AHEAD of the Brazil 2014 World Cup qualifying match by the senior National Football Team, the Super Eagles on Sunday, the Abubakar Kawu Baraje led Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Thursday urged the team to go and conquer in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Thursday, arrested a 29-year-old plumber, Mr. Ogu Okechukwu, for unlawful importation of 945 grammes of cocaine at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos.

A Grade 1 Area Court in Aso Pada in Mararaba, Nasarawa State has ordered one David Monday, 25, to be remanded in Keffi Prison on charges of abduction and attempted rape.

You can lose to a weaker team when you underrate them. With all your finesse and techniques, a fighting team, with guts and stupendous will, overpowers you. A team endowed with technical prowess can lose to a team full of determination. A hungrier team can shock a team with superior skills.

Three cities are said to have expressed interest to host the Super Four of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) scheduled to hold at the close of the on-going season.

Ethiopian national football team has been in camp since mid- September preparing for a clash with Nigeria in their crucial first leg World Cup play-off that will take place at the Addis Ababa stadium on Sunday 13 October. Cafonline.com spoke with the head Coach Sewnet Bishaw ahead of the match.

The Federal Government on Thursday declared Oct. 15 and Oct.16 as public holidays to commemorate Id-el- Kabir celebrations.

Ghana President John Dramani Mahama has tasked the Black Stars to edge past Egypt in Tuesday’s crucial 2014 playoffs first leg tie in Kumasi.

Coach Stephen Keshi insists that the Super Eagles will ambush the Walya Antelopes in this weekend’s FIFA World Cup playoff match in Addis Ababa.

The 20-year old Toulouse right back who is a symbol of the new generation of Ivorian players says they are in confident ahead of the game given that their opponents fear them.

President Goodluck Jonathan will begin a two-day official visit to Addis Ababa on Friday to participate in an Extraordinary Session of the African Union’s Assembly of Heads of State and Government.

Contrary to the earlier claim of , a total of 14 people have been confirmed killed by gunmen suspected to be Fulani cattle rustlers in Kukek village of Foron district of Barkin Ladi local government of Plateau state.

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency NDLEA, Thursday arrested a 29-year old plumber, Mr. Ogu Talent Okechukwu for unlawful importation of 945 grammes of cocaine at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos.

Before doing so, I must emphasize that there is still some “unfinished business” with the privatisation of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) Successor Companies and so, like accomplished sportsmen, I believe we must stay focused and not take our eyes “off the ball” until the “game” is truly over.

Some politicians on Thursday in Lagos urged members of the National Advisory Committee on the planned national conference to be open and patriotic in the discharge of their duties.