With It?
ASK DOUBLE A We shall devote this week to answering some money questions from the mail box. We are treating…
First Bank Begin Title Challenge In Monrovia
First Bank Basketball Club of Lagos will play their first continental match today in the Zone-3 Elimination for the 2012…
Don’t Rely On Govt’s Support, Chukumerijie Charges Nigerian Athletes
Chika Chukwumerije has charged Nigerian athletes to look beyond government’s support if they must succeed in their careers. Chukwumerije, a…
YSFON Ready For Katsina Governor’s Cup
The National Secretary of Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria, YSFON, Okpavuerhe Patrick says the body is ready to stage the…