Injured Nigeria striker Victor Anichebe is unhappy about missing next month’s final and decisive African Nations Cup qualifier against Guinea.

Protests have continued in Isolo Local Council Development Area of Lagos State as members of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, traders and members of Igbo, Hausa and Yoruba communities took to the streets over alleged attempt by ACN to impose a chairmanship candidate for the October 22 council poll on them.

England coach Fabio Capello has decided against gambling on the fitness of Rio Ferdinand and Steven Gerrard after leaving the duo out of his squad for Friday’s crucial Euro 2012 qualifier against Montenegro.

The reigning African Table Tennis Champion Offiong Edem has dedicated the three gold medals and one silver she won at the just concluded All African Games in Maputo, Mozambique to Governor Liyel Imoke for motivating the Nigerian Table Tennis players from Cross River State before the All Africa Games.

Manchester City defender Micah Richards admits Carlos Tevez was wrong to ignore manager Roberto Mancini’s order to go on as a substitute in the Champions League defeat at Bayern Munich.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger fears France right-back Bacary Sagna suffered a serious ankle injury during Sunday’s 2-1 defeat at Tottenham.

Everton have appealed to the English Football Association against Jack Rodwell’s red card in Saturday’s 2-0 defeat against arch rivals Liverpool.

Peremabiri community in the Boma clan in the Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa State is on the throes of being washed away erosion as a large portion of the community is already submerged.

Bayern Munich remained three points clear at the top of the German league on Sunday after second-placed Werder Bremen slumped to a 3-2 defeat at Hanover and had goal-scorer Marko Arnautovic sent off.

The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) is a global effort aimed at improving the management of oil, gas and mining revenues in resource-rich countries. The initiative effectively took off in 2002 during the World Summit on Sustainable Development, which held in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Kyle Walker’s first goal for Tottenham sealed a 2-1 victory for Harry Redknapp’s side over their north London rivals Arsenal at White Hart Lane on Sunday.

GOVERNOR Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has said his administration cannot afford to fail the state with the kind of confidence people of the state reposed in them.

Here we go again, another October 1st… . It brings to the fore our yearnings for a nation worth its salt, blessed with abundant human and natural resources to re-assess itself and see if it is where it should be. Well are we? Methinks not! It is not about declaring a public holiday; it is about the next step, where do we go from here?

Undoubtedly, it is widely accepted that health is a fundamental need for all but despite this fact, health conditions are found to be much inferior in rural communities compared with those in urban areas. In developing countries like Nigeria today, efforts to improve health conditions have had only modest impact on the health of the vast majority of the people, especially those living in the rural and remote areas of the countries.

NOTWITHSTANDING the socio-economic and political challenges confronting Nigeria, former President Shehu Shagari says the mere fact that she overcomes crises and has thus far survived as an entity was enough reason to celebrate her 51st independence anniversary.