Heartland Football Club of Owerri yesterday emerged winners of the 2012 Federation Cup. It is the oldest trophy in Nigerian football and was the 67th edition. Heartland beat the Benue State team 2-1 in an explosive encounter. Ezekiel Bassey put Lobi ah...
The Kano State Police Command has pledged to support the State Government’s war against sale of illegal drugs in the markets. This is contained in a statement issued by the Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Ministry of Health, Mala...
The Special Fraud Unit (SFU) of the Nigeria Police says it has commenced investigation into the N832 million fraud allegedly perpetrated by some oil marketers. This is contained in a statement signed by the unit’s spokesperson, Mrs Ngozi Isintume...
A national study will be carried out on the extent of demand for power supply in the country, the Minister of Power, Prof. Barth Nnaji, has said. Nnaji said this in Asaba on Saturday at the end of a two-day t...
The Ukrainian Police has summoned a famous Nigerian Pastor Sunday Adelaja, who pastors the country's biggest church based in the Kiev, capital city, to report for what is feared may be an arrest and detention in a controversial case bordering on ra...
Gov. Idris Wada of Kogi has restated his resolve to create jobs for the teeming youths and other unemployed people in the state, A statement signed by Mr Michael Abu, the Chief Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor,...
Etisalat Nigeria says it has launched a 35,000-dollar prize for innovation in mobile broadband product or service in Africa. A statement by Mr Steven Evans, the company's Chief Executive Officer, made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (N...
No fewer than 100 houses and 146 farms have been destroyed by flood in Kofa and Tofani villages in Kusada Local Government Area of Katsina State, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN also gathered that eight per...
The Kaduna State Government will soon generate 30 megawatts of electricity through solar energy, according to a statement quoting Gov. Patrick Yakowa. The statement signed by the governor's Senior Special Assistant on Media, was mad...
In a bid to boost foreign investments in Nigeria, the federal government of Nigeria has called for more cooperation between Nigerians living in the diaspora and government officials. This call was made by the Nigeria's Ambassador to the United Stat...
The South African government has promised to send its delegation to Brussels for diplomatic discussions with the European Union regarding the oil sanction against Iran. This promise was made by the South African Minister of International Relatio...
Nigeria's women's U-20 national team, The Falconets, this morning defeated the Azurri ladies from Italy 4-0 in the final group match of the ongoing FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Japan with Striker Fancesca Ordega scoring a hat-trick to power the Africans to the top of Group B.
So many have argued that money should not be so important to any relationship, but Blessing Ukemena writes on how money can actually help make a relationship a lot sweeter. Do you want happiness? The answer to that question is an obvious yes. Guess wha...
Flossing is not a morning ritual done in most African homes, but most people remember to brush their teeth at least twice a day because they don’t want to have bad breath or stained teeth. A beautiful tooth can do wonders for your image. So, it i...
Bitter leaf soup is considered one of the best delicacies in Igboland. The bitter leaf is dark-greenish in colour. It is medicinal in nature and provides cure for some illnesses. It is used for the treatment of high blood pressure. With a combination o...