The ACT Brumbies hung on to defeat the Queensland Reds 23-20 and consolidate their lead in the Super Rugby Australian conference in Brisbane on Friday. The Brumbies led 20-3 after 31 minutes but the Reds doggedly fought their way back in the second…
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Sergio Aguero, Manchester City’s top scorer, is in line to feature in their crunch clash with Premier League title rivals Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday. The Argentina forward has missed City’s last five games with a hamstring injury but has been back…
The United Nations ripped the United States on Friday for denying Mexican death row inmates access to their homeland’s diplomats. Rupert Colville, spokesman for the UN high commissioner for human rights, condemned Wednesday’s execution of Mexican citizen…
Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has said it was better to bear the temporary pains associated with growth and development than to continuously live in deplorable condition. Addressing traders at the Slaughter Market, Refinery Road, Ekpan, the Governor observed that developmental projects, especially the ongoing removal of illegal structures will certainly cause some pains to people but noted that such pains was temporal. Governor Uduaghan noted that palliative measures have been put in place for people affected by the removal of illegal structures to enable them relocate to authorized designated areas, adding that the cleaning up of Warri, Effurun,…
The Chief of Staff Government House and Protocol, Dr. Festus Okubor has challenged Youth Organizations in the State to embrace globalization so as to foster oneness in the State. Dr. Okubor gave the challenge when members of the Urhobo National Youth Congress paid him a courtesy visit explaining that we are in the era of globalization as such youth bodies should key into it for unity and oneness to strive in the country. He opined that the country would do better if the youths accept globalization and work towards it as a way to foster unity rather than be restricted…
Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois will be free to face his parent club Chelsea in the Champions League semi-finals, UEFA claimed on Friday. European football’s governing body said that any provision in Courtois’ loan agreement preventing his…
A son of fugitive Mexican cartel leader Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking charges and is cooperating with the American government, US authorities revealed. Arrested in Mexico in 2009 and extradited to the United…
With the world’s biggest military, China far outnumbers rival Japan in manpower, ships, aircraft and defence spending, but analysts say underlying weaknesses leave it still wary of a fight. The two Asian powers are embroiled in simmering territorial…
It’s not quite mission impossible, but the first shots in the battle to dethrone Rafael Nadal as French Open champion are about to be fired in the upmarket surrounds of the Monte Carlo Country Club. These skirmishes follow a similar pattern each year…
The Delta State Government has taken pre-emptive measures aimed at curtailing the menace of cattle rearers ravaging parts of the country by constituting a high-powered security committee to control the movement of cattle in the State.Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan disclosed this after an expanded Security Council meeting, comprising principal officers of the State House of Assembly, heads of security agencies in the State, traditional rulers, council chairmen and religious leaders.Dr. Uduaghan raised alarm about the influx of strange persons into the State, stating that while the State Government welcome genuine strangers, it would not fold its hands and allow the State…
The attention of the Delta State Government has been drawn to a release by a group called MEND, alleging that the Delta State Government parted with the sum of N500m as ransom for the release of Mr. Ebikeme Clarke, son of Chief E.K.Clarke who was kidnapped and released a few days ago. In the said statement, it was also alleged that the kidnap was stage managed by Ebikeme Clarke and the police to swindle the State Government of such an amount. The Delta State Government wishes to State categorically that it did not part with any money as ransom for…
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has challenged tertiary institutions in the country to be prudent in the utilization of revenues they generate internally in order to attract more funding from government and other donors. Governor Uduaghan, receiving the Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Prof. Godwin Oshodin, on a courtesy call in Warri singled out the management of UNIBEN for judiciously deploying Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) into visible infrastructure and development of human capital. He commended the Vice Chancellor and the management team of the school for the enviable academic standard that the University of Benin has…
The Delta State Information Commissioner, Chike Ogeah, has lauded the initiative of the Niger Delta Legacy Engagement of using Niger Deltans to tell their own stories through a television reality show, describing it as timely. Mr Ogeah gave this commendation during a courtesy visit by members of the group to his office in Asaba. The Commissioner, who described the Niger Delta as a pool of talent, said that they are a people who shun violence but rather seek avenues to express their talents. He said there was the need to partner with the group through the media to see how…
General Motors said Thursday it had put two engineers on paid leave over the automaker’s deadly ignition switch recall as the company revealed costs from the scandal could soar to $1.3 billion. GM chief executive Mary Barra announced the first disciplinary…
The promise of a world with modular smartphones has just gotten a little more real, as Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects, or ATAP, has released the Module Developers Kit regarding its Project Ara smartphone. The Module Developers Kit, or…
US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew warned his Russian counterpart Thursday of more sanctions if Moscow “continues to escalate” the crisis in Ukraine. Lew also expressed to Finance Minister Anton Siluanov concerns about reports that Moscow was discussing…
England pace bowler James Anderson admits he and his team-mates must take more responsibility as they look to bounce back from a woeful Ashes defeat against Australia. Anderson and company will be led by a new coach this season, with the new man set…
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been fined £8,000 ($13,400, 9,700 euros) and warned about his future conduct after being sent off at Aston Villa last month, the Football Association announced on Thursday. A statement on the FA website said: “Chelsea…
Dutch rider Wouter Poels of the Omega Pharma-QuickStep team won the fourth stage of the Tour of the Basque Country on Thursday as Alberto Contador maintained his overall lead. However, Spanish star Contador, of the Tinkoff-Saxo team, saw his compatriot…
A Chinese beekeeper covered his semi-naked body in more than 460,000 bees for a publicity stunt aimed at selling more of his honey, he told AFP Thursday, using a technique known as “bee bearding.” She Ping, a 34-year-old honey merchant from the southwestern…