Mohamed bin Hammam vowed “justice will prevail” on Friday, despite reports he has decided not to attend a two-day FIFA ethics committee hearing here that could see him banned from the sport for life.

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said Thursday he expects South Korean midfielder Park Ji-Sung to sign a contract extension that will keep him with the club for two more years.

Hundreds of Egyptian protesters gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday to push for reforms, as Islamists held a separate demonstration calling for stability.

DELTA State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mr. Misan Ukubeyinje, has allayed fears in some quarters that the N3 billion Obasanjo-Delta State Government joint farm project will be abandoned.

The Kogi Government has purchased more than 5,000 assorted farming implements for distribution to farmers in the 21 local government areas in the state to enhance mechanised farming.

The Kebbi Government has received and distributed 26,000 tonnes of fertiliser to farmers in the state for the 2011 farming season.

A $20million factory that will take delivery of locally produced soybeans at the end of this year’s harvest, and open up new marketing opportunities for Nigerian soybean farmers has been established.

Grand Cereals Limited, Jos has commissioned a 22,000 metric tons per annum fish feed plant built with a half a billion naira loan secured under the Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme (CACS) of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

The government of India has offered scholarships to Nigerians in biotechnology and skill acquisition.

GOVERNOR Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State yesterday swore in 17 commissioners and 13 Special Advisers,urging them to hit the ground running.

Among those sworn in were the children of Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka and late Hubert Ogunde while late Moshood Abiola’s daughter Hafsat was sworn in as a Special Adviser.