Year: 2012
Djokovic, Azarenka Maintain Position
Novak Djokovic continues to top the men’s tennis rankings issued on Monday by the ATP, while Argentine Juan Martin del…
ATP Ranking Worries Akinloye
Following the sharp drop by Nigerian tennis players on the recently released Confederation of African Tennis, CAT ranking, tennis enthusiasts…
Rummenigge Expects Hell In Madrid
Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has said he expects tomorrow’s Champions League semi-final return leg at Real Madrid to be…
Euro 2012: Balotelli Key To Italy’s Plan
Italy coach Cesare Prandelli insists temperamental striker Mario Balotelli will be an integral part of the national side for this…
Goalkeeping Is A Thankless Job
To say Carlos Roa has faced obstacles over the course of his life and professional career would be a huge…
Mobile Payments To Replace Cash, Credit By 2020 —Experts
By 2020, mobile payments will have gained mainstream acceptance and could replace cash and credit for most online and in-store…
USPS Warns Customers Against Fraudulent E-mail
Some postal customers are getting bogus e-mails about a package delivery or online postage charges that contain a link or…
Two Win Homes in Maltina Promo
Three weeks after it made a promise of rewarding five lucky Nigerians with brand new homes in Lagos, Maltina, a…
Nigerian Leaders Urged To Be Prudent
Nigerian leaders, lawmakers and members of the political class have been warned against unrealistic budgeting and reckless spending. Deputy Managing…
Omo Unveils New Pack
Omo, a leading laundry detergent brand from the stable of Unilever Nigeria Plc, has concluded plans to unveil a new…
Court set to deliver verdict in Charles Taylor’s Trial
Liberian former leader Charles Taylor awaits a verdict Thursday on charges of arming Sierra Leone’s rebels in return for “blood…
Mali coup makers still in power
The soldiers who seized power in Mali last month have yet to return to their barracks despite a regionally-brokered deal…
Sex: Judgement Day for Ex-IMF Boss, Strauss- Kahn
A New York judge is expected to rule Friday whether disgraced French politician and former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn will…
Niger Delta: US Supreme Court rejects bid to sue Chevron
The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up an appeal by 19 Nigerians seeking to invoke a US…
Plagiarism: Nigeria’s central bank governor sued
The Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has been dragged before a Federal High Court siting in…
Oshiomhole Wants Agriculture Subsidized
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has called for continued subsidy on agricultural produce as a means of protecting local…
Shell responds to Al’s criticisms over Niger Delta oil spills
Shell Nigeria has reacted to the latest criticisms of its oil exploration in Nigeria and the attendant spillage, affecting some…
Weekend Tragedy: Fire Wipes Out Family
An entire family was wiped out by fire which gutted their home at the weekend. The incident happened on Saturday…
N11b Loan Scam: Saraki Keeps Detectives Waiting
Immediate past governor of Kwara State, North Central Nigeria, and now a serving Senator, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki was expected…
473 Motorcyclists Face Trial
The Kano State Police Command has prosecuted 473 motor cyclists for violating various traffic offences especially the order on them…
Man Slumps, Dies After Losing Money In Lottery
A middle aged man identified as Alabi Dotun slumped and died on a road side at Ikotun Lagos after he…
Jonathan Must Resign If…
Unable to bear the effect of the country’s power challenges on his businesses, the Group Managing Director of SURU Group…
Oil Spill: Amnesty Exposes Shell’s Inaccurate Reporting
A major oil spill in the Niger Delta was far worse than Shell previously admitted, according to an independent assessment…
Lagos Court Burgled
Members of the Local Government Petition Tribunal, sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square, Lagos Island, were stunned to find the…
Fuel Subsidy Report: UAD Rallies Nigerians Against Government
The United Action for Democracy (UAD) this morning took to the streets to warn the Federal Government against sweeping the…
UI Students Protest Over Power Outage
Students of the University of Ibadan, UI, disrupted vehicular movement today in the university and its environs as they trooped…
Ogun LG Polls Hold 21 July
Apparently responding to the threat by some opposition parties in Ogun State to take legal action against the state government…
Lagos Launches Energy, Emission Calculator
The Lagos State government is set to launch the first consumer focused Household Energy and Emission Calculator in Nigeria at…
Eating Fruits Stops Dandruf – Nutritionist
A nutritionist, Hajia Jummai Hassan, said in Abuja that eating fruits regularly could stop and reduce dandruff. Hassan told the…
3 Poly Students Perish In Auto Crash
Three students of the Federal Polytechnic Ado-Ekiti have died and five others critically injured in a ghastly road accident along…