Alleged insult: Igbo leaders slam Junaid Mohammed
IGBO leaders on the platform of Igbo Leaders of Thought, ILT, have tongue-lashed Second Republic lawmaker, Alhaji Junaid Mohammed, over what they described as his “senseless vituperations and general insult on Ndigbo.”
Boston bomb suspect’s friends face heavy jail terms
Three friends of the accused Boston Marathon bomber face tough sentences of between seven and 25 years for lying to the FBI and throwing evidence in the trash after being prosecuted.
South African tycoon gives $1m to fight Ebola
South African mining tycoon Patrice Motsepe has donated $1 million (784,000 euros) to the Ebola Fund to help fight the disease that has killed nearly 4,900 people, his firm said on Tuesday.
Fifth Chukker savours Patrons Cup win
Fifth Chukker has been celebrating their victory in the MTN African Patrons Cup Polo Tournament held weekend at the Kangimi resort in Kaduna.
Ameobi: Anything can happen against City
Manchester City are the bookmakers’ clear favourites ahead of tonight’s Capital One Cup fourth round tie against Newcastle, but Sammy Ameobi has insisted: “You never know what can happen.”
FIFA gives Nigeria Friday deadline
Nigeria Tuesday received a reprieve from world soccer-governing body, FIFA, which has moved the deadline for the nation’s ban to Friday, October 31, 2014 at midday Nigerian time.
The grace according to FIFA’s Secretary-General Jerome Valcke in a letter addressed to the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick was in order to give Nigerian football a last opportunity to avoid a lengthy suspension.
