LAGOS—A prominent Itsekiri youth leader in Delta State, Comrade Benson Erewa, has called on northerners to blame their governors, elders and leaders, who failed to avert the declaration of state [...]
President of Gymnastics Federation of Nigeria, Folorunsho Adefemi has vowed that the new Director General of the National Sports Commission, Hon. Gbenga Elegbeleye would be a hit for Nigerian sports. [...]
President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed shock at the terrorist attack and killing of a British soldier, Drummer Lee Rigby of the 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers in the [...]
“Football needs him. His contribution to football has been huge, not only for the titles, but also for the way of playing and his quality as a person. The manner [...]
Former Flying Eagles and Greater Tomorrow star,, Emeka James tells JOHN EGBOKHAN that he owes his brief soccer exploits to Coach Kashimawo Laloko. Read full story on author website »
The Controller-General of the Nigeria Prisons Service, Mr Zakari Ibrahim, on Thursday said the Service had transferred 400 Nigerians serving prison terms in Thailand, for various offences to the country. [...]
The two men suspected of butchering a soldier on a London street in a gruesome Islamist attack were known to security agents, government sources suggested on Thursday. Read full story [...]
A network of Islamic organizations led by Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has urged the Federal Government to look beyond declaration of state of emergency in tackling the security challenges facing [...]
French nuclear group Areva said Thursday that one person was killed and 14 wounded in a car bomb attack at its uranium mine in northern Niger, without disclosing their nationalities. [...]
By Uduma Kalu President Goodluck Jonathan has arrived Ogidi, the hometown of the late Prof Chinua Achebe for the final burial rites of the literary icon. Also attending the burial [...]
The savage murder of a man believed to be a soldier on a London street in a suspected terror attack was “beyond belief” but will only strengthen Britain’s support for [...]
Kano Pillars FC on Wednesday beat Kaduna United 3-2 in Week 14 of the Nigeria Premier League football competition, played at the Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano. Read full story on [...]
Watch amazing and scintillating goals scored in major league matches across Europe as 2012/2013 football season draws to a close. Read full story on author website »
MADRID (AFP) – Manuel Pellegrini, strongly linked to the vacant Manchester City post, is leaving Malaga at the end of the season, the Chilean announced on Wednesday. Read full story [...]
Operatives at the Ogun State Criminal Investigation Department, Elewe-Eran, have arrested a 25- year-old man who allegedly raped and stabbed his girlfriend to death in her parents’ apartment in Ogijo [...]
THE death of Africa’s foremost writer, critic and cultural pathologist, Chinualumogu Albert Achebe is a great loss to a world where the wisdom of sacred spoken and written words is [...]
SENATE President, David Mark, yesterday, blamed leaders and politicians from the North for the growing almajiri in the region, saying they must urgently rise up to ban the system. Read [...]
THE Presidency,yesterday, disclosed that the order directing the release from Police, DSS and military detention centres of Boko Haram suspects detained in connection with the security challenge, would be carried [...]
THE federal government, yesterday, disclosed that plans had been concluded to move from the present position of power generation of 4,500 to 10,000 megawatts by December. Read full story on [...]
Flying Eagles coach, John Obuh will name his final 21-man squad for the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup on June 7. Read full story on author website »