Nadal wins fourth UAE title
Rafael Nadal ended an injury-plagued 2016 on a high by lifting the Mubadala World Tennis Championship title for a fourth time on Saturday. The 30-year-old Read more
Month: December 2016
Greek ambassador killed by wife’s policeman lover in Brazil
Police in Brazil believe that Greece’s ambassador to the country was killed by his wife’s lover under her orders in a house in the Rio Read more
‘Crazy’ bills: No respite for Nigerian electricity consumers
Three years after the nation’s power sector was privatised, millions of Nigerian households are still groaning under the weight of ‘crazy’ bills and poor power Read more
We’ve sold all we have – Parents of child with hole in the heart • Needs N6m for surgery abroad
With a melancholic face, Master Abdulsobur Jimoh, (a six and a half years old boy) looked forlorn as he lay on the floor and watched Read more
Teenager kills mom with hammer, knife
A 16-year-old boy in Japan was arrested Saturday after he confessed to killing his mother by repeatedly striking her head with a hammer and stabbing Read more
Thank you, thank you, Ban bids UN farewell
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon bid goodbye to staff and Permanent Representatives at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday, being his last official working day Read more
Central Baghdad market blasts kill dozens
Two suicide bombers ripped through a busy market area in central Baghdad Saturday, shattering a relative lull in attacks in the capital and marring preparations Read more
EPL: Wenger wary of old foe Allardyce
Arsene Wenger admits a reunion with old rival Sam Allardyce could pose serious danger to Arsenal’s hopes of rekindling their title challenge when Crystal Palace Read more
FG loses $198.7m to oil swap,OPA – NEITI
The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, NEITI, said the country lost $198.7 million in 2014 to the crude oil-for-product swap and the Offshore Processing Arrangements, Read more
DSS smashes kidnap gangs, fraudsters, terrorists
The Directorate of State Services has reported various successes in smashing criminal gangs, including kidnappers, fraudsters and Boko Haram terrorists. In the latest update of Read more
South Africa increases petrol price
The South Africa Energy Department said retail price of petrol would rise by 4 per cent from Jan. 4. In a statement in Johannesburg late Read more
N-POWER: FG pays N30, 000 stipends
The Federal Government has commenced the payment of the N30, 000 monthly stipends for beneficiaries of the N-Power scheme -the job creation programme of the Read more
Canadian man punches cougar attacking dog near fast food store
A Canadian man punched a cougar in the face to stop it attacking his dog in a wooded area near a fast food store in Read more
A Twitter hoax briefly convinced Britain that Queen Elizabeth II was dead
Many people would argue that 2016 has been the year of celebrity deaths. Others might say it was the year of “fake news.” A story Read more
Arsenal’s Mustafi fit to return against Palace
Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi has recovered from a hamstring injury for the London derby against Crystal Palace but winger Theo Walcott and left back Kieran Read more
China to ban domestic ivory trade by end of 2017
China will slap a total ban on the domestic ivory trade within a year, the government announced on Friday, shutting the door to the world’s Read more
Man purporting to be Boko Haram leader denies Sambisa forest defeat
A man purporting to be the leader of Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, denied the jihadist group has been pushed out of Read more
Zenda, oldest lion in U.S., euthanized by Philadelphia Zoo
The Philadelphia Zoo has euthanized a 25-year-old lioness believed to have been the oldest lion in the United States after the animal suffered an acute Read more
Congo deal reached for Kabila to step down after 2017 elections
Congolese President Joseph Kabila will step down after elections to be held by the end of 2017 under a last-minute deal struck by political parties Read more
Stoke boss Mark Hughes: This is what I admire about Chelsea star Diego Costa
Hughes’s Stoke will be trying to derail the Chelsea juggernaut tomorrow as the Blues look to make it 13 straight wins in the Premier League. Read more
iPhone manufacturer Foxconn plans to replace almost every human worker with robots
Foxconn, the Taiwanese manufacturing giant behind Apple’s iPhone and numerous other major electronics devices, aims to automate away a vast majority of its human employees, Read more
Opposition to Buhari’s re-election among issues that could shape 2017
A host of recession-ravaged Nigerians are in a hurry to bid year 2016, which ends today, good bye. Arguably, 2016 has been a year of Read more
Buhari fighting political foes, not corruption— Fayose
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has once again declared that President Muhammadu Buhari was only fighting his perceived political foes under the guise of Read more
Why short men have fewer lovers
Short men really do miss out on sex, according to a study. Researchers looking at how people’s height and weight affected the number of sexual Read more
What sexy nighties can do for couples in ‘the other room’
Salt-N-Pepa— the 1980’s American Rhythm & Blues Hip Hop/rap trio of young, eye-catching ladies entered the music industry at a time when hip hop music Read more
‘Scientific proof that love is really blind’!
What is your conception of love? It’s a question that has inspired everyone from Shakespeare to Sinatra and now scientists believe they have found the Read more
N25bn ETF: Lagos approves fund for 281 micro enterprises
The Lagos State Government through the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) yesterday distributed offer letters to some of the beneficiaries of the pilot scheme Read more
Fire renders 40 families homeless in Rivers
No fewer than 40 families were on Wednesday rendered homeless after an early morning fire razed a batcher village in Rumuolumeni clan, Obio/Akpor Local Government Read more
NNPC approves partial closure of $546m OKLNG
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Maikanti Baru, has approved the partial closure of the Olokola Liquefied Natural Gas, OKLNG, Read more
How Adeboye entered the Ekiti political circus
How the Man of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye became entangled in the ever unfolding political theatrics in Ekiti State would amuse even those that had Read more