Year: 2013
Brazil hit by fourth fatal World Cup stadium accident
A construction worker died Saturday in an accident at the Manaus Arena World Cup stadium in Brazil, dealing another blow…
Copa Lagos: Nigeria beat Lebanon again
Edwin Usoboh The ongoing Beach Copa Lagos 2013 entered its second day with a lot of excitement and fun as…
Nigerian cadet shines in Sandhurst
A Nigerian Officer Cadet, Noel Shekoduza Moses, has been awarded the Queen’s medal for best results in Military, Academic and…
2015: NCP, Labour Party, ACD forge alliance
Dr Yunusa Tanko, National Chairman of the National Conscience Party (NCP), says the party has formed an alliance with three…
900 Ex-Nigeria Airways staff die of frustration, the living protest
No fewer than 900 former staff of the defunct Nigeria Airways have died after they waited fruitlessly for the payment…
In Picture: Governor Orji honoured at home
Governor Chief Theodore Orji (2nd right) of the eastern Nigerian state of Abia, his wife, Mercy (1st right), Lady Victoria…
Football: 10-man Real Madrid salvage draw at Osasuna
MADRID 2013 (AFP) – Real Madrid fought back from 2-0 down with 10 men to rescue a point in a…
In Pictures: Wedding of Anne David Mark and Emma Egwa
President Goodluck Jonathan led the shakers and movers of Nigeria today to the wedding of another daughter of Senate President,…
Soyinka leads tributes for Mandela
FOLARIN ADEMOSU South Africa’s legend, Nelson Mandela, will be interred Sunday at a private ceremony in Qunu, his village where…
Arik Air unveils new generation Bombardier jet
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Nigeria’s largest airline, Arik Air, on Saturday, celebrated its seventh anniversary with a brand…
Man City gun down Arsenal, Chelsea move second
LONDON (AFP) – Manchester City asserted their Premier League title credentials with an extraordinary 6-3 defeat of leaders Arsenal on…
Mandela completes journey—back where he began 95 years ago
Nelson Mandela’s remains were returned to his beloved rural childhood village ahead of a traditional burial on Sunday, the final…
Archbishop Tutu not invited to Mandela’s burial
South African peace icon Desmond Tutu, openly critical of the government and members of Nelson Mandela’s family, said Saturday he…
Labour Party expels Gbenga Daniel
The Labour Party has dismissed the immediate past Ogun State governor, Gbenga Daniel, from its fold. The party announced the…
Nigeria thrash Germany 7-1 in Copa Lagos Beach Soccer
Edwin Usoboh Nigeria’s Super Sand Eagles on Friday kicked off the defence of their title in this year’s Copa Lagos…