Year: 2012
Tertiary Game: Organisers Satisfied With Schools’ Preparations
Organisers of the Lagos Tertiary Games have expressed satisfaction with the preparation of the institutions ahead of the championship which…
Police: Why we could not save the Port Harcourt 4
Nigeria’s police boss, Mohammed Abubakar has revealed why the police failed to save the four students of the University of…
12 LASTMA Officers Killed In Lagos
At least 12 officers of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, have been killed in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria,…
MSSN Condemns UNIPORT, Mubi Killings, Calls For Adequate Security
The Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, MSSN, Lagos State Area Unit, southwest Nigeria, has condemned, in strong terms, the recent…
School Campaigns For Proper Way To Wash Hands
Universal White Hall Schools, Fabga, Iju Road, Ifako Ijaye Local Government Area, southwest Nigeria, on Monday joined the rest of…
Maiduguri: another day of violence, another 4 dead
Nigeria’s city of Maiduguri was on Sunday rocked by a roadside blast and two separate gun attacks that killed at…
Phone app for the adulterer, makes lover’s texts disappear
How different life would be for Tiger Woods, Ashley Cole or Kristen Stewart – if they had only known about…
Ex- NBA Leader Faces Fraud Charge
Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has concluded arrangement to arraign Barrister Blessing Ukiri, the past immediate 1st Vice…
Tennis: 9 Nigerians to play in Governor’s Cup main draws
Taiwo Adelu At least nine Nigerian players will be in action in the Main Draws of the first leg of…
Keshi: My Super Eagles are Great
Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi has hailed his team as great after they whipped Liberia 6-1 to qualify for the 2013…
Austrian sky diver makes record jump
LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner made a record-breaking leap from the edge of space Sunday, landing safely…
Tennis: Azarenka wins 6th season title
World number one Victoria Azarenka on Sunday claimed her sixth title this season when she beat German Julia Goerges in…
Violent Senegal ready for CAF stick
Senegal will accept punishment for the violent riot that caused their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ivory Coast to…
African Nations Cup: Ethiopia, Angola, Niger, Togo qualify
Africa Cup of Nations qualifying results Sunday: At Addis Ababa Ethiopia 2 (Girma 63, Seid 65) Sudan 0 Ethiopia win…
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Cape Verde knocks Cameroon out of Nations Cup
Cape Verde Island, the West African nation of just half a million people has created one of the greatest upsets…
Nigerian Worshippers’ killers dressed in police uniform
It has been revealed that the murderous gang that opened fire on worshippers outside a mosque in the Kaduna village…
Sanusi: CBN to stop Forex cash sale to Bureau de change
Nigeria’s Central Bank Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi said in Tokyo on Sunday that the bank would soon stop selling forex…
Djokovic overpowers Murray in Shanghai Masters thriller
Novak Djokovic avenged his US Open defeat to beat Andy Murray Sunday, saving five match points against the defending champion…
20 shot dead in Nigerian village
Twenty persons have been shot dead by an armed gang in the Nigerian village of Dogon Dawa in Kaduna state.…
Briton, Watson wins first WTA title
Britain’s Heather Watson edged past Taiwan’s Chang Kai-chen in a marathon final at the Japan Women’s Open tennis tournament on…
Shot Mauritanian president to be flown to Paris
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz will be flown Sunday to Paris for further treatment after he was operated in…
In Pictures: Nigeria’s unprecedented flood disaster
President Goodluck Jonathan described the flooding of several Nigerian states a national disaster. He is dead right as some aerial…
Austrian set to jump record 37 km from space
An Austrian daredevil is preparing to make a new attempt Sunday to jump from the edge of space, days after…
In Bolivia, Kids live in prisons with parents
LA PAZ (AFP) – Ramiro Llanos spent part of his childhood in prison — living there with his father, a…
Tunisia sets dates for polls
Tunisia, where the Arab Spring started, will hold presidential and legislative elections on June 23, 2013 the ruling Islamist Ennahda…
Is there life after death? Surgeon sparks new debate
For some people, life ends here on earth and when people die, the other life they enjoy is inside their…
Africa Cup of Nations collated results
Collated Africa Cup of Nations qualifying results Saturday: At Lilongwe Malawi 0 Ghana 1 (Acquah 3) Ghana win 3-0 on…
Mom jailed for supergluing child’s hand to wall
A Texas judge has sentenced a mother who superglued her toddler’s hands to a wall to 99 years in prison,…
US election: Obama leads the social media war
By Rob Lever WASHINGTON, (AFP) – The 2012 US presidential election campaign is being fought with tweets, hashtags, Facebook updates…
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Ivory-coast, Senegal match abandoned after fan riot
The Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between Senegal and Ivory Coast was abandoned Saturday after Senegalese fans went on a…