Bafana Bafana of South Africa have been chosen as replacement for the Black Stars of Ghana to play the Super Eagles in a friendly on March 29 in a yet to be determined venue.

Veteran football administrator, Prince Isidore Oduah has taken a swipe at former Super Eagles coach, Stephen Keshi for calling the new contract offer by the Nigeria Football Federation “a slave contract.”

MINISTER of Women Affairs and Youth Development, Hajia Zainab Maina, yesterday, told the National Assembly to expedite action on the passage of bill to stop impunity and cases of abuse and defilement of young males by trusted adults.

AMID a tight campaign schedule, the Abia State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Candidate, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, in this encounter spoke among others on his plans for Abia and how to actualise them, if elected. He admitted that Governor Orji has set a hurdle in terms of achievements but said he will run faster because he is younger.

One nation! The woman’s outburst generated interest. Indeed, few wondered aloud what she was on about.

Nigerian Breweries, NB Plc, NSE has said that it is venturing into the Nigeria bitters drink market with ACE Roots.

PEOPLES Democratic Party, PDP, Edo State chapter, has alleged the defacing and destruction of posters of President Goodluck Jonathan and other candidates of the party across the state by suspected All Progressives Congress, APC, supporters and appealed to the leadership and members of the APC to stop what it described as the deliberate and unprovoked destruction of their posters.

The police in Lagos have charged a 44-year-old man, Yusuf Mustapha, before an Ikeja Magistrate’s Court for allegedly stealing a box of silver rings belonging to one Ibrahim Sani.

LAST week, all the Local Government Areas chairmen and chairwomen celebrated their first 100days in office, the first of the kind for Delta State under Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan’s eight years on the saddle.

Felix Anyansi-Agwu, the Chairman of two-time African champions, Enyimba FC of Aba, on Monday, said the club was on course to winning its third CAF Champions League title.

The police have recovered a large cache of arms from unauthorised individuals following the recent order of the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Suleiman Abba.

The Police in Lagos have arraigned five teenagers and 15 men before an Oshodi magistrate’s court in the state for allegedly causing riot at Oshodi.

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, dismissed a no-case submission by 20 suspected pipeline vandals, who allegedly killed nine policemen in Arepo area of Ikorodu, Lagos State on May 24, 2014.

THE Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC has approved the suspension of Rule 42 (5)(e) of the Consolidated Rules and Regulations of the Commission for 90 days, effective February 25, 2015.

The Federal Government and the Edo State government are locked in a war of words over the alleged politicisation of a water project in the state.