Month: August 2014
Wayne Rooney named England captain
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney will take over from Steven Gerrard as England captain, manager Roy Hodgson announced during a…
Future Bright For Oshoala —Globacom
The management of Nigeria’s national telecommunications carrier Globacom believes the feat recorded by Azeezat Oshoala at the just concluded Canada…
Nigerian Coaches Disown Giwa
The crisis that in the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, is getting more interesting by the day. The latest is the…
Zimbabwe politicians warned against attacking Mugabe’s wife
President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF party on Thursday warned party members against bad-mouthing the veteran leader’s wife, following her shock entry…
UN warns of S.Sudan famine after aid helicopter downed
War-torn South Sudan faces possible famine early next year, the UN chief in the country warned Thursday, as aid workers…
LASPOTECH Runs Against Cancer
Sulaimon Mojeeed-Sanni Students of the Lagos State Polytechnic, LASPOTECH on 20 August, 2014, had its fourth marathon tagged ‘Race Against…
Knocks For OGD Over Comments On OOU Students’ Protest
Abiodun Onafuye Former governor of Ogun State, who is now a chieftain of Labour Party, LP, in Ogun State, Otunba…
I won’t challenge Blatter at FIFA – Platini
UEFA president Michel Platini announced Thursday that he will not challenge Sepp Blatter for the leadership of football’s world body…
Xabi Alonso set to join Bayern for £5m
German champions Bayern Munich on Thursday announced they had agreed terms with Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso for his move from…
Ebola vaccine trials being fast-tracked – GlaxoSmithKline
Safety trials on an Ebola vaccine are being fast-tracked, meaning it could be given to healthy volunteers as early as…
US parents sue FIFA over safety concerns on headers
A group of American parents is suing FIFA to force it to limit the number of times young soccer players…
IS executes ‘dozens’ of captured Syrian soldiers
Islamic State fighters have executed “dozens” of Syrian soldiers it captured during its storming of a key northern air base…
Ebola cases could exceed 20,000 – WHO
The World Health Organization said Thursday it aimed to reverse the spread of Ebola within three months, but warned that…
Ebola death toll rises to 1,552, with 3,062 cases – WHO
The death toll from the Ebola outbreak tearing through West Africa has passed the 1,500 mark while the number of…
Ebola claims first victim in Port Harcourt
Nigeria on Thursday said that a doctor had died from Ebola in the southeastern oil city of Port Harcourt in…