Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has approved the appointment of Mr. Muslim Folami as Special Adviser on Political and Legislative Powers.

Shortly after Austin Eguavoen warned Samson Siasia about the attitude of Eagles’ players, Mikel Obi, Vincent Enyeama and Victor Anichebe were seemingly proving him right.

Sepp Blatter has accused England of attempting to “destroy” Fifa in revenge for losing the Fifa presidency in 1974.

Group B pace-setters and Nigeria’s main rivals, The Syli Stars of Guinea are set to beat Ethiopia on Sunday and consolidate their leadership in a 2012 Nations Cup qualifying group that also includes two-time champions Nigeria.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has blasted Italian football over a strike which has caused the postponement of the opening weekend of the new Serie A season.

The 10th All Africa Games begin in a big way Saturday in Maputo, the capital city of Mozambique.

Fugitive Libyan leader Muammer Gaddafi vowed again Thursday not to surrender, in a message broadcast on the 42nd anniversary of the coup which brought him to power.

The Lagos State Government, Thursday, beefed up security at the state Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, following a bomb scare. It also ordered the closure of the gate leading to the Deputy governor’s office.

Ghana midfielderAnthony Annan has declared that they will go all out for victory in this weekend’s 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Swaziland on Friday in Accra. Annan, who plays for Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem told Cafonline.com that they are poised for victory to boost their chances of qualification.

Can we imagine anAfrica Cup ofNations without Egypt, the winner of the last three editions, without Ghana, finalist in Luanda in 2010, without Nigeria and without Cameroon?

As part of his own contribution towards promoting the growth and development of arts in the country through constant interaction with the children, especially during the long holidays, Biodun Omolayo of Biodun Omolayo Art Gallery located at National Museum in Onikan packaged an art workshop for children in Lagos and beyond tagged Young @ Art workshop.

A Nigerian Solicitor Advocate of the Supreme Court of England and Wales, Mr Okechukwu Adieze has stated that Nigeria needs an effective counter terrorism strategy to address the insecurity and threat of terrorist attacks in the country.

Education Rights Campaign, ERC, has called on the authorities of University of Calabar, UNICAL, to reopen the institution unconditionally and address the demands of students, especially on insecurity in the institution.

Thousands of migrants stranded in Tripoli are unable to be evacuated because they cannot safely reach the port or register with their embassies, the International Organization for Migration said Thursday.

THE acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje said yesterday that the leadership of the party has no plans to sack any member of staff at its National Secretariat.