The dancers are dressed to titillate, and the players wear even less: bikinis that reveal every movement of their muscles as they dig and dive for the ball. Amina El Sergany does not need a referee’s platform to be noticed on a beach volleyball c...
Haile Gebrselassie was hoping for a farewell race at the Olympics and one last shot at a gold medal in the marathon. The distance running great and former world record holder won’t get the chance after failing to make Ethiopia’s team, denyi...
In the evolution of human societies, certain moments, movements, convictions and ideals often mesh to rescript the destiny of particular ethnic groups. These outcomes are usually decided not by the size of the groups but by the size of their resolve. T...
On Thursday, Twitter, the social networking site, was rife with the news. Jackson Makini a.k.a Prezzo, was getting paid $720,000 per annum inclusive of a diplomatic passport. What? Runner-up Prezzo had a 'consolation prize' when he was chosen a...
Talia Hayward is feeling the brunt of fans across Africa. For failing to keep on prophesing her "undying love" for Angola's Seydou Soumare and daring to have sex on the show with eventual winner, Keagan Petersen, Talia is receiving plenty...
The police in Lagos on Friday arraigned a suspected fraudster, Abiola Oladimeji, on charges that he duped an accommodation seeker N480,000 under the pretext of helping him secure an apartment. Oladimeji, 38, a residen...
The Nigerian Army has warned its officers and men on peace keeping against misconduct while on field operations. The GOC, 2 Division of the Nigerian Army, Ibadan, Maj.-Gen. Mohammed Abubakar, gave the warning on Friday in Jaji...
An Ojo Magistrates' Court in Lagos on Friday issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Idris Isiaka, who escaped during court proceedings into a trial on charge of theft. The prosecutor, Cpl. Friday Eze, made the application when he disco...
An Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Friday discharged a 32-year-old electrician, Said Ayoola, who had been remanded in custody for three month over alleged rape. Magistrate M.O. Shomade said that the defendant was discharged because no ca...
The Imo government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a British company to manage, rehabilitate and re-equip the hospitals for more quality service delivery. Dr Obi Njoku, Commissioner for Health, stated this to the News Ag...
The Bayelsa Government on Friday in Yenagoa, advised the five newly sworn-in Local Government chairmen in the state, to deliver the dividends of good governance to the people. Mr James Dugo, the Commissioner for Local Government and...
The Lagos State Government on Friday said it had renovated more than 5,090 primary and secondary schools in the last five years. Gov. Babatunde Fashola disclosed this at Ikotun at an event to mark his 1,900 days in office. The governor was represented ...
President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday in Accra called on African leaders to emulate the exemplary leadership qualities of late Ghanaian President, John Atta Mills and his efforts at promoting the essence of democracy. Jonathan also applauded and r...
Zone A Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) located at the Tin Can Port, Lagos on Friday said it collected N17.3 billion as revenue in July. Mr Chris Osunkwo, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the command, made this known in an interview wi...
The World Bank and the United Nations have agreed that they will work more closely in addressing global challenges, including sustainable development, health and education. In his meeting with Kim Jim Yong, the new President of the World Bank, dur...