Sunshine batter Pillars

21 February 2011 Sunshine Stars kept alive their hopes of a first-ever Nigeria Premier League conquest with a 3-0 demolition of last seasons runners-up Kano Pillars. The big home win by the Akure club ensured they stayed in touch with league leaders Dolphin as they now have 32 points from 16 matches, four points behind the Port Harcourt outfit. Petite…

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Angola, Sudan bullish for semi

21 February 2011 The semifinal line-up has been completed at the 2011 African Nations Championship with all four teams confident that can go all the way in this year's tournament. Hosts Sudan will take on Angola in Tuesday's first semifinal, with the other match between an all-north African affair between Tunisia and Algeria. Angola skipper Kali says the ow-key nature…

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Not much movement in PSL

21 February 2011 After round 21 of the Absa Premiership Orlando Pirates remained on top of the log with both Kaizer Chiefs and Ajax Cape Town closely on their heels. It was another action packed weekend in the PSL with games averaging 2.75 goals per game. In total 22 goals were scored in the eight matches taking place, but there…

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Ondo monarch regains freedom from abductors

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ACN condemns Oni’s remarks on Court of Appeal

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Ogun council gives vehicle to police

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The leadership of Ipokia local government in Ogun State at the weekend moved to improve the capacity of the state command of the Nigeria Police Force with the donation of a crime fighting vehicle. The head of the council, Irene Afolashade Kokumo, said her administration is prepared to collaborate with law enforcement agents to bring the incidence of crime to…

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Chidinma releases new singles

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Trybson to play Dagrin in Ghetto Dreamz

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Out of the hundreds of youngsters who stormed Ikeja for auditioning to play the role of Dagrin in the biopic Stingomania Entertainments is recording in the late rapper’s honour, Trybson Dudukoko has emerged the lucky chap. Born Oladimeji Imoru Ganiyu, the Fuji artiste who lost his father to high blood pressure a few months after birth released his first album…

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Waje, Darey, Onyeka deliver @Festival of Love

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The show, ‘Festival of Love’ may have come and gone but those present at the classy romantic evening show in Abuja will not forget the remarkable evening in a hurry. It was a lavish and extra-ordinary love party. What made the show exceptionally classy was the quality of crowd and performances. Couples in Abuja stepped out to the show with…

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GuGu, producer of banned Dangerous Men counts loses from US

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Mr. GuGu E. Michaels Producer of the action packed thriller “Dangerous Men”, which was banned in Nigeria last year by the National Film and Video Censors Board(NFCVB), Mr. GuGu E. Michaels has vowed never to dream of  coming to the country again for any film production. GuGu made his feeling known from his base in America, while chatting with HVP…

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Union Bank to resume operations after labour crisis

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FINANCIAL MATTERS: Policing the Central Bank

The Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) insistence, last year, on banks' compliance with section 5.3.10 of its ‘Code of Corporate Governance for Banks in Nigeria Post-Consolidation' raised more questions than it answered. The CBN's action provided one answer: by requiring that "non-executive directors should not remain on the board of a bank continuously for more than 3 terms of 4…

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Ministers of major economies reach deal on indicators

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Ancelotti needs Euro glory

19 February 2011 Carlo Ancelotti insists success in the Champions League can salvage Chelsea's season after their hopes of winning the FA Cup for a third successive season ended with a penalty shoot-out defeat against Everton. Ancelotti's Cup holders crashed out 4-3 on penalties after drawing 1-1 with Everton in Saturday's fourth round replay at Stamford Bridge. With Chelsea currently…

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Angola, Tunisia reach semis

20 February 2011 African Nations Championship goals were scarce in Sudan on Saturday as Angola and Tunisia reached the semi-finals while defending champions Democratic Republic of Congo fell by the wayside. Angola booked a semi-final showdown against Sudan next Tuesday with an 8-7 penalty shootout victory over Cameroon after neither team managed to find the net during 120 minutes of…

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