Zambia happy for Sunzu

Zambia say they are happy with the opportunity for their key defender Stopilla Sunzu to go to Reading this week, even though he is a key com...

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Eagles will not disappoint, says Olajire

Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Chief Media Officer, Ademola Olajire says the Super Eagles would not disappoint Nigerians during the Afri...

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Keshi not owed a kobo – NFF

The Nigeria Football Federation has denied reports that head coach of the national team, Stephen Keshi is owed salaries and other financial...

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Man kidnapped, buried alive in Imo

By CHIDI NKWOPARA OWERRI—Palpable confusion and apprehension reigned supreme as the remains of a community leader at Eziali, Mgbidi, who wa...

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Eagles trounce Farense 5-0, depart for Afcon

… Farense Coach Tips Team For Trophy The Super Eagles ended their training camp in Faro, Portugal in style on Tuesday when they trounce, Po...

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Between Chime and his death wishers

SILENCE as they say, is sometimes golden. Over the past few months, both the regular and social media had been inundated with stories rumou...

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Cleric, wife assault child with hot charcoal

Osogbo – An Osogbo Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded  a cleric,  Ajibaye Elikana, 49, and his wife, Elizabeth, in prison custody ...

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Babangida: Keshi will miss Martins in S/Africa

Former Nigeria star Tijani Babangida has tipped Chelsea midfielder Mikel Obi to be the key in Nigeria’s quest for a third AFCON title. The ...

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Tunisia switch focus to Algeria clash

Tunisia defender Aymen Abdennour and striker Issam Jemaa are hopeful that their side will fix their costly errors in time for their 2013 Afr...

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Gov Amaechi to head Afcon delegation

The Nigerian Football Federation has appealed to the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, to head the delegation to the African N...

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Winning Afcon 2013 is Drogba’s last goal – Gervinho

The Arsenal striker says his team-mate only has one last aim to complete before he hangs up his boots, and says it will be “the perfect pres...

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FG sacks Uzoma, Immigration C-G

BY VICTORIA OJEME ABUJA – Following allegations of skewed recruitment in favour of applicants from a certain section of the country and non...

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Nigeria will ensure self sufficiency in rice production by 2015 – Akinjide

Abuja – The Minister of State for FCT, Ms Olajumoke Akinjide, has assured of the commitment of the Federal Government and FCT Administratio...

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Re: Dating? Show some class

By Helen Ovbiagele Our readers didn’t disappoint. We expected an influx of reactions on the piece with the above title, and  this was what ...

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Will posterity ever understand General Azazi’s Nigeria?

By Tonnie Iredia Many years to come, Nigerians would come across many things in honour of one of their predecessors -Andrew Owoye Azazi- a ...

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Freedom marred my ambition to become a doctor – Bunmi Lawson, Accion MD

BY FEYI BANKOLE She’s the Managing Director/CEO of ACCION Microfinance Bank Limited, a bank that has evolved from a one-room office space t...

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If an ex-convict is President Jonathan’s benefactor, we are not safe – Bola Ajibola

*Says Nigeria is an unfortunate country *We freely signed Bakassi to Cameroun, he discloses   Prince Bola Ajibola (SAN), a former Ministe...

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50 feared dead in Ogun pipeline explosion

By Ifeanyi Okolie Note:  Story contains graphic photo some may find offensive. Over 50 suspected vandals were, yesterday, feared dead in a...

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Nations Cup: Fly like real Eagles, Nwosu tells team

By Eddie Akalonu Former Golden Eaglets coach, Henry Nwosu has charged the Super Eagles players to tickle Nigerians and Africans with a good...

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Boko Haram leader caught in former Rep’s house

Our Reporter Another breakthrough came the way of security agents in their confrontation with members of the dreaded Jamaatu Ahlil Sunna L...

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Inside Obasanjo’s Aso Rock: ‘After morning prayers, let us plot evil’

The high treachery entered over-drive mode after morning prayers inside Aso Rock presidential Villa, to which Dr. Peter Otunuya Odili, then ...

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Fresh generation of African leaders features on Al Jazeera’s Tutu’s Children

The four special documentaries will follow the exploits of participants in the leadership programme Desmond Tutu leads, which attempts to bu...

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My dear teacher, Remy Oriaku @ 60

By Sunny Awhefeada I first met Dr. Remigius Onyejekwe Oriaku in the last days of December 1991. I met him at the famous Faculty of Arts qua...

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