Third Mainland Crash: ‘I Swam Out Of The Vehicle Even Though I Don’t Know How To Swim.’

Olusola Oladimeji, the driver of the Toyota Sienna that fell off the Third Mainland Bridge into the lagoon on Saturday, has described his escape as a miracle.

The father of three said contrary to reports by traffic and emergency officials, he was not on high speed when the incident occurred.

Oladimeji, who is a minister of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Church, said he…

Nollywood Generates N126bn, Ranks Third In The World

Nigeria’s film industry otherwise known as Nollywood is reported to have generated about N126.4bn ($ 800m) in the last three years, thus making it the third highest revenue earner in the world, according to the managing director of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) Robert Orya.

NEXIM has revealed that Nigeria is Africa’s biggest movie producer, with a consistent production of over 2,400 yearly titles in the past threeyears – 2,408,…

Naira Falls Third Day As Bank Sells Least Dollars In Three Weeks

The naira fell for a third day against the dollar on the Nigerian interbank market after the central bank sold the lowest amount of U.S. currency in three weeks.

The currency of Africa’s biggest oil producer retreated 0.4 percent to 161.43 a dollar as of 12:11 p.m. in Lagos, the commercial capital, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

The Central Bank of Nigeria sold $ 450 million at its foreign exchange auctions on Monday and…

Third Mainland Bridge: Fares shoot up by 200%

Written by Chukwuma Okparaocha, Lagos Thursday, 19 July 2012

THERE is no respite yet for commuters who ply the Third Mainland Bridge on daily basis when going to their places of work on the Island, as fares from the Mainland to the…

Are You Smarter Than A Third Grader?

A mother recently wrote to Tom Naughton to tell about her third-grade son, who composed this essay in school:

“Do you think low-fat is healthy? Well we’re going to see. This is my true opinion of health. O.k. you think low-fat is healthy right?…

Spain are hungry for third successive title, says Fernando Torres

Fernando Torres has assured that Spain are still hungry for success after previously winning Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup, and added that La Roja have set their sights on claiming Euro 2012 glory.

The 28-year-old, however, admitted that it will not be easy for the reigning champions as they no longer possess the element of…

Wenger: Third place key to keeping Van Persie at Arsenal

Arsene Wenger is hoping that Arsenal can claim third place in the Premier League and so take big strides towards keeping striker Robin van Persie at the club.

The Dutchman is set to claim the league’s Golden Boot after a stunning campaign which has seen him net 30 league goals.

This form has seen him linked with…

Sepahan clinches third consecutive Iranian title on final day

Sepahan has clinched the Iranian Pro League title for the third consecutive season despite a final day goalless draw with relegated bottom club Mes Sarcheshme.

The Isfahan outfit held a three-point lead ahead of Tractor Sazi and Esteghlal in second and third, heading into the final day and knew any result would seal the club’s fourth ever Iranian crown.

However, Sepahan…

Inter 2-1 Cesena: Zarate winner fires Nerazzurri level on points with Roma and Napoli as race for third intensifies

Inter picked up a 2-1 win against relegated Cesena at the San Siro to open up the race to qualify for next season’s Champions League.

Inter recalled Giampaolo Pazzini to the starting line-up as coach Andrea Stramaccioni rested Diego Milito, while Cesena welcomed Adrian Mutu and Vincenzo Iaquinta back.

The early stages proved to be one-way traffic for the home side….

Udinese 1-3 Inter: Sneijder and Alvarez on target as Stramaccioni’s men edge closer to third

Inter triumphed 3-1 over Udinese at the Stadio Friuli to move within three points of the final Champions League qualifying spot in Serie A.

The home side opened the scoring with a smashing effort from Danilo after six minutes, but a gaffe from Samir Handanovic allowed Andrea Stramaccioni’s men to draw level through Wesley Sneijder only moments later….