Ethiopia end three-decade absence from AFCON
Ethiopia achieved the rare feat of conceding five goals in a qualifier and still reaching the Africa Cup of Nations. Sudan scored five in Khartoum only to come off second...
Nigeria: All Is Fair In War And Love
Chief Obafemi Awolowo during the Biafra-Nigeria war orchestrated an old maxim- All Is Fair In War And Love - adding the hardy Awolowo blend - Starvation is a legitimate weapon...
NIGERIA: Man docked for biting off journalist’s ear
THE Ogun Police, yesterday, arraigned a 50-year-old man, Alao Akala before an Abeokuta Magistrates’ Court for allegedly biting off the left ear of a journalist, Saheed Ganiyu. Ganiyu’s ear was...
Europe, South America in battle of the Champions Feb 6th
The Qatar Football Association is excited to officially announce that Doha will play host to the reigning European and world football champions, Spain, and the current South American champions, Uruguay,...
Nigeria: Something Needs to be Done About NNPC
THE Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, is a towering representation of impunity with which government agencies act. Something needs to be done about NNPC, and quickly too, to make the...
NIGERIA: $15m Ibori money, Court fixes Jan 28 for ruling
A Federal High Court in Abuja, yesterday, adjourned till January 28, to decide whether the Federal Government should be allowed to file further affidavit in support of its bid to...
NIGERIA: EFCC grills Soludo, ex-CBN gov, others
Over printing of polymer currency notes *To be charged to court with other officials ABUJA—Former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Prof Charles Soludo, was Thursday arrested by operatives of...
NIGERIA: Nwabueze, Ibru, Akinrinade, others task Jonathan on corruption
THE Patriots, a group of eminent persons, Thursday, criticised President Goodluck Jonathan for the way he is handling high profile corruption cases in the country. The group blamed the president...
Nigeria: Chime will soon return – PDP
Enugu State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, gave the assurance that Governor Sullivan Chime, who had spent 112 days on vacation overseas, would soon return to the state,...
Nigeria: I ‘ll continue to empower women – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan pledged, yesterday that until the expiration of his tenure, he would continue to work towards the economic and political empowerment of Nigerian women. He said his administration...