NFF joins issue with Gaiya
The Nigeria Football Federation has debunked comments by Chairman of the House of Reps’ Committee on Sports, Hon. Godfrey Ali Gaiya on the bonus issue of the Senior National Team, [...]
June 19, 2013
UTME: Institutions review admission slots to 704,000
Tertiary institutions across the country, yesterday, declared that they could only admit 704,000 students out of more than 740,000 candidates who are qualified to be given admission for the 2013/2014 [...]
CONFEDERATIONS CUP: Uruguay will be different
African champions Nigeria, in upbeat mood, arrived Salvador, north-eastern Brazil Tuesday afternoon ahead of their much-hyped clash with South American champions Uruguay on Thursday. The post CONFEDERATIONS CUP: Uruguay will [...]
Flood stalls court’s proceeding in Imo
OWERRI—Activities at Owerri Urban Customary Court, situated inside Imo Hotels, Owerri, were yesterday, stalled, following the submerging of the building by flood. The post Flood stalls court’s proceeding in Imo [...]
NITDA powers Senators on ICT-driven legislation
In a move to digitalize the Nigerian law making process, the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, has begun an ICT training programme for the Senate in Abuja. The post [...]
Imagine cup: Nigerian solution ready for global showcase, says Oyetosho
Barely few weeks ahead of the global contest for the 2013 Microsoft Imagine Cup scheduled to hold in Russia next month, the Developer & Platform Evangelism Lead / Microsoft Anglophone [...]
June 18, 2013
Nwosu dubs Eagles selfish
Former Golden Eaglets coach, Henry Nwosu has said Super Eagles were wasteful at goal in their first group game against Tahiti at the ongoing 2013 FIFA Confederation Cup in Brazil. [...]
Marketer, cargo surveyor arraigned over subsidy fraud
Managing Director of Stonebridge Oil Limited, Samuel Owa was, Tuesday, arraigned before a Federal High Court in Lagos by the Special Fraud Unit, SFU, of the Police over alleged economic [...]
WITSA Vice-Chair for Africa to speak at AfICTS 2013
WITSA Vice-Chair, Mr Roger Latchman of the Information Technology Association of South Africa will be speaking at the opening ceremony of AfICTS 2013. The post WITSA Vice-Chair for Africa to [...]
Oduamadi believes ‘best yet to come’
Super Eagles winger, Nnamdi Oduamadi believes he is yet to achieve the peak of his powers playing for the African champions. The post Oduamadi believes ‘best yet to come’ appeared [...]
S/West PDP endorses Jonathan for second term
THE South West Zone of the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP, has endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan for a second term in office, noting that he is constitutionally entitled to seek re-election. The [...]
Confed Cup: Is Nigeria,Tahiti match sign of things to come?
While the history books will forever record that Nigeria recorded an emphatic 6-1 victory over Tahiti to open their Confederations Cup campaign, that simple stat will never tell the story [...]
Microsoft extends 9jApps contest for developers deadline
The software giant, Microsoft Nigeria has formally announced the extension of its 9jApps contest deadline which originally ended on June 14, 2013 till July 19, 2013. The post Microsoft extends [...]
Thiago hat-trick sees Spain retain U-21 title
A hat-trick by inspirational captain Thiago Alcantara saw Spain easily retain their European Under-21 title in Jerusalem on Tuesday with a 4-2 win over Italy. The post Thiago hat-trick sees [...]
Embattled Tukur, NWC members rush to Jonathan
THE Embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur and other members of the National Working Committee, NWC Tuesday held a marathon meeting with President Goodluck [...]
Father arraigned for beating his 14-yr-old child
A 43-year-old man, Lekan Adeoye, on Tuesday appeared before an Ibadan Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly beating and inflicting injury on his 14-year-old child. The post Father arraigned for beating [...]
War on terrorism: Jonathan calls for more international co-operation
President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja on Tuesday called for greater global co-operation and co-ordination in the war against terrorism. The post War on terrorism: Jonathan calls for more international co-operation [...]
NCC says 34.5m subscribers in Nigeria use data on Internet
Only 34,471,520 customers out of the 114.172 million active subscribers on the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) networks use data. The post NCC says 34.5m subscribers in Nigeria use [...]
Vanguard Confab: Teachers urged to report abuse cases in children
Mr Dosunmi Akeem, Officer, Ministry of Youth and Social Development, Lagos State has urged teachers in the state to report every case of abuse in children to relevant authorities as [...]
Vanguard holds annual child confab
Vanguard Media Limited holds her 5th annual Children’s Conference, Tuesday, in Lagos with the theme Role of Teachers in Curbing Child Abuse. The post Vanguard holds annual child confab appeared [...]