Year: 2012
Nigeria, USA In Tough Tie
Nigeria and USA go head-to-head tomorrow in the semi final of the Japan 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. The…
Paralympics: Team Nigeria Drop To 10th Spot
Team Nigeria have dropped to the 10th position on the medals table of the ongoing 2012 Paralympic Games in London.…
Nations Cup Qualifier: IK Uche, Others Set To Hit Camp
Super Eagles forward, Ikechukwu Uche and other foreign-based players are expected to hit camp from Monday ahead of the African…
Breastfeeding Week Marked In Lagos
Lagos State, last week, joined the rest of the world to mark the 2012 Breastfeeding Week, an annual event organised…
Judicial Sector Reform: Lagos Ready To Assist Other States —Ipaye
The Attorney General and Commissioner or Justice, Lagos State, Ade Ipaye, has declared the readiness of the state government to…
Confronting The Evil Of Child Abuse
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Recently, three buses filled with children, apparently on child trafficking mission to the west coast of Africa,…
Boko Haram: A Proverbial View
By Isaac Asabor There is an African proverb that says “God created every child with the ability to cry but…
Obstinate Sanusi And The N5,000 Note
Nigeria’s Central Bank Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi appears to be determined to introduce the N5,000 bank note in spite…
What Has The Mind Got To Do With It?
ASK DOUBLE A We shall devote this week to answering some money questions from the mail box. We are treating…
First Bank Begin Title Challenge In Monrovia
First Bank Basketball Club of Lagos will play their first continental match today in the Zone-3 Elimination for the 2012…
Don’t Rely On Govt’s Support, Chukumerijie Charges Nigerian Athletes
Chika Chukwumerije has charged Nigerian athletes to look beyond government’s support if they must succeed in their careers. Chukwumerije, a…
YSFON Ready For Katsina Governor’s Cup
The National Secretary of Youth Sports Federation of Nigeria, YSFON, Okpavuerhe Patrick says the body is ready to stage the…
Dejumo Lewis, Solade Join Family Ties
Respected actors, Dejumo Lewis and Yemi Solade, have joined the league of seasoned thespians on location for the shoot of …
AGN Election To Take New Pattern
Following the crisis that marred the national election of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) in Benin, Edo State, earlier…
Independent Producers At War With NBC?
Independent television drama producers are set for a showdown with the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC. Details of the showdown are…
DJ Silver Eyes Movie Roles
Popular Disc Jockey, Kabiru Oladipupo, known as DJ Silver, has expressed the desire to make a debut in the make…
Corruption Will Kill Nigeria
Retired Justice Mustapha Akanbi, former President, Appeal Court and a past chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, will be 80 on…
The Ageless Fighter
The life of Justice Mustapha Akanbi, now 80, is one of integrity and service to his nation He was sweating…
Controversy Over The Big Note
The move to restructure Nigeria currency with the introduction of a N5000 bill elicits mixed reactions Even with his penchant…
How We Got Into Acting
Nollywood actors, Olu Jacobs and Joke Silva are a couple united not just by a marital bond but also by…
Celebrating Naija
Thousands of Nigerians in the United Kingdom storm the ‘Naija Corner’ to celebrate the annual Notting Hill Carnival in London…
Nigerian bizman boosts Falconets’ morale
A Nigerian businessman based in Tokyo, Japan, Mr Stanley Okafor, has donated a Samsung Galaxy Tab and an IPAD to…
Lottery can earn N360billion for Nigeria
Nigeria has the potential to earn at least N360 billion from lottery per annum, Director -General of the National Lottery…
US Democrats invite Tinubu to Convention
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the national leader of the Nigeria’s opposition Action Congress of Nigeria will from Monday join the…
PDP denies pact with Governor Oshiomhole
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Edo State chapter on Sunday denied going into secret pact with Governor Adams…
Ndigbo leader wants Jonathan check North’s Hisbah Guards
JETHRO IBILEKE, Benin President Goodluck Jonathan has been urged to check the activities of the Hisbah Guards in Sharia state…
CAF Champ League: Mazembe topples Al Ahly of Egypt
TP Mazembe from the Democratic Republic of Congo knocked Al Ahly of Egypt off the top of a CAF Champions…
Van Persie saves Man U with hat-trick
Robin van Persie hit a dramatic hat-trick as Manchester United fought back to win 3-2 at Southampton in Sir Alex…
Lottery body stops unsolicited lottery SMS
The Nigerian Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) has directed the stoppage of unsolicited lottery text messages on cell phones, its Director-General,…
Kano awards 501 post graduate scholarships
Kano State Government has awarded scholarships to 501 graduates to pursue masters degree programmes in various universities abroad. Gov. Rabi’u…