Thrice, Nigeria has conquered the world at U-17 level, but the Golden Eaglets have failed to qualify for the last two African Junior Championships. Newly appointed U-17 coach, Manu Garba, told MTNFootball.com that he was the man to turn aro...
The draw of the 2011-2012 Champions League was held on Thursday and it threw up some interesting groupings. All 32 teams will be looking to finish in the top two and advance to the knockout stages, but while the draw has been kind to some, it has been ...
It had the hottest ticket in New York City on Wednesday night, but there was no need for all that, becauseJustin Timberlake put on a free, impromptu concert at the Southern Hospitality barbecue joint in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen neighborho...
There’s a new boss in Alyssa Milano’s house - her baby boy! The 38-year-old actress and husband David Bugliari welcomed little Milo Thomas Bugliari last Wednesday at 9:27 a.m. He weighed 7 lbs., and was 19 inches tal...
It’s not all about the D’Banjs, the Banky Ws and the 2Faces. No, Gospel music has become a major part of Nigerian music, and it has its own heroes, home and abroad. They have soul-lifting songs in their albums, many of which are a delight t...
Katsina State government has ordered the arrest of one Aminu Lawal, an accountant with the Kurfi Local Government Council of the state, over alleged diversion of the council workers’ salaries . The order was contained in a statement issued...
A middle aged woman, Mrs. Rashidat Odusanya,last Monday at about 3pm fainted and died along Alli-Balogun T-Junction via Nnamdi Azikwe street,Lagos Island after she discovered that her wallet containing N7000 was stolen by hoodlums suspected to be pick ...
The Nigeria Police, the Army, the State Security Service and other security agencies will come under legislative scrutiny over their individual efforts or negligence in averting recent cases of terror in the country when the House of Representatives re...
Nigeria has witnessed a steady decline in the fortune of the education sector, going from the era of military rule to the present democratic dispensation which took off in 1999. LEADERSHIP SUNDAY investigation can reveal that the budget pattern steadil...
Aissatou Aisha Pindar, the 10- year- old daughter of Nigeria’s former ambassador to Sao Tome and Principe, Ambassador Saidu Pindar, who died in an auto crash along the Kaduna- Zaria road last week Wednesday, expects life to be tough for her witho...
Lagos residents, especially those residing in the lowland areas, and the authorities in the state should brace up for another spate of flooding before the end of this year’s rainy season. This warning is coming on the heels of the flooding of mos...
Nigerian First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, other First Ladies, ministers and development experts will gather in New York this week to share their countries’ successes and challenges in the field of maternal and reproductive health commodity sec...
Elder statesman and northern elder, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, has urged President Goodluck Jonathan to ensure the implementation of his economic transformation agenda.The veteran politician, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Saturday that he...
The driver of the deputy speaker of Borno State House of Assembly Honorable Danlami Gamandi and six others were killed, while eight others were injured in Biu local government Borno State last Friday night in a clash between some youths and...
Mrs. Ebere Ifendu is a legal practitioner and the woman leader of the Labour Party. In this brief chat with RUTH CHOJI, she urged Mr. President to give women more slots in other sectors of the economy. Excerpts: Ondo State chairman of the Labour ...