Despite losing 1-3 to defending champions Egypt in their opening game of the 27th Africa Cup of Nations, the Super Eagles still got $5,000 (about N740,000) for five shots on target, courtesy of Tom Tom, the Official Candy of the Nigerian national football teams.

Former Nigerianinternational, Peter Rufai, has said that Nigeria lost to Egypt because the players lost focus.
“Oh! my brother,” Rufai started, in a telephone chat with Sports Vanguard, Wednesday morning, while reacting to Eagles defeat in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations.

Chairman of the Lagos State Sports Council, Hon. Agboola Dabiri, has restated the council’s readiness to face the challenges of developing sports at the grassroots in the state. Dabiri, who restated the commitment and determination of the council to initiate a new dawn for sports in the state in his office on Tuesday, said all hands are on deck to actualise the dream.

Algeria will attempt to salvage some pride as they tackle miracle workers Mali at the November 11 Stadium.
Rabah Saadane’s side began their opening match as clear favourites, but they had their dream of winning the group hands down shattered by Malawi.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) said it will implement strict regulation and supervision on banks to ensure that they do not fail.

By Laja Thomas THE Nigeria Association of Non-Governmental Organizations, NANGO, has awarded the United States- based anti-poverty organisa-tion, Empowerment Plus, EP, Rural Empowerment Award for fighting poverty and diseases in rural Nigeria. In the just concluded annual convention of NANGO at Durba Hotels, Kaduna, the President, Alhaji Usman Nyako praised the effort of EP in […]

THE interview granted to British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC, by President Umaru Yar’Adua from his sick bed in Saudi Arabia, has done little to quell the opposition clamour for him to step down as president.

HOW are the mighty fallen! Indeed, Africa’s flagbearers in the World Cup in South Africa have performed below par at the Orange African Cup of Nations on-going in Angola.

After they were forced to a 2-2 drew by Mozambique in their group C opening game, Squirrels of Benin Republic coach, Michel Dussuyer, said that he is banking on the Nigerian-born players like Razak Omotoyosi and Muri Ogunbiyi to break the Eagles.

GOVERNOR Olugbenga Daniel of Ogun State said yesterday that the role and orientation of public service in the nation’s governance process should be subjected to constitutional review rather than making them just bystanders.