Ferguson more interested in van Persie than Suarez
Alex Ferguson said Luis Suarez was “no different to any other good player” before heaping praise on Robin van Persie ahead of Liverpool’s visit to Manchester United on Sunday. Van...
Nigeria: 17 ships to discharge petroleum products in Lagos ports
Seventeen ships are waiting to discharge petroleum products at various oil terminals in Lagos ports, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has said. This is contained in the `Shipping Position’, a...
NIGERIA: Owerri residents threaten to move refuse to major roads
Residents of Owerri municipality have threatened to move all the abandoned heaps of refuse to the major roads if government fails to evacuate them within 24 hours. Issuing the threat...
NIGERIA: 23-yr-old man arraigned for raping 6-yr-old girl
One Salisu Mohammed, 23, of Nasarawa Gwong, yesterday, appeared before an Upper Area Court at Kasuwar-Nama, Jos, for raping a 6-year-old girl. The Police Prosecutor, Mr Gokwat Ibrahim, said the...
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...