LONDON -- When the stakes are the biggest, the spotlight most bright, Usain Bolt is as good as gold. Good as there's ever been. Putting the field far enough behind that he could slow up over his last few strides and put his left index finger to his...
They say David Rudisha is 'the greatest runner you've never heard of'. That is the line that has been rolled out by the headline writers at the BBC, Vanity Fair and a few others in recent weeks. You know him now. Rudisha, the greatest 800m ...
Double-amputee runner Oscar Pistorius will get a shot at an Olympic medal after all, even after his South African team failed to finish the heats of the 4x400 relay. A jury of appeal said South Africa "had been severely damaged" in a collisio...
Nigeria's naira currency and the yield on its most liquid 3-year bond both surged on Wednesday, after state-owned energy firm NNPC sold $450 million to some lenders amid a central bank squeeze on liquidity. The naira was up more than 1 percent to a...
About four persons including a commercial motorcyclist, a hawker and a child beggar today, lost their lives in an accident along Enugu-Onitsha expressway at the popular UNIZIK junction in Awka, Anambra State. Also, over 21 vehicles consisting of ...
A commercial motor-cyclist died and six others sustained injuries on Thursday in a crash involving 12 vehicles near Karu Bridge on Abuja-Keffi Road, FRSC said. The Deputy Corps Public Education Officer of the Federal Road Safety Commission, Mr Bi...
United States Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton has implored President Goodluck Jonathan to take the tough decisions that were needed in tackling insecurity and economic problems in the country and gain the full support of the US in fighting the...
A photojournalist with LEADERSHIP Newspaper, Mr. Benedict Uwalaka was on Thursday brutalized at the premises of the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, (LASUTH). Uwalaka was at the hospital to cover the release of corpses of victims of the recent...
The Plateau State House of Assembly on Thursday summoned three commissioners to appear before it at its next sitting. The commissioners, who are expected to respond to charges of contempt against the house, include commissioners of finance, water ...
Mr Mike Omeri, the Director-General of National Orientation Agency (NOA), on Thursday called on governments to inculcate patriotism education in school curriculum to drive development. Omeri made the call in Abuja while addressing participa...
The Nasarawa State Government has given beneficiaries of the ‘Badakoshi’ Agricultural Loan Scheme two weeks to repay the loans. The ‘Badakoshi’ scheme was an agricultural intervention project set up by the Aliyu Doma...
The police in Benin have confirmed the abduction of a 36-year-old woman, Mrs Itohan Enogiafe, by three armed men suspected to be kidnappers. Mr Anthony Airhuoyo, the Edo Police Command Spokesman, while confirming the incident to newsmen in Benin o...
Twelve out of the 40 screened fleet operators in Enugu State were on Thursday, presented with certificates by the FRSC for maintaining the Road Transport Safety Standardisation Scheme. The operators certified are Peace Mass Transit, DVI-ENTRACO, Centra...
The Police on Thursday arraigned a 23-year-old man, Yakubu Abubakar, before an Abuja Senior Magistrates’ Court for alleged theft. The accused was alleged to have stolen a Nokia cell phone belonging to one Ibrahim Gambo of Banex junction, Abu...
The Nigerian Army on Thursday in Abuja opened bids for tender for capital projects valued at N250 million. The projects include drilling of boreholes in some barracks, supply of tyres for operational vehicles and purchase of vehicles. Speaking at...