Year: 2013
Athletics: 300 Schools For Premier Lotto Lagos Tourney
At least 300 schools from the six education districts in Lagos State will feature in the maiden Premier Lotto Lagos…
32 Teams For Ogunnusi Youth Unity Cup
As part of his efforts to empower youths in Ifako/Ijaiye Federal Constituency, a member of the Federal House of Representatives,…
India scraps Sovereign Wealth Fund
India has dumped the Sovereign Wealth Fund proposal, describing the whole idea as stupid. News reports said the Prime Minister’s…
Venus Williams makes top 20 return in new ranking
Former world no.1 Venus Williams has returned to the top 20 in the latest WTA rankings published on Monday that…
Team Lagos Win N2m At Ochei Wheelchair B/Ball Tourney
Bamidele Olowosagba Team Lagos have won the star prize of N2 million at the just concluded 2nd Ochei Wheelchair Basketball…
Wukari calm after sectarian riot over soccer pitch
Normalcy has returned to the central Nigerian town of Wukari after sectarian riots that led to the death of one…
6 killed in Kaduna village
By Femi Adi/Kaduna Gunmen have attacked residents of Aduwan village, Zango Kataf local government area of the northern Nigerian state…
Atiku backs Rotary Club polio campaign with $500k
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has donated half a million US Dollars ($.5m) donation to the Rotary Club District 9110…
Man beheads wife after quarrel
JETHRO IBILEKE/Asaba An argument between a middle aged Nigerian woman, Ndidi Emeka Mordi and her husband, Chukwudi Mordi has led…
Mimiko takes oath for second term
Ademola Adegbamigbe/Akure Governor Olusegun Mimiko of the western Nigerian state of Ondo was today sworn in for a second term…
France angers Benin over travel warning
The Republic of Benin on Sunday reacted harshly after France warned its citizens there to be on alert for possible…
Substance found in Pistorius home a ‘sexual stimulant’
A substance found in star athlete Oscar Pistorius’s home during a search by police investigating the killing of his girlfriend…
CAR moves to end stranglehold of rebels
The Central African Republic will on Sunday begin removing rebels from villages and towns they have occupied since December, the…
India tech tycoon donates $2.3 bn to charity
Indian software tycoon Azim Premji said Saturday he has given $2.3 billion to an education charity that he controls, reportedly…
Kvitova wins Dubai Open title
Former Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova scored her biggest success in 15 months when a 6-2, 1-6, 6-1 victory over Sara…
Nigerian drug suspect bites Indian cop’s finger
Three Nigerians have been arrested in Mumbai, India by agents of the country’s Anti-Narcotic Cell (ANC), after they recovered 100gms…
Man U gallop away, Arsenal rally for 4th place
A thunderbolt from Rafael da Silva set Manchester United on the way to a 2-0 win at bottom club Queens…
Kidnapping: France warns citizens to be cautious in Benin
Paris has warned visitors to Benin Republic to be on high alert for possible revenge kidnappings or attacks over France’s…
Brazil seeks bigger role in Nigeria’s energy sector
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff said Saturday that her government will seek to boost energy ties with Nigeria, Africa’s top oil…
AIDS ravages Malawi with 1000 infections weekly
AIDS-ravaged Malawi, where over a tenth of the population is HIV positive, records on average 1,000 new cases weekly, a…
Berbatov’s magic sinks Stoke
Fulham forward Dimitar Berbatov produced a moment of magic to end his side’s poor run with a 1-0 win over…
Omotola Makes TV Debut In US in ‘Bounce’
FUNSHO AROGUNDADE A few weeks after she celebrated her 35th birthday in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, Nigeria’s screen sweetheart, Omotola…
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Paintsil, Ghana Blackstar gets bail over wife assault
Former Fulham, West Ham and Leicester City defender John Paintsil was released on bail Saturday after his arrest over allegations…
Mali crisis disrupts education of 700,000 kids
The education of some 700,000 children in Mali has been disrupted by the crisis rocking the Sahelian country, the UN…
Brazil’s leader arrives Nigeria
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff met with Nigeria’s leader Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja on Saturday for talks that were expected to…
Wazobia Radio loses licence
The regulatory authority of Nigeria’s broadcasting stations has suspended the broadcasting license of a radio station that repeated conspiracy theories…
Paintsil, Ghana’s soccer star arrested over stabbed wife
Former Fulham, Leicester and Westham defender, John Paintsil has been arrested by Ghanaian police after his wife was stabbed. Police…
5 poker players killed in Nigerian state eve of polls
Gunmen on Friday killed five persons and injured seven others at the Bagadaza area of the Gombe metropolis in Gombe…
Nigeria: 10 die in Plateau state gruesome attacks
Ten members of the same family, with half the victims under the age of six, have been killed in Nigeria’s…