Year: 2012
London 2012: Calabar Agog For Olympic Trials
Calabar, popularly known as the Canaanland is ready to host the 66th Cross River State All Nigeria Open Athletics Championships.…
‘Underdogs Tag’ll Spur D’Tigers’
President of Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF, Tijani Umar, is of the opinion that the country’s senior national team, D’Tigers will…
It’s Dream Come True To Play In Olympics
Tony Parker is a French professional player with the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association, NBA. Following a…
African women end confab in Gambia
The fourth edition of the African Women in Leadership Organization has ended in The Gambia with a call on governments…
‘How Futsal Football Can Be Developed In Nigeria’
Coach of the National Futsal team, Oladunni Oyekale has proffered ways on how the sport can be developed in the country.…
Judoka Calls For More Tourneys
A female Judoka and silver medalist in the weightlifting event at the recently-held Lagos State Sports Festival, Adewunmi Akintunde, has…
Rosicky Doubt For Czech’s Q/Final Tie
Tomas Rosicky says he has very little chance of playing in the Czech Republic’s Euro 2012 quarter-final as he struggles…
Russia Begin New Life Without Advocaat
A week is a long time in politics and can be a long time in football – just ask Dick…
Expect Nigeria’s Best From Calabar Meet — AFN
Spokesperson of Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, Duro Ikhazuagbe, has disclosed that the 66th Mobil Track and Field Championship beginning…
‘I’m Not Competing With Aki & Pawpaw’
Pint-sized actor, Ibrahim Mousa, fondly called Ibro, has said that he is not competing with his contemporaries of the Aki…
Genesix Hosts Nollywood
The authorities of De Genesix Hotels, Ogba, have concluded plans to host what it termed Genesix Nollywood Nite (GNN). The…
Don Jazzy Unveils Father, Not Actor Enebeli Elebuwa
For the past few years, there had been speculations and rumours about the paternity of versatile music producer, Michael Collins…
Marketers Arrest Movie Pirates
In its bid to fight piracy, the authorities of the Yoruba Video Films Producers/Marketers Association of Nigeria (YOVIFPMAN), have arrested…
Celebs Grace Halima Abubakar’s Bithday
It was a day of joy for multiple award winning actress, Halima Abubakar, on Tuesday, 12 June as she be…
Mercy Aigbe, Others For Global News Awards
Popular Nollywood actresses, Chika Ike and Mercy Aigbe-Gentry, have been named among other outstanding Nigerians that will be honoured during…
Enilolobo Gets ACN LG Ticket
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) candidate for Ifo Local Government, Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria in the forthcoming Local Government…
Simpson stuns stars to win US Open
Webb Simpson of the United States came from four shots back to win the US Open at San Francisco’s Olympic…
Tennis: Nalbadian awaits bigger sanctions
David Nalbandian issued a second apology for his sensational disqualification from Queen’s Club as the fiery Argentine faced a possible…
Hundreds Gather To Remember Dana Crash Victims
Simon Ateba Fourteen days after Dana flight 992 crashed in Lagos, southwest Nigeria, killing more than 150 people,hundreds of Lagosians…
Holland, Denmark home as Portugal, Germany qualify
Germany eliminated Denmark 2-1 and Portugal ensured that Holland went back home without a point, by similar margin. It was…
Results for Nations Cup 2013 Qualifiers
Collated Africa Cup of Nations first round, second leg qualifying results Sunday: At Maputo Mozambique 1 (Sitoe 8) Tanzania 1…
Bad boy Nalbandian pays dearly at Queen’s final
Argentina’s David Nalbandian was sensationally disqualified from the Queen’s Club final on Sunday for angrily kicking an advertising board at…
Official: 36 dead, 101 injured in Nigeria blasts
Bomb attacks on five churches in Nigeria’s Kaduna State and subsequent rioting by Christian youths targeting Muslims killed at least…
No panic buying of forex, CBN warns
Nigeria’s Central Bank has warned against the speculative buying of foreign exchange because of the depreciation in the value of…
Nigeria’s Euro bond trading at 5.5 per cent
The Nigeria Euro bond is trading at an average yield of 5.52 per cent at the international Capital Market as…
Jonathan in Church sad over bombings
President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed sadness over the multiple explosions that rocked churches in Kaduna and Zaria on Sunday. Jonathan…
24 hour curfew slammed on Kaduna
The Kaduna state government has imposed a 24 hour curfew, following the bombings today of no fewer than five churches…
Haas thrashes Federer in Halle final
Roger Federer has lost his bid to win the Gerry Weber open title for the sixth time in Halle, Germany…
Riots break out in Kaduna
Riots have broken out in the Nigerian city of Kaduna, hours after several churches were bombed by Boko Haram elements.…
Nigerian soldiers cordon off bombed churches
Femi Adi/Kaduna Soldiers and policemen have cordoned off all the scenes of bomb blasts in Kaduna state this morning, denying…