Nigerian Times

Miss Universe provides child poverty a platform in Mexico Guadalajara, MEXICO, June 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Miss Universe 2010 Ximena Navarrete reaches out to help poor children in the unseen side of her hometown of Guadalajara through Children International, a U.S.-based humanitarian organization. “It was difficult for me to see the poverty and how these families struggle to get by in the city where I grew up, ”said Navarrete. “But now I have seen the life-changing work Children International is doing with children and teens in Mexico. They are giving impoverished children a chance to live better lives.” The Mexican native recently embarked upon a 3-day visit of Guadalajara where she met with several children and their families supported by the charity. One family she met with was Doña Maria and her 3 grandchildren – Valeria, 7, Juan, 11, and Miguel, 10, whom she supports on $100 a month. Doña Maria is concerned that her health is frail and with no other family nearby, she is worried a...

Super Eagles led by Kanu Nwankwo The Super Eagles of Nigeria will clash with the national teams of Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama in an international soccer tournament from Saturday February 26 to Sunday February 27, 2011, in the popular Cotton Bowl in Dallas, USA. The details are in the following news release. 21 Feb 2011 19:20 Africa/Lagos International Soccer Tournament Coming to Dallas Features Four National Teams, Feb. 26-27 Cotton Bowl to Host Teams From Nigeria, Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama in Green Soccer Bowl Event PR Newswire DALLAS, Feb. 21, 2011 DALLAS, Feb. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The highest level of soccer competition in the world is coming to Dallas for the Green Soccer Bowl tournament, Feb. 26-27 at the Cotton Bowl. The weekend tournament will pit the national teams from Nigeria, Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama against each other. Nigeria will be using the tournament as a tune-up in preparation for its upcoming Africa Nations qualifier. Tournament brackets and weeke...

Mexican President Vicente Fox to Sign "Revolution of Hope" at Borders(R) 18th and L Streets Store Revolution of Hope: The Life, Faith, and Dreams of a Mexican President (Hardcover) by Vicente Fox (Author), Rob Allyn (Author) ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Who: When Vicente Fox swept into office in 2000, he broke the dictatorial one-party rule that had strangled Mexico for over seventy years. A native son of Mexico, grandson of immigrants from the United States and Spain, Fox worked his way from ranch hand and truck driver to the youngest CEO in the history of Coca-Cola. His political rise from precinct worker to world leader was equally swift. As President, Vicente Fox steered Mexico's fragile young democracy through turbulent times, ushering in six years of economic stability and reform in health care, education and housing, with increased freedom of the press. His presidency also reduced poverty and tackled corruption. In his book, "Revolution of Hope,...