by Seyi Lawal Musa Amadu, the general secretary of the Nigeria Football Federation said the inability of the Super Falcons to defend the African Women Championship (AWC) was the major regret of 2012. According to Amadu, the team’s poor performance at the championship hosted by Equatorial Guinea was an embarrassment to the NFF. He said...
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The beauty of a year is not in the new number you add to your age or the activities you get involved in but what you effectively get done! Welcome to 2013. First off I’d like to appreciate my most dedicated readers from March of 2012. I will be the first to admit that keeping...
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by Soji Lawal An official says two journalists have been freed after being detained without charges for more than a week by the SSS following writing stories about a radical Islamist sect and alleged military abuses. Mohammed Garba, president of the Nigerian Union of Journalists, said on Tuesday that Musa Mohammed Awwal and Aliyu Saleh,...
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by Tari Tamuno A fire on New Year’s day destroyed five houses near the Ikoku spare parts market in Port Harcourt. According to an eye witness, the fire started about 10 in the morning yesterday at the dump site of the market in Gambia Street, Port Harcourt. The cause of fire is still unknown, but...
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by Soji Lawal Soldiers from the JTF clashed with militants from the Islamist group Boko Haram in the Borno state capital, Maiduguri on Tuesday, in an incident that left one soldier and 13 insurgents dead, the army said. “At about 1600 hours (1500 GMT) today, troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Restore Order had...
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by Emmanuel Okubenji The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, on Tuesday promised that the Nigeria Police Force would work tirelessly in 2013 to tackle violent crimes. In his New Year message to Nigerians, Abubakar charged officers and men to re-dedicate themselves to the service of their fatherland. He asked them to exhibit the highest...
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by Godwin Akanfe Holiday makers in Lagos on Tuesday ensured that the New Year’s day celebrations were remarkable in the city. In separate interviews, different people said that the holiday gave them an opportunity to kick back from the hectic life that Lagos has become. One speaker, Ali Yakubu, was grateful for the time spent...
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by Rachel Ogbu 31-year-old Beyonce posted a message on her Tumblr, posting: ‘In our perfect ways, in the ways we are beautiful, in the ways we are human – WE ARE HERE. Happy New Years. Let’s make it OURS. Beyonce.’ The singer then shared photographs from the gig performing a private concert in Las Vegas at...
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by Tari Tamuno The Joint Task Force (JTF) operating in the Niger Delta has impounded a vessel suspected to be carrying 1,000 tonnes of crude oil off the coast of Bonny Island in Rivers State. Maj. Gen. Tukur Buratai, the Commander of the 2 Brigade and Sector Two of JTF, paraded nine suspected crew members...
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by Rachel Ogbu If the rumours are anything to go by, then Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie married on a Christmas Day in the Caribbean. According to reports, the Hollywood power couple secretly got hitched on the Turks and Caicos Islands eight months after Brad, 49, and Angelina, 37, announced their engagement in April 2012....
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by Rachel Ogbu Its not a positive way to start the year but doctors trained in Nigeria rank second on the list of the doctors struck off the General Medical Council (GMC) register in the United Kingdom. This could have an effect on Nigeria–trained doctors desiring to practise in the United Kingdom. Figures released under...
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by Rachel Ogbu Hundreds of thousands of people around the world came out to try to forget the past and welcome the New Year which is 2013. It’s the first year in a very long time to have all numbers different and it will be a unique year. There were some sober moods around the world...
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by Akan Ido The details behind the death of upcoming Nollywood actress, Bisi Komolafe is still sketchy with varying reports regarding the cause of her death. According to reports, the promising actress died in the early hours of Tuesday after a brief illness, while others say Komolafe died at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan,...
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by Isi Esene Following criticisms over the slowness of his government, President Goodluck Jonathan has promised Nigerians that his government’s policy implementation will move full steam ahead this year. He said this yesterday in a message during a New Year service at the All Saints’ Anglican Church, Zone 5, Wuse, Abuja. Jonathan said, “In all...
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by Terry Terhemba Madaki (His mum passed away in 2006.) Sleep Mommy! Sweet smile on your face as you sleep the pain away, resting in God’s arms now, although in the ground your body lay. He needed another angel in the Heavenly choir and that’s why you had to go. As you promised, you are still...
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They hit headlines worldwide after it was announced that she was expecting their first child together on Sunday. But Kim Kardashian and Kanye West certainly weren’t keeping a low profile in the wake of the news as they spent New Year’s Eve partying in Las Vegas, reportedly earning a staggering £300,000 for their efforts. ...
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Eighteen months ago she called off her wedding shortly before she was due to walk down the aisle in front of 300 guests. Now Crystal Harris has finally become Mrs Hefner, saying her vows to Hugh in a much smaller ceremony. The blonde spent New Year’s Eve tweeting her excitement about the impending nuptials, including...
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E! was excited about the news of Kanyé West and Kim Kardashian’s expected bundle of joy. They even spoke about the possibility of the journey and birth being chronicled for the show, which would bring big ratings. But those ratings will have to come from somewhere else. Kimyé has already made the decision to not feature...
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We would like for you to caption this one. Beyonce, looking in a way that we’ve never seen her before, is representing the city of Houston with a thuggish-ruggish look that might turn some heads. But this is Beyonce, the woman with a thousand looks and a hundred million dollars, so maybe she can do...
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President Goodluck Jonathan Monday visited Kogi State governor, Idris Wada, at the Cedarcrest Hospital, Abuja, where he was receiving treatment from injuries he sustained in the auto crash that claimed the life of his Aide-de -Camp (ADC), Ibrahim Idris. Also, the state Deputy Governor, Mr. Yomi Awoniyi, who was on a foreign trip in the...
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A Lagos-based legal practitioner, Mr. Anthony Itedjere, on Monday gave the Governor of Central Bank, Mr. Lamido Sanusi, seven days ultimatum to disclose the detailed information of his remuneration and the recurrent expenditure of his office. Mr. Bamidele Aturu, a human rights lawyer, who wrote a letter dated December 31, 2012 on behalf of Itedjere,...
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by Isi Esene The Federal Government yesterday announced an increase in electricity generation to 4,502 megawatts nationwide. This was disclosed by the minister of information, Labaran Maku, who was speaking in Abuja on the achievements of the government in 2012. According to the minister, “At the moment, there is an average of about 15 to...
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s blood clot formed in her head, her doctors said on Monday, a potentially serious condition from which they nonetheless stressed they expect her to fully recover. Mrs. Clinton was hospitalized Sunday at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital for the blood clot — in a vein between the brain and the skull and behind...
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I wanted the heavens to hear me and so I expressed my need for a different story through my song. My eyes were tightly shut and all I saw while I sang were white clouds. The heavens heard my voice! I recall clearly the first time I sang in front of my sisters and how...
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The Federal Government on Monday said payment of subsidy on local consumption of petroleum products was not working because it was subject to abuses. “The system (fuel subsidy) will not work because there is so much room for abuse. Whereever you go outside Lagos and Abuja, fuel is hardly sold for N97 per litre. Civil...
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NEW YEAR MESSAGE TO THE NATION FROM PRESIDENT GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN, GCFR Fellow Nigerians, 1. I greet and rejoice with you all as we celebrate the advent of a new year. 2. I join you all in giving thanks to God Almighty for bringing us and our beloved nation safely through the past year to the...
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Following the firecracker explosions in Jankara Market, Lagos, which left at least one person dead and destroyed several properties, some of the firecrackers left in a warehouse closed by the Lagos State Government have disappeared. A police source said the warehouse, which is at Oke Arin Market, Lagos Island was one of the warehouses sealed...
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by Isi Esene Yomi Awoniyi, the Kogi State deputy governor, has cut short his 12-day Christmas break to return to the state. Awoniyi, who returned to Nigeria on Sunday was on vacation in London, UK, for 9days. According to his chief press secretary, Abu Michael, Awoniyi was said to have visited governor Idris Wada on...
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by Isi Esene Chidera Timothy, a twelve year old girl has been killed in Calabar, Cross River State, over an N800 debt. The young girl was allegedly killed by Ikechi Okoro, who claimed to be a naval rating. Chidera was a primary five pupil of the Holy Trinity Anglican Primary School, Calabar. Okoro’s brother, Orieke,...
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The final and I believe the most important lesson of 2012 is that despite all of Nigeria’s doom and gloom, there is still incredible opportunity. You can’t imagine how glad I am that 2012 has finally come to an end. It was nothing short of a nasty gruesome year. Between Boko Haram, the airways and...
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