Ogun vigilance group rescues Osun Speaker’s wife
The abducted wife of the Speaker of Osun State House of Assembly, Mr. Najeem Salam, on Saturday regained her freedom from her kidnappers after about five days in captivity. The speaker’s first wife,...
View ArticlePresidency to spend N654.02m on generators
The Presidency is to spend the sum of N654.02 million on generators in 2013. The money covers the cost of maintenance of plants and generators as well as the cost of fuelling them. The money also...
View ArticleMinistry urges youth to embrace agriculture
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has said it is committed to encouraging youths to embrace agriculture. The Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr. Ezekiel Oyemomi, said this on Saturday,...
View ArticleNOA to be centre for patriotism development —DG
The Director-General, National Orientation Agency, Mr. Mike Omeri, has said the agency will soon be transformed from a mere information centre to a centre for patriotism development. He said this while...
View ArticleJonathan, Norwegian PM to chair UN conference
President Goodluck Jonathan and the Prime Minister of Norway, Jens Stoltenberg, will be co-chairmen as Nigeria holds ‘Saving One Million Lives Initiative’ programme of the United Nations Commission on...
View ArticleEaglets battle Guinea in U-17 qualifier
GOLDEN Eaglets coach, Manu Garba, says his team is not under pressure when they play Guinea’s Junior Syli Stars in a 2013 African Under-17 qualifier at the UJ Esuene Stadium, Calabar, on Sunday. The...
View ArticleTyson refused New Zealand visa again
Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson has been refused a visa to visit New Zealand as part of a series of motivational speeches for the second time, the country’s government said on Friday. The...
View ArticleMurray beats Federer to set up Djokovic final
Two-time defending champion Andy Murray beat an erratic-serving Roger Federer in a rainy semifinal Saturday, setting up a U.S. Open final rematch against Novak Djokovic at the Shanghai Masters....
View ArticleEagles demolish Liberia 6-1, qualify for Nations Cup
Chelsea duo Mikel Obi and Victor Moses were responsible for three goals as the Super Eagles on Saturday at the UJ Esuene Stadium, Calabar, humiliated Liberia’s Lone Star 6-1 to qualify for the South...
View ArticleGunmen open fire on worshippers in Kaduna mosque, kill 20
Gunmen opened fire on Muslim worshippers as they were leaving a mosque in northern Nigeria on Sunday, killing at least 20 people, a local official said. The attack happened in a remote village called...
View ArticleEaglets beat Guinea 3-0
The Golden Eaglets continued Nigeria’s victory march on Sunday by beating visiting Junior Syli Stars of Guinea 3-0 in the first leg qualifying fixture for the U-17 African Championship at the UJ Esuene...
View ArticleCopa Lagos rivals clash in Dubai
Copa Lagos champions Nigeria have been handed a difficult group for the Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup in Dubai. The Intercontinental Cup is regarded by some as a true reflection of which...
View ArticleWe’ll take punishment – Senegal
Senegal will accept punishment for the violent riot that caused their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Ivory Coast to be abandoned, team manager Ferdinand Coly told AFP on Sunday. Ivory Coast...
View ArticleSports get N9.2bn in 2013 budget
The Federal Government has allocated N9, 234,984,928bn to sports in the 2013 budget. The breakdown of the budget shows that the National Sports Commission has the largest share of N6, 768,742,453bn...
View ArticleDjokovic beats Murray to win Shanghai Masters
Andy Murray blew five match points as he lost a thrilling Shanghai Masters final against Novak Djokovic. The Serbian world number two fought back from the dead to beat the Scot 5-7 7-6(11) 6-3 and...
View ArticleOkenla-Ojeaga t/tennis tourney debuts in Lagos
Former national player, Toyin Okenla-Ojeaga, has commenced move to rejuvenate grass-root table tennis with the sponsorship of a championship for U-17 players in Lagos State. The tournament, which is...
View ArticleVettel wins in Korea, takes lead
World champion Sebastian Vettel won the Korean Grand Prix in a Red Bull one-two finish to take the overall Formula One lead from Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso with four races remaining. Vettel’s third win...
View ArticlePENGASSAN asks FG to stop casualisation in petroleum sector
Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria on Monday urged the Federal Government to stop casualisation in the petroleum sector. PENGASSAN National Industrial Relations Officer,...
View ArticleOndo election: ACN, INEC trade words over alleged partisanship
Action Congress of Nigeria has accused the Election Monitoring and Observation Unit of the Independent National Electoral Commission of engaging in “gross partisanship capable of ruining the...
View ArticleCanada condemns Kaduna killings
The Government of Canada on Monday condemned the killing of over 20 villagers in Dogon Dawa, Kaduna, North central Nigeria. Foreign Affairs Minister of Canada; John Baird in a statement sent via...
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