When it kicks off the Confederations Cup 12 days from now, Brazil will have two weeks to convince sceptics that it can honour its pledge to stage a successful World Cup next year.

In this brief interview with NOEL ONOJA, the Director-General of the Mining Cadastre Office, Mr. Mohammed Amate, opened up on how much investment the sector has been able to amass since the setting up of the office and how its operation has put on the World’s mining map. Excerpts:

Mixed reactions on Tuesday continued to trail a call by former Chairman of the defunct National Electoral Commission (NEC), Prof. Humphrey Nwosu, for a return to a two-party system in Nigeria.

As part of measures towards hosting a hitch-free fair, the Oyo Mega Trade Fair 2013 has entered into partnership with GMN Discount Card, a company that specialises in digital trade promotion and marketing

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has denied reports that star striker Cristiano Ronaldo has rejected a new contract from the Spanish club