Forlan keeps Uruguay alive as Nigeria downed
Uruguay striker Diego Forlan celebrated his record 100th appearance by scoring the winner as the South Americans beat Nigeria 2-1 to keep their Confederations Cup hopes alive here Thursday.
Flying Eagles battle Portugal today
The Flying Eagles will today kickoff their chase for an elusive FIFA U-20 World Cup title with a Group B match against Portugal in Kayseri, Portugal. Cuba and South Korea are the other teams in the group.
Subsidy fraud: Oil marketer, cargo surveyor get N2bn bail
LAGOS—A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Thursday, granted bail in the sum of N2 billion to an oil marketer and cargo surveyor, charged with N1.7 billion fuel subsidy fraud.
Why Ogun monarch was stripped naked —Traditionalists
Custodians of traditions and shrines in Ado-Odo town in Ado-Odo-Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State, yesterday, explained that the failure of Oba AbdulLateef Adeniran to embrace all the deities in the area led to the attack by the hoodlums who beat him up, stripped him naked then burnt down his palace .
Rivers CP denies knowledge of any security council meeting
PORT HARCOURT— RIVERS State Police Commissioner, Mr. Joseph Mbu, said Thursday, that there had never been any security council meeting in the state since he resumed as Commissioner of Police in the state.
Dua can change destinies
“And when my slaves ask you (O Muhammad) concerning Me, then (answer them) I am indeed near. I respond to the invocations of the supplicant when he calls on Me. So let them obey Me and believe in Me, so that they may be led aright.” (2: 186)
