As the crucial World Cup first leg final qualifier between the Super Eagles and Ethiopia draws near, the Sports Minister/Chairman of the National Sports Commission, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi has reiterated the commission’s zeal and commitment to support the team in beating Ethiopia in in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia on October 13, 2013 .

Nigeria’s former electoral umpire, Professor Maurice Iwu, in this interview, veers into the world of herbal medication. He says Nigeria’s potentials are many, saying two of them are herbs and medicinal foods, both of which, according to him, can earn the country at least $1 annually.

I want to say that Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi is neither my friend nor my enemy. My only relationship with him is that we were former Bendalites before the military separated us into Edo and Delta States. He being from Illah fell into Delta while me from a little village called Ekpon in Igueben local government fell into Edo.

Balewa’s control of the national government placed the Northern region at an advantage over the other two regions because NPC, the party representing its interests, had power over federal revenue and other important national institutions. Expectedly, the NPC used its dominant influence to determine, in favour of the North, developmental projects to implement, where to site such projects and contractors that would execute them. Northern political leaders wanted power at the centre desperately out of conviction that the NCNC and AG, if allowed to control the federal government, would likely allocate more resources to the Eastern and Western regions at the expense of the underdeveloped Northern region.

The Federal Government has promised to continue to harness peoples’ cultural heritage and creativity to rejuvenate the country’s economy.