Year: 2015
Torres ends La Liga drought in Atletico win
Fernando Torres scored his first La Liga goal for eight years as Atletico Madrid moved back to within a point…
APC candidate donates relief materials to displaced persons
The APC senatorial candidate for Benue South District, Daniel Onjeh, has donated relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in…
Chad troops return to Nigeria town after Boko Haram kill 11
Chadian troops on Saturday returned to the northeast Nigerian border town of Gamboru, locals said, after Boko Haram took advantage…
Gunmen kill 8 in Port Harcourt night rampage
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Orgy of violence has continued in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital as no fewer than eight persons…
Bony opens account for City with 3-0 over West Brom
Manchester City responded to their Champions League exit with a routine 3-0 victory over West Bromwich Albion on Saturday that…
Namibia’s new president sworn in after landslide victory
Namibia’s new leader Hage Geingob was on Saturday sworn in as president, three months after he was elected in a…
Fashola commissions 60-bed Cardiac and Renal Centre
Oluremilekun Osobu-Asubiojo Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola, SAN, commissioned the 60-bed ultra-modern Cardiac and Renal Centre, CRC located within the…
Clasico not title decider – Luis Enrique
Barcelona boss Luis Enrique has insisted that his side’s crucial top of the table clash with Real Madrid on Sunday…
Dublin: Thousands protest increase in water charge
Thousands took to the streets of Dublin on Saturday in the latest mass protest against new water charges which have…
Whitney Houston’s daughter moved to rehab facility
The comatose daughter of late singer Whitney Houston has been moved to a rehabilitation facility, though this was not necessarily…
I’ll crush ex-militants planning to form parallel govt – Dickson
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Bayelsa State governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson on Friday in Yenagoa threatened to deal with any person or…
Countdown to Nigeria’s presidential election
Africa’s most populous nation, Nigeria, goes to the polls to elect a new president next week after a controversial postponement,…
Jonathan: Nigeria’s fortunate leader
by Ben SIMON/AFP Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan’s rise to the top of his country’s ruthless political world has been described…
Buhari: Military ruler seeking political return
By Aderogba OBISESAN/AFP Retired Major General Muhammadu Buhari has tried three times to become president of Nigeria since the return…
Arik Air raises N5m to fight Sickle Cell burden
Oluremilekun Osobu-Asubiojo
Arik Air, West Africa’s largest commercial carrier, has partnered the Sickle Cell Foundation Nigeria, SCFN to raise over…
Focus on equity, development not violence, MNR Europe tells politicians
The Steering Committee of the Movement for National Reformation, (MNR-EUROPE)-Europe branch has urged politicians and political parties to turn their…
Why Nigeria’s economy is attractive to foreign investors – Expert
An investment expert, Kalu Abosi, on Friday explained why Nigeria’s economic climate still attract for foreign investments. Abosi, who is…
I’ll change Nigerian football as Secretary General – Sanusi
Mohammed Sanusi, the newly appointed Secretary-General of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA) said his administration would focus on four areas…
Muhammad Ali labels Prince Charles ‘The Greatest’
Muhammad Ali hailed Britain’s Price Charles as “the greatest” on Friday as the heir to the British throne wrapped up…
Queiroz stopped from leaving Iran over tax
Iran’s outgoing coach Carlos Queiroz was stopped from flying out of the country Saturday over tax matters, media reports said,…
Chris Brown ends probation for 2009 Rihanna attack
R&B star Chris Brown celebrated Friday after a US judge released him from probation for assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009.…
How NDLEA confiscated 400kg of marijuana
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Niger on Friday said it seized 400 kilogramme of suspected cannabis sativa…
Lunatic gives birth to bouncing baby girl
By Obededom Ajakaiye Residents of Shodipo Estate, Agbara, Ogun state had their eyes on stalks Friday morning as they trooped…
PDP not a propaganda party, says Patience Jonathan
Wife of Nigeria’s president, Dame Patience Jonathan has urged Nigerians to come out en masse to vote during the March…
Indian Wells: Raonic hammers Nadal for semi-final spot
Sixth seeded Canadian Milos Raonic blasted 19 aces and hammered a series of thunderous forehands to upset world No. 3…
Big setback as Ebola hits Liberia again
Liberia Friday confirmed its first new Ebola case in more than a month in a setback to hopes the country…
Sambo inaugurates N100b irrigation project
Vice President Namadi Sambo on Friday inaugarated the N100 billion Gurara irrigation project. Speaking at the occassion Sambo said the…
DSS explains why there’s petrol scarcity
The Department of State Services (DSS) said investigation revealed that the current petrol scarcity in the Northern part of the…
Ibrahimovic hat-trick takes PSG top of table
Zlatan Ibrahimovic put his recent disciplinary problems behind him by bagging a hat-trick to give Paris Saint-Germain a 3-1 victory…
Carrick signs one-year deal at Man Utd
Michael Carrick has signed a one-year extension with Manchester United, ending speculation over whether the England midfielder would remain at…