Pellegrini blasts Man City despite win
Manuel Pellegrini attacked Manchester City’s defending after they made hard work disposing of Group D whipping boys Viktoria Plzen. City needed late goals from substitute Alvaro Negredo and Edin Dzeko...
View ArticleUduaghan declares NFF’s AGA open
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan yesterday charged the Nigeria Football Federation to be flexible, understanding and above all, bear in mind that the country belongs to everyone and no other one, saying that...
View ArticleEnrique first choice to replace under-fire AVB
Former Roma coach Luis Enrique is the shock name in the frame at Tottenham if they decide to pull the trigger on Andre Villas-Boas. Enrique, now back in Spain with La Liga strugglers Celta Vigo, worked...
View ArticleBale: Real Madrid can win treble
Gareth Bale is confident his partnership with Cristiano Ronaldo can fire Real Madrid to the treble this season. The former Tottenham winger has recovered from a slow start to show glimpses of his best...
View ArticleTo Admiral Okhai Mike Akhigbe: “Clement, how is Nigeria?”
A short time after Gen Abacha died suddenly, and Oga Mike was made ‘Second-in-Command’ in Nigeria, it was in 1996; he was the Chief of Naval Staff, CNS, under the late General Sani Abacha. It was in...
View ArticleNigerians cry foul over Eagles’ poor position in FIFA rankings
‘Even if we win the World Cup, FIFA rankings won’t be in our favour’ Soccer-crazy Nigerians have expressed outrage over the latest FIFA rankings released by the world soccer ruling body in Zurich...
View ArticleASUU: Squandering stakeholders’ benevolence
It is a fact that, Nigeria’s university lecturers have been at the forefront of the struggle for improved standards of the nation’s university education system. For their articulation and populist...
View ArticleSame sex marriage, legalisation and adoption of adultery
Adultery, adulatory, abortion, and abomination of same-sex marriage have strong linkage and connectivity to evil and satanic manifestations – all are instruments of destruction, distortion, and...
View ArticleD’banj, Don Jazzy share Cigar at Ice Prince’s concert
It was a pleasant sight for fans of defunct Mo’hit record seeing Don Jazzy and D’banj in a good mood. The occurrence made it the second time the duo will play maturity in public after a much celebrated...
View Article21-year old rapper wins N3.2m
A 21-year-old upcoming rapper, Samuel Falowo, also known as Pro’Meth, has won the third edition of the Don’t Break Da Beat rap competition walking away with $20,000 (N3, 200,000). The Abuja based...
View ArticleThis madness in the name of convoys …
The convoy was intimidating, people scampered for safety, other road users veered off the road in what looked like a scene in Hollywood movies. If you thought it was a war scene, you were wrong!...
View ArticleOmotola, Genevieve, spearhead Nollywood peace tour
As part of effort to instill the message of peace in the minds of Nigerians, top notch in the entertainment industry led by Nollywood divas, Omotola Jalade, Genevieve Nnaji, are gearing up to...
View ArticleInvestment security in Nigeria
Prospective investors all over the world take into cognisance the issue of security of life and property, among other factors, before deciding where to invest their hard-earned savings. Even countries...
View Article‘Why FG wants duty on rice reviewed downward’
Chairman, Presidential Committee on Trade Malpractices, Alhaji Dahiru Ado-Kurawa, has said that the federal government would soon review tariff on rice downward to tackle smuggling and revenue loss....
View ArticleFRC moves to attract foreign direct investment to Nigeria
The Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria, FRC has pledged to put in place proper financial reporting structures so as to attract foreign direct investment, FDI into the country. Its chairperson,...
View ArticleFG offers 31 fields for Marginal Fields bid round
The federal government has flagged off the second oil marginal fields licensing round aimed at deepening the participation of indigenous oil companies in the upstream sector of the oil and gas...
View ArticleFG denies designating Aero Contractors as national carrier
The general manager corporate communication of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Yakubu Dati has denied the rumour making the round that Aero Contractors has been designated as the...
View ArticlePromoting regional insurance: Ikupolati’s example at WAII
As the governing council of the West African Insurance Institute, WAII, Banjul in The Gambia searches for new director general/head of mission of the institute owned by the Anglophone countries in the...
View Article2014 Commonwealth Games: Athletes must compete for slot – AFN
The Camp Commandant of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN Josiah Olujide, has said that all athletes must compete for a place as Nigeria prepares for the 2014 Commonwealth Games. The Commonwealth...
View ArticleNFF sets semi-final World Cup target for Eagles
The Nigeria Football Federation, NFF has set its sights on a semifinal target for the Super Eagles at the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil. Nigeria will be making a fifth appearance at the World...
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