Five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams says she has no thoughts of retiring, despite her shock Wimbledon first-round defeat by Elena Vesnina. The 32-year-old American, who suffers from Sjogren’s Syndrome, was beaten 6-1 6-3 by the Russian wo...
Wayne Rooney has described England’s quarter final exit as a horrible way to go out. England was eliminated by Italy at the quarter-final stage through penalty shoot-out. After an uninspiring 120 minutes, the Roy Hodgson boys again came dow...
Nigeria striker Yakubu is due to arrive in China to seal a move to Guangzhou R&F. Officials from Guangzhou and Yakubu’s representatives have been negotiating the deal. The Blackburn Rovers striker, who scored 17 league goals last season, is n...
Fenerbahce defender, Joseph Yobo has hailed the signing of Dutch winger Dirk Kuyt by the Turkish side. Kuyt moved from Liverpool early in June on a three year deal after spending six years on Merseyside. “I was happy when I heard the news of the ...
Nigeria’s image has taken a lot of bashing recently with its mission in the United States accused of money laundering. Despite the mission’s strong denial, some questions remain unanswered. EZRA IJIOMA writes. Controversy has continued to t...
Pa Ephraim Obinedu, a 93-year-old newspaper vendor finds his way very early in the morning each day to the newspaper distribution point located at Amikwo Awka, the Anambra state capital. And despite his age, he struggles alongside youthful newspa...
Hate him or like him, Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State, will never change his style of governance. His seemingly well known philosophy of “I must do what I think is right for the state and not what will make the people clap for me” appea...
The repeat elections for Oloje and Alanamu wards of Ilorin West constituency slated for tomorrow (Tuesday, June 26) has further worsened the crisis rocking the Kwara State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) over who will be its gubernatori...
The Bida-based super polygamist, Alhaji Mohammed Bello Masaba has refuted rumours that he died in his sleep over the weekend. “I am alive. The rumor of my death is false,” Masaba said in a telephone interview yester...
Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, yesterday turbaned three eminent persons from Nupe kingdom to mark this year’s Nupe Day. The event, which took place at the Wadata Palace of Etsu Nupe in Bida, attracted prominent Nupe sons and daughters from di...
The House of Representatives has renewed its call on President Goodluck Jonathan to expand the scope of the Pension Reform Task Team, (PRTFT) and authorise it to extend its dragnet to all Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) so as to uncover more...
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, yesterday, condemned the violence that has engulfed different parts of the North and admonished adherents of all faiths in the country to respect one another and work towards building...
With its over 17,000 islands, Indonesia offers visitors thousands of unique experiences that can last more than a lifetime. So how do you begin to enjoy Indonesia (actually 17, 508 islands)? First, begin with the somehow bewildering but friendly capita...
The Jos ultra modern 44,000 sitting capacity FIFA standard stadium under construction in the heart of the Tin-city will be commissioned in 2013 in readiness for the state’s bidding for the hosting of the 2014 National Sports Festival. Governor Jo...
The Bauchi State Commissioner of Youth and Sports, Alhaji Muhammad Adamu Lassi has confirmed that athletes from the state that won medals at the last National Sports Festival in Port Harcourt are yet to be rewarded by the state government. This is comi...