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Samson Siasia led Super Eagles’ quest of qualifying for the 2012 African Nations Cup in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea face a stern test tomorrow when they confront the Gravie Barriers of Madagascar in Antananarivo. On paper, the test sh...
After seeing Real Madrid kick off their La-liga season in sumptuous fashion last weekend against Real Zaragoza, analysts suggest this could be the year Jose Mourinho’s men would topple the perennial champion, Barcelona, for the domestic trophy. N...
As the Nations Cup qualifiers resume this weekend with two powerhouses of African football, Cameroon and Egypt, at the verge of missing out of the biennial showpiece. Both teams being the most successful teams in Nations Cup history, have 11 Nati...
Wyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. He first received fame as a member of the acclaimed New Jersey hip hop group ‘the Fugees’. Along with being a world famous and highly respected performing artist, he ...
The lack of adequate manpower development is largely responsible for why the efficiency in the nation’s power sector went down, director- general of the National Power Training Institute of Nigeria (NAPTIN), Reuben Okeke has said. He disclosed th...
With an unparalleled passion for acting, Binta Yahaya is one actress with a difference as revealed in this chat with Solomon Nda-IsaiahHow has the journey been? It may interest you to know that I am from Sokoto State but grew up in Kaduna. I have alway...
In what seemed to be survival of the fittest, members of the Motion Picture Practitioners Association of Nigeria (MOPPAN), an umbrella organisation of filmmaking in Northern Nigeria recently, convened an extra-ordinary convention and subsequently disso...
Beyoncé revealed she is expecting her first baby. The singer made the surprise announcement as she debuted her baby bump on the red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards.Wearing a long orange gown by Lanvin, the 29-year-old clutched her visible bump an...
The masquerades came in different shades; from weird to the most frightening, tall toshort. The Triangle arena became lively and the crowd surged forward as the biggest of them all, the, “Evil forest”, made its entrance to the arena. The f...
Since the 2004 split of the successful talented pop trio called Plantashun Boiz, group member Chibuzor Orji – stage named Faze, has been the second most visible, trailing behind internationally recognised 2Face. Despite releasing three albums cla...
The duo of Peter and Paul, popularly known as P-square, released their fifth album to the market last month. The Album, titled Invasion,has invaded the country getting massive airplay on the airwaves across the country in the process. The 14 -tra...
Early years The band was formed in 1964 at St. Bede’s Grammar School in Heaton, Bradford as The Yen. The Yen’s first gig was at Birkenshaw School in February 1965. It was composed of Chris Norman (lead vocals, rhythm guitar and piano), Terr...
The present romance between OBJ and Charlyboy has become a major discourse on the print media. However, the recent visit of Baba to the famous Punk Palace has stated the obvious about their relationship. Recalling his comments on his realisation and un...
Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) yesterday condemned the renewed ethno-religious crises in Jos, Plateau State.In a statement issued in Kaduna by its national publicity secretary, Anthony N.Z. Sani, they stated, “Arewa Consultative Forum is sad over...
Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo has expressed deep concerned that the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC, Gombe State Council has already embarked on a strike action despite the fact that negotiation arrangement abo...