Month: June 2010
Uruguay – Uruguay make two changes for Ghana clash
Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez on Wednesday made two changes to his team to face Ghana in Friday’s World Cup quarter-finals.…
Germany – Loew hopes young Germans ride wave of success
Coach Joachim Loew hopes Germany will ride the wave of youthful confidence from their 4-1 hammering of England to take…
Brazil/Netherlands – Yellow cloud hangs over Netherlands, Brazil
Kaka is one of a cluster of players treading a yellow card tightrope in Friday’s World Cup quarter-final between The…
Football, Headlines, Sports, World News
Jonathan Suspends Nigeria from participation in FIFA Compettions For 2 Years, Orders Probe of NFF
Following the disastrous performance of the Super Eagles in the ongoing FIFA World Cup in South Africa, President Goodluck Jonathan…
President Jonathan Inaugurates New INEC, Calls For Voter-Vigilance
President Goodluck Jonathan has charged Nigerians to be vigilant and defend their votes and insist that every vote counts. President…
Hungarian Embarks On Hunger Strike
In protest against non payment of his nine months salary by Kaduna Furniture and Carpet Company, KFCC, a Hungarian Thomas…
7 Feared Dead In Ijora Mayhem
At least seven persons have been reported killed while several others were severely injured as Hausas and Yorubas in Ijora…
Police Corporal To Die By Hanging
The Court of Appeal in Jos on Tuesday upheld a death sentence on a 25-year-old police corporal, Emmanuel Ochiba, for…
Workers Shut Down Indomie Factory
The factory of De United Foods at Idiroko Road, Otta, Ogun State, Nigeria, where popular Indomie Noodles is produced, has…
Gov. Orji’s Defection Vindicates TheNEWS
The resignation of Abia State Governor, Theodore Orji from the People’s Progressive Alliance has confirmed the report by the TheNEWS…
Lagos Assembly Stalls Ban On Okada
The Lagos State House of Assembly, South-West Nigeria, has frustrated the move by the Ministry of Transportation to stop commercial…
N300m Fraud: Nigerian Faces Trial In U.S.
Security and law enforcement agents in the United States have arrested a Nigerian, Ademola Adegoke, who will soon face trial…
Edo Assembly Rejects New Constitution Rejects
The Edo House of Assembly has rejected 14 of the 41 sections of the Constitution as amended by the National…
Babcok University Appoints Media Director
Babcok University has appointed Mr. Joshua Suleiman as its new Directeor of Media Relations and External Affairs. The appointment takes…
Oyo House Orders Take Over Of LAUTECH
The Oyo State House of Assembly on Tuesday directed the state government to immediately take over the full ownership of …
Police Nab 3 Fake Pastors Over Fraud
An attempt by three fake pastors to defraud a Zimbabwean woman (name withheld) of N500,000 was foiled yesterday by the…
Quarter Final Battle With Uruguay: Pele Gives It Go Ghana
Three times African Footballer of the Year, Abedi Ayew Pele, has thrown his weight behind the Black Stars of Ghana,…
More Troubles For Ogunjobi
Trouble may be brewing for Chairman Technical Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi as a report…
Lagos Inter-Tertiary Games: Mixed Fortunes For UNILAG At Volleyball Event
It was mixed fortunes for the University of Lagos, UNILAG at the finals of the volleyball event in the ongoing…
Collapsed LASU-Iba Road: Lagos Indicts Contractor
For two hours yesterday, the Lagos State House of Assembly, South-West Nigeria, grilled Engr. Ganiu Johnson, Senior Assistant on Works,…
NCP Calls For Bankole’s Resignation
Following the recent free-for-all in the House of Representatives over allegations of corruption, the National Conscience Party (NCP) has called…
Cleric Cautions FG Against Extravagant Spending
The Director of Social Communications of the Lagos Catholic Archdiocese, Rev. Fr. Gabriel Osu, has urged the Federal Government to…
Opposition Parties Threaten To Boycott Council Polls
Opposition parties in Kwara State will not participate in the council polls slated for October, unless three anomalies noted in…
Borno Schools Embark On Strike
The academic and non-academic staff of six tertiary institutions owned by Borno Government on Tuesday embarked on an indefinite strike.…
Lagos: LG Boss Accused Of Certificate Forgery
The Chairman, Orile-Agege Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, South West Nigeria, Taofeek Adaranijo, has been accused of forging…
End-Time Publisher Docked
The publisher of controversial End-Time Journal, Dr. David Lucas, has been arraigned before an Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court on a two-count…
We Have Nothing To Hide —NIMASA
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has attempted to douse the growing concern among agitated ship owners over…
I Steal Only When My Spirit Tells Me
Abiodun Lawal, 29, sneaked into the room of a woman trader to steal the sum of N20,000 but he was…
Japan and Portugal out of World Cup
Spain and Paraguay will meet in the quarter finals after Tuesday’s second-round action in South Africa. Whoever gets through the…