Year: 2012
Curtain falls on London Paralympics
London on Sunday bid farewell to the Paralympics, with a spectacular celebration of the human spirit, amid claims the Games…
Jonathan urges prayers for Nigeria
President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday advised members of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) to continue to pray for…
African Cup of Nations: Latest Match results
Results of the matches played Sunday and Saturday At Harare Zimbabwe 3 (Bastos 4-og, Billiat 20, Gutu 34) Angola 1…
Early Mars may have been inhabitable, say scientists
Instead of a warm, wet and possibly life-bearing planet as some scientists contend, early Mars may have been a hostile…
Al-Jazeera mobile network hacked again
Qatar-based Al-Jazeera news network’s mobile service was hacked on Sunday, four days after a number of its Internet websites came…
US Open: It’s Djokovic v Murray final
Defending champion Novak Djokovic swept into his third consecutive US Open final this evening in New York, setting up a…
Stranded Air Nigeria passengers paid to fuel plane
Simon Ateba Over 190 Air Nigeria passengers who arrived the Gatwick Airport on Friday morning were stranded in London for…
Oyo government accuses court registrar of corruption
Nigeria’s Oyo State Government has petitioned the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, alleging abuse of office by the…
Bloody Sunday: Robbers kill 2 cops, 7 others
Cyriacus Izuekwe & Oluwole Adeboye Armed robbers went on the rampage this afternoon in Lagos and killed several people including…
Super Eagles Leave camp, regroup early October
Tunde Oyedele The Super Eagles were on Sunday officially decamped and are scheduled to resume camping early October for the…
Nigeria already late for Rio Olympics, says Ekeji
Nigeria is already late in beginning its preparations for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games to be hosted by Brazil, an…
26 die in 2 accidents on Sagamu-Benin expressway
No fewer than 12 persons were on Saturday burnt beyond recognition while three others sustained serious injuries in a ghastly…
Western sanctions killing Iranian currency
Iran’s currency on Sunday slid to a new record low against the dollar, with the central bank saying it was…
Death toll rises in Adamawa flood caused by Cameroon
The death toll from flooding in Adamawa state, north eastern Nigeria after heavy rain and the release of water from…
Ajose Loses WBC Title To Argentine Boxer
Lucas Matthysse of Argentina early Sunday, cracked the iron head of Olusegun Ajose to win the WBC interim Junior Welterweight…
Keshi: Liberia match was difficult for Super Eagles
.Eagles Return After 2-2 Draw With Liberia Tunde Oyedele Nigeria’s Super Eagles returned to the country Sunday morning after they…
Paralympics: Nigeria end up 22nd on medals table
.And Third in Africa, behind Tunisia and South Africa As the 2012 Paralympic Games rounded off in London on Sunday,…
NDA honours Liberia’s Sirleaf, Mark, Anyaoku
The Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) on Saturday in Kaduna honoured Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Former Commonwealth Secretary-General Emeka Anyaoku and…
Klitschko retains WBC heavyweight title
Ukraine’s Vitali Klitschko successfully defended his WBC heavyweight title in Moscow on Saturday after the referee stopped his bout with…
Murray overpowers Berdych to reach US Open Final
British third seed Andy Murray, the Olympic champion, advanced to the US Open final by defeating Czech sixth seed Tomas…
Agbor: A place where a motor cycle can buy you love
Simon Ateba/Agbor After chasing his sweetheart unsuccessfully for close to two years, Francis decided to woo her with what is…
Tornado postpones US Open tennis matches
The US Open women’s singles final between Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka and the second men’s semi final between David…
Nations Cup: Cape Verde beat big guns Cameroon
Cape Verde Islands, the country of fewer than 600,000 people hugged the headlines today as they beat big soccer nation,…
Palestine bids to change status at UN
(AFP) – Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said on Saturday he will make a bid on September 27 to obtain non-member…
Panic buying of petrol in Ibadan
Despite assurances given by the Nigerian government that there is enough petrol stock to last 30 days, hundreds of vehicles…
Kano State sponsors students abroad
Nigeria’s Kano State Government has sponsored 25 indigenes of the state to study Marine Engineering in India and the United States.A…
Amaechi snubs ASUU, confirms appointment of VC
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Despite the current strike by lecturers at Rivers State University, Governor Chibuike Amaechi has confirmed the appointment…
Nigeria’s Falconets Lose U-20 Bronze To Japan
Hosts Japan concluded the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup on Saturday with a 2-1 victory over Nigeria’s Falconets to…
Jonathan to visit Malawi, Botswana
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will begin a three-day working visit to Malawi and Botswana on Monday. .President Jonathan who…