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.