The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, has cried out over the loss of about N27, 841, 830. 732 to the implementation of the Export Expansion Grant Scheme in the first half of the year

The Police in Abuja, yesterday, established a prima facie case of attempted murder of billionaire businessman and son of a former Lagos State Governor, Chief Femi Otedola, on July 25 along side six others when the lift (elevator) in which they were being taken down was tampered with.

AHEAD of the emergence of its presidential candidate for the 2011 Presidential election, there were strong indications, yesterday, that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will kick start its primary elections to elect candidates for the State Houses of Assembly, National Assembly, Governorship and the Presidential candidate, September 11

ABUJA – The Nigeria Football Association electoral committee yesterday defied court orders to conduct the elections into the executive committee that saw Aminu Maigari as the new president.

SPECIAL Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and the Chief Executive Officer of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Mr. Timi Alaibe, yesterday, condemned the gruesome murder of Mr. Soboma George, ex-commander of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, in Port Harcourt on Tuesday night

PORT HARCOURT—WHAT appeared a political twist in the politics of Rivers State played itself up last night as the
Chairman, Okrika Local Government; Hon Tamunokro Oba resigned his position as Chairman of the Council. It is not
clear why he resigned but there were speculations that the governor gave him till 6.00pm to resign or be sacked.

When coaches give reasons for ignoring certain players in their plans for competitions, they only leave the uninitiated more confused.

THE nation can now heave a sigh of relief as the striking workers of Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, Thursday called off their industrial action that threw the entire country into darkness.

Former Nigerian international, Taribo West has accused the Nigeria Football Association of playing “double standard” as the football house negotiates personal terms with yet-to-be- announced Eagles coach, Samson Siasia.

Peter Osaze Odemwinge will be in the forefront of West Bromwich Albion this weekend when the club travels to Anfield to square up against Liverpool in a week three game of the English Premier League.

SUSPECTED kidnappers of the mother of the former chairman of the Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, Alhaji Sani Lulu, and wife of the former Managing Director of Nigeria Breweries Plc, Chief Festus Odumegwu, were among 21 persons paraded yesterday in Awka by Anambra State police command.

Nigeria’s Heartland FC are looking up to Zambia international forward Signs Wonder Chibambo to lead them to their first victory in the group phase of this year’s CAF Champions League against Ismaily of Egypt on Sunday at the Dan Anyiam Stadium in Owerri.

Members of the 10–man Ministerial Panel of Inquiry set up by the National Sports Commission on the stolen fund in the Nigeria Football Federation paid a visit to the NFF Office on Tuesday morning.

Organisers of the Glo People Police Marathon have secured 12 ambulances for the event holding in Abuja on Saturday, April 25. The ambulances will be stationed at strategic positions on the route to cater for emergency medical needs of the runners.

Despite the outcry over the persistence of multiple checkpoints along the Seme-Mile2 expressway, it has been revealed that the involvement of some top government officials and the benefits from these illegal checkpoints running into N204,600,000.00, has made it difficult for the illegal activities of these security outfits to the checked.