Rita Lori’s WWCA demands probe into Excravos River killing
THE Warri Women Consultative Assembly (WWCA) has called on the Federal Government to conduct full investigation into the attack on an Itsekri passenger-boat and killing of one passenger and injuring of several others, asking what the killing of innocent Itsekiri man has got to do with the Niger Delta struggle.
Evans attacks Nike, AFN to fast-track his contract
Sports wear manufacturing giants, Nike were so moved by the association of legendary Lee Evans with Nigeria that they promptly moved to kit the country that calls themselves giants of Africa.
Drogba: My goal was a fluke
CHELSEA’s Didier Drogba admitted his winning goal against Hull was down to sheer luck.The Ivory Coast striker’s stoppage time chip gave Carlo Ancelotti a perfect start to his first league season in England.
Doctors threaten strike
By Vincent Ujumadu Awka – Resident Doctors in the country have threatened to embark on strike action from October 1 this year, should the Federal Government fail to implement the new Medical Salary Scale (MSS) for doctors by the end of September. Rising from its 2nd regular national executive council meeting in Awka yesterday, the […]
Arise wins Ekiti senatorial re-run election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Chief Ayo Arise as winner of Saturday’s senatorial re-run election which took place in all the five local governments of the state making up the senatorial district, having scored 36,674 votes.
Chukwuemeka, Kemasaude weep over doping smear, Ogba reacts
Vivian Chkwuemeka and Gloria Kemasade yesterday wept like babies when it dawned on them that they would not be part of the on-going Athletics World Championship here in Berlin. They failed doping test at the Mobil Track and Field in Abuja.
