THE Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has assured that the good partnership between the Authority and the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) which is geared towards developing the rail system within the ports, will reduce container carrying trucks on the roads.

Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, ETI, has fixed October 14 for the acquisition of Oceanic Bank International.

THE Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, is to hold a parley with the federal and states government, and stakeholders in the Nigerian economy on ways to address the infrastructure problems of the country.

A socio-political group, Egbema New Bread, ENB, Thursday, condemned attacks from some quarters on the recent Appeal Court Benin judgment, which upheld the victory of Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State at the January 6 governorship re-run election.

Foremost women’s football aficionado and CAF Media Committee member, Aisha Falode, on Thursday stormed the Goal Project camp of the Super Falcons, to encourage the team ahead of their all-important Olympics qualifier against the Indomitable Lionesses of Cameroon in Yaounde.

Cross River commissioner for information and also media director for the Obudu Mountain Race, Patrick Ugbe stated that the new race course for this year’s edition is ready for inspection by technical officials from the World Mountain Running Association (WMRA).

THE National leadership of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’, has warned that non-performing governors and other elected officers on its platform who think they can all get return tickets on a platter of gold for forthcoming elections must jettison such.

An Ikeja High Court, Thursday, sentenced two suspected fraudsters, Ezekwesili Aniegbunan and Boanerge Beulah, to 20 years imprisonment each, six years after they duped their victim of $30,000 under the pretence of bribing the late Mrs Stella Obasanjo, wife of ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, to renew an oil prospecting licence.

Club Africain of Tunisia are in town with an aim to shock Sunshine of Akure in the first leg semi-final of the CAF Confederations Cup billed for Saturday at the Gateway Stadium Abeokuta.

No fewer than two persons were feared dead in a fight between pirates and staff of an oil company on the Calabar, Cross River and Oron, Akwa Ibom states’ waterways.

AN Editor of African Independent Television, AIT, Mr. Jacob Idinye, has declared his intention to run for the 2012 governorship race in Edo State on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

All eyes are on the national women team to pull the rug off the feet of their Cameroonian counterparts in the second leg Olympic qualifiers to be decided next weekend in Yaounde.

Blackburn Rovers’ striker, Yakubu Aiyegbeni has passed a damning verdict saying that Nigeria head coach, Samson Siasia should leave his post.

Black Stars of Ghana coach, Goran Stevanovic has told critics of his team selection not to destroy the perfect atmosphere in his camp.

Arjen Robben has been ruled out of action for “several more weeks”, according to Bayern Munich following the Dutch winger’s successful operation on a troublesome groin injury last week.