A Federal High Court in Ikeja, yesterday granted an interim injunction restraining the federal government from renaming the University of Lagos as Moshood Abiola University, Lagos. President Goodluck Jonathan had on May 29 announced in a na...
The military Special Task Force (STF) said in Jos yesterday that two explosives planted in a residential area in Tudun Wada Area were discovered on Sunday. This is contained in a statement by its Media and Information Officer, Captain Salisu Mustapha. ...
The proposed merger talks between the two leading opposition parties, Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) and the Congress for Progressive Change (ACN) is progressing and very soon it will be formalised. The two parties have been meeting at the topm...
As the rainy season reaches its climax, the Tin Can Island Port-end of the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, main access road to Nigeria’s major seaports, has returned to its usual nightmarish state, causing more pains and distress for motorists and commu...
Nsukka United FC yesterday emerged overall champion in the Enugu State 2012 football league after humiliating 2nd placed team, Ingas FC of Enugu 2-0. A total of 16 teams participated in the well organised grassroots soccer tournament put together by th...
Nigeria’s senior basketball team, D’Tigers will today continue preparation ahead a place in the Olympics with a Super Four Invitational Championship in Brazil. The team which had to engage Chinese clubs converged in Houston, Texas in the Un...
Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams says she has no thoughts of retiring, despite her shock Wimbledon first-round defeat by Elena Vesnina. The 32-year-old American, who suffers from Sjogren’s Syndrome, was beaten 6-1 6-3 by the Russian wo...
Wayne Rooney has described England’s quarter final exit as a horrible way to go out. England was eliminated by Italy at the quarter-final stage through penalty shoot-out. After an uninspiring 120 minutes, the Roy Hodgson boys again came dow...
Nigeria striker Yakubu is due to arrive in China to seal a move to Guangzhou R&F. Officials from Guangzhou and Yakubu’s representatives have been negotiating the deal. The Blackburn Rovers striker, who scored 17 league goals last season, is n...
Fenerbahce defender, Joseph Yobo has hailed the signing of Dutch winger Dirk Kuyt by the Turkish side. Kuyt moved from Liverpool early in June on a three year deal after spending six years on Merseyside. “I was happy when I heard the news of the ...
Nigeria’s image has taken a lot of bashing recently with its mission in the United States accused of money laundering. Despite the mission’s strong denial, some questions remain unanswered. EZRA IJIOMA writes. Controversy has continued to t...
Pa Ephraim Obinedu, a 93-year-old newspaper vendor finds his way very early in the morning each day to the newspaper distribution point located at Amikwo Awka, the Anambra state capital. And despite his age, he struggles alongside youthful newspa...
Hate him or like him, Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State, will never change his style of governance. His seemingly well known philosophy of “I must do what I think is right for the state and not what will make the people clap for me” appea...
The repeat elections for Oloje and Alanamu wards of Ilorin West constituency slated for tomorrow (Tuesday, June 26) has further worsened the crisis rocking the Kwara State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) over who will be its gubernatori...
The Bida-based super polygamist, Alhaji Mohammed Bello Masaba has refuted rumours that he died in his sleep over the weekend. “I am alive. The rumor of my death is false,” Masaba said in a telephone interview yester...