Burkina Faso beat Ghana to reach Afcon final
Burkina Faso defeated Ghana 3-2 on penalties Wednesday after their Africa Cup of Nations semi-final ended 1-1 after extra time at Mbombela Stadium.
Wakaso starts for Ghana, Bance back for B. Faso
Ghana midfielder Mubarak Wakaso earned a starting place in coach Kwesi Appiah’s side for Wednesday’s Africa Cup of Nations semi-final here against Burkina Faso.
Mark hails Super Eagles, to watch finals in S/Africa
Mark hails Super Eagles, to watch finals in S/Africa
4 escape death as NNPC aircraft overshoots runway
FOUR persons escaped death, Wednesday, when a Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, aircraft overshot the runway at the Osubi Airport, near Warri, in Delta State.
Chevron invests N879bn in Angola oil project
BY MICHAEL EBOH with Agency Report Chevron Corporation has invested $5.6 billion (N879.2 billion) in the development of the Mafumeira Sul project, off the coast of Angola. The project, Chevron’s costliest African crude project, is expected to begin production in 2015 and eventually reach daily output of 110,000 barrels of oil. According to the company, […]
Nigeria and quest for nuclear power energy in the 21st Century
Nigeria qualified for the final of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations after trouncing Mali 4-1 at Moses Mabhida Stadium on Wednesday.
We’ll not be confrontational – NANS President
The new President of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Comrade Yinka Gbadebo has re-iterated that NANS administration won’t be confrontational, not until all options have been exhausted at resolving issues.
AFCON: Eagles zoom to finals
The Super Eagles of Nigeria this evening, continued their impressive run in the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations holding in South Africa.
Afcon: Nigeria 4 Mali 1
DURBAN, South Africa (AFP) – Mali and Nigeria teams for a 2013 Africa Cup of Nations semi-final at Moses Mabhida Stadium Wednesday: Mali: Mamadou Samassa, Fousseyni Diawara, Adama Tamboura, N’diaye Mahamadou, Kalilou Traore, Mohamed Sissoko, Seydou Keita (capt), Molla Wague, Mahamane Traore, Modibo Maiga, Mahamadou Samassa Nigeria: Vincent Enyeama (capt), Elderson Echiejile, Efe Ambrose, Godfrey […]
Kidnapped mother of Bayelsa House of Assembly Leader released
A combined team of the Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta codenamed Operation Pulo Shield, the SSS and the police have on Tuesday secured the release of the abducted mother of the Leader of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Mrs. Esther Akpe.
Don blames challenges in education sector on teachers’ quality
A former Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC), Prof. Munzali Jibril, has hinged the crisis in the country’s education system on the “quality and quantity’’ of its teachers.
