Year: 2012
Copter crash kills Kenyan minister, 5 others
Kenyan Internal Security Minister George Saitoti was killed on Sunday alongside a junior minister and four others after a police…
Group wants Halliburton, Eni SPa, Shell tried for bribery
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent a request to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of…
Abuja Airport runway lights rectified
Some of the runway lights at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja which were out of order on Friday night…
Kwara state, Cornell University sign MOU
Nigeria’s Kwara Government and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences of Cornell University, New York, have signed a Memorandum of…
Boko Haram cancels Nigeria’s council polls
The Borno Government has ruled out the possibility of conducting local government polls in the state soon because of security…
Bradley Snatches Title From Pacquiao
Manny Pacquiao tried to turn his welterweight title fight with Timothy Bradley into a brawl, but it was Bradley who…
Should Enyeama be blamed for Nigeria’s Malawi draw?
Substitute John Banda’s dying seconds goal gave the Flames of Malawi a deserved 1-1 draw against the Super Eagles in…
Apple courts software developers at summit
Apple on Monday will spotlight next-generation software for its coveted gadgets as it kicks off its annual gathering of developers…
Cuba’s Ringondeaux retains WBA title
Cuba’s Guillermo Rigondeaux retained his World Boxing Association super-bantamweight world title on Saturday in Las Vegas with a fifth-round technical…
Messi’s treble sinks Brazil
Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick as Argentina edged out rivals Brazil in a thrilling friendly in New Jersey on Saturday…
UEFA to sanction Russia after racist chants by fans
European football’s governing body UEFA on Saturday announced that it was taking action against Russia after crowd trouble during the…
German machine upset Portugal again
A second-half header from striker Mario Gomez was enough to give Germany a 1-0 win over Portugal on Saturday in…
Liberia shuts borders with Ivory Coast
Liberia on Saturday closed its border with Ivory Coast, a day after seven UN peacekeepers from Niger and eight civilians…
ACN rallies for Oshiomhole, welcomes PDP’s Ihonvbere
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, national leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has urged the electorate in Nigeria’s Edo state…
Disaster averted on expressway triggers calls for truck ban
Some residents of Nigeria’s commercial city of Lagos have called on the state government to ban the movement of trailers…
Dana Air donates materials to victims of crash
Grounded Nigerian airliner, Dana Airline has donated relief materials to families affected by the Dana Air mishap of Sunday, June…
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Nigerian abductors want 150k Euro for Obodo
Nigeria international Christian Obodo has been abducted in Warri, southern Nigeria, his family confirmed Saturday. The player’s family said Obodo,…
World Cup Africa Qualifiers Group standings
GROUP A Team MP W D L GF GA Pts CAR 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 S/Afri 2…
Namibia chase Super Eagles with win in Windhoek
Namibia have earned their first three points in the World Cup qualifier series. At Sam Nujoma stadium in Windhoek this…
Spain seeks 100 billion Euro for sick banks
Spain has formally requested a European lifeline of up to 100 billion euros ($125 billion) to save its stricken banks…
Denmark upset misfiring Dutch
Denmark claimed the first upset of Euro 2012 by overcoming a badly misfiring Netherlands side 1-0 in their opening Group…
Nigerian Navy says officer died in Dana crash
The Nigerian Navy has confirmed that Commodore Datoru Abi-Kalio was among the 153 persons that lost their lives in Sunday’s…
Africa: results of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
Results of Other World cup qualifying matches played today in Africa: Botswana 1- South Africa 1 Zambia 1 Ghana 0…
Sharapova wins French Open title
Russia’s Maria Sharapova became the 10th woman in tennis history to win all four Grand Slam titles on Saturday when…
Nigeria draw with Malawi
The Flames of Malawi on Saturday drew one all with the Super Eagles of Nigeria in a tightly fought Brazil…
2 journalists brutalised in Nigerian poll
Two journalists covering the council polls in Eket , Southern Akwa Ibom, were on Saturday brutalised by the Police at…
Airtel offers customers 150% bonus
Phone users on the Airtel Network can now enjoy longer talk time, free SMS and complimentary data bundle as the…
Workers lock out poly rector
Members of two staff unions of the Federal Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, in western Nigeria have begun an industrial action over…
Sanusi Lamido honoured in Kano
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi was today turbaned the Dan Majen Kano…
Adebayor missing for Togo
Striker Emmanuel Adebayor, who spent this season on loan from Manchester City to Tottenham Hotspur, will once again play no…