Scarcity of trolleys hits Abuja Airport
Scarcity of trolleys has hit the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, making it difficult for travellers to carry their luggage at the airport, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. News Agency...
View ArticleJTF rejects N4.65m bribe, arrests suspected oil thief
A suspected oil thief, Mr. Joshua Orupere, 40, was on Wednesday arrested by operatives of the Joint Task Force codenamed Operation Pulo Shield for allegedly attempting to bribe the outfit with $30,300...
View ArticleFRSC returns deceased lecturers’ items to families
The Federal Road Safety Corps, Akwa Ibom State Command, has returned the items of two lecturers who died in a road accident to their families. The items are two laptops, N18, 000, four Nokia phones and...
View ArticleMechanic arrested removing stolen car’s tracker
Policemen in Lagos have arrested a mechanic, Adegboyega Idowu, in Ajah while trying to remove the tracker of a stolen vehicle. The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Umar Manko, who said this at a press...
View ArticleBeninoise arrested with employer’s N5.5m car
A Beninoise, Abdullahi Issa, has been arrested by men of the Nigerian Customs Service in Oyo State, while trying to cross the border into Benin Republic with his employer’s N5.5m car. Issa was said to...
View ArticleFake Cameroonian doctor caught with unregistered drugs
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has arrested a fake Cameroonian,Justin Sitamze, who specialises in prescribing, selling and administering unregistered Chinese drugs to...
View ArticleMan in court for battering SSS official
A 38-year-old man, Onoja Matthew, was on Tuesday arraigned before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court, Lagos, for allegedly battering an official of the State Security Service, Ngobiowei Awoikhega....
View ArticleLithuania better – Aminu, Oguchi
Members of the Nigeria basketball squad to the London 2012 Olympics have conceded defeat to Lithuania following their clash on Tuesday. The Europeans defeated Nigeria 72-53 in a Group A match played at...
View ArticleOlympic blues…Olympic blues
Faulty toilet system fixed Monday night was hell of a time at the Main Press Centre of the lovely Olympic Park. The water supply to the toilets failed and the building managers had to close the...
View ArticleLondon 2012 Olympics Games Medals Table
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 People’s Republic of China 13 6 4 23 2 United States of America 9 8 6 23 3 France 4 3 4 11 4 Republic of Korea 3 2 3 8 5 Democratic People’s Republic of...
View ArticleArgentina defeat Nigeria in Olympics basketball group match
Argentina on Saturday night beat Nigeria in the London 2012 Olympics Group A basketball preliminaries by 93 – 79. The match began at 10.15p.m. It was the third match for Nigeria, which lost to...
View ArticleOkagbare last in women’s 100m final
Nigeria’s medal hopeful, Blessing Okagbare, ended in last place in the final of the women’s 100m on Saturday to further dim the country’s chances of winning a medal at the ongoing London 2012 Olympic...
View ArticleLagos Traffic Law: Transporters meet govt Monday
Transporters in Lagos State are to meet with the state government over the new traffic law which bars the National Union of Road Transport Workers from collecting tolls from public car parks and bus...
View ArticleI’m comfortable with my dreads – Vincent Alade
He is called Alvince but his real name is Vincent Alade. He runs a fashion outfit in Lagos. In this interview, he speaks on his passion Q: How long have you been in business? A: Alvince, the fashion...
View ArticleHave a chocolatey fill!
It is one of the most preferred candies but so much myths surround chocolate. ‘Oh! It’s not too good for your health,’ ‘it makes you fat,’ some would tell you. You need not feel guilty, a bar of...
View ArticlePierce your ears,love an art
Imagine not having your ears pierced. Oh! You will look too masculine. You look too bland. Ear piercing is a common body art which creates room to wearing the jewellery of your choice. Earrings are the...
View ArticleUnderlying malady in Patience Jonathan as Perm Sec
Hard as I tried, I haven’t been able to put behind me the event of our First Lady, President Jonathan’s wife, being “promoted” as a Permanent Secretary in the home state of her husband — Bayelsa. The...
View ArticleFG plans year-long celebration of Nigeria’s amalgamation centenary
The centenary of Nigeria’s amalgamation will be marked with a year of activities in 2014. This was stated in a joint communique issued at the end of President Goodluck Jonathan’s two-day visit to...
View ArticleFive soldiers feared dead, residential properties destroyed as Boko Haram...
Five soldiers and a suicide bomber may have died in an ambush by suspected Boko Haram gunmen on a military patrol in the Yobe State capital, Damaturu, on Sunday. Some residential properties in Shagari...
View ArticleKeagan wins Big Brother Africa Stargame
South Africa’s representative in the Big Brother Stargame, Keagan, on Sunday night won the Big Brother Africa Stargame. This is the first time that South Africa will pick the star prize in the seven...
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