Afcon: Stakeholders call for prayers for Super Eagles
Football stakeholders in Abakaliki have called for prayers for the Super Eagles in its upcoming showdown with the Elephants of Cote d’ Ivoire in the quarter-finals of the ongoing AFCON.
Dutch court rules in Nigerian farmers’ suit against Shell today
A Dutch court will decide on Wednesday whether Shell should clean up oil damage that destroyed a group of Nigerian farmers’ land, a case that could set a precedent for global environmental responsibility.
Eagles get $30,000 each
THE Nigeria Football Federation yesterday dolled out US $30,000 to each member of the Super Eagles for qualifying for the quarter final of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.
Time To Fight Corruption
THE public’s outrage at the two-year sentence for Mr. John Yusuf, a director in the Police Pension Office, who pleaded guilty to stealing N23 billion out of the N40 billion stolen from the Police Pension Fund, is understandable.
Police, SSS parade Nkiru Silvanus’ alleged kidnappers
Alleged kidnappers of Nollywood actress, Nkiru Sylvanus, were yesterday paraded by the State Security Service, SSS, in Abuja.
Excess crude account: States get $1bn
ABUJA—President Goodluck Jonathan has approved distribution of $1billion from the excess crude account among the 36 States and FCT.
