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Interesting: Prostitutes Promise Free Sex If Super Eagles Win the Tournament

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, February 4th, 2013

Association of Nigerian Prostitutes (ANP) has congratulated the Super Eagles of Nigeria for moving on to the quarter finals stage of the Orange African Cup of Nations, South Africa 2013, urging them to go for gold. ANP, in a statement issued through its national secretary, Jessica Elvis, urged the national team to make the country […]

French planes pound Islamist camps

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Monday, February 4th, 2013

French warplanes pounded Islamist rebel camps in the far north of Mali, military sources said, hours after French President Francois Hollande visited the West African country, Reuters reports. Thierry Burkhard, spokesman for the French army in Paris, said on Sunday the overnight raids targeted logistics bases and training camps used by the al Qaeda-linked rebels […]

Ivory Coast deserve to lose – Oliseh

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, February 4th, 2013

Former Super Eagles captain, Sunday Oliseh, is blaming the Elephants of Ivory Coast for their loss to Nigeria in the quarter-final match on Sunday, saying star players Yaya Toure and Didier Drogba were lackadaisical in their approach to the game. The Ivorians were tournament favourites until they fell 2-1 to the Super Eagles who paraded […]

Nigerians are too impatient –Keshi •Eagles grab $15,000 each

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, February 3rd, 2013

Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi basking in the euphoria of a big victory over Africa Nations Cup favourites, Cote d’Ivoire has blasted Nigerians. Keshi who said that his team did not enjoy the needed support before the Eagles game against Elephants on Sunday carpeted the fans for their lack of patience. Against all odds and […]

David Mark and his anti-gay crusaders

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, February 3rd, 2013

I understand distinguished Senator David Mark, the President of the Senate of the Federal Republic, is a very pious man. I don’t know Mr. Mark personally, but those who know him say the retired general is one person who pursues his cause with the zeal of a soldier. It was this zeal that he brought […]

Dickson prescribes death sentence for kidnappers

Posted by admin Headlines, State News Sunday, February 3rd, 2013

Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has prescribed death penalty for kidnappers. A bill to this effect will be forwarded to the State House of Assembly for passage into law. The State House of Assembly in 2012 passed into law, an Executive bill prohibiting Secret Cult, Kidnapping and related vices. Making this […]

Nigeria’s migrant remittance hits £13bn

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, February 3rd, 2013

Nigerian citizens living in different parts of the world are estimated to have remitted home £13.3 billion in 2012. The amount ranks first in Africa and fifth largest beneficiaries in the world, a global report has revealed. Nigerian migrants had in 2011 recorded highest remittance by citizens of any African countries living in the Diaspora […]

Bayelsa declares zero tolerance for crimes

Posted by admin Headlines, State News Sunday, February 3rd, 2013

Bayelsa State security outfit, code named, Operation Doo-Akpor, in the last one year, has arrested over 600 suspects for criminal related offences and handed them over to the appropriate security agency for further interrogation and prosecution in accordance with the state criminal law. Also, in order to enhance the safety of lives and property on […]

18 Nigerians languish in Indonesian prisons

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Friday, February 1st, 2013

By VINCENT UJUMADU, awka NO fewer than 18 Nigerians are presently languishing in various prisons in Indonesia with the fear that some of them may be among 10 slated for execution soon. The18 Nigerians were condemned to death by the Indonesian courts in 2008 for their alleged various criminal offences ranging from drug peddling and […]

Afcon: We’ll hold our heads high if…. Keshi (Already making excuses for failure?)

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Friday, February 1st, 2013

Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi said yesterday that in the event of the team losing to the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire, his boys would hold their heads high in defeat. “Everybody claims that Cote d’Ivoire are the best team in Africa. They have been together for long and my team are a young team that […]