Chasing a Golden Career: Edwin Moses
Edwin Moses would like it to be known that Olympic athletes are made -- painstakingly -- not born. Here, he tells us about some of the principles that have underpinned his success, and that can apply...
View ArticleEuro Heads For 14-Month High
The euro rose to a 14-month high against the dollar on Thursday, heading for its best month in more than a year, as signs of recovery in the euro zone's economy set the currency on a bullish trend,
View ArticlePHOTOS: Gorgeous, Agbani Darego's 2013 Ad
The 30 year old former Miss World has got us swooning as she whips her hair back-and-forth in this uber-sleek ad campaign.
View ArticleUS Economy Shrinks Unexpectedly
The United States economy unexpectedly shrank at an annualized rate of 0.1 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2012, initial official estimates indicate.
View ArticleRobbers Kill Choir Master In Adamawa
Suspected armed robbers on Thursday shot dead the choir master of Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria (LCCN) in Girei, headquarters of Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa.
View ArticleChina Sentences Two Tibetans For Inciting People To Set Themselves On Fire
A court in China has handed down heavy sentences to a Tibetan monk and his nephew for inciting eight people to set themselves on fire in anti-Chinese protests, media said on Thursday, the first time...
View ArticleWhy We Pick Bad Leaders, and How to Spot the Good Ones
"We wanted to see if who you listen and defer to could also be a result of 'dominance' -- how much you are afraid of the person, how much they're able to intimidate you by virtue of their ability to...
View ArticleWhy Don't Some Boys See It As Rape? Case Study
A girl purportedly passed out and was allegedly sexually assaulted by two young men on the high school football team while others watched. Some young men continue to believe that when a girl gets...
View ArticleAsk Naij: "My Girlfriend Was Drugged And Raped By A Medical Doctor When She...
My girlfriend was Molested by a doctor who put her to sleep with aneasthetics just for a regular check up.
View ArticleSuicide Bomber Attacks Mosque, Kills 19 Worshippers
A suicide bomber targeted a Shiite Muslim mosque in northwest Pakistan on Friday, killing 19 people and wounding dozens as worshippers poured out of weekly prayers, officials said.
View ArticleIkazoboh demands revival of YSFON
In a passionate statement to Naij.com, Baba Ikazoboh has appealed to footballing icons like JayJay Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu, and even Eagles Manager Steven Keshi, to use 2013 as the year in which to mount...
View ArticleFlour Mills Inaugurates N60m Rehabilitated School
Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc has completed inaugurated the renovated United Christian Nursery and Primary School, Apapa, Lagos, which it undertook at a cost of N60m as part of its corporate social...
View ArticleEXCLUSIVE PHOTOS: MTV VJ Search Finale Party
We bring to you the exclusive photos from the MTV VJ Search Finale Party which was held on Friday, Jan 25 at Don Jazzy's club POP.
View ArticleMAC Opens Store In Nigeria
Make-up Art Cosmetics has announced its debut in the Nigerian market with the inauguration of its first store in Lagos.
View ArticleFashola: "Nigeria's Problems Need a New Pair Of Eyes, A Pure Heart That Can See"
Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has declared that President Goodluck Jonathan-led federal government lacks the requisite knowledge and capacity to tackle Nigeria's problems, saying that...
View ArticleUPS Forecast Weaker Than Expected, Shares Slide
United Parcel Service Inc reported fourth-quarter earnings below analysts' estimates on Thursday and forecast weaker-than-expected profit for 2013, sending its shares lower.
View Article"Stall Import, Stop Closing Our Industries, Reduce Crime Rate" - Customs Area...
Seizures with a duty paid value (DPV) of N1,047,931,527 were recorded in Imo State and its environs by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) in 2012.
View ArticleIraq Vet Undergoes Successful Double-arm Transplant
When he woke up at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, Marrocco was alive, but missing all four of his limbs. "When it happened, I didn't remember too much," Marrocco said.
View ArticleCan Private Schools Teach The World?
Despite international pledges, there are still millions of pupils around the world without a basic education.
View Article60-Year-Old With 167kg Of Cannabis Arrested in Katsina
The Katsina command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says it has arrested a 60-year old Muhammad Sani Bawa with 167 kilograms of cannabis.
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