London ‘World Gala’ Premiere of LAST FLIGHT TO ABUJA – June 8, 2012
The World Gala Premiere of Nollywood movie - LAST FLIGHT TO ABUJA will hold at the Troxy Cinema, 490 Commercial Road , London, E1 0HX on Friday, June 8th, 2012 from 6.30pm.
How We Want To End Poverty In Osun – Aregbesola
Of late, stories about the Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, both sweet and sour, have been in the news. In this interview with KAZEEM AKINTUNDE, Aregbesola speaks on the steps he is taking to restore a healthy socio-economic life for his people, a...
Kanu Hails Mikel For Winning Champs League
Former Super Eagles captain and Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Ambassador, Nwankwo Kanu has described Mikel’s involvement in Chelsea’s historic win of the European Champions League as another milestone for Nigerian players. Nwankwo, who ...
Polo President Impressed With Unity Tourney
The President of the Nigeria Polo Federation Francis Ogboru has said he is very impressed with the just concluded Unity Polo Tournament held in Abuja. The week long tournament which was hosted at the Guards Brigade Club Abuja had 21 clubs with over 80 ...
Eagles’ Flight Trouble Deepens
The travel travails of the Super Eagles are yet to be over just a day before the international friendly in Lima against Peru. On Sunday, drug incident at the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos, forced the cancellation of the Iberia Airliner that the Sup...
Decline In Football, Blessing For Other Sports—Bolaji
Nigerians who still lament the non qualification of the country’s male and female football teams for the forthcoming summer London Olympic Games need not to cry any more. This is because the supervising minister of sports and Chairman National Sp...
Nadal Wins Rome Masters Again
Rafael Nadal yesterday snatched the Rome Masters crown from Novak Djokovic with a 7-5 6-3 victory. The title - a record sixth in Rome for Nadal - also returned the Spaniard to No.2 in the world rankings after Roger Federer displaced him a week ago. It ...
De Boer Turns Down Liverpool Offer
Ajax head coach Frank de Boer has said he is “honoured” to be approached by Liverpool over the managerial vacancy at Anfield, but insists he will be staying at the Dutch club. De Boer, who has guided the Amsterdam giants to back-to-back Ere...
Abramovich Eyes 3 More Champs League Trophies
Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck has revealed that the club’s owner Roman Abramovich is targeting another three Champions League wins following Saturday’s triumph. The Blues won Europe’s premier cup competition for the first time with vict...
Theodore Orji: ‘A National Peace Ambassador’
The Abia State governor, Chief Theodore Orji, was last week, conferred with the award of National Peace Ambassador in recognition of his achievements in the area of security, which has made state a model in peaceful coexistence and security in the coun...
Battling Poverty Via Community-Based Projects
In Nigeria, many development projects currently being undertaken in the rural communities, often adopt the bottom-top approach in design and execution. This is perhaps in line with the recommendations of some scholars and development experts. And under...
Furore Over Sale Of Nigerian Coal Corporation
It is no longer news that the Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE), has commenced the sale of properties belonging to the Nigerian Coal Corporation(NCC). But what is news is the nature of properties that are being sold, and whether due process was followe...
Corruption: Court Fixes June 11 For Bankole’s Trial
A Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday fixed June 11 and 12 for continuation of trial in the case filed against former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole. Bankole was charged on 16 counts of contract fraud leveled against him by t...
‘Diaspora Voting Unlikely In 2015’
A member of the House of Representatives, Hon Charles Odedo who represents Idemili North/South Federal Constituency has stated that the much agitated rights for Nigerians living abroad to vote from the diaspora may not be possible in 2015 as proposed b...
Council Appeals To FCTA For Sanitation Equipment
The head of environmental department in Bwari area council, Haruna Ahmed has appealed to the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to provide equipment to the council to aid it in its sanitation exercise. Speaking during an interview with new...