Former Member of the NFF Technical Committee, Garba Lawal has stated that the CHAN bound Super Eagles B have no excuse for failure when the championship gets underway. The team have been in camp since December 14 and are now finalizing their preparation for the 4th edition of the championship in Rwanda.

FRONTLINE auto maker, FAW Group, in collaboration with its Nigerian distributor, Perfection Motor Company Limited, has concluded plans to unveil an ultra-modern showroom and well equipped workshop to deliver truck solutions by way of distributing modern and rugged trucks as well as offering after-sales back up to haulage and construction companies in the country.

FORD Chip Ganassi Racing has revealed that Marino Franchitti, Stefan Mücke, Olivier Pla and Andy Priaulx have been selected to race in the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) at the wheel of the all-new Ford GT. Ford is running two cars in the FIA World Endurance Championship and two in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The intention is for the two teams to come together in June for a four-car effort at arguably the most famous endurance race in the world, the Le Mans 24 Hours, fifty years after its historic 1-2-3 finish. The FIA WEC will visit a further three locations in Europe, Silverstone (UK), Nurburgring (Germany) and Spa (Belgium).

THE Nigerian auto market is obviously not lacking when it comes to different brands of automobiles, and even more interesting is the truck segment where the competition is tense because the country is a growing market. The names are many, but one name that has stood the test of time over the years is the Mitsubishi Fuso Canter, a light truck distributed in Nigeria by CFAO Motors Nigeria Limited.

A board member of the Nigeria Tennis Federation (NTF), Bala Yesufu has backed Governor Akinwumi Ambode for uppgrading the Gov’’s Cup Tennis Futures to a Challengers event.

THE recent Court of Appeal judgment which sacked Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of the PDP and declared Dr. Alex Otti of APGA winner of the April 2015 governorship election may have altered the political equation of Abia State.

BENIN—EDO State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Heregie Aihanuwa, has confirmed that one person has died from Lassa fever in the state, as doctors at the Irrua Specialist Hospital were battling to save the life of another person, who was also diagnosed with the disease.

Operatives of Xsquad at the Lagos State Police Command have arrested a native doctor for reportedly hypnotising, raping and defrauding a 32-year-old lady (names withheld) of N7,900,000.

Ado Ekiti—The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in Ekiti State, yesterday, disclosed that no fewer than four deaths were recorded in 16 road traffic crashes in the state during the Christmas and New Year festive period.

The Organizing Committee for the Access Bank Lagos City Marathon have opened another veritable channel for Lagosians to contribute to the development of their City as a volunteer scheme for the Marathon race has been activated