The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the threat by opposition lawmakers in the House of Representatives to override President Goodluck Jonathan on the signing of the 2013 budget as an empty boast. Of the 160 opposition members in the...
The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has described the participation of the governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha in the merger talks that produced the All Progressives Congress (APC) as ridiculous and unfortunate. At a press conference i...
For most women from the coastal communities of the Niger Delta, the leisure of diving into the river and engaging in the rigorous exercise of swimming reduces with age. And at 69, you are expected to gently paddle your canoe and fish for the family&rsq...
The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) has praised the opposition parties in the country over the formation of All Progressives Party (APC). The CPC alongside the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) as well a facti...
Stakeholders in the education sector in Kebbi State have asked the authorities responsible for the conduct of examinations in Nigerian schools to address the menace of malpractice. They also described as appalling, the continued declining integrity sta...
The grand finale of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations comes up tomorrow with the Super Eagles of Nigeria taking on the surprise finalist, Burkina Faso at the 94,000-capacity National Stadium, Soweto in an all West African final derby. To reach the final, ...
Burkina Faso’s star striker Jonathan Pitroipa, who picked up a red card in Wednesday’s semi final, is set to play in Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final after all. For Pitroipa to be able to take part the referee in Wednesday’s...
The Football Association has fined Sir Alex Ferguson £12,000 over comments he made about an official after Manchester United’s Premier League game at Spurs. The Manchester United boss, 71, accused assistant referee Simon Beck of failing to ...