Year: 2012
Boxing: Jonas Cruises To Next Stage
Natasha Jonas’ journey towards Olympic qualification takes her into a clash with a boxer who ruined the second seed’s hopes.…
Don’t Expect Much From Nigerian Wrestlers —Igali
Technical Director of the Nigeria Wrestling Federation, NWF, Daniel Igali, has warned Nigerians not to expect too much from the…
Haywood At Her Peak Ahead Of Olympics
Two-time Olympic champion Rebecca Adlington believes Kate Haywood is finally reaping the rewards of her switch Down Under – insisting…
Playing Against Ronaldo Was Exciting
Super Eagles and CSKA Moscow of Russia striker, Ahmed Musa disclosed in this radio interview on brilafm, his experience playing…
Mass Exodus Looms At Rangers International
Rangers coach Jaffer Gichuki is set to lead a major players exodus at cash strapped and struggling Rangers who have…
Rising’ll Rise Again—Coach
Rising Stars’ Manager, Sunday Erelesusi has vowed to turn around the fortune of his side with few lecture notes he…
How Mourinho Missed Barca Job
Barca: The Making Of The Greatest Team In The World is a new book by Graham Hunter which chronicles the…
Aiyeyemi Wants Eagles’ Shirt
ABS FC goalkeeper, James Kehinde Aiyeyemi has issued a give-me-a-call-up to fight for the number one shirt of the Super…
Coach Salutes Yakubu
Blackburn Rovers coach, Steve Kean has paid tribute to top scorer Yakubu Aiyegbeni after a fantastic debut season with the…
All Set For Funke Akindele’s Wedding
This must be the season of weddings in the Nigerian film industry as another top player in the sector, Olufunke…
Jerrilyin Set To Release Debut Album
Since her participation in the Idol West Africa competition in 2007, Jerrilyn Mulbah has continued to improve on her remarkable…
Tuface Leads Artistes On Star Trek 2012
After missing in the action for many years, one of Africa’s top singers, TuFace Idibia, is leading the crop of…
PDP hammers Oshiomhole over ‘executive rascality’
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Nigeria’s Edo state has accused Governor Adams Oshiomhole of uncivil and violent protests, and…
Malaika Drops Proper Music Video
King Sulaimon Alao Adekunle, fondly called Malaika by fans will release his anticipated video this month. Showbiz Trends learnt that…
Lagos Assembly Gives Guidelines For Public Toilets
The Lagos State House of Assembly is currently drawing up guidelines for the building and management of public toilets in…
Tanzanian Pair Out Of Big Brother StarGame
In a dramatic show last Sunday 13 May, Tanzanian housemate, Hilda, who was supposed to be the Head of the…
Davido Rocks Jo’Burg Hush Club
On Friday 4 May, Nigeria’s fast rising hip-hop artiste and face of MTN Pulse, Davido, shook the city of Johannesburg,…
End of the road for abduction gang in Lagos
The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Lagos State Police Command has arrested a gang of kidnappers who allegedly collected…
Pascal Bafyau, ex-NLC leader dies
A former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Mr Pascal Bafyau, is dead. He died Tuesday night at the National…
INEC calls for party talks over Edo state polls
Professor Attahiru Jega, the Chairman of INEC, has invited the chairmen and secretaries, as well as the candidates of all…
Food import bill for West Africans may hit $1 trillion
The U. S. Ambassador to Cote d’Ivoire, Mr Phillip Carter, said in Abidjan that West Africa’s food import bill will…
Nigeria: 47 arrested for drug offences
The Niger state Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said that it arrested 47 persons within…
EU clears Angola LNG project
European Union authorities announced Wednesday they have cleared a liquefied natural gas joint venture in Angola by BP, Chevron, Eni,…
Iran rallies against Saudi-Bahrain union
Iran has called on its people to stage rallies after this week’s Friday prayers to protest against what it described…
South Sudan accuses Khartoum of stalling AU talks
A UN deadline for Sudan and South Sudan to resume talks on oil and other critical issues looked likely to…
Fuentes, Mexican novelist dies
Carlos Fuentes, who died Tuesday aged 83, was one of the Spanish-speaking world’s best known writers, famous for his prolific…
Nigeria, India lead world in maternal deaths
Nigeria and India jointly account for 20 per cent of global maternal deaths, though better care has cut the number…
Doctorate Degree Student Stabbed To Death
Mr John Tor Viha Gber, a doctorate degree student of Benue State University has been allegedly stabbed to death by…
Buhari Is Inciting Nigerians to Slaughter Fellow Citizens -PDP
General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) the Congress for Progressive Change Presidential candidate in the April 2011 election, came under the attack…
Nigeria commissions rice mill
Lagos State Governor Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN) in company of the Nigerian minister of State for Agriculture, Mallam Bukar Tijani…