Premier League clubs could be set for another huge cash windfall if the “realistic prospect” of Al Jazeera challenging rival Sky for the UK television rights comes to pass, according to a senior ESPN executive.

Yakubu Aiyegbeni has played and scored goals for Portsmouth, Middlesbrough, Everton, Leicester and now Blackburn Rovers. Little wonder he was the most recognized and celebrated Eagles player in training yesterday.

The Senior National Team of Nigeria, Super Eagles, remained in very high spirit on Tuesday, 24 hours to the 2013 African Cup of Nations qualifying match against the Amavubi Stars of Rwanda in Kigali.

THE need for the transformation of the National Youth Service Corps scheme became glaring following the security challenges that beset the scheme and the death of some corps members on national duty during the April 2011 elections. While some people clamoured for the scheme to be scrapped, others advocated for its reform.

The prayers by a trader, Mrs Jumoke Adesina, 39, for the dissolution of her marriage to Sarafa Adesina, were heard on Tuesday.

The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Makurdi has dismissed the two petitions challenging the re-election of Mr Gabriel Suswam as Governor of Benue for lack of jurisdiction.

Lyon goalkeeper Hugo Lloris will captain France at Euro 2012, national coach Laurent Blanc announced on Tuesday.

Long standing Nigerian actor and cast in the now rested soap opera New Masquerade, James Iroha aka Gringory Akabogu has died at 69.

Malam Nuhu Ribadu, the Chairman, Petroleum Revenue Task Force, has pledged to ensure accountability and transparency in the petroleum sector in line with the mandate of the task force.