Over 100 undergraduates of Imo State University, IMSU, Owerri, have staged a peaceful protest in the state capital over “an alleged clandestine but carefully designed plot to deny them the free education policy of the state government”.

The Organising Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) rose from its meeting yesterday after appointing Algerian Referee Haimoudi Djamel to be at the centre of the match between the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire and the Super Eagles of Nigeria.

Cross River State continued to demons-trate that they are the champions when it comes to grassroots athletics development. The state’s young athletes dominated the National School Sports Festival, which ends today in Port Harcourt.

There was a big relief and cheery news for the Super Eagles of Nigeria when Confederation of African Football, CAF, confirmed Chelsea’s Mikel Obi eligible to play against Cote d’Ivoire on Sunday in the quarter finals of the Nations Cup

hina Petrochemical Corporation, Sinopec, has announced plans to acquire Afren Plc’s assets valued at N157 billion ($1 billion) in Nigeria and other part of the globe.

Before the demise of a former Senate President in 2003, he told his worshipers that a great Iroko tree will fall in the country. Specifically, he predicted the death of the renowned politician and stated unequivocally that the Almighty God said he must go back to his creator and it came to pass. Since then, Reverend Eze Chukwukamadu has not stopped surprising his worshipers with predictions that usually turned out to be true. Unfortunately, such predictions were not publicized, hence little was known about them.

With more than 24 hours to the quarter final match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire, tension seems to have gripped all soccer loving Nigerians, including ex national team players, all of whom have expressed reservations on the Eagles chances against their star-studded opponents.

Popular entertainer and publisher, Charly Boy and his wife, Lady Di are in the news again. This time around, there is no stink of scandal but the spirit of love on spree as the couple are presently enjoying the bliss of second honeymoon, touring various cities of the world. Showtime caught up with the couple in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, when the Area Father replied a text sent by Showtime to reveal where he was and what he was up to.

Despite their passionate plea for clemency, an Abuja high court, Friday, ordered the immediate remand of the erstwhile Chairman and Secretary of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on fuel subsidy probe, Farouk Lawal and Mr Boniface Emenalo in prison custody.

Christians are being driven out of eastern Libya by Muslim fundamentalists, the Catholic Church’s main clergyman in the country told the Vatican missionary news agency Fides.

A Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos Friday, affirmed the conviction and death sentence of Chukwuemeka Ezeugo a.k.a REV KING on charges of attempted murder and murder. Detail later

Nigeria’s Joint Military tasks Force (JTF) on Friday said it killed 17 insurgents in raids on two “terrorist camps” in the embattled northeastern state of Borno, the base of Islamist group Boko Haram.

West Bromwich Albion have criticised their striker Peter Odemwingie for driving to Queens Park Rangers on transfer deadline day in a vain bid to join the London club.

A South African court Friday postponed by a month sentencing a Nigerian national Henry Okah who is convicted of 13 terrorism charges, including the 2010 independence day bombings in Abuja.

Striker Peter Odemwingie has dismissed criticism from his club West Bromwich Albion over his bizarre attempt to force through a transfer to Queens Park Rangers on Thursday.