Five Players set to light up EPL
Juan Mata enjoyed a stellar 2012-13 season and looks primed to enter the new one an even better player.
mata As No. 10s go, he is the cream of the crop, with his vision and ability to pick the unbelievable pass every time escalating him to the very top of our rankings.
Gunmen kill 28, lose 20 in Langtang violence – STF
Forty-eight people have been killed in violence in Langtang South Local Government Area of Plateau since it started on Thursday, the Special Task Force (STF) in the state said.
Rodgers wants to put Suarez saga to bed
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers said on Thursday that he will not talk about Luis Suarez until the unsettled striker is available to play after weeks of speculation about his future.
Luiz not for sale ‘at any price’ – Mourinho
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says there are no circumstances that would move the Premier League club to consider an offer for defender David Luiz.
Bitter-sweet return for Ivorian star Drogba
Didier Drogba made a bitter-sweet return to international football midweek, scoring a goal as Ivory Coast crumbled 4-1 against Mexico in a New York friendly.
Traffic warden commits suicide in Port Harcourt
A traffic warden allegedly committed suicide in the early hours of yesterday in Port Harcourt.
Jonathan congratulates Mali’s president-elect
President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated Mali’s President-elect, Mr. Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on his victory in last Sunday’s run-off Presidential election in the country
UNIBEN lecturer arraigned for receiving bribe for student’s transfer
FORMER Assistant Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Benin, Mr. Isu-Ochiora Okogeri, has been arraigned before a Benin High Court for allegedly accepting a bribe to facilitate the transfer of a female student to the Faculty of Law of the university.
Two herdsmen jailed 9 months for stealing sheep
A Minna Magistrate’s Court, yesterday, sentenced two herdsmen, Buba Muhammadu and Yusufu Ibrahim, both 30 years old, to nine months imprisonment for stealing a sheep.
Nothing’s wrong in states borrowing funds, says Minister
The Minister of State For Finance, Dr Yerima Ngama, has said that there was nothing wrong with states borrowing funds as long as they would be used for development purposes.
Egypt closes Gaza border crossing indefinitely – Security
Egyptian authorities have closed the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip “indefinitely” for security reasons after a day of deadly violence nationwide, a security official said Thursday.
Nigeria vs. Malawi: NFA assures FIFA of adequate security
The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) has sent a detailed security plan for the 2014 World Cup qualifying match between Super Eagles and Flames of Malawi in Calabar to FIFA.
Nearly 350 killed after Egypt ‘open war’
Egyptians emerged Thursday from an all-night curfew imposed after the worst violence since their 2011 uprising, with 343 people killed as security forces broke up protests supporting ousted president Mohamed Morsi.
Obama invites Jonathan for meeting in New York
President Barack Obama has invited President Goodluck Jonathan for a meeting in New York next month, the United States’ Under Secretary for Political Affairs, Ms Wendy Sherman, has said.
Grounded crude oil barge: Navy arrests tug boat, 6 suspects
OFFICERS and ratings of Central Command of the Nigerian Navy have arrested the grounded crude oil laden barge in the St. Nicholas River on the Brass Island and the crew of a tug boat accused of trying to pull the barge and its alleged stolen content in Bayelsa State.
What About Malaria?
MINISTER of Health Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu last year announced that more than 90 per cent of Nigeria’s population, 150.3 million (the population of ECOWAS countries without Nigeria), is at risk of malaria infection. His prescribed emergency plan was use of more mosquito nets.
