Year: 2013
Lagos splashes N1billion on graduate farmers
The Lagos State Government on Sunday said it had spent N1billion to support no fewer than 400 graduate farmers to…
4,000 Nigerian students in Canada
No fewer than 4,000 Nigerian students are studying in private and public universities in Canada, the country’s High Commissioner to…
Saudi pledges $3 bn to Lebanese army
Saudi Arabia has pledged $3 billion for the Lebanese army to buy equipment from France, Lebanese President Michel Sleiman announced…
Giroud heads Arsenal to League summit, Everton also win
Olivier Giroud ensured Arsenal will finish 2013 on top of the Premier League as his second half goal clinched a…
Peace efforts flounder in S.Sudan, full scale civil war feared
JUBA (AFP) – International efforts to bring peace to strife-torn South Sudan appeared at an impasse Sunday as the government…
Female suicide bomber kills 18 at Russian train station
At least 18 people were killed and dozens injured Sunday when a female suicide bomber blew herself up in a…
BUK to begin semester exams mid-January
The authorities of Bayero University Kano (BUK) have directed students of the institution to return to school on Wednesday, Jan.…
I want to continue winning, says Serena
World number one Serena Williams says a fierce competitive streak keeps her motivated despite a decade of dominance, warning competitors…
More PDP Governors to Join APC 2014, Amaechi says
The Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has said unless the Peoples Democratic Party rigs the polls, it can never…
Nigeria, Africa the new El Dorado for luxury cars
Porsches, Range Rovers and even Maseratis… luxury cars are no strange sight weaving through the old bangers that rumble along…
Hundreds flee violence in Bangui
Hundreds of people tried to flee inter-religious violence in Central African Republic on Saturday aboard emergency flights to neighboring Chad,…
We have done well in 2013, says Civil Defence Corps
Simon Ateba/Lagos The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has done a good job in 2013 and needs the…
‘Allah says they must decapitate and mutilate’, claims Shekau
Leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau said the bloody insurgency will continue because Allah says “they must decapitate and…
FIFA fines Egypt $2m for live relay of Ghana match
Egypt has been fined $2 million (about N32m) by world football governirng body FIFA for broadcasting a World Cup qualifier…
Footballer gets pitch-side haircut after ending goal drought
Hull City’s Tom Huddlestone scored his first goal in over two and a half years on Saturday, before honouring a…