Year: 2012
Politics: Klitschko faces biggest fight in Ukraine ring
KIEV, (AFP) – Ukraine’s world boxing champion Vitali Klitschko has an unrivalled record of knocking out opponents in the ring…
Kaduna: Christian mobs in counter attacks
Christian mobs with machetes and sticks took to the streets of Nigeria’s Kaduna state targeting people they suspected to be…
Bloody Sunday as Bomb blast rocks Kaduna
FEMI ADI/KADUNA Correspondent Just when Nigerians thought it was going to be a violence-free Sallah weekend, a bomb blast has…
Nigerian writer makes wave in Canada
Yejide Kilanko never used to show her creative writing to anyone. But with her debut novel, Daughters Who Walk This…
Tsunami heads to Hawaii
A potentially destructive Pacific tsunami was headed toward the US state of Hawaii early Sunday after a powerful 7.7 magnitude…
Watney holds off Woods to win in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, (AFP) – Nick Watney shot an electrifying 61 to win Malaysia’s US$6.1 million CIMB Classic and hold off…
Obama v Romney: The verdict of New York Times
October 27, 2012 Barack Obama for Re-Election The economy is slowly recovering from the 2008 meltdown, and the country could…
Messi breaks the 300 goal barrier
Lionel Messi smashed through the 300-goal mark with a brace as Barcelona crushed Rayo Vallecano 5-0 in Madrid on Saturday…
New York Times backs Obama
America’s iconic newspaper, the New York Times endorsed President Barack Obama on Saturday as he seeks a second term in…
Double celebration at Rivers state carnival
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Nigeria’s Rivers State Government seeks to make CARNIRIV world’s largest carnival as it formally flags off activities…
Governor’s Cup: Spaniard, Romanian Win Titles Again
Taiwo Adelu Saturday, 27 October was a day of glory for both Enrique Lopez-Perez of Spain and Cristina Dinu of…
Extremists in Mali destroy more historic monuments
Radical Islamists,controlling northern Mali on Saturday took a bulldozer to the independence monument in Timbuktu, where they have destroyed several…
Pope: Why I appointed Onaiyekan, others cardinal
Pope Benedict XVI said Saturday that his surprise appointment of six non-European cardinals, among them Nigeria’s Archbishop John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan,…
Arik Air puzzled by corpse in plane’s wheel well
Arik Air says it plans to probe how a mysterious corpse of a man emerged in the wheel well of…
Another record matched, Federer set for del Potro
By defeating Frenchman Paul Henri Mathieu in one of the semi finals of the Swiss Indoor Open today,Roger Federer has…
Man City logs longest match in EPL history
Manchester City won the longest match in Premier League history on Saturday as the champions’ 1-0 victory over Swansea lasted…
Man City, Arsenal back to winning ways
Manchester City and Arsenal bounced back from damaging Champions League defeats to return to winning ways in the Premier League…
Fire Guts Euro- Asia Plaza In Lagos
Fire has gutted the multi-storey Euro-Asia Plaza in the popular Balogun Market on Lagos Island, southwest Nigeria. The cause of…
Jonathan Promises Support for Hangar Project
Oluokun Ayorinde President Goodluck Jonathan has promised that the federal government will partner with Akwa Ibom State government in the…
Norwich hold 10-man Aston Villa
English Premiership club, Norwich City punished former coach Paul Lambert by holding Aston Villa to a 1-1 draw on Saturday…
Serena Williams strolls into WTA Championship final
Serene Williams did not need to work too hard to book a place in the finals of the WTA championship…
Europolice combs brothels for Nigerian gangs
European police have raided brothels and sex shops across the continent in a bid to identify Nigerian people-trafficking networks luring…
Deadly Storm Sandy hits US, slows down campaign
MIAMI(AFP) – After leaving 44 people dead in the Caribbean, hurricane Sandy was downgraded to a tropical storm Saturday as…
Pilgrims still stoning the devil in Saudi
Mina, Saudi Arabia (AFP) – Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims from all over the world, grouped by nationality, stoned…
Kiss of Defiance by two lesbians
Two women kiss in front of people taking part in a demonstration called by the “Alliance VITA” association against gay…
Italian press writes political obituary of ex-PM Berlusconi
ROME (AFP) – Italy’s press on Saturday heralded Silvio Berlusconi’s jail sentence as the end of an era in the…
Amaechi confirms buying $45 million Bombardier jet
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers State Government has confirmed the purchase of a brand new Bombardier Jet for Governor Chibuike…
Exhaustion stops Nina in semi final chase
Taiwo Adelu Top seed in the Women’s Singles, Nina Bratchikova of Russia saw her ambition to defend the Governor’s Cup…
Ikhana names Nigeria’s Falcon’s squad for AWC
ADEBOBOLA ALAWODE Super Falcons head coach, Kadiri Ikhana, has named the 21 players that will represent Nigeria at the 8th…
Jonathan In Uyo to open new Governor’s office
President Goodluck Jonathan is to inaugurate the new Akwa Ibom Governor’s office complex on Saturday. Mr Aniekan Umanah, the Commissioner…