Eagles pre-World Cup tie fixed — FIFA report
FIFA said they believe a 2010 World Cup warm-up match between Nigeria and North Korea in June 2010 could have been pre-arranged. The match was played on June 6 at the Makhulong Stadium in Tembisa,...
View ArticleChampions Zambia go down again
African champions Zambia on Saturday stumbled to yet another defeat ahead of their title defence when they fell 2-0 to Angola. Zambia have now recorded three straight defeats following a 1-0 loss to...
View ArticleNiger’s Mazzou fit for Togo test
Niger skipper Moussa Maazou has been passed fit and will feature in Saturday’s AFCON warm-up against Togo in Niamey. “Maazou has recovered fully from the injury he suffered while training with his...
View ArticleSpurs won’t block Adebayor from AFCON
Tottenham Hotspur will let Emmanuel Adebayor make a late decision on whether to play at the African Nations Cup. Adebayor quit the Sparrow Hawks in December after playing and scoring in a friendly...
View ArticleMarseille release injured Ayew
Marseille released injured Andre Ayew on Friday to join the Ghana’s pre-Africa Cup of Nations training in Abu Dhabi, GHANAsoccernet.com has reported. The French Ligue 1 wanted the hamstrung midfielder...
View ArticleBa scores on Chelsea debut, Newcastle out
FA Cup holders Chelsea eased past Southampton 5-1 in their third-round clash at St Mary’s as Demba Ba scored twice on his debut. The Saints went ahead in the 22nd minute, Jason Puncheon slipping the...
View ArticleMansfield can upset Liverpool — Barnes
FORMER Anfield winger John Barnes says minnows Mansfield can shatter the footballing odds and beat Liverpool on Sunday. Lowly Stags face the Premier League giants and seven-times FA Cup winners at the...
View ArticleWe can hurt Arsenal again — De Guzman
Swansea’s Jonathan de Guzman believes his side’s 2-0 win over Arsenal at the Emirates can inspire them to another upset when they meet again in the FA Cup third round on Sunday. The former Feyenoord...
View ArticleWeather worry for Mansfield/Reds showdown
MANSFIELD Town are waiting anxiously on the weather ahead of their massive FA Cup third round home tie with Liverpool on Sunday (4pm). The One Call Stadium pitch was waterlogged and in a dreadful state...
View ArticleCheltenham’s Bennett gearing up for Everton clash
WHILE the FA Cup might not be as prestigious as it was, it still generates excitement for lower league clubs when they meet Premier League opposition. Certainly former Cork City defender Alan Bennett...
View ArticleFayemi’s endorsement can’t stop other aspirants – Opeyemi
Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Budget and Research, Mr. Opeyemi Bamidele, says last week’s endorsement of Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi by the leaders of the Action Congress of...
View ArticleGroup, Rector differ on appointment
Education Advocacy of Nigeria has accused the Acting Rector, Osun State College of Technology, Mr Oluyemi Oke, of scheming to be confirmed as substantive rector. The group, in a statement on Saturday,...
View ArticleWorkers tackle Bayelsa LG boss over salary
Crisis is rocking the Yenagoa Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, following allegations that the Chairman, Mr. Michael Ogbolosigha, has yet to pay workers their salaries. Our correspondent gathered...
View ArticlePublic school enrolment rising – Ogun
Ogun State Government on Sunday said the enrolment of students into its public secondary schools had risen from 292,324 in 2010/2011 to 387,915 in the 2011/2012 academic session. The state government...
View ArticleKillers for religion not worshipping God –Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday criticised those who kill and maim in the name of religion, saying such people cannot be worshipping God. Jonathan made the observation in his remarks at a...
View Article2013: Time for new perspectives, new approach
The cry on the lips of Nigerian today is security, security, security. Because we can no longer sleep with our two eyes closed, we have made ourselves to believe that we have intractable security...
View ArticleHoodlums attack Ondo NURTW office, steal N118m
Chairman of the Ondo State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Chief Oladutele Obayoriade, on Sunday said hoodlums vandalised the union’s secretariat in Akure and stole N118m....
View ArticleDPR indifferent as filling stations continue cheating customers
Consumers are at the receiving end of sharp practices by filling station operators and attendants, while the Department of Petroleum Resources appears indifferent to their plight, STANLEY OPARA writes...
View ArticlePIB to ensure penalty for oil asset vandalism
Host communities of oil and gas resources and assets will, henceforth, be penalised for cases of vandalism if the current Petroleum Industry Bill before the National Assembly is eventually passed into...
View ArticleN196.5bn generated from retail operations in 2012 – NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has said it generated a sum of N196.5bn from its retail outlets in 2012. However, the impressive revenue profile was dwarfed by the enormous value of...
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