Wailing UN members of staff, deceased’s family members, diplomats and government representatives on Thursday gathered at the requiem to mourn fatalities of Aug. 26 bomb blasts at UN Office in Abuja.

London Miss Ebele Moses,15, one of the young leaders of the London Olympics 2012 International Legacy programmes, on Thursday said she hoped to represent Nigeria at future games.

Kaduna United and Sunshine Stars of Nigeria are among five clubs chasing three African Confederation Cup semi-finals places this weekend.

Oil prices will likely rise to about $130 a barrel in the next 12 months as demand in emerging markets such as China and India make up for weak developed world growth, Goldman Sachs said Thursday.

THE five-day warning strike by Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP, which has entered its third day, has brought to a stand still activities in Federal Polytechnic Oko .

Argentina and Brazil, both missing their Europe-based stars, played out a lacklustre goalless draw in the first leg of the Superclasico de las Americas here on Wednesday night.

An experimental malaria vaccine tested on children in Burkina Faso has shown “a high level of efficacy” in protecting against the disease, a study published in the United States said Wednesday.

A Lagos High Court, Igbosere, yesterday, sentenced a 35-year-old man, Dike Ernest, to three years imprisonment, for stealing sacks, worth N925,000, belonging to Zedkem Technologies Limited, an agro company.

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, has handed over to the public, the pilot home ownership scheme at Epe. He also urged the Federal Government to embark on the repeal of Primary Mortgage Institutions, PMI, Act and replace same with a new law that will guarantee mass housing initiative in the country.