Minister of Finance, Mr. Oluwasegun Aganga, has been summoned to appear today before the House of Representatives Committee on Millennium Development Goals, MDGs, over the alleged withdrawal of funds for MDGs projects in the country.

THE Senate has confirmed the nominations of Dr. Abdulkadri Oniyangi and Mrs. Amina Zakari as National Electoral Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

Eagles defender Taye Taiwo tired of making cameo appearances for his French club Olympic Marseille, said that a move to Tottenham Hotspur of England will do his career a world of good.

World sprint record holder, Usain Bolt said that his meeting with compatriot Asafa Powell in Friday’s Diamond League produce another world record.

A Kano-based businessman, Alhaji Salisu Mataba, who was kidnapped last Sunday in his residence, regained his freedom last night after N80 million was paid to his abductors.

REGISTRAR of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, said, yesterday, that only 61 percent of the 867,000 candidates that passed this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculations Examination, UTME, by scoring the cut-off marks of 180 and above would be admitted in the nation’s tertiary institutions due to lack of space.

With the poor performance of Heartland Football Club of Owerri in the league, last season and the consequent sacking of the coaches, the Imo state government recently unveiled the newly hired coach, Samson Siasia.

Nigeria’s under-20 women team, the Falconets begin their campaign at the FIFA under-20 Women World Cup today, when they face England in a group C pairing in Augsburg, Germany.

Secretary, Political Committee of Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, Alhaji Abdulrahman Mohammed, has been forced to resign his position following his insistence that President Goodluck Jonathan should contest the 2011 election.

Nigerian athletes for the African Championships starting July 28 in Nairobi, Kenya are schedule to leave next week Monday.

HANDBALL Federation of Nigeria (HFN) has concluded plans for a one day coaches and referees seminar, which has been scheduled for July 31 in Minna, the Niger state Capital.

CHIEF Moses Bebenimibo, has called on Northern politicians to join forces with the South to support President Goodluck Jonathan to contest 2011 presidential election, with a view to moving the nation forward.

English referee Howard Webb has described Sunday’s World Cup final as ‘the most difficult two hours’ of his career.
The Rotherham official admitted he was ‘physically and emotionally drained’ following the hellish experience of handing out a record 13 yellow cards and one red during Spain’s 1-0 extra-time win over a brutal Holland side.

Holland striker Arjen Robben has revealed that he is being haunted by thoughts of his 2010 FIFA World Cup misses. The Dutchman went through one_on_one with Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas but saw his shot saved before Andres Iniesta grabbed a dramatic extra_time goal to win it 1_0. It would have been a very different story if Robben could have found the net, a thought that has been nagging the Bayern Munich star since.

The Federal Government on Monday in Abuja said there was need to upgrade the country’s electricity infrastructure to improve its socio-economic performance. Mr Nuhu Wya, the Minister of State for Power said this at a stakeholders Forum on “Partial Risk Guarantee (PRG)”.