Gold, and lead, bring illness and death in Nigeria
YARGALMA, Nigeria — Mound after tiny mound of red clay earth dots the cemetery on the outskirts of this impoverished Nigerian village where grieving parents come to pray. Children began...
Okonjo-Iweala Warns Against Another Recession
Nigeria's former minister of Finance and Managing Director of the World Bank, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, yesterday warned that if corruption is not properly checked, it would result to another economic...
World cup 2010 -We must beat Nigeria, says Argentine defender
Argentine defender Nicolas Burdisso has declared Saturday's World Cup opener against the Super Eagles in Johannesburg a must win encounter for the South Americans if they are to have a...
Bankole fights back to his political enemies
Speaker Dimeji Bankole yesterday launched moves to stop "the progressives" pushing for his sack. Minority Leader Mohammed Ali Ndume, who described the Bankole-must-go lawmakers as "plotters", accused them of using...
My daughter seduced me -she enjoyed it
A 37-year old man from Akwa Ibom State, Philips Ben, who allegedly put his 12-year-old daughter in the family way, claimed he was seduced by the girl. Besides, he denied...
First game of the 2010 World Cup:Mexico-South Africa Preview
Hosting the World Cup already has South Africa feeling proud, but translating those emotions into results on the field might be a problem.Considered one of the worst teams to host...
Nigeria World Cup 2010 Team Profile unveiled
Nigeria can boast something only a half-dozen other teams in the world can right now: they’ll be playing the World Cup on their home continent come June. Beyond that, they...
Nigerian senators fly to South Africa for World Cup opening Ceremony
After a delay of about two hours caused by a faulty landing gear of their chartered plane, 62 senators on Wednesday night left the country for South Africa where the...
Jonathan off to South Africa
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday left Abuja for South Africa, to witness the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup taking place for the first time ever on African soil....
MTN Nigeria on finalized N318bn loan deal with Nigerian banks.
MTN Nigeria on Wednesday finalised a N318bn loan deal with 15 Nigerian banks and two foreign banks. The facility, which experts have said is an indication that Nigerian banks are...