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Scott Van Duzer, pizza parlor owner and blood donator, can bench press 350 pounds. So he had no trouble with the 6’1, 176-pound, skinny President Obama. Mr. Obama got a huge lift — literally — from the registered Republican during an ...
Niger State Governor, Muazu Babangida Aliyu, has urged Nigerians not to allow religious differences to serve as a barrier among them but to come together and work for national development. This is just as the Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, has also...
Kogi State Governor Idris Wada has expressed his administration’s commitment to implement the 2010 white paper on the crisis in the central axis of the state, with a view to restoring permanent peace in the area. He disclosed this at the Governme...
Niger State government is to access additional N200 billion federal government agriculture enhancement loan for farmers across the nation. The state government had earlier received N1 billion from the N200 billion fund and distributed same to 757 coope...
The Super Eagles was yesterday officially decamped and have been scheduled to resume camping in the first week of October for the October 13 crunch Nations Cup winner takes all tie against the Lone Star of Liberia in Calabar. Head Coach, Stephen Keshi ...
Nigeria Football Federation President, Alhaji Aminu Maigari has boasted that the Super Eagles will win the return leg of the 2013 Nations Cup qualifier which she drew 1-1 in Monrovia against the Lone Star in Calabar. Maigari stated this in Liberia afte...
Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State has decried the continuous decline of sporting activities in Nigeria. He said the decline in sports is also affecting the nation’s economic and that the growth of every nation must reflect its improvement in sp...
Nigeria is already late in beginning its preparations for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games to be hosted by Brazil, Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Patrick Ekeji has said. He said this at a reception hosted by Dr Dalhatu Tafida, the ...
As the 2012 Paralympic Games rounded off in London on Sunday, no fewer than 10 African countries made the medals table, winning a total of 112 medals over the 11 days of the Games, Aug. 29 to September 9. African nations’ performance at the Games...
Nigeria Football Federation officials have expressed disgust over the desperation exhibited by the Liberia Football Federation (LFA) to win the Nations Cup qualifier against Nigeria. The poor treatment included taking the team to a dilapidated hotel an...
The people of Ibori, Ugbalo, Ewu-Eguare, Idogalo and Oludide communities of Edo State need urgent help from President Goodluck Jonatha over the gully erosion that is threatening their existence. The various community leaders that spok...
As the country’s capital market approaches the last quarter of 2012, many operators have expressed worry over Federal Government’s delay in rolling out the intervention initiative it promised the capital market to stimulate confidence in th...
Expecting so much from your partner can put a strain in your relationship. Blessing ukemena writes. Ladies are mostly guilty of this. It is important to bear in mind that this person you have decided to share your life with has limitations just like yo...
Corn is a staple food that contains enough quantity of carbohydrates. There are many ways to enjoy corn due to its nutritious benefits. It can serve as snacks when cooked or roasted and eaten with coconut or native pear. Corn can also be blended and pr...
Beauty is really from the inside out. You know that you need to nourish your skin to keep it as healthy as possible. But are you getting enough of the right nutrients from the foods you eat? Could you benefit from taking a supplement or trying an antio...