Aruna Quadri has raised the bar for African players – ITTF Africa
For being the first African table tennis player to make it to the quarterfinal stage of the men’s singles at the Olympic Games, Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri has indeed raised the bar for upcoming players to aim at in their chosen career.
Iyanya dumps label for Mavin
Popular Nigerian entertainer and musician, Iyanya, has been reported to have dumped his record label, Made Men Music Group (MMMG) and officially joined Mavin after months of speculations.
Nigeria vs Algeria: Fans seek wing-back role for Moses
Football fans in Ebonyi have advised the Super Eagles Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, to field Victor Moses in the right wing-back position during the forthcoming Russia 2018 qualifier against Algeria.
Man begins trekking from Lagos to Abuja to support Sheriff’s PDP
Lagos – A trekker, Muhammed Isa, 32, has once again embarked on a walk from Lagos to Abuja in solidarity with the Ali-Modu Sheriff’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faction. Isa, who started the walk from Berger footbridge along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, told newsmen before departing at about 9.12 a.m. that youths of the party support Sheriff […]
S.Africa prosecutor drops fraud charges against Finance Minister, Gordha
South Africa’s top prosecutor on Monday announced that fraud charges against Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan and his co-accused would be dropped.
5 soldiers, 4 vigilantes killed, many injured in Boko Haram ambush in Borno
It was a very sad day for troops fighting the war on insurgency in North East when on Sunday, 5 soldiers were killed along with 3 vigilante members and one Civilian JTF member while 19 soldiers sustained gunshot and other injuries during an ambush by the terrorists.
Falcons denies AWCON boycott threat
Super Falcon’s Media Officer, Remi Sulola, on Monday debunked claims that the team threatened to boycott the forthcoming 2016 African Women Cup of Nations (AWCON) over unpaid bonuses and allowances.
Breaking News: EFCC arraigns ex-Abia Gov. Orji Kalu
The Economic and Financial Crime Commission EFCC arraigned Former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu in Lagos for money laundering. He had asked the Federal High Court in Abuja, last week, to compel the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to prosecute him in Abuja. The ex-governor, who is facing trial alongside his […]
Five things we learned from Serie A
Gonzalo Higuain still has feelings for Napoli, Empoli ‘keeper Lukasz Skorupski has none for former club Roma and Inter Milan coach Frank De Boer is growing increasingly frustrated.
Buhari’s comment and the Nigerian inferiority complex
ONE of the legacies of colonialism in Nigeria is the inferiority complex of the Nigerian society. The justification for colonialism (an unjustifiable usurpation) demanded myth–making that extolled the superiority of the colonial master and his ways of life and denigrated everything about the indigenous people: their culture, traditions, religion, etc.
The Lagos Assembly example
VOTE of confidence especially in the political parlance is a formal acknowledgment of the leadership qualities of a person or persons. But it is best appreciated when it is popular among the citizenry and widely agreed that it is conferred on those who truly deserve it.
