Year: 2012
The Olympics As A Metaphor
By Tayo Ogunbiyi “I declare open the Games of London celebrating the 30th Olympiad of the modern era”. With these…
OBJ, IBB Lack The Moral Right To Postulate On Nigeria’s Unity
In a rare joint statement, two former Heads of State, Generals Olusegun Obasanjo and Ibrahim Babangida, on Sunday called on…
Vitamin E Lowers Liver Cancer Risk —Study
A new health study has revealed that high intake of vitamin E either from diet or vitamin supplements reduces the…
Juventus Plan £70m Bid For RVP
Juventus are set to launch a stunning £70m attempt to lure Robin van Persie to Italy. Giuseppe Marotta, the Serie…
Man United Land £210m Shirt Deal
Manchester United has said it plans to raise as much as $330m (£210m) in a share listing in New York.…
Taiwo: Why I Signed For Kiev
The Nigerian defender has agreed to move to the Ukrainian capital on a temporary basis, having endured a frustrating first…
Jordan Boxer Celebrates Victory Over Lawal
Ihab Almatbouli made history as he became the first boxer from Jordan to win an Olympic bout in London yesterday.…
Rockford College Win Adefuye Volleyball Tourney
After Rockford College Secondary School emerged the champions of the maiden edition of Senator Anthony Adefuye Secondary School Volleyball competition…
Title Not Over For Rangers —Madu
Despite their 1-0 away loss to Shooting Stars in the Week 35 match played at the Lekan Salami Sports Complex…
Shooting Deserved Victory, Says Ogaga
Shooting Stars player, Moses Ogaga, has said that his side’s 1-0 home victory over Rangers International Football Club of Enugu…
Asuquo Dedicates Award To Teammates
Man of the Match of the Nigeria Premier League, NPL, Week 35 tie between Shooting Stars Sports Club, 3SC, of…
Nokia Warns Nigerians Against Scam Promos
Mobile phone manufacturer, Nokia, has warned Nigerians against responding to emails and text messages claiming that they have won huge…
Globacom Launches Glo Flexi Reloaded
National telecom operator, Globacom, has re-launched its dynamic tariff plan, Glo Flexi, to give subscribers on the Glo network a…
MTN Deploys Ericsson’s Latest SSR Technology
Nigerian leading telecommunications company, MTN, says it has deployed Ericsson’s latest wireless packet core network technology, SSR 8020, to provide…
Etihad Airline Slashes Fare For Nigerian Passengers
Etihad Airways says it has slashed fares for Nigerian passengers travelling from Nigeria to other parts of Africa, Middle East,…
Eurozone jobless reaches record 11.2 per cent
Unemployment across the recession-hit eurozone was a record 11.2 percent in June, with more jobs lost in the single currency…
Olympic train halted by fire alert
Spectators faced disruption after a fire alert halted all trains on part of a key underground line leading to the…
Nigerian faces death sentence in Malaysia
An Australian nurse and a Nigerian man face the possibility of death by hanging after a Malaysian court in Kuala…
Nigerian medical doctors’ association split
GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Oyo State Chapter, southwest Nigeria has been factionalised following the emergence of a…
Jonathan jets out to the Caribbean
Twenty four hours after Boko Haram expanded its axis of terror to Sokoto, with two suicide bombers dying, President Goodluck…
More suspects charged with oil subsidy theft
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday arraigned two more oil marketers and an oil company before an…
FCMB posts higher profits half year
First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has reported a 26 per cent increase in profit after tax for its half year…
Apple to launch iphone 5 and iPod nano
Apple shares shot higher Monday after unconfirmed reports that the tech giant was preparing to launch a new version of…
Bill Clinton to give Obama address September
Bill Clinton is to sprinkle political stardust on President Barack Obama’s re-election bid by giving the nominating address at the…
2 killed, 30 wounded in Sokoto suicide bombings
Suicide bombings at two police stations Monday killed at least two persons in the northwestern Nigerian city of Sokoto, the…
Swiss player booted out of Olympics for racist tweet
Switzerland footballer Michel Morganella has been sent home from the Olympics after racially abusing South Korea’s players on Twitter, team…
One robber killed in attack on forex dealer
Jeff Ezemadu/Badagry Four Nigerian robbers have attacked a currency dealer from the Republic of Benin. And one of them was…
Edo PDP Members Want Anenih Sacked
Mr. Fix It of Edo politics, Chief Tony Anenih appears to be on his final journey into political oblivion following…
Another Nigerian Boxer Out Of Olympics!
Team Nigeria continued with their poor performance at the London 2012 Olympics Monday afternoon, when one of their boxers, Lukmon…
Another Nigerian boxer bows out
Bimbo Ajayi Team Nigeria continued with their poor performance at the London 2012 Olympics Monday afternoon, when one of their…