Year: 2012
Group Hails Tinubu, Fashola On New Face Of Lagos
A group, The Visionaries-Surulere Stakeholders, under the umbrella of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, has lauded the completed and on-going…
PCRC Honours Oba Akiolu, Ikuforiji, Others
The Police Community Relations Committee, PCRC, Lion Building, Lagos Island is set to honour the Oba Rilwan Akiolu of Lagos,…
Football, Headlines, Sports, World News
Kanu Faces Sack At Pompey
There are strong indications that former Nigeria skipper Nwankwo Kanu may soon part ways with Portsmouth. Kanu, who has been…
Boat Mishap: FIFA Mourns 20 Dead Footballers
Last Sunday 20 players from the Congo DR football club Virgin KA were drowned when the three boats they were…
Champions League: Barca In Tight Corner —Messi
Barcelona star Lionel Messi found AC Milan a difficult nut to crack. The first-leg of their Champions League quarterfinal finished…
Don’t Let Van Persie Go —Gervinho
Gervinho insists Arsenal cannot afford to lose Robin van Persie this summer. Dutch striker Van Persie has been in lethal…
Man U Honours Adenuga
The Management of Manchester United has honoured the Chairman of Globacom Limited, Dr Mike Adenuga Jnr. for his comprehensive contributions…
Champions League: Beckenbauer Wants Barca, Bayern Munich Final
Bayern Munich president Franz Beckenbauer wants to face Barcelona in the Champions League final in Germany. Real Madrid or APOEL…
Valencia Target Semis Against Alkmaar
Valencia Football Club will this evening continue their search for continental trophy as they confront dutch side, AZ Alkmaar in…
Fabrice Muamba: End Of A Rising Star?
Fabrice Ndala Muamba, born 6 April 1988, is a footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers as a midfielder in the…
Minister Begs Odegbami Over Football Crisis
The Minister of Sports and Chairman of National Sports Commission, NSC, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, says he is willing to prostrate…
Scrabble: More States For National Tourney
More states have shown interest in taking part in this year’s National Scrabble Championship, which will hold in Abuja from…
Forget Olympic Team Medals, Oshodi Tells Nigerians
Lagos State Commissioner For Sports and board member of the Nigeria Table Tennis Federation, NTTF, Enitan Oshodi, has said that…
Cricket: GTAssur 20/20 Tourney Enters Quarter Finals
The ongoing GTAssur 20/20 Cricket Championship enters its quarter final stage this weekend at the Tafawa Balewa Cricket Oval, Onikan,…
NSC Charges Federation To Source For Funds
National Sports Commission, NSC, have charged all sports federations in the country not to rely solely on government for funds,…
Wusu FC Lift VSP Cup
Wusu Football Club, Idiroko, Owode, defeated Togo Football Club of Sango-Otta, Ogun State, to lift Vanguard Sports Promotion,VSP, Football Championship.…
Orile Agege Chairman’s Cup: Olokun Ola FC Write Off Alade
Team Manger of Olokun Ola FC, Abiola Rotimi, is confident that his team will clinch the three points at stake…
Eva FC Ready To Win Ever Cup
After defeating Peace Sporting Academy 1-0 in the semi final of Ever Increasing Soccer Championship held on Tuesday at the…
Adeyemi Yusuf Cup: Messiah Coach Eyes Trophy
Chief coach of Messiah FC, Ushurhe Anthony, is looking beyond the semi final of Adeyemi Yusuf Cup, which his team…
Oloto Cup Enters Final Stage
The U-19 Buari Oloto Football Championship has entered the final stage. In the fight for the final slots, Joker Star…
The Tango With South Africa —Osuolale Alaide
As the euphoric tam-tam of the last tango with South Africa begins to die down, it is worthy that we…
Lessons From Mali And Senegal —Peter Claver Oparah
Two significant events happened in Africa last week that should force Nigerians, both the government and the governed to do…
Nigeria Needs A National Carrier Not Ultimatum
In very strong language, the Minister of Aviation, Mrs. Stella Oduah, at the weekend, ordered foreign airlines operating in the…
Court Orders Nollywood Actor To Pay N600,000 To Landlord
Nollywood actor, Fred Amata, was on Wednesday ordered by a Surulere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos to pay one year rent…
Christians Mark Palm Sunday April 1
Christians worldwide will on April 1 celebrate this year’s Palm Sunday, to commemorate the triumphant entry of Jesus Christ into…
Dangote Truck Kills Varsity Student
Hell was let loose Wednesday afternoon after a truck belonging to Dangote company killed a student of Benue State University.…
12 Benue LGs Risk Wild Polio Outbreak
Not less than twelve local government areas in Benue state stand risk of wild polio outbreak. This was revealed by…
KOGI: Wada Floors Echocho
Kogi state Governor, Captain Idris Wada on Wednesday secured an upper hand in the legal tussle to oust him from…
Top NDLEA Officer, Colleague Gunned Down
An outstanding officer at the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, who received several awards for intercepting multi-million naira worth…
Britons Charged With Visa Fraud
Two Britons have been arrested in Lagos and charged with visa fraud before a Federal High Court. The accused, Ian…