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FIFA U-20 World Cup: Flying Eagles win Fair Play Award

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, August 22nd, 2011

NIGERIA’S Flying Eagles emerged the winner of the FIFA Fair Play award of the just concluded FIFA U-20 World Cup competition in Colombia. The John Obuh tutored side only collected three yellow cards from sixty five fouls committed in their five matches played in the competition. Ganiu Ogungbe, Emmanuel Anyanwu and Ahmed Musa collected the […]

Madagascar tie, our greatest headache — Maigari

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, August 22nd, 2011

Ahead of the crucial Nations Cup encounter between Madagascar and the Super Eagles, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has hinted that it will abandon other programmes to ensure that the Samson Siasia-handled side came out victorious. Glass House boss, Aminu Maigari, told the media in Abuja that the federation had already given a mandate to […]

Killer cop dismissed as youths petition IG over murdered colleague

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police Monday, August 22nd, 2011

The Nigerian Police Command in Anambra State has dismissed the trigger-happy police sergeant who, eight days ago, shot and killed a 26-year-old youth, Mr. Onyeka Agupudo in Agulu, Anaocha Local Government of Anambra State. His dismissal came just as Agulu youths under the aegis of Agulu Youth Development Empowerment Committee (AYDEC) petitioned the Inspector-General of […]

Libyan rebels enter Tripoli, arrest 2 Gadhafi’s sons

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Monday, August 22nd, 2011

Libyan rebels raced into the capital Tripoli yesterday and moved close to center with little resistance as Moammar Gadhafi’s defenders melted away. Opposition leaders said Gadhafi’s son and one-time heir apparent, Seif al-Islam, has been arrested. It was gathered that the fighters moved easily from the western outskirts into the regime stronghold in a dramatic […]

Picture: Nigerian Appointed Administrator of US City

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, August 20th, 2011

Ms. Bola Akande By Tokunbo Adedoja A Nigerian, Ms. Bola Akande, has been appointed Administrator of the City of Brentwood, State of Missouri, United States. The Nigerian, who is the daughter of former General Secretary of the Nigerian Baptist Convention, Rev. S.T. Ola Akande, is the first African to be appointed the City Administrator of […]

Nations Cup cracker: NFF, Siasia head for showdown over Eagles list

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, August 20th, 2011

Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia plans for a successful outing in the crucial Nations Cup qualifier in Antananarivo on September 3, 2011 against the Barea of Mozambique may run into a storm as the list of players he drew for preparation towards the match has been rejected by the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF. According to […]

Nigeria tops polio fund donors table – Rotary chief

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, August 20th, 2011

Nigeria is one of the highest donor countries to the Rotary International (RI) polio fund, according to the RI president, Rotarian Kalyan Banerjee. Banerjee, who spoke during a reception organised by District 9110 to mark his visit to Nigeria, explained that the country has been a generous donor to the move to eradicate polio. Consequently, […]

Veteran journalist, Amakiri, dies in PH

Posted by admin Headlines Saturday, August 20th, 2011

Publisher, Beacon newspaper, a provincial newspaper in Rivers State, Mr. Meneri Amakiri, has passed on in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Sunday Vanguard gathered that the sad incident occured in the early hours of Saturday. The late Amakiri came to the limelight as a journalist working for the Observer when the first military administrator of old […]

NYSC opens bids for 2011 capital projects

Posted by admin Headlines, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp) Saturday, August 20th, 2011

NATIONAL Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has opened 13 bids for the execution of its 2011 capital projects across NYSC orientation camps in the country. Items bidded for are: Tents, Water-tankers, Generators and Toyota Hillux van. Speaking during the opening of tenders in Abuja, the Director General of NYSC, Brig-General Maharazu Tsiga told the contractors that […]

Mikel’s Family Debunks Rumour of N20m •Resort To Fasting And Prayer

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, August 19th, 2011

As the disappearance of Mikel Obi’s father, Pa Michael Obi is still shrouded in mystery, family members have resorted to fasting and prayer while also denying any link with the abductors. When Saturday Tribune visited Obi’s family house at RayField in Jos on Friday, members of his family were seen in a sober mood […]