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FIFA U-20 World Cup: Flying Eagles draw Croatia, Saudi Arabia, Guatemala

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, April 29th, 2011

The Nigeria’s Under-20 national team has been drawn in Group D of the FIFA Under-20 World Championship and will play against Croatia, Saudi Arabia and Guatemala. Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will kick off their World Cup campaign against Concacaf representative, Guatemala, in the Colombian city of Armenia on July 31. On August 3, John Obuh’s men […]

Lagos: Govt. recovers N20 billion from tax defaulters

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Friday, April 29th, 2011

Poised to eradicate incidents of tax evasion in the state , the Lagos State Government has expanded its drag net, recovering N20 Billion from tax defaulters in the state, even as it took a swipe on the proposed amendment to the personal Income Tax by the National Assembly. The Special Adviser to the Lagos State […]

Picture: Rising Nigerian soccer star shot dead in Chicago

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, April 29th, 2011

Those who knew Kabiru Adewunmi could easily imagine the 16-year-old flashing his pearl-white smile as he and five friends from his native Nigeria walked to a Chatham-neighborhood convenience store after celebrating a playoff win Tuesday night by the Chicago Bulls. As much as he cheered on his adopted hometown’s team, the youth’s real passion was […]

In Pictures: Siasia, Eagles players mourn as Super Eagles defender Olubayo Adefemi is laid to rest

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, April 28th, 2011

It was tears and eulogies when the body of late Super Eagles player, Olubayo Adefemi lied in state at the Indoor Sports hall of the national stadium, Lagos Thursday. Members of the Nigeria Football Federation, led by its first vice president, Chief Mike Umeh, chairman of the NFF technical committee, Barrister Chris Green, national team […]

NDLEA saves two from death penalty in Malaysia

Posted by admin Headlines, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency) Thursday, April 28th, 2011

THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has again saved two Nigerians from capital punishment in Hong Kong and Malaysia in relation to drug trafficking offences. The suspects, Dunu Samuel Okwuchukwu, a 39-year-old international businessman ingested 1.110 kilogrammes of cocaine on his way to Hong Kong while Mmaduekwe Christopher, a 32-year-old auto parts dealer in […]

Reform of power sector will transform lives of Nigerians– Onagoruwa, DG, BPE

Posted by admin Headlines, Power Sector Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Ms Bolanle Onagoruwa, is passionate with her job, especially as it relates to the privatization of the power sector. Last week, Ms Onagoruwa was in Lagos to brief Business Editors on what the BPE was doing to drive the power sector reforms of the Federal Government […]

Gov. Oshiomhole dumps Olympic Soccer iteam

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, April 27th, 2011

Following what they termed political commitments, Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole, has pulled out of the U-23 Olympic team camping sponsorship arrangement with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), for the return leg of the All Africa Games qualifier encounter against Liberia. The head of technical of the federation, Emmanuel Ikpeme, disclosing this to Daily Sunsports […]

Turkish Embassy grants visa concession to Nigerian passengers

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

Turkish Airlines and the Turkish Embassy have granted visa concession to certain categories of Nigerian passengers travelling to Turkey, a statement by the carrier has said. According to the statement issued on Tuesday, Nigerian visitors to Turkey with valid visas to United Kingdom, United States of America or European Union countries can obtain their visa […]

The confusion about tinted glasses

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

NIGERIAN motorists daily face the dilemma of which instruction to abide by regarding the use of tinted motor glasses. It is a case of confusion and exploitation of motorists by law enforcement agents, who have taken advantage of the double speak on the part of government on the issue. While the Police authorities have warned […]

Sad Pictures: I want my son’s corpse – says 62-year-old mother of slain corps member

Posted by admin Headlines, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp) Tuesday, April 26th, 2011

A survivor of the recent mayhem that killed several corps members in the North narrates how she escaped death by the whiskers as mourning parents and relations of victims call on the National Youth Service Corps to release the bodies of their children in this report by SEGUN OLUGBILE When Seun Adewumi completed his degree […]