It is now fun seeing analysts punctuating their confident deliveries with phrases like ‘if’… ‘given’…and the like.
This world cup has been full of surprises, even from the most unexpected of quarters. It is in this world cup that Greece not only scored their first world cup goal but also won their first match to boot.

It was an evening of fun, music and dance for Kenny Saint Brown’s friends, fans and the patrons of Red Lounge on Oregun Road in Ikeja on 5th of June, 2010 when the veteran gospel music singer brought her new brand of kingdom music to the Lagos club scene.

GOVERNOR Adebayo Alao-Akala has described as unacceptable the alleged desperate recourse by opposition in Oyo State to threat and blackmail of the Presidency.

FORMER Governor of Abia state and National leader of People’s Progressive Alliance (PPA) Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has paid to Ebonyi state Independent Electoral Commission (EBSIEC) screening fees for all the chairmanship and councillorship candidates contesting the council election under the platform of the party slated for July10 next month.

GOVERNOR Olusegun Mimiko yesterday appointed a Civil Servant, Mr. Dele Ajayi, as the Chairman of the five-member Akure Regency Council pending the selection of another Oba for the town.

THE Much talked about rumours that governor Ali Modu Sheriff of Borno state has concluded plan to impose his brother Alhaji Mala Sheriff as his successor in 2011 hits a brick wall after the ANPP Stakeholders in Borno met at the government House Maiduguri yesterday.

“Team morale is a bit down after the loss to Greece, but the coaches are working on them not to drop their heads because they still believe we have a lifetime chance of qualifying for the next round, if we beat South Korea,” said Ademola Olajire Nigeria football federation spokesman.

England Friday played a goalless draw with Algeria in their 2nd Group C match at the 2010 World Cup in Cape Town.

A Telecommunications giant, MTN, has launched its Hynet internet service in Ilorin , in a bid to aid Small and Medium Enterprises and Small Offices/ Home Offices that cannot afford the broadband acquired by big businesses.

Eagles captain Joseph Yobo has blamed the 2-1 to Greece loss on inexperience by his teammates.
Yobo who paired Danny Shittu in the centre of defence was kept busy as the Greeks mounted attack after attack, when Sanni Keita was sent off for kicking out at Greece attacker, Vasileios Torosidis on the sideline.