Apple Chief Executive Officer, Steve Jobs has resigned and will be replaced by former Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook, the company said late Wednesday. Jobs will stay on as Apple's chairman. Apple made no mention of Jobs' health in its stateme...
Amy Winehouse didn’t die of drug overdose, it has been revealed. The finding — relayed yesterday to dad Mitch — follows weeks of speculation over the 27-year-old singer's final hours. And Mitch, 60, wept as he said he was p...
More than 200 representatives from Chinese and African non-government organisations will gather in Kenya’s capital of Nairobi from Aug 29 to 30, 2011.The China NGO Network for International Exchanges (CINE) announced yesterday. The meeting is par...
Super Eagles gaffer, Samson Siasia has declared war against Madagascar senior national team for the all important African Cup of Nations qualifier on September 4, in Antananarivo. To this end, the dark skin coach has invited his 25 best for the c...
The technical crew of Super Falcons is not leaving anything to chance in their bid to perfect strategy for the match against Lionesses of Cameroon. To this end, they are moving training to the main bowl of the Abuja National Stadium. The team has been ...
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has assured national U-23 coach, Austin Eguavoen and his technical crew that the federation will do all it can to ensure that the Olympic Eagles qualify for next year’s Olympics in London. The federation assu...
Nigeria has moved five places up from 43 to 38 in the latest rankings released by FIFA yesterday. Since March, Nigeria has been experiencing a downward trend in the global rating and have moved up for the first time this year. She has displaced Burkina...
Serena Williams, who has won the US Open titles in 1999, 2002 and 2008 has been named 28th seed for the US Open in New York. The three-time former champion has won recent tournaments in Toronto and Stanford. She is now battling a return from a lo...
Cesc Fabregas has stated that he will need time to adapt to the style of play at his new side, Barcelona.The 24-year-old completed his dream move back to Camp Nou from Arsenal after a protracted transfer saga this summer, but still feels he needs to im...
The Minister of Trade and Investment, Olusegun Aganga, has urged government officials and Nigerians to patronise made-in-Nigeria products.He made the call during his inspection tour of some factories located in Calabar Free Trade Zone in Cross River St...
As Boko Haram members continue to unleash terror on the country, the United States government has promised to step into the matter and as well, monitor the crisis and bomb attacks in the Northern parts of the country closely.Speaking in an online inter...
The call by governors of the 36 states of the federation for the suspension of the nation’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, SWF, has generated fresh rounds of controversy. STANLEY NKWOCHA reports the hue and cry over the now delicate matter. As predicted ...
Former military president, General Ibrahim Babangida, turned 70 on Wednesday. A day before his birthday, the septuagenarian spoke to journalists at his Hilltop residence in Minna, Niger State on a wide range of burning national issues, his life –...
A group, Nigerians for Rule of Law, has stormed the Lagos State Assembly to protest the suspension of the Appeal Court President, Justice Ayo Salami by the National Judicial Council (NJC). The group, in a letter to the Senate President David Mark, sign...
A female Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mrs. Funke Adekoya yesterday called on female lawyers to maintain a culture of decent dressing when appearing before a court of law. Adekoya, made this call in Port Harcourt, while delivering a paper during a ...