Some years ago, I read about the pathetic story of a young man in the South Eastern part of the country. He had participated in the promotion of a drinks company. He had a winning number and he approached the company representatives. However to his chagrin, he was told the winning number was a fake. Through this, he suffered several…
Some of the rescued banks are silent on how far they have gone with their recapitalisation effort and the fate of their subsidiaries, especially those outside the country. Oceanic Bank, one of the banks closed down its outlet in The Gambia last week, citing inability to meet the capital requirements of 150 million dalasi (about US$ 5.6 million) demanded by…
21 January 2011 Cristiano Ronaldo fired in a first-half goal as Real Madrid edged bitter city rivals Atletico 1-0 to reach the Spanish Cup semi-finals 4-1 on aggregate. Real will tackle holders Sevilla in the last four while Barcelona, who saw off Real Betis 6-3 on aggregate, despite losing the second leg of their quarter-final 3-1 on Wednesday, will meet…
21 January 2011 With just one point covering the top three positions in South Africas Absa Premiership, Round 16 of the league, which takes place this weekend, promises to produce more thrills and spills in one of the most intriguing title races in years. All of the top four have potentially difficult games to negotiate this weekend, so we well…
14 January 2010 Towards the end of 2010 we asked MTNFootball.com readers to give us their nominations for the greatest African XI, position-by-position, so that we could come up with the definitive greatest side from the continent. The nominations poured in from all over the continent and beyond, and over the next few weeks we will be entering phase two…
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to encourage Nigerians aged 18 and older to register to vote. This video is in Pidgin English
Mum was the word when Showtime called an official of Silverbird production, organiser of the Mr. Nigeria contest over the recent robbery incident that left Mr. Nigeria Kenneth Okolie wounded after receiving seven bullets in his body. “We are aware he lost personal effects to robbers who shot him seven times, but a decision has not been reached on what…
It’s time for the R in Register, Select, Vote, Protect and we hope that all those in Nigeria will register during the upcoming registration period from January 15th to 29th, 2011.
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has announced a list of 594 ineligible athletes for the 2010 National Sports Festival.
Fela Durotoye's call to help salvage Nigerian secondary school students
Nigeria Oil & Gas Conference 2011 will hold from the 21-24 February 2011 at the International Conference Centre in Abuja.
With sophisticated production techniques, stories that hold international appeal and themes reflecting contemporary African culture, Nigeria’s national cinema is rising.
ADEWALE AYUBA 'Live in London' - A NIGERIA@50 Special...Performing LIVE in LONDON with his FULL BAND on Saturday, 30th, October, 2010
The UK Celebrity Premiere of Emem Isong's ...'BURSTING OUT' - Zahra Williams (Genevieve Nnaji) is a beautiful, hardworking and highly successful business executive with the world at her feet.
Nigerian sprinter Oludamola Osayomi has been stripped of the women's 100 metres Commonwealth Games gold medal after her B sample confirmed a positive test for a banned stimulant