Year: 2013
Malaria still a major killer in Nigeria, says WHO
Malaria deaths may be falling globally, but Nigeria remains one of the ten countries where the anopheles mosquito-borne disease is…
Nigeria Breweries, Mobil, Unilever Drag Market Cap Downward
A total of 390.35 billion shares valued at N2.93 billion were traded in 5,012 deals on the Nigerian Stock Exchange…
Tambuwal Urges EFCC To Prosecute Oil Thieves
The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest…
Bayern Munich Lock Up Boateng Until 2018
Bayern Munich continue to lock up the key players to their recent run of success as the treble winners on…
Zamfara Sacks 400 Nurses, Midwives Over Strike
The government of the northern Nigerian state of Zamfara has sacked over 400 nurses and midwives, who went on strike…
W/Cup Draw Not Fixed —FIFA
A highly suggestive video and some suspiciously prophetic tweets have FIFA defending itself from accusations that the World Cup draw…
US Fines Julius Berger N5.1b For Bribing Nigerian Officials
The United States Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have confirmed that construction giant Julius Berger’s foreign affiliate…
Oshiomhole proposes N159.2b budget for 2014
Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State Wednesday presented a budget proposal of N159.2 billion for the 2014 fiscal year, to…
Mandela’s Candid Opinion Of Nigerian Leaders
Six years before his death last Thursday, Nelson Mandela took a look at Nigeria and expressed sadness at the political,…
Intellectuals Must Overthrow Igbo Political Traders
By Joe Igbokwe It is the duty of intellectuals in every society to set agenda for leaders so that they…
Lingering ASUU Crisis
By Fola Lawal It is now five good months that the crisis between ASUU and the Federal Government has refused…
Promoting And Rewarding Communalism In Lagos
By Ayo Afuwape The police all over the world are known to be responsible for the protection of life and…
Let The People’s Will Be
Nigeria came into being through the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern Protectorates by Sir Frederick Lord Lugard in 1914.…
Lawn Tennis: Quadri’ll Be World Beater Someday —Tandoh
Ten years old Oyinlomo Quadri has been described as a teenager star that will one day become a world champion…
Onigbinde: I Can’t Advise Keshi On World Cup Plans
FIFA/CAF Instructor, Adebgoye Onigbinde says it is wrong for him to advise Super Eagles’ coach, Stephen Keshi, on what to…