Ten man Belgium finished third at the FIFA U-17 World Cup Chile 2015 after a hard-fought 3-2 victory against Mexico in Vina del Mar. Dennis Van Vaerenbergh opened the scoring for the Belgians before a Ricardo Marin penalty levelled matters moments later with Dante Vanzeir’s wonderful chip cancelled out by Francisco Venegas’s late leveller. Vanzeir then kept his cool in stoppage time to seal third place.

Former Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Walter Eneji, who served between 2003 and 2007, is dead.

Virgin Atlantic Airways’ Sales Agent in Nigeria, Chief John Adebanjo, last night, dismissed insinuations that the airline was planning to pull out of the country due to harsh operating environment.

ELECTRICITY workers have petitioned the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, urging it to prevail on its member, Mr. Joe Gadzama (SAN), to allow due process for the labour issues agreed upon between the Federal Government and the unions in the power sector in the privatization of the defunct Power Holding Company for Nigeria, PHCN, to be resolved

South-South youths have affirmed support for President Muhamadu Buhari’s administration, insisting that he will resolve the challenges plaguing the nation.

Edo State Government has said it will intensify effort against the burning of wastes, especially those that emit corrosive and other green house gasses which deplete the ozone layer.

THE Balogun of Ibadanland, High Chief Sulaimon Adegboyega Alao Omiyale, who was next to the throne of Olubadan of Ibadan is dead. The reigning Olubadan, Oba Samuel Odulana, celebrated his centenary birthday recently.

THE hope of conducting local government elections into the 18 council areas of Ondo State has been stalled due to paucity of funds

Tottenham Hotspur are in pole position to land Nigeria under-17 ace Victor Osimhen ahead of the January transfer window.

Concerned women in the South-South region have called for peaceful elections in Bayelsa state, recommending a non-violent approach to the candidates, ahead of the December 5, governorship election in the state.

ARSENAL manager Arsene Wenger praised his side’s mental response after coming from a goal behind to draw 1-1 with Tottenham in the north London derby Sunday.

Kogi Deputy Governor, Yomi Awoniyi, says his privileged position as the Deputy Governor of the state was a call to serve the people and not to lord over them, saying he has devoted the position to the service of God and the people of the state

US President Barack Obama belatedly joined more than a billion other Facebook users Monday, signing up to the social networking site and using his first post to encourage action against climate change.

THE League of Patriotic Lawyers ,LPL, has called on the people of Kogi State to see the Audu/Faleke ticket, as a sure way of rescuing the state from the throes of poverty it said was inflicted on the state by the current Peoples Democratic Party,PDP, led government.

Pastor Tunde Bakare, of the Latter Rain Assembly has said that the government of President Muhammadu Buhari can only be described as ‘helpless’ not ‘clueless’ and that what Nigerians should do is support the administration and give it more time so that it can fulfill all the campaign promises made to the people.