Year: 2012
PDP’s Dickson Wins Bayelsa Governorship Election
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Seriake Dickson has won the Bayelsa State governorship election, scoring a total of…
Osaze Nets Hat-Trick As West Brom Thrash Wolves 5-1
Nigerian star, Osaze Odemwingie was in superb form this evening as he scored a hat-trick to help West Brom crush…
Eagles Beat Kaduna DSS 4-0
The Super Eagles continued their build up for Wednesday’s friendly against Liberia on Sunday in Abuja with a comfortable 4-0…
Oboabona, Oshaniwa Vow To Make Rwanda List
Super Eagles defenders, Godfrey Oboabona and Juwon Oshaniwa, have vowed to make the expected star-studded squad that will confront Rwandain…
Etuhu: Nations Cup Missed Eagles
Super Eagles and Fulham of England midfielder, Dickson Paul Etuhu has said that the Equatorial Guinea-Gabon 2012 Nations Cup missed…
Ehiosun Scores For Samsunspur
Super Eagles striker, Ekigho Ehiosun who is on loan to Samsunspur was on song for his Turkish club on Sunday…
2012 National Sports Festival: Lagos Not Desperate To Win
Special Assistant on Grassroots Sports Development to Governor Babatunde Fashola, Prince Wale Oladunjoye said the primary aim of Lagos state…
Rights Commission, UNICEF Collaborate For Nigerian Child
The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, and the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, have agreed to scale up partnership in…
Cop Kills Bus Passenger Over Bribe In Lagos
A personnel of the Nigeria Police Force this morning shot dead a passenger in a commuter bus close to Ojo…
Crisis Brews In Edo PDP Ahead Of Gov Primary
The ambition of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State to wrest power from the ruling Action Congress of…
UNICEF, Rights body Partner on Nigerian child
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, and the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC, have agreed to…
PDP Wins Rep seat in Oyo
Gbenro Adesina/Ibadan Mr. Afeez Jimoh Adelowo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has defeated Mr. Lanre Agoro of Action Congress…
Entertainment, Headlines, News
Pop Queen, Whitney Houston Dies In Hotel Room
Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music’s queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use,…
Boko Haram gunmen kill 2 Igbo traders, muslim cleric
Gunmen have shot dead two Igbo Christian traders in Potiskum,Yobe state amid a wave of violence blamed on Islamist group…
Adamu Hospitalised In London
Former executive member of FIFA and Confederation of African Football vice-chairman, Dr Amos Adamu is terribly sick and he is…
Football, Headlines, Sports, World News
Henry Fires Arsenal To Victory
Thierry Henry’s stoppage-time winner sealed Saturday’s EPL victory for Arsenal and handed Martin O’Neill his first home defeat as Sunderland…
Rooney’s Brace Lifts Manchester United Above Liverpool
Wayne Rooney scored two goals early in the second half to give Manchester United maximum points as they beat Liverpool…
Nations Cup Qualifiers: Laloko Lauds Home Eagles
Former Technical Director of Nigeria Football Association, NFA, Kashimawo Laloko, is impressed with the performance of the local players invited…
Karate Body Plans Para-Military Tourney
The 2nd Armed Forces Para Military Karate Championships and Unarmed Combat Training will hold from 26-28 April at the National…
AFCON: Mali Beat Ghana To Win Bronze Medal
Cheick Diabate scored in each half as Mali defeated ten-man Ghana 2-0 to finish third at the CAF Africa Cup…
Gigg Extends Man United Deal
Manchester United winger, Ryan Giggs, has put pen to paper on a one-year extension to his current contract with the…
Why My Belgium Deal Failed – Aneke
Record goal scorer in the Nigeria Premier League, NPL with 20 goals last season, Jude Aneke, has attributed his failure…
Nations Cup Final: Zambia May Upset Ivory Coast, Says Ekigho
Super Eagles striker, Ekhigo Ehiosun has said that the Chipolopolo of Zambia may shock the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire in…
Lampard, Mikel Back In Blues Squad Against Everton
Midfielders Frank Lampard and Nigerian John Mikel Obi, who suffered calf and hamstring injuries respectively are in contention to return…
Eagles Camp Bubbles For Keshi At 50, Demands Birthday Victories
Pleasant surprises are gradually becoming the hallmark in the camp of the Super Eagles located at the Bolton White Apartment…
Eagles Hit VON Thrice
Nigeria’s Super Eagles continued their build-up for the friendly against Liberia next week and the Nations Cup qualifier against Rwanda…
Azubike: Eagles’ll Continue To Improve
Super Eagles skipper for Friday’s tune-up game against VON FC of Abuja, Azubike Egwueke says the team will continue to…
Jonathan Home to Vote In Crucial Poll
Okafor Ofiebor/Yenagoa President Goodluck Jonathan arrived Yenagoa, capital of his home state of Bayelsa at about 3.30pm today to vote…
Boko Haram still unrelenting as bombs explode in city
Two explosions went off Friday outside a customs building in Nigeria’s flashpoint city of Maiduguri, the base of Boko Haram…
Apex court upholds Jigawa governor’s election
Nnamdi Felix/Abuja Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Friday upheld the victory of the governor of Jigawa state,Alhaji Sule Lamido in the…