Eko 2012: Sanni unveils Lagos squash squad
The Lagos State Squash Association has unveiled an eight-man team for the 18th National Sports Festival tagged Eko 2012. According to the Head Coach of LSSA, Wasiu Sanni, the players were selected...
View ArticleChukwu, Okocha inspire Delta footballers
Former Nigeria captains Christian Chukwu and Austin Okocha and former top scorer in the domestic league, Davidson Owumi, were at the opening ceremony of the Governor’s Cup at St Patrick’s College,...
View ArticleChelsea ban racist fan
Chelsea have confirmed that the fan arrested over an alleged racist gesture during the Blues’ 5-4 Capital One Cup win over Manchester United has been banned from Stamford Bridge “pending the conclusion...
View ArticleMikel, Ameobi, Martins listed for Venezuela
Super Eagles returnee Mikel Obi, Obafemi Martins and Newcastle striker Shola Ameobi are some of the key figures listed by Stephen Keshi for the international friendly match scheduled against Venezuela...
View ArticleNavy desperate for gold in Rio 2016 – Ajonu
The Flag Officer Commanding, Naval Training Command, Rear Admiral Azubuike Ajonu says Nigeria is good enough to win gold at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games given the talents that are at the disposal of the...
View ArticleDangote’s PhD drivers
The news that six PhD holders applied for positions of truck drivers in one of Dangote Group’s companies is shocking because it is Nigeria. We are a people who make a big deal out of a PhD no matter...
View ArticleThree victims of Boko Haram suicide attack buried in Kaduna church
Emotions ran high on Thursday as three victims of the October 28, 2012 suicide bomb attack on St. Rita’s Church in Ungwan Yero, Kaduna were buried in the church premises. They were among seven people...
View ArticlePoliceman loses four children to inferno in Zamfara
A police corporal, Jeremiah Yusuf, lost four children in a fire incident at Tudun-wada Quarters of Gusau, Zamfara, on Wednesday. Yusuf told the News Agency of Nigeria a neighbour’s house where he...
View ArticleFacebook lover may face attempted murder charges -Police
The police in Lagos say they are ready to prosecute a 26-year-old man who allegedly pushed down his facebook lover from a multi-storey building, following a disagreement over sex. The Divisional Police...
View ArticleFire destroys N100m goods in Onitsha wood market
Chairman, Carpentry and Wood Design Market, Bridge-Head Markets, Onitsha, Mr. Obidigbo Okorie, has urged the Anambra State Government to investigate the fire that gutted a major part of the market on...
View ArticleMDGs: FG approves $250m for UN agency
The Federal Government has approved $250m to support the Integrated Implementation Framework of the Millennium Development Goals in Nigeria. The IIF, which is an initiative of the Secretary-General to...
View ArticleOshiomhole proposes N150bn budget for 2013
Edo State Governor, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, on Thursday presented to the state House of Assembly a budget proposal of N150.05bn for the 2013 fiscal year. The proposed budget comprises N87.4bn or 60 per...
View ArticleCBN reviews airline intervention fund guidelines
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Thursday issued a revised guideline for accessing the Federal Government’s N300bn Power and Airline Intervention Fund. The bank, in a circular posted on its website,...
View ArticleHong Kong suffer worst loss since July
Hong Kong shares suffered their worst loss since July 23 on Thursday, as investors took profits on recent outperformers and refocused their attention on the prospect of United States fiscal woes...
View ArticleJPMorgan gets nod to resume stock buys
JPMorgan Chase and Company said it plans to buy back as much as $3bn of stock early next year after United States regulators authorised it to buy shares again, the latest sign the largest U.S. bank is...
View ArticleIndex edges higher, adds 0.34%
Stocks extended gains on Thursday with the Nigerian Stock Exchange All Share Index appreciating by 91.49 basis points or 0.34 per cent to close at 26,883.76 basis points after opening at 26,792.27...
View ArticleLafarge Wapco announces N16bn profit
Cement manufacturing company, Lafarge Cement Wapco Nigeria Plc, has reported a profit before tax of N16bn for the third quarter of this year. According to the company, the profit represents a growth of...
View ArticleI have been to hell and back –Black Faze
Former member of the disbanded boy group — Plantashun Boiz — Black Faze, real name Ahmedu Obiabo, is attempting to pick up the pieces of his once thriving music career, having gone underground for so...
View ArticleFlashback: Evi Edna–Ogholi Happy Birthday album
Happy Birthday and Message To The Youth. It is also interesting to note that in the same year, the then 23-year old singer dropped two albums - On the Move and Happy Birthday. Although, most of the...
View ArticleWande Coal denies floating record label
Marvin Record artiste, Wande Coal, has denied the rumour making the rounds that he is set to inaugurate his own record label called ‘Black Diamond’. The reports which have since gone viral claim that...
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