AFCON 2015: Super Eagles get lifeline, beat Sudan 3-1

The Super Eagles yesterday won their first match since defeating Bosnia Herzegovina 1-0 at the World Cup after struggling to beat a de­termined Sudanese side 3-1 in the Match Day 4 of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

Ebola and the new school year

Primary and secondary school chil­dren in the country are now back in their schools following the ex­tension of their end-of-session holiday by some weeks on account of the Ebora Virus Disease (EVD) that was brought into the country from Liberia on July 20. A new school year should have taken off on September 22, but the Eb­ola problem and the need to put strate­gies in place to keep it out of the nation’s schools, forced the authorities to order an extension of the children’s holiday, which has now elapsed.

IMEKO TO BECOME NEW JERUSALEM

On September 10, 2014, Imeko in Imeko-Afon Lo­cal Government Area, a border town about 12 kilometers from the Nigeria-Benin border and about 60 km to the West of Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, was agog. Eminent personalities from all walks of life had converged to celebrate the coronation of the new Onimeko of Imeko, Oba (Pastor) Benjamin Oyediran Olanite Akanku IV.

Enugu guber: Ugwuanyi’s endorsement based on merit –Edeoga

Hon Chijioke Edeoga, presi­dential aide on National Assembly was the spokes­person of the House of Representatives. In this inter­view, he hailed the endorsement of Hon Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi as standard bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2015 governor­ship election.
What do you make of the polari­sation of the Enugu State chapter of the PDP with the endorsement of Hon Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi?

Albanian prime minister's brother 'disgusted' by drone allegations

It's a plot twist that even a thriller writer might have struggled to come up with during Serbia's European qualifying clash with Albania in Belgrade.

A drone flying a flag depicting the "Greater Albania" over a major international soccer game Tuesday was the subject of a 'whodunnit' mystery after the brother of the Albanian prime minister hit back at allegations by a Serbian government official that he had been piloting the quadcopter.

Seven Ministers To Disengage From Jonathan’s Cabinet

The Federal Executive Council in Nigeria has held a valedictory session in honour of seven ministers who may disengage from their ministerial positions to pursue their political ambitions.
The Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, Minister of Health, Dr Onyebuchi Chukwu, Minister of Labour, Mr Emeka Wogu, Minister of State for Education, Yesom Wike, Minister of State for Trade and Industry, Dr Sam Otom, Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, and the Minister of State for Niger Delta, Darius Isiaku.

Oil slump and Ebola worries fan African bond sell-off

African dollar bonds were sucked into a global rout of riskier markets on Wednesday, falling to multi-month lows as slumping oil prices and worries about the spread of Ebola fanned broader fears about world growth.