ABUJA-Fifa vice president and Chairman, Youth Tournament Organising Committee for the just concluded Fifa Under-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009, Jack Warner has expressed appreciation to the country’s Sports Minister and Chairman National Sports Commission, Sani Ndanusa.

Brazil produced a masterclass of Beach Soccer as they swept aside Nigeria 11-5 in the Group D clash between the world and African champions.

Much-celebrated Nigeria striker Nwankwo Kanu will hang up his international boots after the Super Eagles end their World Cup campaign in South Africa in June.

Yenagoa — Over sixty students from Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State in various tertiary institutions in the country, weekend, benefitted from the Clever Ikisikpo Educational Foundation.

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr. Chibuzo Ugwoha, has blamed the delay in the execution of projects by the commission on  stringent conditions which its contractors encounter in trying to access funds in banks.

THE House of Representatives is set to review the bill that established the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme to make life more bearable for corps members across the country.

PROTESTING youths from the oil rich communities of Ondo State have reportedly disrupted the exploration activities of Conoil Nigeria Limited following alleged breached of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with the communities.

An Abuja High Court Monday struck out a suit challenging the legality of the process adopted by the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), in choosing the former Central Bank Governor as its candidate in the 2010 governorship election in Anambra State.

The Court of Appeal in Lagos will on Thursday, commence hearing in the appeal by Chief Bode George, a chieftain of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), against the judgment of a Lagos High Court, Ikeja, which sentenced him to two and half years imprisonment.

THE Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Idris Kutigi, Monday accused some state governors of interfering with the administration of justice in the country.

PRESIDENT Umaru Yar’Adua Monday met with the President of Burkina Faso, Mr. Blaise Compaore, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The ever busy Lagos-Badagry expressway was yesterday barricaded by students of the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo who were protesting what they described as the long silence and unfair treatment by the state House of Assembly over the institution’s internal problem.

PATROTIC fervour broke out in different parts of the country as Nigeria snatched one of Africa’s World Cup tickets from Tunisia on a dramatic last day of qualifying in Group B.

Bayelsa State government has directed that the November allocation of Kolo Creek Development Authority be withheld over alleged failure of the authority to produce list of projects claimed to have been executed.

AS ownership claims to the land hosting Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) Grangbene Deep “A” location project in Burutu, Delta State, heats up, the Gbekebor Monitoring Group (GMG) has advised the traditional ruler of rival Obotebe Kingdom not to venture into 15 communities allegedly belonging to them in his planned tour of the area to avoid crisis.