2, 000 Lagos ACN Members Defect To PDP

Over 2, 000 members of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Lagos, led by Mr Abdulkareem Rafiu, a former security aide to Gov. Babatunde Fashola, on Saturday defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

N600M Fraud Rocks FinBank: Staffers Arrested

Flaming quest for fast money has nearly crippled one of nation’s financial institutions, FinBank Plc as some of the staffers of the organization, decided to play a fast one on the bank by defrauding it to the tune of N600 million. FinBank, one of the bank rescued by another bank and about to be rebranded to a more professional bank has set itself backwards with the fraud as banking activities almost grinded to a halt about two weeks ago when the fraud was discovered.

Civil Defence Corps Arrests 7 Oil Pipeline Vandals

Officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) ,Abia Command, have arrested seven suspected oil vandals with 102 jerry-cans of crude oil and adulterated kerosene.

Lyon Boss Tells Bastos, Lloris - You can now go

Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has left the door open for several members of his first-team squad to leave the club this summer but says the seven-time French champions remain ambitious.

Johnson Football Championship Final Hold Sunday

The final of Mobolaji Johnson football championship will hold on Sunday at the FIFA Legacy pitch of National Stadium, Surulere, Lagos.

LABOG Cup: Dynamic FC Celebrate Victory

Dynamic Football Club of Agege have continued their celebration after defeating their opponents, Azico Football Club 1-0 in the final of LABOG Football competition held on Sunday at the Oniwaya High School, Agege.

Lecturers To Conduct Edo State Polls

The Edo State Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to recruit 5,000 lecturers and undergraduates of the University of Benin and Auchi Polytechnic for the conduct of the 14 July 14 election.

Boko Haram Planned Attacks Cause Chaos In Kaduna

Speculations that members of the Boko Haram sect were planning a massive bombing of the troubled Nigerian city of Kaduna triggered panic, with residents choosing to stay indoors and shops,offices, banks shut.

Nigeria Supports Internet Freedom

Nigeria is among 85 countries in the world backing a United Nations initiative to guarantee freedom on the internet.

Kim Clijsters Bids Wimbledon Bye

When Kim Clijsters first came to Wimbledon as a junior, she described the All England Club as being “like Disneyland to another child”.

Boko Haram: Kano Bomb Blast Injures One

The Nigerian Army has confirmed an explosion from an improvised explosive device along Kaduna-Zaria road. The explosion which occurred between Dankande village and Marrarabar, Jos, was planted by unknown persons.

Air Nigeria returns leased Aircrafts

The Air Nigeria Airline says it will return four of its aircraft to the lessor, GECAS, following the request to repossess the Boeing 737-300 planes.

Boko Haram States: NYSC Corps Member Redeployed

The leadership of National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)on Wednesday evening finally yielded to appeals and protests by Corp members over postings to States where the Boko Haram group have been very active as it cancelled deployment already made to Borno and Yobe State.

9ice Signs New Record Label Deal - Nino Diesel

Naija Popular music star, Abolore Akande aka 9ice has been signed by Nino's Diesel Music label as one of it's artistes.

Mother Force-feeds 1-yr Old Baby To Death

A mother in Lagos on Wednesday caused the death of her only daughter while trying to force-feed her.
Chinwe, a housewife and bread vendor at Tedi Town in Ojo local government area of the state, was said to be feeding her year-old daughter, Ada, a meal of pap at home.

FG Reacts To Nigerians’ Situation In Ghana

The federal government Of Nigeria on Wednesday, said that it was hopeful of a speedy resolution of alleged maltreatment of Nigerian businessmen in Ghana.

Dana Air Pays Additional N43 Million In Compensation

Dana Air yesterday compensated nine claimants of the ill-fated flight 992 with $270,000 (about N43 million) following legal verification of documentation and next of kin status.

3 Robbery Suspects Killed In Gun Battle @ Ebutte Metta, Lagos

Men of the Denton Police Station, Ebutte-Metta, Lagos, have killed three robbers during a shoot out. The robbers were said to be robbing residents of No. 62 Jebba Street, off Ibadan Street, when the police got a distress call.

Woman, 27 Stabbed To Death In Lagos

The policemen in Victoria Island Police Station, Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, have arrested a woman in Abijo Town, Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos State, for allegedly stabbing another woman to death.

Househelp Steals Master’s N6.2 Jewellery

A 16-year old house help, Susan Joshua, allegedly stole her master’s N5 million (cash and jewellery) and gave it to  fraudsters known as money doublers,  to make her  rich.

Dana Air Compensates Plane Crash Victims

Dana Airline today gave out a ridiculous amount of money to displaced families of last month’s plane crash in Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.

2-Storey Building Collapses In Lagos

A two-storey building has partially collapsed after rain pounded it yesterday at 49 Freeman Street, Oyingbo area of Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria.

Woman Who Pours Hot Water On Step Son (Updates)

Eighteen years old Olatunde Obasa is currently fighting for his life in a hospital as his step-mother Mrs. Kemi Ajasa allegedly poured hot water on him at Igando area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.
Several parts of Olatunji’s body have been badly scalded as a result of the hot water poured on his body.

Nigerian & Pakistani Jailed Over Cocaine Importation

A Pakistani, Bukhari Syed Ahmed Waseem and a Nigerian, Benjamin Okereke alleged to have conspired to import illicit drug into Nigeria have been arraigned before a Federal High Court in Lagos, southwest Nigeria.
The court however ordered that the two suspects be remanded in prison custody pending when their trial will commence.

Lagos Blocks Deployment Of NYSC Coopers To North

 

 The Lagos State House of Assembly has written the office of the Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in protest against the recent posting of prospective corps members from the southern part of the country especially Lagos, to the north.

Agents Arrested For Stealing N16m Worth Of Fish

Five clearing and forwarding agents were on Monday arraigned before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, charged with stealing large quantities of frozen fish worth N16 million

Lagos Assembly Stops Allocation To LGs

The Lagos State House of Assembly has stopped the state’s Commissioner for Finance, Adetokunbo Abiru, from paying any money as allocations in respect of Joint Account Allocation Committee (JAAC) to the 20 Local Government Councils and the 37 Local Council Development Areas in the state, pending an investigation by the House concerning how the allocation is disbursed.

Oyo state reveals new logo

Oyo State Governor,Senator Abiola Ajimobi has unveiled a new official logo through which the state would henceforth be identified.

Charges Against MKO Abiola’s Son Withdrawn

A Lagos State High Court in Ikeja Monday discharged and acquitted Deji Abiola, son of the late acclaimed winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola, of the N35.5 million theft charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

14 Cultists Arrested In Calabar

Police operatives attached to  the Quick Intervention Squad on Saturday  arrested 14 persons at different locations in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, Southsouth Nigeria  for cultism and drug trafficking.

BET Awards 2012: Beyonce, Kanye W, Kim Kard.& Jay Z Spotted

Beyonce and her hubby Jay Z and Kanye W, Kim Kardashian were spotted having fun in front row at the 2012 BET Awards which took place last night in Los Angeles.

Senator Albashir Usman Dies In Car Crash

 
Senator Albashir Usman who is the rep for Yobe North SD has died this morning in a tragic car crash in Kano.

Stolen Car Offered For Sale To Owner

A car owner was stunned when he saw his Toyota Camry car which was snatched from him at gun point offered to him to buy near a bukateria he had gone to eat at Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos, southwest Nigeria. He quickly jumped at the ‘offer’.

Dana Air Crash: ‘Why I Moved Motion To Compensate Victims’ Families’

The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Treaties and Protocols, Dayo Bush-Alebiosu says he moved the motion for immediate payment of compensation to families of Dana crash victims in order to reduce the emotional trauma they are currently going through.

BBA Nigeria Winner, Katung Aduwak Set To Wed

 BBA Nigeria winner Katung Aduwak set to wed his American girlfriend, Raven Taylor.
The pairs got engaged in February of this year. Their wedding is set for January 2013 in Chicago, IL.

Man Beats Wife & Mother-in-law Over Wife’s Secret Child

 

A Binga man who had forgotten that the in-laws deserve to be respected found himself in murky waters after bashing his wife and mother-in-law. The man also demanded bride-pice back after allegedly discovering that his wife had a five-year-old ‘secret child’.

Eko Atlantic City: Lagos, Developer To Realise N1.16tr From Land Sale

The Lagos State Government and the developer of the Eko Atlantic City, South Energyx Nigeria Limited, will rake in N1.16 trillion from the sale of land in the emerging new city.

Microfinance Banker Managers Docked For Fraud

Three Lagos micro finance bank managers have been  charged before a Yaba Magistrate’s court for their alleged involvement in fraud.

The White Man Is Created To Rule The Black Man - P.W. Botha Speech

THE FOLLOWING is a speech made by former South African President P.W. Botha to his Cabinet. This reprint was written by David G. Mailu for the Sunday Times, a South African newspaper, dated August 18, 1985.

Rapper Freestyle In Tragic Car Crash

 

Popular Nigerian Rapper Freestyle got involved in a tragic car crash in Abuja on July 1st, 2012.