Hugo Chavez died of a massive heart attack, the head of his presidential guard said last night, and with his last words the Venezuelan leader expressed his desire to live. “He couldn’t speak but he said it with his lips … ‘I don’t want to die. Please don’t let me die,’ because he loved his country, he sacrificed himself…
KOGI State governor, Captain Idris Wada, has told medical personnel of Cedar Crest Hospital, Garki, Abuja where he is undergoing treatment for a fractured thigh not to fly him abroad, his spokesman, Jacob Edi, has said.
Edi told Sunday Tribune, on Saturday, in Abuja, that the governor rejected suggestions that he should be flown abroad for further treatment.
He also…
Meet the new Miss Universe 2012!
Boston University sophomore Olivia Culpo was crowned Miss Universe 2012 Wednesday night. Miss USA since June, the Cranston, Rhode Island native, 20, was the first American to win the Miss Universe title since 1997.
“What an honor! This night was a dream come true,” she…
National Sports Commission chairman, Bolaji Abdullahi says the government does not expect much from the Super Eagles going into next month’s African Nations Cup.
Sex is now added to the list of things affected by the Lagos State ban on commercial motorcycles. Who knew ‘okada’ riders had that much impact on the city’s sexual life?
Recently some journalists went on to investigate how much an influence the ban was on commercial sex workers in Lagos. According to their…
Justin Bieber was asked the inevitable — and awkward — post-split question on Saturday night. In an interview with the Open House Party radio show, the pop star was asked to comment on his breakup with Selena Gomez.
“I don’t know what to say,” he sputtered. “I don’t know what’s going on in my life. To even assess that, it doesn’t make sense ’cause I have not made any comment.”
Bieber…
(AFP) – Nobel literature laureate Wole Soyinka said Friday that trying to end a deadly insurgency by Islamist extremist group Boko Haram through dialogue would amount to “abysmal appeasement.”
President Goodluck Jonathan earlier this year encouraged the Islamists, blamed for hundreds of deaths since 2009, to publicly state their demands, and his government has confirmed that “back-channel” talks with the group are…
Nigerian Youths are Lazy and Don’t Read-Elrufai
Amazingly, the controversial pint sized former minister of the FCT and now chieftain of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Malam Nasir Elrufai, has accused Nigerian youths of being lazy and quick to judge.
Elrufai made the accusation today on the Social networking site, Twitter (see twits below)
Elrufai was apparently reacting to the youths who regularly accuse him…
Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole has called for patience from the club’s fans as the Reds continue to adapt to Brendan Rodgers’ tactical style.
The Merseyside outfit have made their worst start to a season in 101 years, with the new manager still yet to clinch a Premier League victory at Anfield in four attempts.
However, Cole believes the club have…