Bayelsa seeks alternative in oil palms
Giving the volatility of crude oil production earnings and its impact on the economy, many of the oil producing states likeBayelsa,are enhancing diversification efforts, and turning to agriculture as a ready alternative to the their economies the deserved boost.
Scolari set to unveil winning permutation
Hopes weigh heavy on World Cup hosts Brazil as coach Luiz Felipe Scolari prepares to unveil Wednesday the players he trusts will deliver a sixth title in July.
Govt will do everything possible to get our girls back, Jonathan assures
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday reassured the international community that the Federal Government would do everything possible to ensure the rescue of the abducted school girls in Chibok, Borno.
Germany coach Loew dreams of World Cup final – against Italy
Germany coach Joachim Loew has admitted to dreaming of guiding his team to the final of the upcoming World Cup and also trumping Italy on football’s biggest stage.
Gunmen demand N20m ransom for release of kidnapped Dutch nationals
ONE of the kidnappers of the three Dutch nationals, weekend, in Lutugbene, Ekeremor Local Government Area, Bayelsa State, has allegedly been shot dead by suspected pirates just as the kidnappers have reportedly demanded N20m ransom to free the victims.
#BringBackOurGirls: First Lady’s intervention distracting, counter-productive – APC
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has decried the melodramatic intervention of First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan in the abduction of over 200 school girls as distracting, counter-productive and calibrated to scapegoat others with the sole intention of exculpating her husband rather than finding the girls.
N4.4bn subsidy fraud: Court closes EFCC’s case against Ali’s son, others
An Ikeja High Court on Tuesday closed the case of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against an oil marketer, Mamman Ali, charged with N4.4 billion fuel subsidy fraud.
Gunmen free two hostages, keep Dutch trio
Niger Delta gunmen have released two Nigerians they kidnapped two days ago, but kept three Dutch nationals who were abducted at the same time, one of those freed tweeted on Tuesday.
Jolie says Nigeria kidnappings ‘unthinkable cruelty’
US actress Angelina Jolie on Tuesday condemned as “unthinkable cruelty and evil” the kidnapping of over 200 schoolgirls in Nigeria by Boko Haram Islamists.
Top Muslim body demands Boko Haram free abducted girls
Egypt’s prestigious Islamic institute Al-Azhar urged the Nigerian Muslim group Boko Haram group Tuesday to free more than 200 schoolgirls it kidnapped and has threatened to sell into slavery.
Expect future champions from Milo U-13 Africa Championship — Rufai
Former Super Eagles captain and goalkeeper, Peter Rufai, has urged the governments at all levels to sponsor young players especially from schools to watch the Milo Africa U-13 Football Championship in Lagos to build confidence in grassroots football and enable the sport thrive in their states.
