Kolo Toure is confident Ivory Coast can counter the loss of talismanic striker Didier Drogba to injury.
The Chelsea striker looks set to miss the Elephants’ World Cup opener against Portugal on Tuesday after breaking his arm in a pre-tournament warm-up game.

A beaming Cristiano Ronaldo was on good form speaking as the chosen player the press conference given by the Portugal delegation in South Africa.

A Federal High Court sitting in Benin, Edo State, has adjourned to July 8, 2010, further hearing in the suit by an indigenous contractor in the Edo State, AC Egbe Nigeria Limited, against the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, over the Oben-Umughun N3.3billion NDDC road project in the oil rich Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State.

PROFESSOUR Joseph Ajienka has emerged the new Vice Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Disturbed by alleged politically-motivated attacks on perceived oppositions of Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala of Oyo State, the state chapter of Action Congress, AC, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to probe the attacks.

ABUJA – The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, has promised to make the nation’s vast petroleum resources impact positively on the lives of the people of Bayelsa State and Nigerians.

THE South-East Zonal Working Committee, ZWC, of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, Monday, approved the waiver granted Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo by the Enugu State Chapter of the party to qualify him for nomination or appointment as National Chairman of the party.

FOLLOWING the recent resignation of Mr. Ibrahim Boyi as the Managing Director of Eterna Oil Plc, The Board of Directors have announced the appointment of Mr. Mahmud Bamanga Tukur as the successor to the outgoing Managing Director/CEO, Mr.Ibrahim Boyi who steps down from the position after 5 years of service to the Company.

There was a mild drama in the air, Monday, as a passenger on an Abuja-bound Air Nigeria flight from Lagos went wild, forcing the pilot to return to base. He was arrested immediately the aircraft landed at the Murtala Muhammed Airport.

Defending World Cup champion Italy played a 1-1 draw with Paraguay Monday night in the opening match of Group F at the 2010 World Cup tournament in Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa.

FORMER Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and Chairman of Brass Liquefied Natural Gas Limited, Dr. Jackson Gauis-Obaseki, has described the present crop of Management of the NNPC headed by Engr. Austen Oniwon as a competent and crack team that could reposition the oil and gas industry for the benefit of all Nigerians.

Rivers State Governor, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has said that his administration was determined to check the rising cases of armed robbery, killings and kidnappings along the boundary between the state and Abia State.

THE Group General Manager of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, Engr. Austen Oniwon, has stated the preparedness of the corporation, along with its partners, to deal with oil spillage emergencies and reduce their impacts towards ensuring a balanced ecological condition in its areas of operation.

NEW DELHI: Indian Oil Corp on Thursday bought 6 million barrels of West African and 1 million barrels of Libyan crude oil via tender for July and August, including its first purchase of Nigerian grade Okono, trade sources said.

AFREN has reached an agreement with Black Marlin Energy to acquire all of the issued and to be issued share capital of the company.