Golden Eaglets pound Academy 6-1
The National Un-der-17 team, the Golden Eaglets, have started the year on a winning note with a 6-1 score line against BobOsimAcademy in their first practice match after resuming their third-phase closed camping in Calabar ahead of the 2013 African Under-17 Championship to be hosted by Morocco in April.
NCC sanctions mobile operators with N22m fine
For contravening the ban on promotions and lotteries on their respective networks, the telecoms regulatory agency, the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC Thursday slammed a total of N22 million fine on the four GSM operators including MTN, Globacom Limited, Emerging Markets Telecommunications Services Ltd (Etisalat) and Airtel.
Henry Okah legal team withdraws, new one takes over
The lead counsel of Henry Okah’s legal team on Thursday at the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg announced the teams withdrawal from the terrorism case.
Pope bids farewell, says he will be ‘simple pilgrim’
Pope Benedict XVI waved a final goodbye on Thursday from the balcony of the papal residence before starting a life of retirement as the first pontiff to resign in over 700 years.
Pope arrives Castel Gandolfo to begin retirement
Pope Benedict XVI arrived by helicopter Thursday at Castel Gandolfo near Rome shortly before he officially resigns his eight-year papacy at 1900 GMT.
‘Put Christ at centre of your lives’, Pope says in last tweet
Pope Benedict XVI urged his followers to put “Christ at the centre of your lives” in his final tweet from his Twitter handle @pontifex on Thursday, three hours before his historic retirement.
NAFDAC engages local volunteers in Jigawa
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday said it had engaged 27 volunteers to enhance surveillance and check the menace of drug hawking in Jigawa.
IBB backs merger of political parties
Former military president, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida has said that the intending merger of some political parties to serve as a strong opposition to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) is a welcome development in our political system.
4-year old girl raped to death
The Anti Crime Squad of Imo State Police Command has arrested a 30-year old man, Onyebuchi Ejimkonye, for allegedly raping a four-year old girl, Chinasa Dickson, to death.
EFCC arraigns seven suspected oil thieves
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned seven suspected oil thieves before Justice A. M. Liman of the Federal High Court 1, Benin City.
US vows $60m to Syria opposition
US Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday that Washington would provide $60 million in “non-lethal” assistance to support the Syrian political opposition against President Bashar al-Assad.
