Chelsea captain John Terry has given interim manager Roberto Di Matteo his stamp of approval as the club prepares for Saturday’s FA Cup final challenge against Liverpool.

The Ondo State Government said on Thursday in Akure that it was making efforts to ensure the safe arrival of the remaining members of Sunshine FC of Akure stranded in Mali.

The Nigerian Union of Journalists,Rivers State chapter, has called on the government to provide better security and insurance cover for journalists to ensure effective discharge of their duties.

Asaba – DELTA State Government has said it would soon weed out unqualified teachers in both public and private schools in the state who are not registered with the Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria, TRCN, the umbrella body in charge of approving the suitability of teachers in the country.

Super Eagles’ John Obi Mikel will tomorrow be seeking to add another silverware to his fantastic Chelsea career when the Blues confront Liverpool in the final of the Football Association (FA) Cup at the Wembley Stadium. It is the 131st FA Cup final.

WARRI – MEN of the Nigerian Army, 3 Battallion, Effurun, Delta State, deployed to Oviorie Check Point in Ethiope East Local Government Area, yesterday gunned down two suspected armed robbers and recovered two AK-47 rifles with four loaded magazines painted in police colour.

THERE is something that is used in identifying every country of the world. This identification mark is, however, more possible with countries that are homogenous in composition. But on the contrary, in heterogeneous countries like Nigeria, it is very difficult to lay claims to such items of referencing or something of a commonality with which to say, yes, here comes, Nigeria.

FORMER Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd); President, Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor and General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enock Adeboye, will join others in Ibadan, tomorrow, at Gethsemane Prayer Ministries to seek the face of God for peaceful co-existence in the country.

WARRI – THE 3 Battalion of Nigerian Army, Effurun, and Joint Task Force, JTF, yesterday, destroyed over 600 illegal refineries in Mango village and Gbekebor waterways in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State.

The newspapers, magazines, radio and television have been awash with the speculation about President Jonathan’s state of mind with regard to whether or not he is again running in 2015. That’s three years away, but near enough for Nigerians to read his lips and hear all the body language.