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Former Nigeria international, Austin Okocha has faulted the international friendly rematch between the Super Eagles and their Argentine counterparts billed for Dhaka, Bangladesh on September 6. Okocha, now a member of the Nigeria Football Federa...
The 2011 FIFA ‘Ballon d’Or’ will only be handed next January, but there’s little doubt that the winner will be the same as in the past two editions of the award: FC Barcelona’s mercurial player Lionel Messi.While most peop...
It’s not too early to examine how Rafael Nadal fits in with the all-time tennis greats.Only 25 years old, Nadal has won 10 Grand Slam titles. Earlier this year he tied Bjorn Borg for a record six French Open victories and is poised to win his sev...
Friday Ekpo was arguably the Super Eagles’ best midfielder of all time, eclipsed perhaps, by the sheer skill of Jay Jay Okocha. But football insiders will still tell you that Ekpo’sgame was more purposeful, void of show-boating and his atta...
If President Jonathan must succeed in moving Nigeria forward within the four years of his rule, it is high time he started being very serious with placing the right persons in the right places. The era of groping should be considered over and governing...
Matthew 28:18-20; Mark 16:15,16; Acts 8:4; Mark 16:20Christ died for the sins of all men in every generation. His death for the old and young is a vicarious, pardoning, soul-saving one, but not all men have heard and known that Christ died and rose aga...
Some basic functions of a government are: provision of security, freedom, safety, stability, equality, and social services for its citizens. Also, maintaining law and order in the society is most paramount of all. To be candid, government’s appro...
Recently, the Nigerian Stock Exchange wielded the big stick and sanctioned 48 erring companies that had violated the post-listing requirements. In this write-up, CHRIS UGWU examines the impact of the suspension on the market Stock markets all over the ...
After several attempts to attain ‘compliant status’, an endorsement of Nigeria’s management of revenue from the extractive sector by the global Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative,EITI, the country finally got the nod in Febru...
Jossy and ConfidenceThis was one relationship viewers were deprived of, no thanks to Jossy’s early eviction. The Namibian struck a romantic chord with Ghanaian nightclub owner Confidence in the first two weeks. His smacking of the Ghanaian’...
Born in Zaria on February 9, 1978, to the family of Aderonke Okulaja, Durella (Oluwadamilare Okulaja) hails from Ijebu Local Government Area in Illisan Remo, Ogun State. Durella started as a singer in an R&B group called the Hams Men, and went solo...
Lordswill Angulu is gospel artiste who a have about four albums to his credit has been in the music industry for along time. The Taraba state born artiste has just release a new album titled Bangaskiya. The 10 tracks album is already enjoying massive a...
While growing up as a young boy in Anambra State, Osita Emmanuel Okoli got introduced into estate surveying by his elder brother who was then an architect. He has since found love in the profession and today, he is already at the pinnacle of his career...
Few days ago, a bomb went off at a church in Suleja, a border town of the Federal Capital, Abuja. The next day, it was the turn of another church MICHAEL OCHE reports that people in the area no longer sleep with their two eyes closed.It all started las...
Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have separated after seven years of marriage. According to Us Weekly, the couple’s rep told the magazine that J.Lo and Marc have decided to end their marriage. The couple released the following statement: &l...