Lucie Safarova recovered from a shaky start to book a place in her first ever Grand Slam final with a straight sets victory over Ana Ivanovic in the French Open semi-finals.
Safarova, the number 13 seed from the Czech Republic, overcame anxious moments at the start and finish to defeat 2008 Roland Garros champion Ivanovic 7-5 7-5.
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A pre-match huddle with boyfriend and Bayern Munich star, Bastian Schweinsteiger appeared to be doing the trick for Ivanovic as she raced into a 5-2 lead. The Serb served for the set,...
Saturday, 6 June 2015
What Ambode Can Do for Sports in Lagos
I have always believed that sport as an instrument for social development, economic advancement and national mobilisation has never been used quite effectively in our country. For me, the sports industry in Nigeria has remained largely undeveloped and greatly neglected. The irony is that, if developed to its full potential, sports can bring innumerable advantages that can open vistas of opportunity needed for development.
For a government desirous...
2017 AFCON QUALIFIERS: Enyeama Leads Eagles Training for Chad
Super Eagles’ captain, Vincent Enyeama, yesterday led eight of the 15 invited foreign-based players to a training session in Abuja preparatory to the Africa Cup of National (AFCON) match against Chad.
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The Super Eagles are expected to arrive in Kaduna on June 7, ahead of the AFCON qualifying match against Chad on June 13.
The foreign-based players at the training session include; Leon Balogun, Ogenyi Onazi, Odion Ighalo,...
Eagles Step up in FIFA Ranking
Super Eagle
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have climbed two steps and are in seventh position in Africa and 43rd in the world with 681 points, according to the latest world ranking released by FIFA yesterday.
The Super Eagles, previously ninth in Africa and 45th in the world, moved above Guinea and Congo to improve from last month’s ranking.
Algeria is the new number one nation in Africa after pushing off 2015 Africa Cup of Nations winners...
Kylie Jenner slams Chris Brown for making fun of Caitlyn Jenner
Kylie Jenner, Tyga, Kendall Jenner and Chris Brown have all been pictured together on several occasions and known as friends. They were even together on Wednesday on one of the singer's and rapper's music video, so she was upset when she saw that Chris shared the meme of her Dad/Caitlyn on his page.Kylie Jenner slammed Chris Brown for insulting Caitlyn Jenner's gender transition on Instagram after he shared the Science Project meme...
New Study in Nigeria Finds One in 10 Malaria Drugs is of Poor Quality
Paul Obi in Abuja
A new research released recently has indicated that substandard medicines are more prevalent than fakes in the world’s most malaria-burdened country, Nigeria.
A rigorous analysis of more than 3,000 anti-malaria drugs purchased in Enugu, Nigeria found 9.3 per cent to be of poor quality, according to a new research published in PLOS ONE.
Researchers found 1.2 per cent of the samples to be falsified and 1.3 per cent to be degraded,...
Senate Presidency: Fresh Intrigues Threaten APC’s Bid For Consensual Leadership
With just about 72 hours to the inauguration of the Eighth Senate of the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, fresh intrigues are threatening the delivery of a consensually agreed leadership for the upper house of the parliament.
This reality might indeed have contributed to the decision by the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to defer its earlier proposed interactive session with parliamentarians-elect, originally...
Yola blast: Hospital urges public to donate blood
The Federal Medical Centre Yola, has called on members of the public to donate blood to victims of Thursday’s bomb blast that occurred at Yola MARKET.
The spokesperson of the centre, Mohammed Dodo, made the call Friday in Yola in an interview.
Mr. Dodo said the hospital blood bank and other facilities such as drugs had been overstretched as a result of the incident.
“As I am speaking to you, we have 31 dead and 22 people seriously injured,” Mr. Dodo...
Fugitive Senator-elect, Kashamu, hid in toilet for 6 days during NDLEA raid — Lawyer
A Senator-elect, Buruji Kashamu, wanted by the United States government for alleged drug offences, hid in his apartment’s toilet in Lagos for six days as Nigerian anti-narcotic agents raided his home and placed him under house arrest two weeks ago, his lawyer said Thursday.
The lawyer, Ajibola Oluyede, told a federal court in Lagos that Mr. Kashamu remained in hiding while 20 masked operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency took over...
Obasanjo appointed co-Chair of InterAction Council
The InterAction Council of Former Heads of State and Government has appointed former President Olusegun Obasanjo co-chair of the Council at the 32nd Annual Plenary Meeting in Newport, United Kingdom Friday.
Mr. Obasanjo was a founding member of the InterAction Council, taking a leave for the years when he resumed office as President in 1999. He is the first African member to assume the chairmanship.
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Nigerian Civil Society launch “Buharimeter” to track Buhari’s campaign vows delivery
A civic group has launched an online application to track the delivery of pre-election promises made by Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari.
The web-app, announced on Monday, holds data on all promises made by both the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, and Mr. Buhari while campaigning for the 2015 general elections.
It is part of the digital governance revolution in Nigeria, helping the use of online tools to deepen the country’s democracy...
Thursday, 4 June 2015
Reus: I have no regrets over Borussia Dortmund renewal
Marco Reus has insisted that he has no regrets over his decision to sign a new contract with Borussia Dortmund earlier this season.The 26-year-old was heavily linked with a transfer at the end of the 2014-15 campaign before he agreed a new deal until June 2019 back in February to end speculation about his futur...
Pogba can achieve whatever he wants, says Buffon
Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon believes Paul Pogba can go as far as we wants in football.The Frenchman is widely regarded as one of the most exciting players around in the game and has attracted attention from the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain.On Saturday, the 22-year-old can add to the Serie A titles and Coppa Italia he has already claimed in his career with the Champions League, if Juve beat Barca in the fina...
‘Empire’ Creator Pitches Diana Ross For New Season
Cookie better watch her back ... "Empire" creator Lee Daniels has got another diva in mind for the hit series – Diana Ross.Daniels chatted up our photog outside Craig’s in West Hollywood, and while Taraji P. Henson got a 10 for her rump shaking gone viral … talk of Ross for the new season got Daniels so flustered he forgot to pay for parking.True endless love is at work here, folks. Nothing says "Music. Family. Power." like a true O.G. diva....
50 Cent I'm Ballin’ ... In My New Undies!
50 Cent doesn’t wear just any underwear… he wears FRIGO -- his own high-end line …. and he’s bulging out there for the world to see.We got pics from the rapper’s FRIGO RevolutionWear underwear campaign and he's jacked ... very big.Fiddy partnered with Carmelo Anthony, Derek Jeter and Timbaland for the upscale line, but we’re told he’s the only one stripping down for billboards.The undies don’t come cheap – the exclusives cost $100 a pop ... 'cause,...
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