South Africa will replace conflict-hit Libya as hosts of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, the organisers said in a statement on Tuesday.

THE overwhelming power of the media in shaping public perception of government policies and programmes is recognised all over the world. Needless to say that government appreciates these awesome powers and knows that what the media report about them can make or mar their policies, activities, success or failures.

Manchester City star Carlos Tevez on Wednesday denied refusing to come off the substitutes bench during his team’s Champions League defeat at Bayern Munich.

THE Yoruba Socio-Political group, Afenifere, yesterday expressed concern over the state of the nation and asked President Goodluck Jonathan to deal with the myriads of problems threatening the continued existence of Nigeria with “a strong political will irrespective of whose ox is gored.”

Shareholders of Oceanic International Bank Plc (troubled bank), yesterday, approved a proposed acquisition deal with Ecobank Transnational Incorporated,ETI, to restore the bank to required capital adequacy and liquidity levels required by Central Bank of Nigeria,CBN.

AHEAD of the 51st Independence anniversary and continued threat posed by Boko Haram, Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Onyeabor Azubuike Ihejirika, said yesterday, that despite successes recorded by the Army in its onslaught against the group, there was still need for better performance.

The Code of Conduct Bureau said, yesterday, that 15 former governors will soon be charged to court for lying in the assets declaration forms they filled while in office.

Chief Victor Baribote yesterday met the media in Lagos and showed that he may run a transparent and possibly dynamic league which which could improve the lot of the Nigerian player.

Mixed reactions yesterday trailed the recommendation of amnesty for members of the Boko Haram Islamic group by the Federal Government panel on insecurity in the Northeast.

Movement for the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has accused Abia State Police Command of mass arrest of its members, alleging that the whereabouts of 28 were currently unknown.

Benue State branch of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, PASAN, Tuesday, barricaded the entrance to the Benue State House of Assembly in protest over the non-payment of over N63 million outfit allowances owed its members for four years by the leadership of the House.

The Benue State branch of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, PASAN, Tuesday, barricaded the entrance to the State House of Assembly in protest over the non-payment of over N63 million out-fit allowance owed its members for four years now by the House.

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, Tuesday, commissioned an 80-unit Hon Olaitan Mustapha and Mrs. Adetoun Mustapha Millennium Housing Estate, Ojokoro Phase II, Lagos, noting that the 2011 Tenancy Law is not a substitute for affordable housing in the state.

Federal Government has concluded the disarmament and demobilisation of the first phase of the amnesty programme with President Goodluck Jonathan saying that oil production has now hit between 2.6 million and 2.8 million barrels per day.

ABAKALIKI—EBONYI State Government, Tuesday, sacked the General Manager of the defunct Ebonyi State Broadcasting Service, EBBS, Mr. Nwafor Odom, and a presenter in the establishment, Mrs Regina Obasi, for her alleged involvement in the crisis that rocked the broadcast outfit some years ago.