Year: 2012
Sorting ‘YOU’ Out First
A friend of mine that I hadn’t seen in ages called me one day and invited me to her place…
Bus Crushes LASTMA Man
An official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, Mr. Mustapher Adeleke has been crushed to death by a…
World Champ For Akpabio Classic
This year’s edition of Godswill Akpabio International scrabble Classics will feature former world champion, Nemitrmansuk Pakorn of Thailand. The tourney,…
Baseball Clinic Holds In Ilorin
The Nigerian Baseball/Softball Association, NBSA, has informed all Chairmen, state chapters, Directors of Sports in states’ Sports Councils, clubs’ presidents…
Pillars In Titanic Clash With Kwara United
Agege Stadium, Lagos will this afternoon play host to a titanic clash involving two clubs, Kano Pillars and Kwara United…
Liberian Star Dares Super Eagles
A Liberian player, Leonardo Hiah, who plays for newly promoted Nigeria Premier League; NPL, side, EL Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri,…
Awolowo Way, Others In 2nd Round
Awolowo Way team are among the first set of teams that have advanced to the second round of Season 5…
Moses Not For Sale, Wigan Rejects 3rd Chelsea Bid
Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan claims he has rejected a third bid from Chelsea for Victor Moses after again urging…
Fed Open : Crown Ready For El-Kanemi
Chief Coach of Crown Football Club of Ogbomoso, Oladuni Oyekale has disclosed that they are ready to open fire on…
Olympics: Ajunwa, Onyali Forsee Tough Test For Nigeria
Two Olympic Games veterans, Mary Onyali-Omagbemi and Chioma Ajunwa have both predicted a tough test for Team Nigeria athletes to…
Rosicky, Podolski, Others To Visit Nigeria
Arsenal Football Club have announced that four first-team players are to travel to Nigeria to take part in activities with…
Banyana In High Spirits
The South African national women’s team, Banyana Banyana remain in high spirits following the two matches they played on their…
No Sex For The Marks
Australia shooter Russell Mark arrived in Britain an angry man after being told he won’t be allowed to sleep with…
Gemili Aims To Break Record
Adam Gemili hopes to break the 10-second barrier soon as the teenage sprinter prepares to make his Olympic debut in…
Tiwa Savage, Wizkid Unveiled As Pepsi Ambassadors
After months of speculation, the duo of Tiwa Savage and Wizkid have been officially unveiled as the new Pepsi ambassadors.…
Obi Emenloye Returns With Last Flight To Abuja
While still basking in the euphoria of the success recorded by his last movie, The Mirror Boy at cinemas both…
Joke Jayesimi Joins Spinlet
Joke Jaiyesimi, former TV producer and later Soundcity honcho, is now one of the people running Spinlet, the new digital…
Davido Drops Debut Album With A Concert
Singing sensation Davido has released his debut album, O.B.O (Omo Baba Olowo) Genesis. The new work, already on various music…
Ruke Amata’s The Past Came Calling Hits Cinema
Director and seasoned producer, Ruke Amata, has returned to the Nollywood sphere with a new movie, an intriguing story of…
Thalidomide: Australian woman wins damages from Diageo
(Reuters/NAN) An Australian woman has won a multi-million dollar payout from UK company Diageo Plc, the local distributor of the…
25 firms bid for PHCN power stations
The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) on Wednesday said it had received technical and financial proposals from 25 potential investors…
Nigeria’s $2.5m Ponzi scheme operator charged
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has charged a 35-year-old man, Segun Bright before an Ikeja High Court in Lagos…
FERMA Repairs Sagamu/Benin Road
The Federal Emergency Road Maintenance Agency, FERMA has intensified repair works on failed portions of the Sagamu-Benin Expressway. FERMA’s Managing…
Abuja: Veterinary Staff Protest Bid to Reclaim Quarters
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Staff of Veterinary Council of Nigeria occupying their staff quarters located at Byazin, Kubwa in the…
Syria’s defence minister killed in suicide attack
Syrian defence minister General Daoud Rajha died in a suicide attack in Damascus on Wednesday, as raging battles across the…
Ethiopia’s PM Zenawi ‘critically ill’
Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi was reported to be in a ‘critical’ state this morning in a Brussels clinic, the…
Jonathan hopes again on Boko Haram
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan expressed hope Tuesday that the spate of deadly attacks by Islamist sect Boko Haram which have…
Obama pays homage to Madiba at 94
US President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, paid tribute Tuesday to South African ex-president Nelson Mandela ahead of…
Sultan of Sokoto speaks on Nigeria
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar lll will on Thursday in Abuja address the Muslim community and the media…
Wali elected NBA president
Mr Okey Wali, a former Attorney General of Rivers state, was on Tuesday elected president of the Nigeria Bar Association…