After our lead story on the impending doom on the FIFA Under 17 World Cup billed to start in Abuja on Saturday, many Local Organising Committee (LOC) sources volunteered information on the reasons for the poor organisation even the world football governing body has noted. Lack of funds has been the major problem.

President Umaru Yar’Adua yesterday received the trophy for the FIFA Under 17 World Cup billed to commence this weekend in Nigeria with high assurance that the best hospitality and entertainment awaits the world as Nigeria is all out to be best host of the tournament.

Members of the Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation are at war over Super Falcons’ chief coach.
Two candidates – Emeka Ezeugo and Uche Eucharia – are on the NFF top list, but indications are rife that some members of the NFF are favouring the latter for the Super Falcons’ plum job at the detriment of the former Super Eagles defensive midfielder.

THE Benin Na tional Congress (BNC), a socio-cultural organization in Edo state, has appealed to Governor Adams Oshiomhole to urgently review the Land Development Scheme to check what it described as the overzealous allocation of farm lands by Community Development Associations in the state.

FOR the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) before the National Assembly to be all-embracing, legislators have been urged to consider very strongly the views of all stakeholders in the oil and gas sector on the issue.