Abia State Commissioner of Youths and Sports David Chigbu have commended Youths Sports Federation of Nigeria for being in the vanguard of grassroots sports development in the country.

If there is any issue that has attracted both national and international discourse these past years in this country, it is the petroleum sector and it has to be because succeeding government in the country has used it as a benchmark for our national development and a means of primitive accumulation of wealth. Since over 80% of corruption in the country occur in that that sector, oil production and management has and will continue to keep the train of corruption going.

Former Nigerian International, Baldwin Bazuaye has expressed confidence in the ability of the Super Eagles to win the 2014 CHAN tournament currently on in South Africa.

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has appointed Gov. Peter Obi of Anambra as its national leader and Chairman of its Board of Trustees (BOT).

Research has shown that one in four Nigerian couples suffer infertility. Unfortunately, due to the importance attached to having a child in Nigeria and Africa at large, most couples who are unable to achieve pregnancy over a period of time are left with no other choice than to explore other options, irrespective of their consequences.

“Yes, because I wanted to face my job. Before I got the NTA job, I had heard that their men like women. So when he came and was toasting me, I told him I was not there for that; I was adamant, I never thought we could become husband and wife but for his perseverance. The resistance against his toasting was for like four years before I agreed but we did not court for long as we knew each other very well.

THE alleged shooting of Senator Magnus Abe by the police last Sunday at the Arts and Science College, Rumuola Road, in Obio Akpor local government area of Rivers State is the cause of division in Ogoniland with one group saying the senator lied over the incident while another group said the alleged attack was a clear case of a move to kill another Ogoni son after the judicial murder of Ken Saro-wiwa, a foremost environmentalist and former leader of the Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP), by the Abacha administration.

Professor Awwal Yadudu was legal adviser to the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha. In an interview with Sunday Vanguard, he forecloses President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election in 2015 on political and legal grounds. Yadudu believes the proposed National Conference is a ploy by the Federal Government to divert attention from the problems besetting it, saying the plan will fail.

Real Madrid moved level on points with Barcelona and Atletico Madrid at the top of La Liga with a 5-0 hammering of bottom-placed Real Betis on Saturday.

Cristiano Ronaldo continued his fantastic week after lifting the Ballon d’Or on Monday with a thumping long-range drive to open the scoring before Gareth Bale silenced his recent critics with a trademark free-kick to make it 2-0.

Arsenal preserved their lead in the Premier League by beating Fulham 2-0 on Saturday, while goal-line technology was used for the first time as Manchester City overcame Cardiff City.