Monday, December 29, 2014

PDP has nothing more to offer Nigerians –Bakare


Pastor of The Lat­ter Rain Assembly (End-Time Church), Tunde Bakare, yes­terday threw a punch at the leadership of Peoples Demo­cratic Party (PDP), warning that economic dangers loom in the country.
At the church’s last-Sun­day-of-the-year service in La­gos, the cleric said after PDP had dominated political power in the country for 15 years, the party had shown that it had nothing to offer than poor per­formance.

2015: Don’t use insurgency, oil price to judge Jonathan –APGA BoT member


Nigerians have been urged not to sup­port the call by some people us­ing the fall in oil price and insurgency in the northern part of the country to cam­paign against President Goodluck Jonathan in next year’s election, saying such move is cheap, anti-progres­sive and undemocratic.

We have no hands in recent bombings –FG


The Federal Govern­ment has debunked insinuations that the administration of President Goodluck Jonathan is responsible for the spate of bombings that have been rocking some parts of the country in re­cent times.

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.

Women’s World Cup: Canada names squad to face Super Falcons, others

Canada has named their squad to play at the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia & New Zealand. Led by Head Coach Bev Priestman and capta...