Times wires Friday, July 30, 2010 nba Schedule sneak peek to be given Tuesday The league will release its opening week and Christmas Day schedules during a special at 7 p.m. Tuesday on the NBA TV network. The full schedule will be released Aug. 10. This is the first time the league will release portions early. Wizards: No. 17 overall pick Kevin Seraphin , acquired in a June draft-day trade with ...
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Christophe Lemaitre overcame another poor start to win the men's 200 meters and secure a sprint double, while Russia dominated the women's events at the European Championships on Friday.
Sports in brief Tampabay.com Sports minister Pak Myong Chol was among some 400 government officials, athletes and students at the closed-door session, Radio Free Asia report said. ...
Nigeria's corruption-ridden giant state oil firm NNPC is insolvent with debts of $US5 billion ($A5.7 billion), the junior finance minister said on Tuesday.But the NNPC (Nigerian National Petroleum Cor...
Nigeria's corruption-ridden giant state oil firm NNPC is insolvent with debts of $US5 billion ($A5.7 billion), the junior finance minister said on Tuesday.But the NNPC (Nigerian National Petroleum Cor...
The parlous state of Nigeria’s economy is a reflection of the agricultural sector, according to Dr. Michael Aderohunmu, managing director of Dudu Investment and Business Research Centre Limited.
The parlous state of Nigeria’s economy is a reflection of the agricultural sector, according to Dr. Michael Aderohunmu, managing director of Dudu Investment and Business Research Centre Limited.
Actress Ifeoma Okeke is really, really upset at the moment. Despite the fact that she’s yet to come to terms with the purported romantic affair between her and popular stand-up comedian, Brigh...
Actress Ifeoma Okeke is really, really upset at the moment. Despite the fact that she’s yet to come to terms with the purported romantic affair between her and popular stand-up comedian, Brigh...
By Chioma Gabriel,Deputy Editor COLONEL Joe Achuzia, was a major actor in Nigerian Civil War and the Secretary of Ohanaeze Ndigbo and a South-South leader of thought. He is vocal on national issues a...
By Chioma Gabriel,Deputy Editor COLONEL Joe Achuzia, was a major actor in Nigerian Civil War and the Secretary of Ohanaeze Ndigbo and a South-South leader of thought. He is vocal on national issues a...
By Chioma Gabriel, Deputy Editor PROFESSOR Sam Oyovbaire was the Minister of Information in the defunct regime of General Ibrahim Babanginda and is perceived in political circles as an arch-apostle o...
By Chioma Gabriel, Deputy Editor PROFESSOR Sam Oyovbaire was the Minister of Information in the defunct regime of General Ibrahim Babanginda and is perceived in political circles as an arch-apostle o...
Lack Of Accountability Bane Of Our Sports Nigeria Daily Independent What are the things that managers of sports in Nigeria are doing wrong, which others are getting right? Accountability is key. You must be accountable to ...
Osita Iheme a.k.a Paw-paw may have forgotten this story, but the fact remains that the diminutive actor may have robbed himself the rare chance of being nominated for the National award. Paw-Paw’...
Osita Iheme a.k.a Paw-paw may have forgotten this story, but the fact remains that the diminutive actor may have robbed himself the rare chance of being nominated for the National award. Paw-Paw’...
Bukky Ajayi as she’s fondly called by her admirers started her career in the 1960s. She has worked as announcer, presenter and newscaster at the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). She stud...
Bukky Ajayi as she’s fondly called by her admirers started her career in the 1960s. She has worked as announcer, presenter and newscaster at the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). She stud...
By Inalegwu SHAIBU, Abuja Senate President, Senator David Mark yesterday clarified that President Goodluck Jonathan’s signature is not required on the amendments made to the 1999 Constitution by th...
By Inalegwu SHAIBU, Abuja Senate President, Senator David Mark yesterday clarified that President Goodluck Jonathan’s signature is not required on the amendments made to the 1999 Constitution by th...
Benjamin NJOKU Beverly Naya, Britain-based Nigerian model and actress has finally pitched her tent in Nollywood. The sexy actress who has modeled and acted extensively in the UK and America, took No...
Benjamin NJOKU Beverly Naya, Britain-based Nigerian model and actress has finally pitched her tent in Nollywood. The sexy actress who has modeled and acted extensively in the UK and America, took No...
By Oscarline Onwuemenyi ABUJA: The Federall Government has assured that steady power supply in the country is in sight with a new power purchase agreement (PPA), which will govern the sale of electri...
By Oscarline Onwuemenyi ABUJA: The Federall Government has assured that steady power supply in the country is in sight with a new power purchase agreement (PPA), which will govern the sale of electri...
THE reason why President Goodluck Jonathan has refused to make public his ambition to contest the 2011 presidential election, despite suffocating pressure on him to do so, in the past two months, is t...
THE reason why President Goodluck Jonathan has refused to make public his ambition to contest the 2011 presidential election, despite suffocating pressure on him to do so, in the past two months, is t...
SINCE the Police in Lagos intensified its efforts in cracking down the uneconomic activities of illegal oil bunkerers in the state, arresting and parading suspected violators, there had never been an ...
SINCE the Police in Lagos intensified its efforts in cracking down the uneconomic activities of illegal oil bunkerers in the state, arresting and parading suspected violators, there had never been an ...
Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State has given seven imperatives of credible elections in Nigeria. According to Imoke while presenting a lecture titled “Imperative of Credible Elections in o...
Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross River State has given seven imperatives of credible elections in Nigeria. According to Imoke while presenting a lecture titled “Imperative of Credible Elections in o...
Imported fake and substandard drugs in Lagos. Photo by Biodun Ogunleye By Tony EDIKE , Enugu DIRECTOR-GENERAL of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Dr Paul O...
Imported fake and substandard drugs in Lagos. Photo by Biodun Ogunleye By Tony EDIKE , Enugu DIRECTOR-GENERAL of the National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Dr Paul O...
Nigerian Army The Nigerian Army said yesterday that it turned down many pressures from some quarters to interrupt the current democracy because of its firm belief in the sustenance of democracy. ...
Nigerian Army The Nigerian Army said yesterday that it turned down many pressures from some quarters to interrupt the current democracy because of its firm belief in the sustenance of democracy. ...
By Kenneth EHIGIATOR The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, yesterday ruled out the possibility of extraditing the Chinese nationals arrested in connection with the recent seizure of 450.40...
By Kenneth EHIGIATOR The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, yesterday ruled out the possibility of extraditing the Chinese nationals arrested in connection with the recent seizure of 450.40...
By Folake Anina Today, I will go a little deeper on certain issues. Life itself is very deep, and you really cannot fully understand it. Just when you begin to think you are getting a grasp of wh...
By Folake Anina Today, I will go a little deeper on certain issues. Life itself is very deep, and you really cannot fully understand it. Just when you begin to think you are getting a grasp of wh...
Governor Ikedi Ohakim is one of Chief Executive that is always in the news. His image maker don’t know why negative stories trail their governor. In this interview the new spokesman of the governo...
Governor Ikedi Ohakim is one of Chief Executive that is always in the news. His image maker don’t know why negative stories trail their governor. In this interview the new spokesman of the governo...
The legal battle field is being set. Barr. Valentine Emeka Utulu of the Johnson Brant Chambers, counsel to KORA Awards winning Sammie Okposo, has filed a petition to the Scotland First Minister, Alex ...
The legal battle field is being set. Barr. Valentine Emeka Utulu of the Johnson Brant Chambers, counsel to KORA Awards winning Sammie Okposo, has filed a petition to the Scotland First Minister, Alex ...
Waje Waje’s dress sense is the subject of today’s discourse. Now, before you criticise a female celeb for her dressing, you should check if they have parents approval. Singer Waje struts not just ...
Waje Waje’s dress sense is the subject of today’s discourse. Now, before you criticise a female celeb for her dressing, you should check if they have parents approval. Singer Waje struts not just ...
Abuja — For those who think former International, Samson Siasia will produce magic and turn the fortunes of the senior national team around overnight if given the opportunity to handle the team ...
Abuja — For those who think former International, Samson Siasia will produce magic and turn the fortunes of the senior national team around overnight if given the opportunity to handle the team ...
NIGERIANS are in celebration after the scintillating performance of the Falconets in the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The 4-2 (penalty shoot outs) defeat of the USA in the quarter-finals of the competition is...
NIGERIANS are in celebration after the scintillating performance of the Falconets in the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The 4-2 (penalty shoot outs) defeat of the USA in the quarter-finals of the competition is...
The Nigeria Football Association, NFA, no doubt remains one of the most attractive jobs in the land. And as the zero hour to the election into the board of the NFA draws near, not less than 56 individ...
The Nigeria Football Association, NFA, no doubt remains one of the most attractive jobs in the land. And as the zero hour to the election into the board of the NFA draws near, not less than 56 individ...
Nigeria is close to agreeing a framework to make private power generation for the national grid commercially viable, potentially unlocking billions of dollars of investment and helping end chronic p...
Nigeria is close to agreeing a framework to make private power generation for the national grid commercially viable, potentially unlocking billions of dollars of investment and helping end chronic p...
Nigerian interbank rates eased slightly to 1.08 percent on average this week from 1.15 percent last week following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) release of 130 billion naira, traders said on...
Nigerian interbank rates eased slightly to 1.08 percent on average this week from 1.15 percent last week following the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) release of 130 billion naira, traders said on...
Washington — Social justice must prevail in Nigeria and across the African continent, says Bako Sabo Kantiok, a 31-year-old activist who wants to reduce poverty in his country. Kantiok doesn’t ju...
Washington — Social justice must prevail in Nigeria and across the African continent, says Bako Sabo Kantiok, a 31-year-old activist who wants to reduce poverty in his country. Kantiok doesn’t ju...
By Innocent Anaba Mr Joseph Daudu, SAN, has emerged the President-elect of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, at an election held on Thursday in Ibadan, Oyo State. Mr Daudu has meanwhile describe...
By Innocent Anaba Mr Joseph Daudu, SAN, has emerged the President-elect of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, at an election held on Thursday in Ibadan, Oyo State. Mr Daudu has meanwhile describe...
By Abdallah el-Kurebe Sokoto: The Sokoto state Police Command has arrested a 35-year old woman, Asma’u Ibrahim for allegedly setting her adopted son, Mohammed Mubarak Bala, aged ten ablaze. Youn...
By Abdallah el-Kurebe Sokoto: The Sokoto state Police Command has arrested a 35-year old woman, Asma’u Ibrahim for allegedly setting her adopted son, Mohammed Mubarak Bala, aged ten ablaze. Youn...
FOUR men have been arrested in Igbokoda area of Ondo state ahead of today’s Bye Election into the Ilaje Constituency 11in the House of Assembly with pump action guns. Two of them have been ordered ...
FOUR men have been arrested in Igbokoda area of Ondo state ahead of today’s Bye Election into the Ilaje Constituency 11in the House of Assembly with pump action guns. Two of them have been ordered ...
By Ndahi MARAMA, Maiduguri TRAGEDY occurred yesterday when an unidentified tanker driver suspected to be a smuggler of petroleum products lost control of his vehicle around the popular Bama- Banki Ju...
By Ndahi MARAMA, Maiduguri TRAGEDY occurred yesterday when an unidentified tanker driver suspected to be a smuggler of petroleum products lost control of his vehicle around the popular Bama- Banki Ju...
FORMER NFA board member Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi may be under probe from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over his activities in the NFA but the former Shooting Stars Sports Club manage...
FORMER NFA board member Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi may be under probe from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over his activities in the NFA but the former Shooting Stars Sports Club manage...
Oyinlola I was a member of the Executive Committee of the Lagos State Chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) led by then chairman, Tony Ubani who paid you a courtesy visit at your...
Oyinlola I was a member of the Executive Committee of the Lagos State Chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) led by then chairman, Tony Ubani who paid you a courtesy visit at your...
By Olasunkanmi Akoni A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in Lagos State and House of Representatives aspirant for Alimosho Federal Constituency, Alhaji Mohammed Mufutau Lawal, has called on ...
By Olasunkanmi Akoni A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in Lagos State and House of Representatives aspirant for Alimosho Federal Constituency, Alhaji Mohammed Mufutau Lawal, has called on ...
ABUJA — PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has said the Economic Community of West Africa, ECOWAS, was in support of current efforts by the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries, CPLP, to restore perm...
ABUJA — PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has said the Economic Community of West Africa, ECOWAS, was in support of current efforts by the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries, CPLP, to restore perm...
By Samuel OYADONGHA, Yenagoa The Federal Government has taken over the Umaru Musa International Cargo Airport under construction in Zarama in the outskirts of Yenagoa the Bayelsa State capital. Satu...
By Samuel OYADONGHA, Yenagoa The Federal Government has taken over the Umaru Musa International Cargo Airport under construction in Zarama in the outskirts of Yenagoa the Bayelsa State capital. Satu...
Nigerian junior athletes and their birth certificate, were a major topic of discussion at the IAAF World Junior Championships, which was concluded last Sunday with Nigeria racking in three silver meda...
Nigerian junior athletes and their birth certificate, were a major topic of discussion at the IAAF World Junior Championships, which was concluded last Sunday with Nigeria racking in three silver meda...
lagerback The former African Champions who are however contesting for the first time at this level lost by a whooping 0-4 to a Zambian side that looks good to upset them at their impenetrable Aba fort...
lagerback The former African Champions who are however contesting for the first time at this level lost by a whooping 0-4 to a Zambian side that looks good to upset them at their impenetrable Aba fort...
One man who sat in the panel that employed Swede coach Lars Lagerback to take Nigeria to the World Cup in South Africa Chief Adegboye Onigbinde has said the Swede has no business coming back to Nigeri...
One man who sat in the panel that employed Swede coach Lars Lagerback to take Nigeria to the World Cup in South Africa Chief Adegboye Onigbinde has said the Swede has no business coming back to Nigeri...
As the interrogation of the NFA board members continues by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, former Stationery Stores coach Kashimawo Laloko has urged the EFCC to do a good job. Acc...
As the interrogation of the NFA board members continues by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, former Stationery Stores coach Kashimawo Laloko has urged the EFCC to do a good job. Acc...
A year after the present Executive Committee of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC, led by Alhaji Habu Gumel, was supposed to have left office, it is still holding on tightly to power, refusing to hol...
A year after the present Executive Committee of the Nigeria Olympic Committee, NOC, led by Alhaji Habu Gumel, was supposed to have left office, it is still holding on tightly to power, refusing to hol...
Nigeria became the first African team to reach the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup final as they overcame Colombia with a 2nd minute goal in Bielefeld. They now face host, Germany in the same stadi...
Nigeria became the first African team to reach the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup final as they overcame Colombia with a 2nd minute goal in Bielefeld. They now face host, Germany in the same stadi...
Abuja — To alleviate the sufferings of the victims of the recent Jos crisis which claimed hundreds of lives and those who suffered the earthquake in Haiti, President Goodluck Jonathan has promis...
Abuja — To alleviate the sufferings of the victims of the recent Jos crisis which claimed hundreds of lives and those who suffered the earthquake in Haiti, President Goodluck Jonathan has promis...
Abuja — Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Farida Wazirir, has regretted that Nigeria has performed very badly, 50 years after Independence, because of the cripplin...
Abuja — Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Farida Wazirir, has regretted that Nigeria has performed very badly, 50 years after Independence, because of the cripplin...
del.icio.us Nigeria's main militant group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), is threatening to resume attacks on oil facilities in two weeks unless there is more progress i...
del.icio.us Nigeria's main militant group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), is threatening to resume attacks on oil facilities in two weeks unless there is more progress i...
The South-South Zone of the Nigerian Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture on Friday urged commercial banks to bridge the gap between deposit and lending rates. Billy Harry, the chamb...
The South-South Zone of the Nigerian Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture on Friday urged commercial banks to bridge the gap between deposit and lending rates. Billy Harry, the chamb...
British Airways on Friday announced a pre-tax loss of 164 million pounds ($256.5 million) for the three months ending June 30. The airline's chief executive, Willie Walsh, cited strikes by BA cabin c...
British Airways on Friday announced a pre-tax loss of 164 million pounds ($256.5 million) for the three months ending June 30. The airline's chief executive, Willie Walsh, cited strikes by BA cabin c...
All suspects arrested in connection with the unlawful importation of 450.400kg of cocaine which is valued at N4 billion will be prosecuted in Nigeria, Ahmadu Giade, Chairman of the National Drug Law...
All suspects arrested in connection with the unlawful importation of 450.400kg of cocaine which is valued at N4 billion will be prosecuted in Nigeria, Ahmadu Giade, Chairman of the National Drug Law...
Bharti Airtel, a leading emerging market telecom services provider, today announced the appointment of Andre Beyers as the Chief Marketing Officer for its Africa operations.
Bharti Airtel, a leading emerging market telecom services provider, today announced the appointment of Andre Beyers as the Chief Marketing Officer for its Africa operations.
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Farida Wazirir, has regretted that Nigeria has performed very badly, 50 years after Independence, because of the crippling effect of corruption and other related vices.
...Should the sports Ministry be renamed as Ministry of Football? Ghana’s sprint king and the only medalist at the on-going 17th African Championships in Athletics in Nairobi, Kenya, Aziz Zakari has slammed the Ministry of Youth And Sports for their disregard for the sport.
July 30, 2010 * Deal could make private power projects bankable * Billions of dollars in potential investment waiting * Could help end country's chronic power shortages By Nick Tattersall ...
July 30, 2010 * Deal could make private power projects bankable * Billions of dollars in potential investment waiting * Could help end country's chronic power shortages By Nick Tattersall ...
ABUJA (AFP) – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday lauded international efforts to achieve lasting peace and political stability in crisis-wracked Guinea-Bissau, his office said. Jo...
ABUJA (AFP) – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday lauded international efforts to achieve lasting peace and political stability in crisis-wracked Guinea-Bissau, his office said. Jo...
UNTIL he returned to the PDP, which he originally belonged to recently, Chief Tony Ogbo, a one-time acting chairman of Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State gave the party jitters, as the chief spokesperson of Chief Peter Okocha, the AC gubernatorial candidate, whose court case against the incumbent governor, Dr, Emmanuel Uduaghan, generated a lot of tension for the PDP.
The Public-Private Partnership initiative of the Lagos State Government received a big boost with the partnering of Best Western Island Hotel with the Government on the forthcoming Lagos International Youth Cup, which will take place from Sunday August 1st to Sunday August 8th.
*Former NBA star Lorenzen Wright, whose body was discovered Wednesday in the woods outside Memphis after he had gone missing, was shot to death, police said Thursday, and the case is being investigated as a homicide. Without any further information regarding motive or suspects, records indicate that Wright, 34, may have been carrying a large [...]
LAGOS, July 30 (Reuters) - Nigeria is close to agreeing a framework to make private power generation for the national grid commercially viable, potentially unlocking billions of dollars of investme...
LAGOS, July 30 (Reuters) - Nigeria is close to agreeing a framework to make private power generation for the national grid commercially viable, potentially unlocking billions of dollars of investme...
West Africa's regional BRVM bourse .BRVMCI finishes higher in the week to Friday, propelled by bank Sgbci SGBC.CI and natural rubber producer Saph SPHC.CI.
West Africa's regional BRVM bourse .BRVMCI finishes higher in the week to Friday, propelled by bank Sgbci SGBC.CI and natural rubber producer Saph SPHC.CI.
Quote ) said on Friday its half year pre-tax profit increased 53 percent to 1.58 billion naira ($11 million), according to a filing with the Nigerian Stock Exchange.
Quote ) said on Friday its half year pre-tax profit increased 53 percent to 1.58 billion naira ($11 million), according to a filing with the Nigerian Stock Exchange.
Nigerian men surrendered the 100m gold of the African Championships for the first time in eight years, when Obinna Metu and Ogho-Oghene Egwero failed to beat Cote’s Ivoire’s Ben Youssef Meite and ...
Nigerian men surrendered the 100m gold of the African Championships for the first time in eight years, when Obinna Metu and Ogho-Oghene Egwero failed to beat Cote’s Ivoire’s Ben Youssef Meite and ...
WHEN Sylvanu Okpala was employed three years ago as assistant coach to then Enugu Rangers Chief coach, Christian Chukwu, little did he know that his employers would treat him with such disdain as th...
WHEN Sylvanu Okpala was employed three years ago as assistant coach to then Enugu Rangers Chief coach, Christian Chukwu, little did he know that his employers would treat him with such disdain as th...
When the Super Four competition kicks off on August 2 to 8, 2010 in Ijebu-ode, Ogun State, Premier League Champions Enyimba say they will be in the best of form to prove to Nigerians that they are i...
When the Super Four competition kicks off on August 2 to 8, 2010 in Ijebu-ode, Ogun State, Premier League Champions Enyimba say they will be in the best of form to prove to Nigerians that they are i...
The Nigeria Premier League on Thursday 22 July conducted the draws for the Super Four (4) competition which will hold between 2nd – 8th August 2010 in one of the proposed centers (Akure, Ijab...
The Nigeria Premier League on Thursday 22 July conducted the draws for the Super Four (4) competition which will hold between 2nd – 8th August 2010 in one of the proposed centers (Akure, Ijab...
Call it what you will; a grandeur plan, building castles in the air or even outright lying but Tony has his reasons. Ex-Remedy member, Tony Tetuila confirmed his intentions to shoot videos for all 18t...
Call it what you will; a grandeur plan, building castles in the air or even outright lying but Tony has his reasons. Ex-Remedy member, Tony Tetuila confirmed his intentions to shoot videos for all 18t...
Cristiano Ronaldo emerged as the world’s most expensive player with his dream move to Real Madrid. His arrival was celebrated by the Spanish giants and the former Manchester United striker did not w...
Cristiano Ronaldo emerged as the world’s most expensive player with his dream move to Real Madrid. His arrival was celebrated by the Spanish giants and the former Manchester United striker did not w...
As you read this piece, four of Nigeria’s best female amateur golfers are today competing in the Botswana Ladies Open which teed off this morning at Gaborone. IGCC Lady Captain Faith Baya-Okoh, D...
As you read this piece, four of Nigeria’s best female amateur golfers are today competing in the Botswana Ladies Open which teed off this morning at Gaborone. IGCC Lady Captain Faith Baya-Okoh, D...
Ibori Golf and Country Club resident professional Francis Isuku underwent an appendicitis surgery last week in Asaba, Delta State. The pro golfer one of the leading lights in the country, it was ga...
Ibori Golf and Country Club resident professional Francis Isuku underwent an appendicitis surgery last week in Asaba, Delta State. The pro golfer one of the leading lights in the country, it was ga...
Batman Samini The mentoring and excitement at this year’s edition of MTN Project Fame West_Africa (PFWA) will know no limits as another international African music star spends an entire weekend insi...
Batman Samini The mentoring and excitement at this year’s edition of MTN Project Fame West_Africa (PFWA) will know no limits as another international African music star spends an entire weekend insi...
It was always going to come down to a choice between the world of business and the world of spotlights, it was always going to have to happen, Omotola Oloyede Oyebanjo had always known this much, ‘M...
It was always going to come down to a choice between the world of business and the world of spotlights, it was always going to have to happen, Omotola Oloyede Oyebanjo had always known this much, ‘M...
Rising talent, Solidstar, has cleared the air about his latest video which was before now touted to be centred around rapper Ruggedman’s alleged role in the break-up of pop singer 9ice’s marriage ...
Rising talent, Solidstar, has cleared the air about his latest video which was before now touted to be centred around rapper Ruggedman’s alleged role in the break-up of pop singer 9ice’s marriage ...
Deserted hospital Edo Govt yet to respondSince the of 1st of July, 2011, health workers in Edo state announced an indefinite strike action after accusing the state government of alleged failure to imp...
Deserted hospital Edo Govt yet to respondSince the of 1st of July, 2011, health workers in Edo state announced an indefinite strike action after accusing the state government of alleged failure to imp...
In its quest to create a cashless society, reduce crime and to key into CBN’s vision 20:20 to reduce the mobility of cash in the nearest future, MoneyBox Africa limited has launched an innovative sa...
In its quest to create a cashless society, reduce crime and to key into CBN’s vision 20:20 to reduce the mobility of cash in the nearest future, MoneyBox Africa limited has launched an innovative sa...
MR. Iju T. Nwabunike, is the chairman, Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria. In this interview with Moses Nosike of Saturday Vanguard Business, he took time to explain challenge...
MR. Iju T. Nwabunike, is the chairman, Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria. In this interview with Moses Nosike of Saturday Vanguard Business, he took time to explain challenge...
Director General of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Mr. Temisan Omatseye has said one of the major priorities of the agency is to enhance national manpower capacity in t...
Director General of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Mr. Temisan Omatseye has said one of the major priorities of the agency is to enhance national manpower capacity in t...
By Evelyn Usman A mammoth crowd besieged the Onipanu Police division in Otta, Ogun state last Sunday , to catch a glimpse of a man that was arrested with a bag full of human parts by a team of poli...
By Evelyn Usman A mammoth crowd besieged the Onipanu Police division in Otta, Ogun state last Sunday , to catch a glimpse of a man that was arrested with a bag full of human parts by a team of poli...
Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State has offered investment opportunities to prospective investors in Lagos State with an assurance that the state is on its way to becoming the economic hub centre o...
Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State has offered investment opportunities to prospective investors in Lagos State with an assurance that the state is on its way to becoming the economic hub centre o...
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has said that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will welcome the support of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP) for its ongoing efforts to achieve lasting peace and political stability in Guinea Bissau.
Women wait to receive baby food in the village of Koleram, southern Niger, during the launch of a UN-backed blanket feeding operation aimed at fighting malnutrition among children under the age of two...
Women wait to receive baby food in the village of Koleram, southern Niger, during the launch of a UN-backed blanket feeding operation aimed at fighting malnutrition among children under the age of two...
"This election process is a worthy example for the Nigerian political class." With these words, Joseph Boudurin Daudu, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) accepted victory as new president in a keenly ...
"This election process is a worthy example for the Nigerian political class." With these words, Joseph Boudurin Daudu, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) accepted victory as new president in a keenly ...
Nigeria sprinters led a West African domination of the sprint events at the start of the African Athletics championships in Nairobi, Kenya, on Wednesday
Nigeria sprinters led a West African domination of the sprint events at the start of the African Athletics championships in Nairobi, Kenya, on Wednesday
July 30, 2010 * Oil reform bill to pass in weeks * Licensing round due this year, China and U.S. interested * Existing oil partners expected to make asset sales * Minister wants upward revisio...
July 30, 2010 * Oil reform bill to pass in weeks * Licensing round due this year, China and U.S. interested * Existing oil partners expected to make asset sales * Minister wants upward revisio...
GENEVA, July 30 (Reuters) - Eastern Africa is free of polio again, with four countries -- Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda -- having reported no cases of the crippling disease for more than a year...
GENEVA, July 30 (Reuters) - Eastern Africa is free of polio again, with four countries -- Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda -- having reported no cases of the crippling disease for more than a year...
LAGOS July 30 (Reuters) - Nigeria's foreign exchange reserves have fallen 3.8 percent to $37.06 billion from $38.53 billion in mid-July, the central bank said on Friday.
LAGOS July 30 (Reuters) - Nigeria's foreign exchange reserves have fallen 3.8 percent to $37.06 billion from $38.53 billion in mid-July, the central bank said on Friday.
LAGOS July 30 (Reuters) - Nigerian interbank rates eased slightly to 1.08 percent on average this week from 1.15 percent last week following the central bank's release of 130 billion naira ($867 mi...
LAGOS July 30 (Reuters) - Nigerian interbank rates eased slightly to 1.08 percent on average this week from 1.15 percent last week following the central bank's release of 130 billion naira ($867 mi...
By Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South-South UNTIL he returned to the PDP, which he originally belonged to recently, Chief Tony Ogbo, a one-time acting chairman of Oshimili North Local Government Are...
By Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South-South UNTIL he returned to the PDP, which he originally belonged to recently, Chief Tony Ogbo, a one-time acting chairman of Oshimili North Local Government Are...
Niger to Hold Presidential Election in January Niger police have arrested a former prime minister, who is an ally of ousted president Mamadou Tandja.Authorities are accusing Seini Oumarou of embezzlin...
Niger to Hold Presidential Election in January Niger police have arrested a former prime minister, who is an ally of ousted president Mamadou Tandja.Authorities are accusing Seini Oumarou of embezzlin...
It was a fair guess three weeks ago that Germany, tournament hosts and one of the undoubted powerhouses of women’s football, would reach the final of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2010. Few, how...
It was a fair guess three weeks ago that Germany, tournament hosts and one of the undoubted powerhouses of women’s football, would reach the final of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2010. Few, how...
President Goodluck Jonathan has attracted over 144,000 Facebook fans in just a few short weeks, and he writes his own posts every day, in English, drawing thousands of comments.
President Goodluck Jonathan has attracted over 144,000 Facebook fans in just a few short weeks, and he writes his own posts every day, in English, drawing thousands of comments.
LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) - Nigeria will pass wide-ranging legislation to reform its oil and gas industry in the coming weeks and hold a licensing round for new oil blocks by the end of the year, O...
LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) - Nigeria will pass wide-ranging legislation to reform its oil and gas industry in the coming weeks and hold a licensing round for new oil blocks by the end of the year, O...
NEW DELHI/LONDON July 30 (Reuters) - Indian Oil Corp (IOC) on Friday bought 2 million barrels of West African crude for September lifting, traders said, taking monthly spot purchases to a record 14...
NEW DELHI/LONDON July 30 (Reuters) - Indian Oil Corp (IOC) on Friday bought 2 million barrels of West African crude for September lifting, traders said, taking monthly spot purchases to a record 14...
If Guinea can pull off free and fair elections this weekend, it will lay the foundations for what could be one of Africa’s most unexpected and significant good news stories.
If Guinea can pull off free and fair elections this weekend, it will lay the foundations for what could be one of Africa’s most unexpected and significant good news stories.
Sundance Resources says it Mbalam iron ore project in Cameroon is still on track despite air crash which killed the company's entire board of directors.
Sundance Resources says it Mbalam iron ore project in Cameroon is still on track despite air crash which killed the company's entire board of directors.
BERLIN -- Wladimir Klitschko will defend his heavyweight titles against Samuel Peter of Nigeria in Frankfurt on Sept. 11.Klitschko's management group announced on Friday that the holder of the IBF, W...
BERLIN -- Wladimir Klitschko will defend his heavyweight titles against Samuel Peter of Nigeria in Frankfurt on Sept. 11.Klitschko's management group announced on Friday that the holder of the IBF, W...
Lafarge Nigeria H1 pre-tax profit up 2.6 pct Reuters LG), the Nigerian unit of the world's biggest cement maker (LAFP.PA), said its half year to June pre-tax profit rose 2.6 percent to 6.38 billion naira ($42 ...
LONDON, July 30 - Nigeria is still planning to hold an oil licensing round this year including around 40 blocks and expects interest to come from countries ranging from China to the United States, the...
LONDON, July 30 - Nigeria is still planning to hold an oil licensing round this year including around 40 blocks and expects interest to come from countries ranging from China to the United States, the...
LONDON July 30 (Reuters) - Nigeria's parliament will pass wide-ranging legislation to reform the mainstay oil and gas industry by the end of August and will delay a recess in order to do so if nece...
LONDON July 30 (Reuters) - Nigeria's parliament will pass wide-ranging legislation to reform the mainstay oil and gas industry by the end of August and will delay a recess in order to do so if nece...
Niger police arrested a former prime minister close to toppled president Mamadou Tandja on graft charges, security sources in the West African nation said late on Thursday. Niger's ruling military ...
Niger police arrested a former prime minister close to toppled president Mamadou Tandja on graft charges, security sources in the West African nation said late on Thursday. Niger's ruling military ...
Niger police arrested a former prime minister close to toppled president Mamadou Tandja on graft charges, security sources in the West African nation said late on Thursday. Niger's ruling military ...
Niger police arrested a former prime minister close to toppled president Mamadou Tandja on graft charges, security sources in the West African nation said late on Thursday. Niger's ruling military ...
I READ the above piece which was a rejoinder by the writer, Mr. Pat Anyadubalu, to my piece entitled, Of Anambra and Uncritical Analysts, which itself was my reaction to Pat’s piece, Waiting for P...
I READ the above piece which was a rejoinder by the writer, Mr. Pat Anyadubalu, to my piece entitled, Of Anambra and Uncritical Analysts, which itself was my reaction to Pat’s piece, Waiting for P...
Nigerias parliament passed a new electoral law that requires candidates to emerge from party primaries rather than through undemocratic processes and allows more time for voter registration, ThisDay reported.
Abuja — Organisers of the Northern Political Summit under the aegis of Chief Solomon Lar-led G20 (19 northern states and Abuja) yesterday warned that the country risked being thrown into a deepe...
Abuja — Organisers of the Northern Political Summit under the aegis of Chief Solomon Lar-led G20 (19 northern states and Abuja) yesterday warned that the country risked being thrown into a deepe...
Abuja — The Senate yesterday passed the conference report of the Electoral Act (INEC) 2006 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 2010. It also passed the contentious N240billion Niger Delta Developmen...
Abuja — The Senate yesterday passed the conference report of the Electoral Act (INEC) 2006 (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 2010. It also passed the contentious N240billion Niger Delta Developmen...
The Independent Corrupt Practices Offences Commission (ICPC) has absolved the governor of Ekiti State, Engr. Segun Oni, of diversion, misappropriation and hijacking of local government statutory alloc...
The Independent Corrupt Practices Offences Commission (ICPC) has absolved the governor of Ekiti State, Engr. Segun Oni, of diversion, misappropriation and hijacking of local government statutory alloc...
Port Harcourt — The Rivers State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Sampson Parker, has disclosed that about 400,000 individuals are living with the dreaded HIV/ AIDS in the state. Parker disclosed t...
Port Harcourt — The Rivers State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Sampson Parker, has disclosed that about 400,000 individuals are living with the dreaded HIV/ AIDS in the state. Parker disclosed t...
(rtd), rose from a meeting of the forum which he chaired in Kaduna last Wednesday, dissatisfied that the issue of zoning was not critically tackled to the expectations of Nigerians by the umbrella bod...
(rtd), rose from a meeting of the forum which he chaired in Kaduna last Wednesday, dissatisfied that the issue of zoning was not critically tackled to the expectations of Nigerians by the umbrella bod...
Abuja — Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, yesterday warned that if the commission was not provided with the N74 billion it demanded within tw...
Abuja — Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, yesterday warned that if the commission was not provided with the N74 billion it demanded within tw...
Abuja — The issue of who emerges Super Eagles coach is still hazy but Nigeria Football Federation Interim Vice President Obinna Ogba, has given insight as to how it may be put to rest. He reveal...
Abuja — The issue of who emerges Super Eagles coach is still hazy but Nigeria Football Federation Interim Vice President Obinna Ogba, has given insight as to how it may be put to rest. He reveal...
Nigeria yesterday became the first African team to reach the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup final as they overcame Columbia with a 2nd-minute strike by Ebere Orji in Bielefeld. They play Germany in the s...
Nigeria yesterday became the first African team to reach the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup final as they overcame Columbia with a 2nd-minute strike by Ebere Orji in Bielefeld. They play Germany in the s...
Abuja — The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) has directed the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to furnish it with information on Senator Ahmed Yerima's alleged marria...
Abuja — The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) has directed the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to furnish it with information on Senator Ahmed Yerima's alleged marria...
Abuja — Rising oil prices and increased production are expected to drive Nigerian economic growth higher, even as inflation is seen remaining in double digits, a Reuters poll showed.
Abuja — Rising oil prices and increased production are expected to drive Nigerian economic growth higher, even as inflation is seen remaining in double digits, a Reuters poll showed.
Lagos — The raging controversy over alleged shady deal in the award of the second quarter fuel import allocation leveled against Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) by some depo...
Lagos — The raging controversy over alleged shady deal in the award of the second quarter fuel import allocation leveled against Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) by some depo...
Benin — The Nigeria's economy grew by 7.68 per cent in the second quarter, the Central Bank has said. The CBN governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, who disclosed this after a cabinet meeting in Abuja...
Benin — The Nigeria's economy grew by 7.68 per cent in the second quarter, the Central Bank has said. The CBN governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, who disclosed this after a cabinet meeting in Abuja...
Cleansing imminent at CBN || Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, yesterday stated that there was no hiding place for bank debtors, declaring that the Assets Management...
Cleansing imminent at CBN || Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, yesterday stated that there was no hiding place for bank debtors, declaring that the Assets Management...
The World Cup has been over for a few weeks now, but that doesn't mean the fallout has ended. Here in the U.S., the Americans' ouster in the second round was treated with little more than a shrug and a "nice try, guys.
BERLIN Wladimir Klitschko will defend his heavyweight titles against Samuel Peter of Nigeria in Frankfurt on Sept. 11. Klitschko's management group announced on Friday that the holder of ...
BERLIN Wladimir Klitschko will defend his heavyweight titles against Samuel Peter of Nigeria in Frankfurt on Sept. 11. Klitschko's management group announced on Friday that the holder of ...
Total Nigeria Plc was downgraded to underperform from neutral by CSL Stockbrokers Ltd. after the fuel companys second-quarter sales missed CSLs estimate by 6 percent.
Wladimir Klitschko to fight Nigeria's Samuel Peter WBOC TV 16 ... Miss AP Sports Video More>> BERLIN (AP) - Wladimir Klitschko will defend his heavyweight titles against Samuel Peter of Nigeria in Frankfurt on Sept. ...
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC Professor Atahiru Jega yesterday warned that the absence of a new and credible voters register may scuttle the 2011 elections He said within the next two weeks the Federal Government
Chairman of the Northern Governors Forum NGF Alhaji Babangida Aliyu has debunked the rumours making the rounds that he arm twisted his colleagues to accept his position on the heated issue of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP zoning
President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday endorsed the drive by the Red Cross Society to raise a whopping N20 billion relief package for victims of the recent crises in Jos and the earthquake that ravaged Haiti Jonathan said the Federal
Ahead of the 2011 general election the Chairman Independent National Electoral Commission INEC Prof Attahiru Jega has appealed to the police high command to ensure there is no snatching of ballot boxes Jega said his commission had started
Former Head of State and presidential aspirant of the Congress for Progressive Change CPC in the forthcoming 2011 elections Maj Gen Muhammadu Buhari rtd has challenged Nigerians to search and evaluate politicians that can address the problems bedevilling the Nigerian
The International Criminal Police Organization Interpol has contacted the National Human Rights Commission NHRC to furnish it with information concerning Senator Ahmed Sani Yerima s marriage to a 13 year old Egyptian girl In a letter addressed to the
Northern politicians championing that President Goodluck Jonathan should contest the 2011 presidential election said yesterday that Nigeria would be thrown into a deep political crisis should the proponents of zoning succeed in stopping the president from running
There has been no love lost between Ogun State Governor Gbenga Daniel and House of Represen tatives Speaker Dimeji Bankole from the same state But the festering conflict between the two reared its ugly head yesterday at the inauguration of
It s not only in the Peoples Democratic Party PDP that zoning has become a big issue The zoning of offices by All Nigeria Peoples Party ANPP is also tearing the party apart Already the South west and South south zones
Ten banks that failed a joint examination conducted last year for 24 of them by the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN and the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation NDIC currently have a negative capital of N1 5 trillion the apex
All candidates for future elections in the country must emerge through properly conducted primaries as the new section 87 of the 2010 Electoral Act has outlawed the use of affirmation for endorsing candidates by consensus The law provides
The Vice President, Mohammed Namadi Sambo is ready to commence the inspection of power project sites at Sapele, Alaoje and Olorunsogo in the first week of August 2010 to ascertain the extent of work preparatory to their completion and commissioning before the end of the year.
Vice President, Namadi Sambo has applauded the efforts and commitment of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) towards the resuscitation of the Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in the country.
Former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, failed to show up yesterday at the rally he planned to declare his presidential bid in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, after threats from students and pro-Jonathan groups in the state.
The issue of who emerges Super Eagles coach is still hazy but Nigeria Football Federation Interim Vice President Obinna Ogba, has given insight as to how it may be put to rest. He revealed that plans are on the way to hire former International Samson Siasia for the Super Eagles, while Austin Eguaevon will be redeployed to the U-23 team. He however failed to comment on the fate of Daniel Amokachi, who has been calling for the sack of Technical Adviser Lars Largerback. But said this weekend will determine whether Lagerback or Siasia will be Eagles coach.
Organisers of the Northern Political Summit under the aegis of Chief Solomon Lar-led G20 (19 northern states and Abuja) yesterday warned that the country risked being thrown into a deeper socio-political crisis if the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) used zoning to prevent President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the presidency in the 2011 elections.
The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) has directed the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) to furnish it with information on Senator Ahmed Yerima's alleged marriage to a minor.
Rising oil prices and increased production are expected to drive Nigerian economic growth higher, even as inflation is seen remaining in double digits, a Reuters poll showed.
The raging controversy over alleged shady deal in the award of the second quarter fuel import allocation leveled against Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) by some depot operators took a new dimension as the Executive Secretary of the Agency, Mr. Abiodun Ibikunle described the campaign as the handiwork of a cartel that wanted to take over the industry through the back door.
The Independent Corrupt Practices Offences Commission (ICPC) has absolved the governor of Ekiti State, Engr. Segun Oni, of diversion, misappropriation and hijacking of local government statutory allocations.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BERLIN -- Wladimir Klitschko will defend his heavyweight titles against Samuel Peter of Nigeria in Frankfurt on Sept. 11. Klitschko's management group announced on Friday that...
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BERLIN -- Wladimir Klitschko will defend his heavyweight titles against Samuel Peter of Nigeria in Frankfurt on Sept. 11. Klitschko's management group announced on Friday that...
LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) - Nigeria is still planning to hold an oil licensing round this year including around 40 blocks and expects interest to come from countries ranging from China to the United States, the oil minister said on Friday.
Findings of global survey that polled mobile users show developers can do better to target female gamers and create utility-type applications, says Singapore-based BuzzCity. Compare your salary Use the IT salary benchmark wizard and know the average salary differences between different job functions. Join activeTechPros. http://www.activetechpros.com
For those who think former International, Samson Siasia will produce magic and turn the fortunes of the senior national team around overnight if given the opportunity to handle the team should better have a rethink as the former Julius Berger of Lagos striker has declared that rebuilding the team would take a long time.
The Rivers State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Sampson Parker, has disclosed that about 400,000 individuals are living with the dreaded HIV/ AIDS in the state.
Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum, General IBM Haruna (rtd), rose from a meeting of the forum which he chaired in Kaduna last Wednesday, dissatisfied that the issue of zoning was not critically tackled to the expectations of Nigerians by the umbrella body of the North. GEORGE AGBA confronted him for more clarification on the issue of zoning.
Cleansing imminent at CBN || Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, yesterday stated that there was no hiding place for bank debtors, declaring that the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) would employ all legal means to retrieve monies owed banks to forestall further deterioration of the system.
To alleviate the sufferings of the victims of the recent Jos crisis which claimed hundreds of lives and those who suffered the earthquake in Haiti, President Goodluck Jonathan has promised a palliative relief of N20billion to be made available soon.
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, yesterday warned that if the commission was not provided with the N74 billion it demanded within two weeks for the compilation of a fresh voters' register, the 2011 elections might not hold as scheduled.
Klitschko's management group announced on Friday that the holder of the IBF, WBO and IBO belts has lined up Peter to replace Russian Alexander Povetkin, whom he was originally slated to fight.
Klitschko's management group announced on Friday that the holder of the IBF, WBO and IBO belts has lined up Peter to replace Russian Alexander Povetkin, whom he was originally slated to fight.
By Jimitota Onoyume PORTHARCOURT—TEN suspected pipeline vandals have been arrested by Police in Gokana Local Government Area, Rivers State. Confirming the arrest, the state Police Public Relatio...
By Jimitota Onoyume PORTHARCOURT—TEN suspected pipeline vandals have been arrested by Police in Gokana Local Government Area, Rivers State. Confirming the arrest, the state Police Public Relatio...
OWERRI—Governor Ikedi Ohakim of Imo State has assured all serving members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, in the state of maximum security as they move into the hinterland for their prima...
OWERRI—Governor Ikedi Ohakim of Imo State has assured all serving members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, in the state of maximum security as they move into the hinterland for their prima...
Abuja — Northern politicians championing that President Goodluck Jonathan should contest the 2011 presidential election said yesterday that Nigeria would be thrown into a "deep political crisis"...
Abuja — Northern politicians championing that President Goodluck Jonathan should contest the 2011 presidential election said yesterday that Nigeria would be thrown into a "deep political crisis"...
Abuja — Ahead of the 2011 general election, the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has appealed to the police high command to ensure there is no sna...
Abuja — Ahead of the 2011 general election, the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has appealed to the police high command to ensure there is no sna...
Kaduna — The African Diaspora Initiative (ADI) says Nigeria will recover a whopping $400 billion looted public funds if the Federal Government grants unconditional amnesty to present and former ...
editorial Lagos — MUCH furore has attended debates the financial status of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. The much telling of the revelation is the confirmation that NNPC bu...
Kaduna — The African Diaspora Initiative (ADI) says Nigeria will recover a whopping $400 billion looted public funds if the Federal Government grants unconditional amnesty to present and former ...
editorial Lagos — MUCH furore has attended debates the financial status of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. The much telling of the revelation is the confirmation that NNPC bu...
With Agency Reports — Nigeria national U-20 women's team, the Falconets yesterday continued their impressive run in the FIFA organized football tournament by edging out hard fighting Colombians ...
Abuja — Despite objections to some of its projected expenditure by many Senators, the N240.553 billion 2010 budget of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) scaled through the Senate cruc...
With Agency Reports — Nigeria national U-20 women's team, the Falconets yesterday continued their impressive run in the FIFA organized football tournament by edging out hard fighting Colombians ...
Abuja — Despite objections to some of its projected expenditure by many Senators, the N240.553 billion 2010 budget of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) scaled through the Senate cruc...
Lagos And James Emejo in Abuja — Ten banks that failed a joint examination conducted last year for 24 of them by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (...
Lagos And James Emejo in Abuja — Ten banks that failed a joint examination conducted last year for 24 of them by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (...
The African Diaspora Initiative (ADI) says Nigeria will recover a whopping $400 billion looted public funds if the Federal Government grants unconditional amnesty to present and former government officials willing to repatriate such funds from foreign countries.
Nigeria national U-20 women's team, the Falconets yesterday continued their impressive run in the FIFA organized football tournament by edging out hard fighting Colombians 1-0 to book a place in the finals to be decided this on Sunday.
The African Diaspora Initiative (ADI) says Nigeria will recover a whopping $400 billion looted public funds if the Federal Government grants unconditional amnesty to present and former government officials willing to repatriate such funds from foreign countries.
Nigeria national U-20 women's team, the Falconets yesterday continued their impressive run in the FIFA organized football tournament by edging out hard fighting Colombians 1-0 to book a place in the finals to be decided this on Sunday.
NIGERIANS are in celebration after the scintillating performance of the Falconets in the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The 4-2 (penalty shoot outs) defeat of the USA in the quarter-finals of the competition is epochal, not because for the first time Nigeria would be playing in the semi-final, but the expectation that women's football would get respect for the first time.
MUCH furore has attended debates the financial status of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. The much telling of the revelation is the confirmation that NNPC budgets have not been available to the National Assembly since 1999.
The Nigeria Football Association, NFA, no doubt remains one of the most attractive jobs in the land. And as the zero hour to the election into the board of the NFA draws near, not less than 56 individuals have picked forms to contest for the most popular job in the country.
Nigeria's greatest hope for a medal at the African Championships, Blessing Okagbare lived up to expectation when she blew away the field to win the women 100m gold in Nairobi, Kenya yesterday.She ran 11.03 seconds to top the women in the hotly contested race.
Nigeria yesterday became the first African team to reach the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup final as they overcame Columbia with a 2nd-minute strike by Ebere Orji in Bielefeld. They play Germany in the same stadium on Sunday, after the host nation defeated Korea Republic 5-1. The Germans go into the final as favourites.
WE are expected to applaud the police over measures they have taken after the kidnap of the four journalists. It does not take a discerning observer to note that the prompt attention - by police standards - the incident got was because the kidnapped were from the media.
Despite objections to some of its projected expenditure by many Senators, the N240.553 billion 2010 budget of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) scaled through the Senate crucible yesterday.
Northern politicians championing that President Goodluck Jonathan should contest the 2011 presidential election said yesterday that Nigeria would be thrown into a "deep political crisis" should the proponents of zoning succeed in stopping the president from running.
Ten banks that failed a joint examination conducted last year for 24 of them by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) currently have a negative capital of N1.5 trillion, the apex bank Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has said.
Ahead of the 2011 general election, the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has appealed to the police high command to ensure there is no snatching of ballot boxes.
NSC Promises New Anti Corruption Dawn THISDAY ... including the Nigeria Premier League (NPL) NFF and the Nigeria Institute for Sports (NIS) to ensure that their operations conform with best practices. ...
Prof. Akin Oyebode By Abdulwahab Abdulah Prof. Akin Oyebode of the University of Lagos is a Professor of international relations and jurisprudence. In this interview, he argued that we must get our ...
Prof. Akin Oyebode By Abdulwahab Abdulah Prof. Akin Oyebode of the University of Lagos is a Professor of international relations and jurisprudence. In this interview, he argued that we must get our ...
Nigeria has the second highest rate of maternal mortality in the world. At present, 1 in every 18 women die giving birth verses 1 in 4,800 in the US. "I don't think anyone would compare Chicago to Ni...
Nigeria has the second highest rate of maternal mortality in the world. At present, 1 in every 18 women die giving birth verses 1 in 4,800 in the US. "I don't think anyone would compare Chicago to Ni...
Abuja — Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Professor Atahiru Jega, yesterday warned that the absence of a new and credible voters register may scuttle the 2011 elec...
Abuja — Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Professor Atahiru Jega, yesterday warned that the absence of a new and credible voters register may scuttle the 2011 elec...
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Professor Atahiru Jega, yesterday warned that the absence of a new and credible voters register may scuttle the 2011 elections. He said within the next two weeks, the Federal Government will have to choose between providing the funds required to produce a new register and the risk of not having any elections next year.
Niamey - A former prime minister in the regime of Niger's ousted president Mamadou Tandja was detained on Thursday in apparent connection with a corruption probe, a spokesperson for his party said. ...
Niamey - A former prime minister in the regime of Niger's ousted president Mamadou Tandja was detained on Thursday in apparent connection with a corruption probe, a spokesperson for his party said. ...
Over 36,000 women in Nigeria die each year due to post-delivery complications. In her documentary, "The Edge of Joy," Dawn Sinclair Shapiro focuses on the pregnancy of several Nigerian women - following them, their families, and medical staff on the day they go into labor.
Kaduna—The African Diaspora Initiative (ADI) says Nigeria will recover a whopping $400 billion looted public funds if the Federal Government grants unconditional amnesty to present and former govern...
Kaduna—The African Diaspora Initiative (ADI) says Nigeria will recover a whopping $400 billion looted public funds if the Federal Government grants unconditional amnesty to present and former govern...
By Ben Agande, Prince Osuagwu & Inalegwu Shaibu ABUJA — The Senate yesterday dissolved the Christopher Anyanwu-led Committee on Communications on the basis of non performance. This is even as i...
By Ben Agande, Prince Osuagwu & Inalegwu Shaibu ABUJA — The Senate yesterday dissolved the Christopher Anyanwu-led Committee on Communications on the basis of non performance. This is even as i...
Abuja — ORGANISERS of the northern political summit under the aegis of G20 (19 northern states and Abuja), yesterday, warned that the country risked a deeper crisis if the Peoples Democratic Par...
Abuja — ORGANISERS of the northern political summit under the aegis of G20 (19 northern states and Abuja), yesterday, warned that the country risked a deeper crisis if the Peoples Democratic Par...
ORGANISERS of the northern political summit under the aegis of G20 (19 northern states and Abuja), yesterday, warned that the country risked a deeper crisis if the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, prevented Dr. Goodluck Jonathan from contesting the presidency in the 2011 elections on the grounds of zoning.
DETROIT (AP) — Michigan's two U.S. senators and its 15 U.S. House members wrote to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Thursday, seeking assurances the federal government will pay for security at the trial of a man accused of trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner.
ABritish clergyman, Reverend Alex Brown and a Nigerian-born legal practitioner, Michael Adelasoye, have been convicted alongside an accomplice from Ukraine, Mr. Vladymyr Buchak, for conducting more th...
ABritish clergyman, Reverend Alex Brown and a Nigerian-born legal practitioner, Michael Adelasoye, have been convicted alongside an accomplice from Ukraine, Mr. Vladymyr Buchak, for conducting more th...