Year: 2013
Kenya: Odinga challenges poll result
The party of Kenya’s outgoing Prime Minister Raila Odinga, defeated in presidential polls by Uhuru Kenyatta, will file a petition…
Police IG posts AIGs, creates new anti-piracy command
Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar has posted seven assistant inspectors-general to various police commands in the country. The…
Football, Headlines, News, Sports
What Osaze Must Do To Return To Eagles —Keshi
There are strong indications that the return of Osaze Odemwingie to the Super Eagles may not happen so soon. Chief…
Arik Air, Emirate Touch Aviation Services in lease pact
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Arik Air said on Thursday that it has signed a lease agreement with Emirate Touch Aviation Services…
Zaki Biam Victims Reject N8 Billion Settlement
Nnamdi Felix / Abuja Victims of Nigeria’s army invasion of Zaki Biam community in Benue State on Thursday stormed the…
Exercise Good For Youth
Students that are struggling with their schoolwork may need to check their level of physical activity and fitness. Many studies…
JCN Charges Students On Road Safety
JCN Consulting, publisher of Teens 2 Trust magazine recently organised a programme titled A Safety Walk to create awareness among teenagers on…
Boko Haram Kills Two PDP Leaders
Two prominent members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Borno State, northeast Nigeria, have been shot dead by gunmen…
New Pope Is God’s Choice —Nigerians
Nigerians across Europe have welcomed the election of Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio as Pope Francis 1, describing him as “God’s own…
Nigerian Policemen Chase Okada Rider To Death
A commercial motorcyclists, popularly called okada rider, identified as Rahman, has allegedly been chased to death by men of the…
Nigerian Jailed In UK For Human Trafficking
A Nigerian has been jailed for 14 years in UK for human trafficking after a four-week long trial, DailyMail of…
Court Sentences 2 Illegal Lottery Operators To 2-Year Jail
The Special Offences Court in Alausa, Lagos, southwest Nigeria, has sentenced two illegal lottery operators to two years imprisonment for…
Stop Burying Dead Bodies At Home, Fashola Warns
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, southwest Nigeria, has warned Lagosians to stop burying dead bodies of their loved ones…
‘I’m Still Not Happy About Nigeria’
For about a week, Lanre Ogunyemi, a member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, organised different events to mark…
Nigeria’s State Of Education Worrisome —Yusuf
The representative of Alimosho Constituency 1 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Prince Bisi Yusuf, has called on well-meaning…
INEC Ready For FCT Council Polls
The FCT Abuja Resident Electoral Commissioner of INEC, Mr. Godwin Kwanga, said on Wednesday that the commission was ready to…
Confusion Trails Suspension Of JUSUN Strike
Confusion on Wednesday in Ibadan trailed the suspension of the industrial action embarked upon by the Judiciary Staff Union of…
‘New Law To Strenghten Lagos Councils’
As the bill for the regulation of activities of local council bosses scales the second reading at the Lagos State…
New Pope, Avid Fan Of San Lorenzo
Argentinean Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who was elected the new Pope Francis 1 yesterday, is an avid fan and “member” of…
Eagles Maintain 30th Position In FIFA Rankings
Despite winning the 2013 African Cup of Nations, AFCON in South Africa, the Super Eagles didn’t move a step upward…
Indian Wells: Nadal Eager For Federer Test
Rafael Nadal has won 18 of 28 meetings with Roger Federer, a rivalry spanning nearly a decade on every surface…
Shittu Celebrates Millwall’s FA Cup Win
Nigerian Danny Shittu says “words cannot describe” the feeling after he headed Millwall into the FA Cup semi-finals. The centre-back…
Challenge Cup Cracker: Coaches Talk Tough
Chief Coach of Collins Edwin Football Club of Surulere,Uche Ugwu has boasted that his team will give God’s Favour Football…
Yakmut: NSC To Invest In School Sports
Following the poor performance of Team Nigeria to the London 2012 Olympic Games, the National Sports Commission, NSC, has resolved…
Golf: Guinness Cup Gathers Steam At Ikeja Golf Club
The 2013 edition of Guinness Golf Cup is currently going on at the 10-hole course of Ikeja Golf Club. The…
Athletics: Why Ghana Snubbed Warri Tourney
Ghana will not be sending her junior athletes to the maiden African Youth Athletics Championship to be held from 27-31…
Early Warning Signals To The Opposition
By Peter Claver Oparah The present altercation over the registration of the All Progressives Congress should alert the opposition in…
Re: 83% Blocks For Northerners: A Monumental Scandal
By Ben Nanaghan On March 6, 2013, the Nigeria Senate in a closed door session debated the salient aspects of…
Sending The Wrong Signal Against Corruption
The presidential pardon announced for some ex-convicts by the Federal Government on Tuesday has, as usual, elicited various reactions from…
Tennis: Federer, Nadal set for Q/final showdown in Indian Wells
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal both battled through three-set thrillers Wednesday to set up a mouthwatering quarter-final at Indian Wells.…