About 400 students of Nnamdi Azikiwe University have gained admission into top Chinese universities through scholarship platform of HANBAN, the Director of the Chinese Cultural and Research Centre, Prof. Wang Bo, said on Thursday, in Awka.

Etoile Sahel of Tunisia were held 1-1 at home by FUS Rabat of Morocco Thursday as their unconvincing defence of the CAF Confederation Cup title continued.

Worried by the progressive dilapidation of the iconic foremost Enugu Hotel Presidential, fiery Enugu-based lawyer, Ray Nnaji, on Thursday, renewed his demand on the Economic Financial Crime Commission, EFCC,seeking former Governor Sullivan Chime’s prosecution over alleged sale of the hotel to himself through proxy.

Interswitch, one of the pioneers in loyalty marketing in Nigeria recently organised a workshop centred on contemporary loyalty solutions management.

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, AGF, Abubakar Malami, on Thursday failed again to appear before the senate committee on judiciary, human rights and legal matters to defend the charge he filed against the senate president, Bukola Saraki, and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu at an Abuja high court. Although, Malami sent a representative, the committee did not give him audience.

Embattled Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, on Thursday, urged the people of the state to remain calm and law abiding following the issuance of Certificate of Return to Mr. Uche Ogah by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as governor of the state.

Spokesperson of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Olisa Metuh, has Thursday said that he is ready to return the N400 million received from the office of the National Security Advider during the Jonathan’s administration. This was made available in a statement by his lawyer, Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN), on Thursday. Recall that the PDP spokesperson is being tried for allegedly receiving N400 million of government arms money.

In August 2014, Ivoirian football had seen better days. A few weeks earlier, Les Éléphants had been knocked out of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ at the group stage. Subsequently, on 8 August, the news that most Ivoirians had been dreading finally became a reality: Didier Drogba announced his retirement from the international scene.

The immediate past National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party( PDP), Chief Olisa Metuh on Thursday said he was prepared to pay back his share of N400million out of the $2.1billion cash meant for arms.

22 June 2008: Spain beat Italy on penalties in the Round of 16 at UEFA EURO 2008, continuing their march to glory. That victory eight years ago, secured by Cesc Fabregas’ coolly taken spot-kick, was the turning point for a team that went on to win everything, and convinced them of what they were capable and how far they could go.