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The wife of one of the guards who held a Briton and an Italian hostage in northern Nigeria said yesterday that the two men were taken into a toilet and shot dead during a failed attempt to rescue them by British and Nigerian forces. The wife, who gave ...
Mr Anyatang Livinus, like every young person in his childhood, was full of hopes and aspirations of making success out of life. His ideal dream was to become a medical doctor. The young intelligent Livinus nursed&nbs...
Nature knows no pause in progress and development, and attaches her curse on all inactions –Johann Wolfgang von Goethe In this piece Chizoba Ogbeche, examines the benefits of the National Retreat On Women Development, Peace and National Transform...
We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a commodity to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect-Aldo Leopold The monthly environmental sanitation exercise aimed at keeping the surround...
With a “chief scientist” specializing in consumer behaviour, an “analytics department” monitoring voter trends, and a squad of dozens huddled at computer screens editing video or writing code, the sprawling office complex inside...
It is no longer news that the highest court in the country – the Supreme Court had reaffirmed the election of Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed of Kwara State, but what is news is the aftermath of the landmark judgment. Before the Tuesday’s ruling ...
Achievers are rare gems in this society of ours where excellence is hardly achieved by people, due to harsh realities of contemporary times. However, when an achiever emerges from the horizon, not withstanding his humble background, it becomes obvious ...
The campaigns of President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney don't agree on much. But on one subject, officials from both sides are in sync. According to CNN report, as the GOP primary race goes into its third official month, the biggest winner appears ...
ATHENS - Greece averted the immediate threat of an uncontrolled default on Friday when a sufficient number of private creditors agreed on a bond swap deal that will cut the country's public debt and clear the way for a new bailout. Reuters reports ...
Arsenal welcome Newcastle to the Emirates in the battle for a UEFA Champions League spot. Arsenal is fourth on the standings with 49 points, while Newcastle is sixth with 44 points. Both sides need a win to keep their Champions League hope alive. When ...
Following the deportation of 125 Nigerians by South African authorities some days ago, the diplomatic relations between the two countries was headed for the rocks. The ambassadors of both countries were summoned by their parent countries for consultati...
Najeem Usman Yasin mounted the saddle as the National President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, (NURTW) in August 2011. Barely eight months in office, Yasin says he has provided a clear direction for the union, which was hitherto dispa...
That Cossy Ojiakor is received by her fans as a sex symbol is fast becoming a cliché. However, the actress and singer says she has other attractions apart from flaunting her natural endowments on television. She believes that the time has come to show...
Gbenga Akinnagbe was born on December 12, 1978 in Washington, D.C. to Nigerian parents and raised in Montgomery County. He is the second oldest of six children, one older sister and four younger brothers. Akinnagbe was in and out of trouble as a youth,...
News reaching Entertainment Rendezvous has it that Nigerian highlife musician, Flavour N’Abania has signed a record deal with a south African Record Label. This is coming in the heat of the diplomatic row between the two countries over the ...