Preparations are in top gear to ensure the Children African Drum Experience (CADEX) achieves remarkable success and turns out to what children excitedly look forward to every year. From the stable of Declassical Arts & Entertainment, it is scheduled to…
I have not dropped my ambition for the Senate, says Uduaghan
Former Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, has debunked the rumour making the rounds that he has chickened out of the senatorial race ahead of the 2019 general elections. Uduaghan stated this in his Warri residence when he…
World Cup 2018 – Day Five at a glance (IrishTimes)
THE MATCHES GROUP F Sweden v South Korea, (Nizhny Novgorod, 1pm, RTE/ITV) Betting: Sweden 10/11, South Korea 10/3, Draw 11/5 GROUP G Belgium v Panama, (Sochi, 4pm, RTE/BBC) Betting: Belgium 1/7, Panama 20/1, Draw 7/1 GROUP G Tunisia v England,…
Bashiru Koiki is a Lagos hustler
The motor mechanic, Bashiru Koiki, is not playing in Lagos. He is here to make money and is getting loads of it. Want to know how much? Watch him talk about it in the video.
Philip Phil-Ebosie: Lost or not in Lagos
Philip Phil-Ebosie, writer, film and television director, has been in Lagos a long time. As a matter of fact, he first came to Lagos in 1952 and now lives in Ajah. Watch the video to find out whether he is…
Switzerland holds Brazil to a 1-1 draw (EveningStandard)
Switzerland held Brazil to a deserved 1-1 draw as one of the World Cup favourites again started the tournament slowly. Philippe Coutinho’s curling stunner looked to kickstart the Selecao’s campaign, but a well-drilled performance from the Swiss, and Steven Zuber’s…
Naked Russian man falls to death from sixth-floor window, injures Argentinian World Cup fans (Mirror)
A group of Argentinian World Cup football fans were left injured after a naked man fell from a window in Moscow. The man died after plunging from a sixth-floor flat. Two of the South Americans were hurt with one suffering…
Argentina coach to resign after another shocking loss (Sport24)
Argentina coach Daniel Hourcade has announced he will step down from the role after the final June Test against Scotland in Resistencia next Saturday. His team’s 30-12 defeat by Wales on Saturday at Santa Fe saw them slip to a…
Mexico stuns Germany in World Cup opener (WSJ)
There has been a growing fear in world soccer that the game was turning into a series of permanent mismatches between the haves and the have-lesses. The haves would dominate possession, grind down opponents and eventually score. The have-lesses would…
World Cup 2018: Senegal’s Ciss ruled out through injury (BBC)
Senegal defender Saliou Ciss has been ruled out of the 2018 World Cup in Russia with an ankle injury. The 28-year-old left-back suffered the injury in last month’s friendly against Luxembourg and has not recovered sufficiently. France-based defender Adama Mbengue…