Anambra attracts $1.65bn investments as Oduah heads Anambra airport project

In keeping with his avowed commitment to achieve increased investment in­flow to the state, Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, said the state has at­tracted about $1.65 billion investment from investors since March 17, 2014 when the new administration was inaugurated.

Flying Eagles’ coaches get 10 months pay

It was a huge festive cheer for coaches of the Nigeria U-20 team, the Flying Eagles, as they were finally paid their salaries for the past 10 months.
A top Nigeria Football Federa­tion (NFF) official informed Afri­canFootball.com the coaches had  received their long-awaited sala­ries.

Chelsea, Man United title chances hampered by draws

Leaders, Chelsea could only pick up a point as they were held by a resilient Southampton at St Mary’s Stadium. Sadio Mane gave the Saints the lead when he pounced on John Terry’s hesitancy in defence before lifting his shot past Thibaut Courtois. Eden Hazard equalised seconds before the interval when he drifted in from the left before firing in low. Saints finished with 10 men when Morgan Schneiderlin was shown a second yel­low card for a foul on Cesc Fabregas.

Eaglets cry out over Kano house gifts again

World Cup-win­ning Golden Eaglets stars, Musa Muhammed and Zaharadeen Bello have again cried out that they are yet to receive the houses promised them by the Kano State Governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso a year ago.

Abu Dhabi friendly: Eagles’ players get December 30 deadline

Super Eagles tech­nical crew current­ly led by assistant coach, Dan Amokachi have sounded a note of warning to all invited home based stars for the now altered January 12 and 17 friendlies against Cote D’Ivoire and Su­dan, that they must re­port to the Bolton White Apartment, Zone 7, Abuja on Tuesday, De­cember 30, 2014. Ac­cording to a release by the team’s Media Of­ficer, Ben Alaiya, he stated that the warning was made by the team administrator, Dayo En­ebi Achor, who said he was making the clarifi­cations as some of the players were still think­ing that the team will converge last Sunday, December 28. “We have done a release from the NFF to that effect but we must again re-emphasis that the team will come together by January 30th and all players and offi­cials must take note”, he said.

2015: Lagos PDP unites for victory

At the end of the December 8, governorship primary of the Peoples Demo­cratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, everyone thought that the party would once again approach the main election as a divided house.
The outcome of the party’s guberna­torial primary, won by Mr. Jimi Agbaje had generated controversies; with the former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musilu Obanikoro, who came second in the contest, vowing that the result would not stand.

How APC will win 2015 presidency –Timi Frank, party deputy spokesman

Comrade Timi Frank is the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progres­sives Congress (APC). In this interview, the Bayelsa State- born politician gave an insight into why the party settled for Prof. Yemi Osinbajo as Muhammad Buhari’s running mate and the chances of APC in the South-south, among other issues.
Do you believe people that say Prof Osinbajo was wrong choice as Vice Presidential candidate of the APC?