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The Nigeria U-17 women team known as Flamingoes takes on their Zambian counterpart today at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta for the second leg of their 2012 FIFA World Cup qualifier. Coach Peter Dedevbo has kept faith in his team that beat the Zambian...
Following the incessant violence at match venues in recent times, the Nigeria Premier League has vowed to take more stringent actions against clubs involved in the ugly acts. Part of it was the fining of Kano Pillars N1.6m and urging the club to take r...
10 years ago, the Achimota Golf Club and the IBB Golf Club of Abuja started a reciprocal relationship under which they play an inter- club golf tournament to commemorate the independence anniversary of their respective countries – Ghana and Niger...
There are strong indications that the executive governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko may dump the Labour Party (LP) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as moves are in top gear to woo him back to the party. President of the Nigerian Senate, S...
The House of Representatives, yesterday condemned the restraining order granted the Edo State chapter of the Congress for Progressive Change ( CPC) by Justice M.N Esowe of the National Industrial Court, describing it as a flagrant abuse of judici...
President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday told members of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Advisory committee to be bold and resolute not giving room for blackmail or intimidation by government officials in the bid for undue favours. Followin...
A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Abuja, yesterday held that the three accused persons standing trial for defaming the character of Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswam in an article published in Power Steering magazine saying that the accused have a ...
SAMIR NASRI is willing Manchester United to win their next six games — to set up a sensational Premier League 'final' on April 30.Manchester City sit a point behind the champions with just nine games remaining of what promises to be an ep...
The House of Representatives say it will not restrict the posting of corps members to any part of the federation through legislation. The Chairman, House Committee on Youth Development, Hon. Kamil Akinlabi (ACN-Oyo), said this in an interview with news...
The wife of Sen. George Sekibo, representing Rivers East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, has been kidnapped in Port Harcourt. Sekibo’s wife, Mrs Asime George-Sekibo, was kidnapped on March 22 along East-West road while returni...
The U.S. faces an unprecedented challenge to its grip on the World Bank presidency with emerging African economies nominating a candidate on Friday to set up the first contested bid for the top job at the global development lender. Angola, Nigeria and ...
Nigeria's bid for the position of the World Bank president on Friday received a boost as South Africa and Angola endorsed the candidature of Nigeria's Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, for the job. The South African Finance Minister,...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed 5,000 personnel for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) convention and 10, 000 others for the JAMB examination both slated for Saturday in Abuja. A statement signed by the Corps Public Re...
An Ikeja High Court in Lagos on Friday dismissed a suit asking it to compel the Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to prosecute the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko, for alleged certificate fo...
Sen. Ibrahim Mantu, Chairman, Bamanga Tukur Campaign Organisation, said on Friday that the election of national chairman of the PDP rested on delegates to Saturday’s convention of the party. He stated this at a dinner Abuja whil...