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Hon. Rotimi Amechi “Government must not be for one section of the Society.It must be for the rich and the poor,emphasizing the upliftment of the poor...”
A former player of Rangers FC of Enugu, Kenneth Abana, has urged the Super Eagles to strive to win their proposed friendly match against Argentina in Abuja in June. “A win against Argentina will instill fear into many other big teams around the world,’’ Abana told Tidesport source in Awka, yesterday. “It is one match [...]
The kick-off of the second round of the 2010/2011 Nigerian Premier League (NPL) season has now been postponed indefinitely, according an official in Abuja, yesterday. Mr Tunji Babalola, the Acting Executive Secretary of the NPL, which organises the competition, said that no new date has yet been fixed. The competition which kicked off on November [...]
Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers says government is committed to hosting the 17th National Sports Festival from June 29 to July 10 in Port Harcourt. Amaechi told newsmen in Port Harcourt on Monday that government had spent more than N15 billion in the building of a new sports complex. The complex to be used for [...]
Nigerians have been left stunned by the death of Super Eagles defender Adefemi Olubayo. The 25 year-old was killed in a car crash in Greece on Monday while driving to the airport. He was on his way to Nigeria to finalise arrangements for his wedding. Super Eagles coach Samson Siasia, who has coached the defender [...]
Nigeria got their 2011 African Youth Championships off to a winning start with a 2-1 victory against defending champions Ghana at Dobsonville Stadium on Monday. Nigeria created little in terms of goalscoring opportunities, but were more efficient in front of goal, picking up the three points that sets them up perfectly for a place in [...]
Countries in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Region will record positive growth in 2011, says Ms Theodore Ahlers, the World Bank Director of Strategy and Operations in Europe and Central Asia. Ahlers made the projection at the Annual Spring Meeting of the IMF and World Bank on Saturday in Washington D.C. She said, however, that some countries in the [...]
Debt woes on both sides of the Atlantic and new signals from China on inflation dangers weighed on markets yesterday, though strong earnings saw European shares claw back some of the previous day’s losses. Greece was to sell short-term debt later in the morning, an event likely to test euro zone money markets made increasingly [...]
Patients with terminal ailments can live normal lives if their pain is properly managed, says Dr Olaitan Soyanwo, of the Centre for Palliative Care, University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan. Soyanwo made this known in an interview with newsmen in Abuja recently. “When you are facing a serious illness, you need relief from the pain and [...]
The Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria (IHVN), says it will establish more tuberculosis laboratories to eradicate the disease in Nigeria. Dr Patrick Dakum, the Chief Executive Officer of the institute, told newsmen in Abuja recently that the TB laboratories would be established in Jos, Kano, Port Harcourt and Maiduguri Teaching Hospitals. “Currently in the country, [...]
A consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Garki Hospital, Dr Garba Omale says nature and not just breast feeding determines drooping breasts. “Many wrongly informed women do not adhere to the prescribed six-month exclusive breastfeeding period because they feel their breasts will fall,’’ Omale told newsmen. Exclusive breast-feeding practice is that period when a baby is [...]
