Month: June 2010
Lagos To Conduct Qualifying Exam Into SSS Tomorrow
The Lagos State Examination Board is to conduct this year’s qualifying test into Senior Secondary Schools, SSS, tomorrow. The examination…
Immortalising Abiola: Don’t Trust IBBAbiola
Nigerians have been told to be wary of retired General Ibrahim Babangida’s recent antics calling for the immortalisation of the…
Somolu Council Officials Nabbed For Extortion
The Lagos State Task Force on the Environment and Special Offences (Monitoring) Unit, Lagos, Nigeria, has arrested 14 officials of…
Cop Sacked For Killing Security Guard
The Police Command in Lagos State, Nigeria has dismissed a police constable, Mohammed Abubakar, for allegedly killing a security man…
Enyeama, A Great Goalie —Messi
FIFA World Footballer of the Year and Argentina star, Lionel Messi, has hailed Super Eagles’ goalkeeper, Vincent Enyeama, as a…
Martins Charges Eagles
Nigerian star, Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins left the Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg a sad man after the Super Eagles lost…
Score Goals Or Get Out! Lagerback Warns Strikers
Technical Adviser of the Super Eagles, Lars Lagerback has warned his team to brace up to the reality of qualifying…
Enyeama Stopped Me From ‘Killing’ Nigeria
Argentina’s Lionel Messi, who spoke though an interpreter, bared his World Cup opening match frustration in this interview with Tunde…
Eagles Observe Rest Day
Coach, Lars Lagerback has declared today as a rest day for the Super Eagles Though they had a serious training…
Fashola Inter Continental Wrestling Tourney: Adele Heads LOC
As part efforts to ensure a smooth maiden edition of the Raji Fashola Inter-Continental Wrestling Championship, a Local Organising Committee,…
Milo Secondary Schools Tourney: Train Moves To Western, Central ConferencesSecondary
Participating schools have started honing their skills ahead of the Western and Central Conference finals of Nestle Milo Secondary Schools…
Men’s League: Police Lead Atlantic Conference
Police Baton Basketball Club are back on top of the Atlantic Conference table of the NBBF/DSTV Premier League with a…
Women’s League: Zenith Bank League Final Phase Dunk-Off On Thursday
The Third Phase of the Zenith Bank Women Premier League dunks-off on 17 June. The big teams taking part in…
What’s In A Name?
“What’s in a name that arose by any other name still smells as rose?†(Williams Shakespeare). By now, the name…
No Lesson Learnt From June 12
It’s 17 years since Nigeria organised the freest and fairest election which has become a watershed in the nation’s history.…
Holland v. Denmark: Live Report
OHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) – 1449 GMT: HOLLAND GET THEIR CAMPAIGN off to a winning start with a scrappy 2-0…
Germany v. Australia: Live Report
DURBAN, South Africa (AFP) – THAT WAS A TRULY CLINICAL DEMOLITION job by Germany on a hapless Australian side, who…
Deaths reported at Ivory Coast Alpha Blondy concert
A stampede at a peace concert in Ivory Coast has killed at least two people, medical workers say. The workers…
JUNE 12: FASHOLA, TINUBU OTHERS PAY GLOWING TRIBUTE TO MKO
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), his predecessor, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other prominent politicians as well as…
MEND DENIES ABDUCTING TWO RUSSIANS
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND)has denied abducting two Russian sailors but knows the gang holding…
Serbia v. Ghana: Live Report
PRETORIA (AFP) – WOW! WHAT A WIN FOR GHANA over Serbia in Pretoria. It’s the first win for an African…
Algeria v. Slovenia: Live Report
POLOKWANE, South Africa – WHAT A RESULT FOR SLOVENIA as that 1-0 win over Algeria sees them top Group C…
Hopes remain in Lagos as Nigeria lose to Argentina
There were neither flags nor vuvuzelas, just plenty of tension back home as disappointed fans watched the Super Eagles lose…
Trovan: Pfizer Hopeful US Supreme Court Will Hear Appeal
Though disappointed by the recent brief filed by the office of the Solicitor General of the United States of America…
Abuja Court Allows EFCC To File More Evidence Against Nyame
Justice Adebukola Banjoko of High Court of the Federal Capital Territory , on Friday, June 11, 2010, turned down attempts…
England v. USA: Live Report
RUSTENBERG, South Africa (AFP) – 2102 GMT: ENGLAND WILL BE DISAPPOINTED they didn’t make a winning start and the game…
Taiwo Injured In Eagles’ Narrow Loss To Argentina
Nigeria’s Super Eagles this evening proved bookmakers of the FIFA World Cup wrong as they lost by a narrow margin…
2010 World Cup: Unpredictable Eagles In Narrow Loss To Argentina
Nigeria’s Super Eagles this evening proved bookmakers of the FIFA World Cup wrong as they lost by a narrow margin…
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Argentina v. Nigeria: Live Report
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – 1600 GMT: A DAZZLING DISPLAY BY LIONEL MESSI helps Argentina to a well deserved victory over Nigeria.…
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South Korea v. Greece: Live Report
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa (AFP) – 1535 GMT: SOUTH KOREA TAKE CONTROL OF GROUP B with the first win at…