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Eagles face adidas XI Monday

Eagles face adidas XI Monday

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Africa, Sports.
The Super Eagles will face an adidas XI in a test game in Germany before flying out to United States for a friendly against Mexico. Nigeria Football Federation marketing director, Idris Adama, also told MTNFootball.com Eagles kits sponsors adidas has delivered 2013 adidas boots and the FIFA Confederations Cup officials match balls to the team. ...
UK attack: Authorities investigating possible link to Nigeria

UK attack: Authorities investigating possible link to Nigeria

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Africa.
British authorities are investigating possible involvement of Islamists from Nigeria in Wednesday’s attack on a soldier in South-east London. Two sources familiar with the investigation told Reuters authorities were investigating a possible link to Nigeria. The British soldier was hacked to death by suspected Islamists, while two men remain under arrest in hospital. BBC says ...
French court questions IMF chief Lagarde

French court questions IMF chief Lagarde

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Africa.
International Monetary Fund chief, Christine Lagarde, has arrived at a court in Paris for questioning over a payout to a controversial tycoon during her time as finance minister. She is being asked to explain her handling of a row in 2007 which resulted in some 400m euros (£342m; $516m) being paid to Bernard Tapie. She ...
VIDEO: Today in History May 23

VIDEO: Today in History May 23

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Life and Health.
Highlights of this day in history: Top Nazi official Heinrich Himmler commits suicide; Israel captures fugitive Nazi Adolf ...
VIDEO: Polémica por el programa Stop and Frisk en Nueva York

VIDEO: Polémica por el programa Stop and Frisk en Nueva York

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Life and Health.
Un nuevo reporte señala que 9 de cada 10 personas arrestadas bajo este programa eran inocentes y los ...
VIDEO: Britain Attack Believed Linked to Radical Islam

VIDEO: Britain Attack Believed Linked to Radical Islam

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Life and Health.
British police shot and arrested two men on Wednesday, after a third man was hacked to death in ...
VIDEO: Raw: Scuffles in London After Hacking Death

VIDEO: Raw: Scuffles in London After Hacking Death

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Life and Health.
Police clashed with protesters, including supporters of the far-right English Defence League, following the brutal hacking death of ...
VIDEO: Meet MJ, the Bike Riding Tabby Cat

VIDEO: Meet MJ, the Bike Riding Tabby Cat

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Life and Health.
A Philadelphia bike courier shows how he and his cat, MJ, see eye to eye when it comes ...
VIDEO: Raw: Kevin Durant Tours Moore After $1M Pledge

VIDEO: Raw: Kevin Durant Tours Moore After $1M Pledge

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Sports.
A day after he pledged $1 million dollars to help tornado victims, Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant ...
VIDEO: Raw: Scuffles in London After Hacking Death

VIDEO: Raw: Scuffles in London After Hacking Death

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Sports.
Police clashed with protesters, including supporters of the far-right English Defence League, following the brutal hacking death of ...
VIDEO: Britain Attack Believed Linked to Radical Islam

VIDEO: Britain Attack Believed Linked to Radical Islam

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: News.
British police shot and arrested two men on Wednesday, after a third man was hacked to death in ...
VIDEO: One Direction UPDATE! – Official Book Details Revealed

VIDEO: One Direction UPDATE! – Official Book Details Revealed

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Business.
Who wants to start a summer book club? Well get stoked, because One Direction just announced they'll be ...
VIDEO: Sundance Kid swaps festivals for a launch in Cannes

VIDEO: Sundance Kid swaps festivals for a launch in Cannes

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Business.
Robert Redford greets fans and talks about new film, "All is Lost." John Russell reports. Thanks for ...
VIDEO: Star Splurge: Katy Perry Drops $11.2 Million on Hollywood Hills Compound

VIDEO: Star Splurge: Katy Perry Drops $11.2 Million on Hollywood Hills Compound

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Business.
Katy Perry is proving that she's not just a California "Gurl" … she's a Hollywood Hills one, too. ...
VIDEO: Thrift-store business booming in struggling economy

VIDEO: Thrift-store business booming in struggling economy

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Business.
Unemployment rates dropped in Central New York last month, but rates remain relatively high. Thanks for checking ...
VIDEO: HEADLINES May 22, 2013

VIDEO: HEADLINES May 22, 2013

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Entertainment.
Got 66 free seconds? We won't waster your time. Here are the big headlines of the day. ...
VIDEO: Brad Pitt Like You’ve Never Seen Him Before

VIDEO: Brad Pitt Like You’ve Never Seen Him Before

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Entertainment.
Nikki Boyer of Yahoo!'s web show "Daytime in No Time" tweeted fans requesting that they send in old ...
VIDEO: ‘Criminal Minds’ Season Finale Secrets Revealed

VIDEO: ‘Criminal Minds’ Season Finale Secrets Revealed

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Entertainment.
“omg! Insider” correspondent Christina McLarty crashed the set of “Criminal Minds” to get the inside scoop on the ...
VIDEO: Celebrity Style Story: Beyonce Pt3

VIDEO: Celebrity Style Story: Beyonce Pt3

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Entertainment.
"Celebrity Style Story- Beyonce" investigates her evolution to today. Thanks for checking us out. Please take a ...
VIDEO: Justin Bieber Celebrity Style Pt 3

VIDEO: Justin Bieber Celebrity Style Pt 3

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Entertainment.
Justin Beiber blows up with Never Say Never and partners with Dolce Gabbana Thanks for checking us ...
Samsung’s Galaxy S4 tops 10million in sales

Samsung’s Galaxy S4 tops 10million in sales

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Africa, Business.
Samsung Galaxy: the S4 sells 10m units in less than 30 daysSouth Korea’s Samsung Electronics said Thursday its latest flagship Galaxy S4 had become its fastest selling smartphone to date, topping 10 million units globally less than a month after its debut. A company statement said the S4 had already passed the 10-million sales mark following its April 26 launch. It’s predecessor, the S3, took 50 [...]
Oil prices weaken further

Oil prices weaken further

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Africa, Business.
Oil extended its losses in Asian trade on Thursday on weak Chinese manufacturing data and a stronger dollar, analysts said. New York’s main contract, West Texas Intermediate light sweet crude for delivery in July, dropped 63 cents to $93.65 a barrel in the afternoon and Brent North Sea crude for July delivery shed 60 cents [...]
Jonathan leads dignitaries to Achebe’s burial today

Jonathan leads dignitaries to Achebe’s burial today

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
Achebe: Achebe's first son Ikechukwu, with Governor Peter Obi and Secretary to the FG, Pius Anyim.Archbishop of canterbury, President Jonathan and many dignitaries expected by Joel Olatunde Agoi Revered Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe, author of the widely praised novel “Things Fall Apart,” will be buried in his small hometown on Thursday in a ceremony expected to draw crowds of mourners. Achebe, who died in the United States in March aged [...]
Twitter tightens security after high profile hacking

Twitter tightens security after high profile hacking

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Africa, Business.
twitter: tightens login securityTwitter said Wednesday it was stepping up security measures for the popular messaging service following a series of high-profile breaches by hackers hitting media organizations and others. Twitter said it would implement a new login verification system, “a form of two-factor authentication” which is “a second check to make sure it’s really you” when a [...]
Jonathan’s power to seize funds upsets governors

Jonathan’s power to seize funds upsets governors

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
The full implications of the state of emergency in three states have been laid bare, creating anxiety among the North’s governors. The proclamation by President Goodluck Jonathan has turned the governors into mere puppets, critics said yesterday. Besides, it allows the President to hold the states’ funds. The governors cannot perform official functions unless in ...
Soldiers arrested for aiding Boko Haram

Soldiers arrested for aiding Boko Haram

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, on Wednesday said some soldiers and officers of the Nigerian Army had been arrested for conspiring with insurgents in the ongoing face-off between the military and militants. The COAS however did not give the number of soldiers that were arrested. Ihejirika said that the affected troops were ...
Baba Lakyo: I didn’t kill security men

Baba Lakyo: I didn’t kill security men

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
The Spiritual Head of Lakyo community in Nasarawa State, Ala Agu, yesterday denied having a hand in the killing of securitymen in the community. Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura should be blamed for the killings, he asserted. Agu also said contrary to reports that he was on the run, he was yet to receive any police ...
Agu, spiritual head of Lakyo

Agu, spiritual head of Lakyo

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
His appearance did not strike any fear. Yet the man sitting comfortably on a three-seater in front of reporters has a larger than life image. Ala Agu, the Spiritual Head of the Lakyo Community (not Alakyo), where 56 security operatives were killed, looked like any other villager. His beards were trimmed short and snow-white. His ...
Soldiers leak tactics to Boko Haram, says Chief of Army Staff

Soldiers leak tactics to Boko Haram, says Chief of Army Staff

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
DISLOYAL soldiers were warned yesterday to stop fraternising with enemies of the state. Some military men have been leaking information to the Boko Haram insurgents, who the military are battling in three Northeast states. Chief of Army Staff Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, who issued the warning, revealed that the attack on a Mali-bound military convoy in ...
Amaechi, Shema pick NGF poll forms

Amaechi, Shema pick NGF poll forms

Published On Thursday, May 23, 2013. Under: Africa, News.
Barely 24 hours to the election of a new chairman for the Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF), there appears to be a crack in the camp of the group opposed to the re-election of Rivers Governor Rotimi Amaechi. Katsina State Governor Ibrahim Shema yesterday defied pressure on him to step down for Bauchi State Governor Isa ...
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