Man City not finished yet — Mancini
Roberto Mancini believes that Manchester City’s 3-1 victory at Newcastle United has sent a clear message that they will have a major say in the destination of the Premier League title. City are still...
View ArticleLaudrup pleased despite Swansea defeat
Michael Laudrup refused to be too downbeat after his Swansea’s 1-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. It look as though Laudrup’s men had done enough to claim a share of the spoils at White Hart Lane...
View Article‘Playing Stoke was like wrestling’
Sylvain Distin has compared yesterday’s draw with Stoke as a wrestling match. Distin was left frustrated with the opposition’s playing style and has criticised Stoke’s players for constantly fouling....
View ArticleSmalling in awe of Van Persie
Manchester United defender Chris Smalling is amazed at how quickly striker Robin van Persie has adapted to life at Old Trafford. Van Persie took his tally at United to 15 goals in 21 games with the...
View ArticleWenger demands more from players
Manager Arsene Wenger has challenged his battle-weary Arsenal squad to look within themselves and provide a response at Reading on Monday night. The Gunners head to Madejski Stadium in need of a...
View ArticleWHO warns on global malaria resurgence
The World Health Organisation warns there could be a resurgence of malaria in countries where much progress had been made over the past decade. The WHO has released its annual World Malaria Report,...
View ArticleMy mother was kidnapped over subsidy funds -Finance minister
Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Monday said her mother was kidnapped over the alleged non-payment of subsidy funds to some oil marketers. The minister’s mother was kidnapped on...
View ArticleFG declares Xmas, Boxing Day public holidays
Federal Government has declared Tuesday, December 25 and Wednesday, December 26 as Public Holidays to commemorate the Christmas and Boxing Day celebrations. Similarly, Tuesday, January 1, 2013 has been...
View ArticleFG releases N3.5bn for take-off of Lokoja varsity
The Federal Government has so far released N3.5 billion for the take off of the Federal University, Lokoja, the Minister of Education, Prof. Rukayyatu Rufa’i, said on Monday in Lokoja. Speaking at the...
View ArticlePolice commission bar SSCE, Third Class degree holders
The Police Service Commission on Monday said Senior School Certificate and Third Class degree holders would no longer be recruited into the Nigeria Police Force. The commission also said that it had...
View ArticlePolice disqualify SSCE, Third Class holders from recruitment
Police Service Commission says holders of Secondary School Certificate would no longer be accepted into the Nigeria Police Force as constables. It said the minimum entry requirement now was Ordinary...
View ArticleRoyal hoax call victim buried
The funeral of a nurse who apparently killed herself following a royal hoax call in London has taken place in her Indian hometown. Jacintha Saldanha, 46, was buried at a church in Shirva, just outside...
View ArticleIndian student gang-raped on bus
A 23-year-old Indian student has been allegedly gang-raped inside a private bus in the capital, Delhi, police say. The woman was travelling with a male friend on Sunday night when they were attacked....
View ArticleHospitalised Mandela misses grandson’s traditional initiation
As Nelson Mandela remains hospitalised after undergoing surgery and recuperating from a lung infection, the 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader missed the return of his grandson from an initiation...
View ArticleS’ Africa police foil plot to bomb ANC conference
South African police said on Monday they had foiled a plot by suspected right-wing Afrikaner extremists targeting an African National Congress conference attended by President Jacob Zuma and dozens of...
View ArticleUBS faces $1.5bn charges over rate rigging
UBS AG will pay around $1.5bn to settle charges that a group of traders at its Japanese unit rigged Libor interest rates, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday as the Swiss bank prepares for...
View ArticleNaira falls on suspension of dollar sales
The naira slipped to its weakest in a month as investors increased demand for dollars amid accelerating inflation. The currency of Nigeria, Africa’s biggest oil producer, retreated by 0.3 per cent to...
View ArticleFlooding pushes inflation rate to 12.3%
The National Bureau of Statistics on Monday released the Consumer Price Index, which indicated that the country’s inflation rate had risen to 12.3 per cent from 11.7 per cent recorded in October. The...
View ArticleBoehner opens door to tax hikes
WASHINGTON: The first real movement in the “fiscal cliff” talks have begun, with Republican House Speaker John Boehner edging slightly closer to President Barack Obama’s key demands as they try to...
View ArticleBank eyes plastic money to replace notes
The Bank of England has made contingency plans for a changeover to plastic bank notes, Sky News has confirmed. Tender documents for a new contract to print money have included a clause allowing for the...
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