Year: 2013
Football, Photo News, Sports, World News
Photo Speak: When a player loses his shorts
Aston Villa’s Danish forward Nicklas Helenius created an unintended scene at his club’s clash with Tottenham Hotspurs in the League…
League Cup: Easy wins for Chelsea, Man City, Spurs
Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur breezed into the League Cup fourth round on Tuesday, while Sunderland began life without…
Anambra: APC rolls out campaign committee for Ngige
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday inaugurated a 25-man campaign committee to ensure victory for its governorship candidate, Senator…
Anambra Poll: INEC knocks out Nwoye, Ukachukwu In
Nicholas Chukwuejekwu Ukachukwu, is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the November election, Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission…
Female teenager found dead in hotel room
JETHRO IBILEKE/Benin An 18-year-old girl, Chinyere Onorfue, was found in a hotel room in Benin City, capital of Edo state,…
Nigeria’s rights agency probes killing of squatters
Nigeria’s human rights commission said Tuesday it was investigating allegations that security agents shot dead eight unarmed squatters last week…
Oil theft: Navy hands over 61 suspects to police
The Central Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy in Yenagoa on Tuesday handed over 61 suspected oil thieves to the…
Jonathan makes case for Nigeria in UN Council
President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday in New York made a strong case for Nigeria’s election to the United Nations Security Council.…
Forget 2015, New PDP tells Jonathan
The Abubakar Baraje led faction of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has advised President Goodluck Jonathan not to seek re-election in…
Protests in Sudan over fuel price hikes
Sudanese demonstrators angry over oil price hikes set fire to the ruling party’s headquarters in the capital’s twin city of…
China building new airport terminals in Lagos, P-Harcourt
Simon Ateba/Aviation correspondent Chinese Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, CCECC, has started building new terminals at the Lagos and Port Harcourt…
British female terrorist in focus as Nairobi siege ends
Kenya’s president, Uhuru Kenyatta announced Tuesday that a siege of a Nairobi shopping mall was over, but said losses from…
MAPOLY lecturers reject new rector
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta A crisis may be looming at the Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, MAPOLY, Ojere, Abeokuta in the western Nigerian…
Boxing Championship: 30 Nigerian Boxers Storm Camp
The 30 boxers invited to camp ahead of the World Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan, by the Nigeria Boxing Federation (NBF),…
Enyeama’s One Of Africa’s Best Goalkeepers —FIFA Instructor
Louis Crayton, an instructor with the Federation of International Football Associations (FIFA), on Tuesday in Abuja rated Super Eagles’ goalkeeper…
Senate Mandates Committees To Investigate Apo Killings
The Senate on Tuesday mandated its committees on National Security and Intelligence and Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters to…
British schoolboy robs bank with fake gun
A British schoolboy described as a “model pupil” on Tuesday admitted robbing a bank while carrying a fake gun. The…
Don’t Underrate Ethiopia, Nigeria Supporters Club Scribe Warns Eagles
Samuel Ikpea, the Secretary General of Nigeria Football Supporters Club and other Sports NFSCS, on Tuesday warned the Super Eagles…
INEC Warns Politicians Against Overheating Polity
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday warned politicians against overheating the polity ahead of the 2015 general elections.…
Capital One Cup: Osaze Faces Baptism Of Fire
Deadline day signing Peter Osaze Odemwingie insists Cardiff City are on the right track as he prepares for his first…
Women’s Nations Cup Draw: Falcons Happy To Face Sierra Leone
Pelican Stars coach, Edet Egan and Rivers Angels attacking midfielder, Stella Mbachu have said Sierra Leone will not trouble the…
Glo League: 3SC Charged To Avoid Relegation
Former Oyo State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Mr. Adedapo Lam-Adesina has tasked players and coaches of Shooting Stars Sports…
Jonathan, Don’t Miss This Golden Opportunity!
By Godwin Onyeacholem The power game currently going on in Nigeria is nothing but an embarrassment. If the contest as…
Autonomy For LGs, A Necessity
By Michael Jegede Before the National Assembly went on annual recess towards the end of July this year, the Senate…
How Safe Are Our Malls?
Last weekend’s terror attack on Westgate Shopping Mall in Nairobi, Kenya, which resulted in the death of scores of people,…
2 Brothers Arraigned For Alleged Robbery
An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded two brothers, Mohammed Abubarkar, 25, and Jaye Abubarkar, 22, for allegedly robbing Audi…
Police Arrest Man For Alleged Theft Of N6.8m From ATM
The Police Command in the FCT have begun investigation into the alleged theft of N6.8 million from the ATM of…
Rape: Kwara CAN Calls For Stiffer Laws, Parental Control
The Women wing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Kwara, on Tuesday called for stiffer legislations to curb…
Parents Burn Son With Pressing Iron
A teenager has been burnt on the chest with a hot pressing iron by his parents for allegedly stealing their…
Landlord, Wife Killed By Tenant
A tenant in Uyo, Akwa Ibom allegedly set his residence ablaze on Monday, killing his landlord and landlady. The house…