President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Aminu Maigari said on Tuesday that the Super Eagles are ready to fulfill President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s desire to travel to South Africa for Sunday’s 29th Africa Cup of Nations grand finale

AS the world moves away from capital punishment, Nigeria, always to be found in the rear-guard of progress, has embraced it with renewed vigour.

Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi has expressed his desire to move on to where destiny would direct as he was not sure he would continue as Nigeria head coach after the 2013 Afcon campaign

Super Eagles captain, Yobo Joseph has declared that today’s semi final clash against the Eagles of Mali is a personal war between him and his opposite number in the Malian side, Seidu Keita.

CONTRARY to recent media reports, National Vice Chairman, South-South, of People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Steve Oru, has said he was not rushed to hospital by Chief Anthony Anenih and Alhaji Bamanga Tukur after he was attacked by hoodlums last weekend.

CHARLES KUMOLU reports that the deluge of doubts that trailed the commencement of remodeling of airports across Nigeria, is giving way to rays of hope, following the recent commissioning of some completed projects in some airports.

The peace in the creek of Bayelsa State, was disrupted, yesterday, as three soldiers attached to Joint Task Force, JTF, codenamed Operation Pulo Shield and a retired naval officer were killed in an ambush by suspected sea pirates.

GOVERNOR Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State, yesterday, signed into law the year 2013 appropriation bill of N152billion, assuring that all programmes and projects initiated for the desired transformation of the state, would be pursued to a logical conclusion.

PEOPLE who have taken ringside seats in the on-going bruising fight between President Goodluck Jonathan and President Olusegun Obasanjo must have been jolted when news filtered out that the two had attended a church service at the Presidential Villa, last Sunday and had a private lunch afterwards.

Embattled former governor of Bayelsa State, Mr. Timipre Sylva, has asked a Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, to direct Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to declare him governor of the state by virtue of his election as the valid gubernatorial candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the last governorship election in the state.