Year: 2012
2012 Sports Festival: Olopade Canvasses For Special Athletes
The Nigeria Wheelchair Basketball Federation, NWBF, has called on the National Sports Commission, NSC, and the Lagos State Local Organising…
Lampard: AVB And I, Not Ideal
Frank Lampard scored the goal to help save his manager’s job but admitted: “My relationship with AVB is not ideal.”…
Milan In Goal Crisis
A late goal by substitute, Alessandro Matri, earned Juventus a 1-1 draw at Serie A leaders AC Milan at the…
Kidnapping gang smashed in Anambra
The Anambra Police Command in South East Nigeria has announced that it has smashed a seven-man kidnap gang at Nkpor,…
Alcohol: Al Qaeda lashes 4 Yemenis 80 times each
Al-Qaeda militants in Yemen have given four people 80 lashes each for drinking alcohol, in the presence of dozens of…
Wenger Salutes Magical Walcott
Arsene Wenger praised Theo Walcott’s two-goal contribution to Arsenal’s 5-2 derby win over Tottenham, but admitted he considered substituting the…
Nigeria Premier League: Gwar Relishes Tornadoes’ Victory Over Rising Stars Nigeria Premier League: Gwar Relishes Tornadoes’ Victory Over Rising Stars
Sibi Gwar is glad that his side, Niger Tornadoes, beat Rising Stars in weekend’s Nigeria Premier League, NPL tie. The…
ACN Leader Urges US cooperation on terrorism
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, national leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), has called for Nigerian-American cooperation in counter-terrorism,…
Liverpool clinch League Cup in dramatic shootout
Liverpool’s six-year wait for a trophy was ended by a Gerrard, but it was Cardiff City’s Anthony, cousin of Red’s…
Major Mustapha’s family bemoans appeal frustration
MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano Major Hamza Almustapha’s family members in Kano, northwest Nigeria have cried out over what they described as a…
Etuhu arrives Super Eagles camp
The mood in the Super Eagles camp in Abuja assumed a more buoyant mood Sunday evening as Euro-based national team players…
Ronaldo’s goal saves Real Madrid, Messi’s Barca
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a wonderful backheeled goal to give Real Madrid a 1-0 win over neighbours Rayo Vallecano on Sunday to…
Jonathan slams Jos Violence
President Goodluck Jonathan has condemned the bombing of a church in Jos, Plateau State today and the reprisal attacks that…
A twist in the tale: 8 christian bombers arrested
The police in the northern Nigeria state of Bauchi said Sunday they had arrested eight Christians suspected of planning to…
Boko Haram sparks riot in Jos, 3 killed
Christian youths rioted Sunday in the Nigerian city of Jos, killing at least three people in suspected reprisal attacks after…
Arsenal Daze Tottenham Hotspurs, Man U Win
It was a day to remember, a day to be proud as an Arsenal supporter as the Gunners staged a…
FG Plans To Sell Petrol At N140 Per Litre–NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has accused the Federal Government of creating artificial fuel scarcity across major parts of the…
Jonathan Hails Victorious Liyel Imoke
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has congratulated Mr. Liyel Imoke on his second term victory in Saturday’s governorship election in Cross…
Moroccan Club lifts African Super Cup
It was another shock outcome to a CAF competition when Moroccan club Maghreb Fes lifted the African Super Cup on…
Van Persie: No deal yet with Arsenal
Arsenal captain Robin van Persie says contract talks with the Gunners are on hold until the end of the season.…
Osama Bin Laden: Pakistan demolishes hideout
Pakistani security forces were on Sunday demolishing the compound in the garrison town of Abbottabad where Osama bin Laden was…
Mandela home after laparoscopy
Nelson Mandela was given a clean bill of health and left hospital Sunday after a minor diagnostic procedure, soothing fears…
Bloody Sunday In Jos as Suicide bombers strike
Two suicide bombers drove an explosives packed Volkswagen Bora car into a church in Nigeria’s volatile central city of Jos…
An Encounter with Boko Haram Fighters
In an article headlined’ In Nigeria, A Deadly group’s rage has local roots’, The New York Times, reports on an…
Mandela in hospital for abdominal test
Global anxiety over Nelson Mandela’s admission into hospital has been doused, with assurances from South African government officials and his…
Potro beats Tsonga, to meet Llodra
Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina defeated top-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 6-4, 6-7 (9), 6-3 in Marseilles Open semifinal…
Senegal’s opposition coalition rejects Obasanjo’s proposal
The opposition parties in Senegal have rejected a proposal by Nigeria’s former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, urging President Abdoulaye Wade step…
Osaze inspires West Brom drubbing of Sunderland
Nigeria’s Osaze Odemwingie continued with his impressive form for English Premier League, EPL side, West Brom on Saturday, scoring a…
Chelsea, Man City win
Manchester City opened up a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League with victory over Blackburn on Saturday…
Ndigbo in Kano on parade for Ojukwu
Maduabuchi NMERIBEH/Kano Igbo people resident in Kano, north-west Nigeria today staged a procession under the aegis of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, to…