Breaking News: Nigerian basketball team win first Olympic match!

Few minutes ago, Team Nigeria’s basketball team at the 2012 London Game Olympics, D’Tigers made history as the first Nigerian basketball team to win a match at the on-going games.

What makes it better is that they did so in their first ever match!

D’Tigers won their first match in Group A by beating their Tunisian counterparts in 60-56 in what was described as a very competitive game played at the Olympic stadium.

By winning this match, D’Tigers need only one more game to win for them to scale through to the next round. Before the game, Sani Ahmed, coach of the team, said even though the Tunisians beat Nigeria on their way to winning the Afrobasket and picking the sole African slot in Madagascar, ‘today’s encounter will be different’ as the boys want to make history and prove that their qualification was no fluke.

                                                                           

                                                                             

First look: Rochelle and Marvin emerge as newlyweds

It's Mr and Mrs Humes!

Rochelle Wiseman of The Saturdays and Marvin Humes of JLS married on Friday 27 July in a glamorous wedding at the historial Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire.

The day after she became Mrs Marvin Humes, Rochelle shared her happiness with the world over her Twitter page. She tweeted: "Yesterday was literally the best day of my whole life. I'm so happy to have shared it with every1 I love my friends and family are priceless.

"Me and Marvin feel so blessed I felt like a princess all day. You can now call me Mrs Humes no longer a Wiseman." Congrats. msn

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Any Update On Femi Otedola And Farouk Lawan's Case?

Any update on Femi Otedola and Farouk Lawans case? After all the media propagana and phone conversation of bridery and corruption between the above named, it seems as if the case is becoming unpopular after about a month. And one will begin to wonder the future of our dear country. With all the fact and evidences, you will imagine that by now, the affected people, if found guilty? should be behind bars. But on the other side,even Ibori was declared not guity in Nigeria-Isn't that funny? In a country where the crime was commited, the law of the land vindicates the accused person but was found guilty in another country.Now Ibori who was tried and freed in Nigeria is now serving a jail term in london. What does that tells you? It simple points to one fact-corruption, greed and selfishness.

Nigerian Politicians are Dream Killers.

we will never do business again in Nigeria – Richard Branson.
We fought daily battle against govt agents who wanted to daily make fortune from us.

The rich international businessman, Richard Branson, has lambasted the crop of leaders we have in Nigeria for their high level greed which, according to him, is killing big brands wishing to do business with the government of the country, for the growth of Nigeria’s economy.

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Prezzo betrayed me – Goldie

Nigeria’s last representative at the Big Brother Africa StarGame, Goldie has been under heavy criticism for the past few weeks, following her activities, while she lasted in the reality show. The singer who was evicted on Sunday, July 15, 2012 arrived Nigeria Wednesday night and was at a press briefing on Thursday where she addresses all issues concerning her quest in South Africa, comparing herself to other entertainers most especially Beyonce who according to her, is an opposite of what she represent on stage.

Shocking:Court issues 14-day ultimatum over Ibori’s alleged $15m bribe to EFCC

The Federal Government, yesterday, approached the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, asking it to order the immediate forfeiture of  $15 million allegedly given to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, by the jailed former Governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori, as bribe.

Federal Government, via an ex-parte originating summons it filed in court, yesterday, said the cash was received by officers of the EFCC from an

Sports Festival: Lagos opens ‘Eko 2012’ to private sector

The Marketing sub-committee of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the 18th National Sports Festival tagged Éko 2012’ yesterday at the Protea Hotel Ikeja officially launched the brand for sponsorship.

In her speech to formerly open the brand for patronage from corporate organizations, the Deputy Governor of Lagos State who doubles as chairman of the Local Organising Committee, Mrs. Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire said that Games can’t be successful without the partnership of the private

Sad: Man loses seven children to Jos flood

Abdulramid Useni, a resident of Gangere in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, who lost seven children to the flood, said he was yet to comprehend what happened to him.

“My world is finished. Where do I start from?” he asked our correspondent in an emotion laden voice.

Useni said they were sleeping when it happened.

He said, “All of us were sleeping. I, my wife and our 12 children were sleeping in the house when all of a sudden, there was this sudden surge of flood which took over our house. Before we could do anything, the house collapsed and the flood swept

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U.S court orders seizure of over $3m Ibori funds, mansion

The United States Department of Justice has secured a restraining order against more than $3 million looted funds and a mansion in Houston, Texas owned by former Delta State Governor, Chief James Ibori, in the U.S.
Ibori is currently serving a 13-year jail term in the United Kingdom for corruption and money laundering.
The department got the powers through an application filed under seal on May 16, 2012, in U.S District Court in the District of Columbia, to register and enforce two orders from United Kingdom courts against more than $3 million in corruption proceeds related to Ibori.
This was announced by Assistant Attorney General Lanny A.

38 killed, 50 missing in Jos flood

A woman and her five children were among no fewer than 38 persons killed after heavy rainfall in Jos North forced a dam to overflow, flooding  Rikkos and Gangere areas of  the Plataeu State  on Sunday evening.

No fewer than 100 persons  were displaced, with at least 50  declared missing and over  50 houses swept away.

The rain, which started at about 4.30pm,  lasted for more than eight hours before it subsided.

Ghana shocked by president's death

Ghana's President John Atta Mills, who won international praise as leader of a stable model democracy in Africa, died suddenly on Tuesday and will be succeeded by his vice-president in the West African oil, gold and cocoa producer, officials said.

Mills was 68. The unexpected death of the leader of the world's number two cocoa grower comes months before he was due to stand for re-election in December.

Ghana, also a major African gold producer, started pumping oil in 2010 and posted double-digit growth in 2011, burnishing its image as an increasingly attractive investment destination on the

New Drug to Prevent HIV/AIDS Approved by United States FDA

Scientists and pharmacists have continued to research into how humanity can be saved from the killer scourge called HIV/AIDS.

Several efforts in the past have not only been partially successful, they have also been profoundly controversial.  But Monday, the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) in the United States of America (USA) approved a new drug that could be used by adults to reduce their chances of contacting the dreaded disease.

Such persons who do not already have the infection could reduce their chances of contacting the virus if they take the new drug once a day.  It would be the first time the FDA would be approving a drug for the ailment.

GTBank Unveils Banking Product for the Aged

Guaranty Trust Bank Plc (GTBank) has introduced the ‘GTBank Seniors Account’ for those that are 70 years and above.

A statement from the commercial bank Tuesday said the banking product was designed to allow indigenous persons, within the aforementioned age and above, to enjoy all banking services offered by the bank for free. It said no bank in the country has such an offering.

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Family of Nine Found Dead

Tragedy struck this morning at Umuakoro Village in Emekuku Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo state as 9 bodies of the Pascal Njoku Family were found dead at their residence in the early hours of today.

Sources said Mr. Pascal Njoku who works and resides in Port-harcourt, Rivers state, came back home for the final burial of his mum who died some months ago and he was accompanied by his wife, 5 children, his sister-in-law and her son. Shortly after the burial event yesterday night, they all went to their respective rooms to sleep.

Horror in Plateau Nigeria

The crisis in Jos, Plateau State, worsened on Sunday as suspected Fulani herdsmen murdered a serving Senator, a member of the state assembly and others at the mass burial of 63 victims of Saturday’s attack.

The Senate confirmed the death of Senator Gyang Dantong and the Majority Leader of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Gyang Fulani.

“I can confirm that the Senator (Dantong) was a casualty of the attack. He was attending a burial of

Sad: Plateau Lawmaker’s Last E-mail Before He Was Murdered

A source in Jos, Plateau State has sent SaharaReporters the very last email sent by Gyang Fulani, a member of Plateau State House of Assembly (representing Barkin Ladi). Earlier this afternoon, unidentified gunmen mowed down Mr. Fulani as well as Senator Gyang Dantong as the lawmakers attended a mass funeral for more than twenty victims killed a day before in a gruesome attack.

An investigation by SaharaReporters revealed that Mr. Fulani, the majority leader of the Plateau State

What a Shame: AGF, ministry can’t account for N2.8bn toll revenue •Senate declared it missing since 2008

There is uncertainty in the Ministry of Works and the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation over the whereabouts of N2.8bn toll gate revenue collected between 1999 and 2003.

The amount was declared “missing” in June 2008 by the Senate Ad hoc Committee headed by Senator Heineken Lokpobiri.

The committee was mandated by the Senate to investigate the management of funds in the nation’s transport sector between 1999 and 2003 before the toll gates were dismantled.

The former Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr. Ibrahim Dankwambo, had while appearing before the adhoc committee said N4.7bn was

Gunmen raid villages, kill 30 in Jos

About 30 people were killed  Saturday when gunmen, suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, invaded some villages in Barkin-Ladi and Riyom Local Government areas of Plateau State in  early morning attacks.

Those killed by the assailants, said to have  been well armed and numbering about 100, included two security men, women and children. Many were left injured and several houses torched in the attack which occurred at about 6.30 a.m.

The attack came days after the new National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd), visited the state during which he initiated a dialogue among

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Flood sacks Lagos communities •As govt advises residents of Aboru, Maryland, Iwaya, others to relocate

MORE communities were sacked in Lagos by flood as a result of a downpour that lasted hours on Monday.

With communities like Apongbon in Lagos Island and Irepodun in Idimu Local Council Development Area recording huge losses as a result of the downpour, the state governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola has advised residents in lowline area, particularly along lagoons, drainage, channels and rivers to vacate their present residences and relocate upland.

Also, pupils of Anwar-Ul-Islam Primary School, Apongbon, Lagos Island were forced to vacate their classrooms, following the massive flooding of their premises on Monday.

They were forced to relocate to a yet-to-be inaugurated building in a junior secondary school,

11 construction workers killed in Borno Nigeria

AGAIN, the people of Borno State woke up to the sad news of the killing of 11 workers brought into the state by the Emirate Council to work on the construction work going on at the Maiduguri Central Mosque.
The 11 men killed by suspected gunmen were said to be mainly Igbo and Yoruba.
A resident of Bolori Kasuwa, who spoke to Nigerian Tribune on Monday morning, said he counted 11 bodies being carried out of the house, but did not know whether there were more before some Joint Task Force (JTF) officials asked them to close their doors from where they were watching what was