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West Brom Saved My Career – Odemwingie

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, February 11th, 2011

SUPER Eagles and West Bromwich Albion top striker, Osaze Odemwingie, says landing a deal in the English Premiership last summer is the biggest thing in his career after a disappointing outing at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Odemwingie is West Brom’s highest scorer on nine goals and the striker explained that the option […]

Maigari Assures Siasia of Support

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, February 11th, 2011

PRESIDENT, Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, Alhaji Aminu Maigari has said the body is at home with the plans of Samson Siasia on the newbreed Super Eagles. ‘’The NFF is happy with the coach as he begins the process of building a new team. From what we saw against Sierra Leone, there is hope for Nigerian […]

Eagles’ in Fresh Obama Cup Row

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, February 11th, 2011

NIGERIA’S participation in an invitational Obama Cup in the United States of America is hanging in the balance following a withdrawal of most of the teams from the competition. The country’s ‘B’ team is scheduled to depart for the US this weekend for the tournament, but top officials have informed MTNFootball.com the trip is now […]

Siasia Writes Off Sierra Leone Coach

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, February 11th, 2011

THE Super Eagles Coach Samson Siasia has described the Sierra Leone national team coach as a comedian. The Sierra Leone Coach Joseph Cole had after the international friendly between the two countries at the Teslim Balogun Stadium said his side was robbed of victory. Super Eagles defeated Sierra Leone by 2-1. Cole also said that […]

Man, Wife, 3-yr-old kid, 2 Others Killed in Jos

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, February 11th, 2011

STILL reeling from recent killings in the city of Jos, which led to the overhauling of security operatives, another tragedy struck in Jos South Local Government Area of the state, resulting in the death of five people, while nine others sustained injuries. Saturday Tribune gathered that the incident occurred at about 7.30 p.m on Thursday […]

Students on The Rampage in Ilorin Over Bursary

Posted by admin Headlines, Kwara, State News Friday, February 11th, 2011

STUDENTS of various institutions from Kwara State staged a violent protest on Friday holding motorists to ransom over non-payment of their bursaries. The students reportedly destroyed private and public property during the protest in Ilorin, the state capital. They said they embarked on the protest to press home their demand from the state government, stressing […]

Police Stop Anti-Mubarak Protest in Abuja

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Friday, February 11th, 2011

IGERIAN rights groups, on Friday, said police denied them permission to stage a protest in support of Egyptians demanding that President Hosni Mubarak step down. A coalition of 62 rights groups had planned to stage the protest in front of the Egyptian embassy, on Thursday, in Abuja but stayed away after failing to secure police […]

Another Nigerian dies on board Ethiopia Airlines

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, February 10th, 2011

Barely a month after the death of Fatima Ajani, on board Ethiopian Airlines, another Nigerian, Ebegboni Matti, died on Sunday in Addis Ababa aboard another flight. Mr. Matti, accompanied by his wife Stella, was on his way to Bombay, India, for a medical check-up. John Ejinaka, the Head of Chancery, Nigerian Embassy in Ethiopia confirmed […]

FG to Phase Out 6-3-3-4 Education System

Posted by admin Education, Headlines Thursday, February 10th, 2011

The Federal Government has said the 6-3-3-4 system of education introduced during the military administration of former Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida, would be phased out. Minister of State for Education, Kenneth Gbagi, said this at a meeting with executives of the National Association of Private Proprietors of Schools (NAPPS) led by its Chairman, […]

26 Year old Olabisi Onabanjo University Female student runs mad

Posted by admin Headlines Thursday, February 10th, 2011

A 26-year-old female student of Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State, on Monday ran out of her residence in the university town naked. The student (name withheld), an indigene of Osun State, was however rescued by her colleagues, who ran after her and put her in chains. The President of the OOU Students’ Union, Mr. […]