Tag: China
Dubai, China now favorite destination of forex from Nigeria
Dubai in the United Arab Emirates is now the favorite destination of Nigerians, smuggling out forex, either stolen or hard…
2 Chinese workers killed in Northern Nigeria
Two Chinese construction workers have been killed by gunmen in the town of Benishek in Nigeria’s volatile northeast. The killing…
Chinese political system could collapse, warns US academic
China’s top-down political system, under pressure from a growing middle class empowered by wealth and social networks, is likely to…
Drogba: No plan to quit Shanghai Shenhua for now
Former Chelsea star Didier Drogba has said he hopes to stay with Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua despite questions over his…
Religious intolerance global phenomenon, reveals study
Restrictions on religion were growing worldwide by mid-2010, even in Western countries with traditionally few limits on the practice of…
Paralympics: Nigeria end up 22nd on medals table
.And Third in Africa, behind Tunisia and South Africa As the 2012 Paralympic Games rounded off in London on Sunday,…
Paralympics: Nigeria goes 7th on medals table
Medals table after the third day of competition at the 2012 Paralympic Games on Saturday: Gold Silver Bronze Total China…
Laura Robson makes another giant kill
Chinese ninth seed Li Na was knocked out of the US Open in the third round on Friday, losing 6-4,…
Like Nigeria, corruption China’s biggest threat
Like Nigeria, where a mind-blowing $400 billion has been stolen in five decades by corrupt officials, China is also grappling…
Miss China crowned Miss World
Miss China won the coveted title of Miss World on Saturday, triumphing on home soil during a glitzy final held…
Asbestos found in China-made cars
Some 23,000 cheap Chinese-made cars were Wednesday recalled in Australia after asbestos was found in their engines, with unions demanding…
Zambia lose, Ghana draw in friendlies
African champions Zambia lost in South Korea and Ghana drew in China Wednesday, as they prepared for Cup of Nations…
Lithuania, China beaten in Olympic basketball
Olympics: Basketball results France 82 Lithuania 74 Group B Australia 81 China 61
Olympics: China gallops away on medals table
China surged clear at the top of the Olympic medals table on Sunday, as two world records fell in the…
China leads medals table in London
Olympics medals table on Saturday: Gold Silver Bronze Total China 4 0 2 6 Italy 2 2 1 5 United…
Olympics: China’s Ye breaks world record in swimming
Chinese youngster Ye Shiwen unleashed a withering burst to claim Olympic gold in the women’s 400m medley in world record…
Nigeria’s Oguchi Set For Games
Four years ago, Chamberlain “Champ” Oguchi was like millions around the world. He watched the Opening Ceremonies of the Summer…
Honda recalls 320,000 cars
Japan’s Honda Motor said Thursday it is recalling more than 320,000 vehicles worldwide because of a door lock defect. The…
Drogba accorded heroic welcome in China
Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba was given a hero’s welcome as he arrived in China Saturday to start a two-and-a-half…
Nigeria backs internet freedom
Nigeria is among 85 countries in the world backing a United Nations initiative to guarantee freedom on the internet. The…
Nokia admits failure to change
Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop admitted on Thursday that his company had failed to foresee rapid changes in the mobile…
China in first manual space docking
A Chinese spacecraft on Sunday successfully completed the country’s first manual docking in orbit, the official Xinhua news agency said,…
Shanghai Shenhua offers Drogba $314,000 a week
Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba is set to sign for Shanghai Shenhua, joining Nicolas Anelka at the Chinese club, its…
China sends its first woman into space
China on Saturday underscored its super power status when it launched its most ambitious space mission to date, sending its…
US, China Demand Citizens’ Bodies For Burial
The United States, China, France and other foreign countries have asked the Lagos State Government to release the bodies of…
6 Chinese on the crashed Dana plane
China said on Monday that six of its nationals were aboard a plane that crashed into a residential area of…
Goodbye dollar as China, Japan swap currency
China and Japan started direct currency trading on Friday as Beijing marked another stage on its journey to foster the…
China: Chinese arrested in Nigeria freed
China’s foreign ministry claimed this morning that tens of its nationals arrested in Nigeria Tuesday for violating immigration rules have…
Heineken Thrills Fun Lovers
Heineken, a premium International lager brand lived up to its billing recently when it thrilled fun lovers at this year’s…
China builds world’s third largest mosque for Algeria
Workers in Algiers started laying foundations Sunday for what should become the world’s third-largest mosque, a one-billion-euro project that will…