The Nigeria Football Association, NFA has been carrying on as if it is above the law, each time flaunting the ‘FIFA will ban us’ attitude implanted in Nigeria by no less a person than Dr. Amos Adamu, WAFU president CAF and FIFA Executive Committee member.

It is proven that more men follow the World Cup final. Sad
tales of wife battering, bitter quarrels and even divorce occasioned by World Cup related incidents have not been widely reported in our country but rising figures worldwide have become worrisome. It is for this reason that a website has come up with the 10 commandments for women during the Mundial.

Having gone through the 23-man list released by Super Eagles coach Lars Lagerback which excluded Ike Uche and Victor Anichebe, former Super Eagles midfielder Etim Esin said it is rather unfair for the Swede to drop the youngsters who could have exhibited their skills at the World Cup.

President Goodluck Jonathan said in Abuja yesterday, that his administration was committed to repositioning the para-military services in the Ministry of Interior to boost internal security.

It’s nine days to the World Cup and the entire continent is caught in a frenzy. Football fans across the globe, particularly those in the African continent can’t wait to see the tournament begin in South Africa.

Cross River State government has expressed delight over the choice of Calabar as host of the 21st Nigeria, NNPC-Mobil Track and Field Championsips.|

Olympic 400m champion, LaShawn Merrit has paid a huge price for his quest to have a bigger penis. Traces of anabolic steroids were found in Merrit’s samples and he faces a two-year ban after testing positive to illegal performance-enhancing drugs, contained in an over-the-counter penis enlargement product.

Dareta, one of the villages affected, is little more than a collection of mud huts some three and half hours by road and tracks from the state capital Gusau. An official from one international agency said it was vital to clean up family compounds thought to contain residual traces of lead before the rainy season caused further contamination. But the remote location and Muslim restrictions which allow only women into some of the compounds made the work difficult. Akpan said health officials had found children playing in water close to the mining sites when they visited.

Rwandan Genocide hero, Paul Rusesabagina, will be the star guest in this weekend’s edition of African Voices on CNN International, a programme sponsored by national operator, Globacom.

Nigeria’s Blessing Okagare was edged out of reckoning for the Honda Awards by Iowa State distance runner Lisa Koll who was named the NCAA’s top female track and field athlete.