The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Thursday seized 48 choice property belonging to the former Bayelsa State Governor, Mr. Timpre Sylva, who is being prosecuted at a Federal High Court in Abuja for alleged misappropriation of N6.46 billion state funds when he was governor of the state.

Wasn’t D’Banj’s Koko concert which held on December 27, 2012 supposed to knock us off her rocker, wishing the night never ended as it promised to offer fun to last us into the New Year? But it seemed the Koko Master hit the blank this time, ending a rather awesome year on a roller-coaster ride of shame.

In a bid to save the life of ailing actress, Ngozi Nwosu, the Lagos State Government, has donated the sum of N4.5million to facilitate her treatment abroad.

2012 has come and gone, never to be seen again. But our deeds that underlined the year are still very much with us. Few days into the New Year the echoes of the past year could still be heard. At least, history never forgets.

Football fans on Thursday applauded Super Eagles 1-1 draw with Catalonia in an international friendly match played on Wednesday in Spain. In separate interviews in Lagos they said the match would help to boost the team’s confidence for the African Cup of Nations (AFCON).

The Ogun Command of the FRSC has said two children and an adult were burnt beyond recognition in an accident involving a petrol tanker around Idi Iroko area of the state on Thursday.

The Adamawa Police Command on Thursday confirmed the killing of four people by gunmen in Song town, the headquarters of Song Local Government Area. The spokesman for the command, DSP Mohammed Ibrahim, said the early morning attack claimed the lives of a soldier, a policeman, an old woman and her grandchild.

Dana Air will resume flight operation on Jan. 4, an official of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr James Shallangwa, said on Thursday.

As preparation for 2013 African Cup of Nations in South Africa inches closer by the day  below are the players expected to play for their beloved countries.

Togo star Emmanuel Adebayor has less than a week to decide whether he will play at the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa as the January 9 deadline for naming final squads looms.