Year: 2012
Redeemed Church Retires 3 Elders
The Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, has retired elders of the church. The retirees were honoured at the service…
Sunshine defeat ASO Chlef in CAF champ league
Nigerian club Sunshine Stars defeated Algerian visitors ASO Chlef 2-0 Sunday to continue their recovery after a poor start in…
Jonathan rebuffs Boko Haram leader on Islam
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday dismissed as “blackmail” a call on him by the suspected leader of Islamist group…
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Usain Bolt remains world’s fastest man
Jamaica’s Usain Bolt sealed his status as the greatest sprinter of all time after retaining the men’s Olympic 100m title…
5 Nigerian soldiers killed by Boko Haram’s bomber
Forty eight hours after a failed suicide bombing failed to hit a high profile target in Damaturu, Yobe state, another…
Ethiopia’s Gelana wins Olympic marathon
Ethiopia’s Tiki Gelana won gold in the women’s marathon on the streets of London on Sunday, denying the powerful Kenyans…
Williams Sisters complete Olympic golden sweep
Venus and Serena Williams have won the Olympic gold in women tennis doubles, repeating their feat a month ago at…
Tourists avoid London despite Olympics
With its half-empty restaurants and calm streets central London looks more like a ghost town than an Olympic city, and…
Olympic basketball: Nigeria loses to Argentina
Nigeria’s D’Tigers have lost yet another match to Argentina, the 2004 gold medallists. Missing influential playmaker Ade Dagunduro, they also…
Boko Haram leader attacks Obama, Jonathan in video
Abubakar Shekau, the man suspected to be the leader of Nigeria’s terrorist group, Boko Haram has criticised US President Barack…
Olympics men’s football results
Collated Olympic men’s football results on Saturday: Quarter-finals At Manchester Japan 3 Egypt 0 At London Mexico 4 Senegal 2…
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Olympics: Okagbare dashes Nigeria’s medal hope
Nigeria’s greatest hope for an Olympic medal, Blessing Okagbare failed this evening to meet her nation’s expectation. She did not…
NASA probes life on Mars
Are we alone? Or was there life on another planet? NASA’s $2.5 billion dream machine, the Mars Science Laboratory, aims…
Nigerian troops in massive arrests of terror suspects
Explosions rocked parts of the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri Saturday as troops engaged suspected Islamic radicals and raided homes,…
Jeter fastest, Okagbare qualifies for finals
American world champion Carmelita Jeter qualified fastest for the final of the women’s Olympic 100m on Saturday as the United…
Okada operators run riot in Kwara
Scores of commercial motorcyclists have staged a protest in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, against the decision of the government…
Governor Amaechi laments fall in revenue
Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Nigeria’s Rivers state has said that the monthly revenue of the state government has dropped from…
Nigeria’s Army uncovers bomb factory
The Nigerian Army in Kaduna on Saturday announced the arrest of a suspected member of a terror group after raiding…
Nigerian pirates kill 2 sailors, kidnap 4 foreigners
Nigerian pirates attacked a barge belonging to an oil services company off the coast of Nigeria on Saturday, killing two…
Serena demolishes Sharapova for Gold
Serena Williams of the USA clearly outplayed Maria Sharapova of Russia to clinch the Olympic gold medal today. In a…
Amputee Pistorius qualifies for 400m semi
South African Oscar Pistorius made history on Saturday when he became the first double amputee to compete in an athletics…
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Ehiosun Joins Turkish club, Genclerbirligi
Super Eagles striker, Ekhigo Ehiosun has signed a three-year deal with the Turkish Super League club, Genclerbirligi. Ehiosun, who played…
9 kidnappers, robbery suspects killed
Nigeria’s Delta State Police Command said it killed eight suspected kidnappers and armed robbers during several gun battles in the…
Nigerian stocks index closes higher
Transactions on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE ) closed in an upbeat mood on Friday as investors renew their confidence…
London Olympics: 6 arrests made by police
British police said last night they have made six arrests so far at the London Olympics venues for suspected offences,…
Serena books Sharapova showdown
Serena Williams set up an Olympic final showdown with old rival Maria Sharapova after routing world number one Victoria Azarenka…
Olympic results: Okagbare shines in 100m heat
American world champion Carmelita Jeter fired a warning to Jamaica’s sprint queens on Friday, qualifying quickest for the semi-finals of…
Murray beats Djokovic for rematch with Federer
Britain’s Andy Murray has set up an Olympic revenge mission against Roger Federer as the world number four booked his…
Lagos bans unionism at motor parks
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Government has banned the activities of members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers,…
Aregbesola hosts Awolowo descendants
From left, Grand Daughter of Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Mrs Kemi Aderemi; Awolowo’s first daughter, Rev Tola 0yediran; State of Osun…