Keshi, Eagles in telephone conversation

It was a surprise dinner evening for national team players on Friday evening, as Coach Stephen Okechukwu Keshi put a call across when the team gathered and asked to speak to the entire team through teleconference.

We’ll turn Nigeria’s football around –NFF

The new execu­tive board of the Nigeria Football Fed­eration (NFF), has re­iterated its resolve to effect positive changes in the nation’s football despite obvious chal­lenges it is facing at the moment.
President of the NFF, Amaju Melvin Pinnick who gave the assurance ahead of this week’s meeting of the Executive Committee scheduled for Lagos, said his executive team will always consider well

S/Africa fires warning with Zambia

Zambia

A late goal from Thu­so Phala saw South Afri­ca defeatted Zambia 1-0 in an Africa Cup of Na­tions warm-up friendly at the Orlando Stadium yesterday afternoon.
The match between Bafa­na Bafana and Chipolopolo looked set to end in a goal­less stalemate until substitute Phala struck in the 81st min­ute to hand the host a 1-0 win before it headed off to Gabon
 for a preparatory camp ahead of the AFCON.

STYLE PREDICTION FOR 2015

2015

Right now, the style team of Sunday Sun is seated gazing at the crystal ball. We are trying hard to look into the future, and in some hours now, it will be 2015! We examined what was on the runway at the different fashion parades, but time will determine which style will catch your fancy and become trendy. From what we have seen, we know for sure that the athletic culture will be influencing the trend and our crystal ball is telling us you will have the choice of styles ranging from iconic to cool, plain, elegant, wearable, retro, and charming come year 2015.Have a wonder­ful New Year!

Kashamu, Musa, Okorie clash over priest’s sermon

More reactions still trail the criti­cal observations of the popular Enugu Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka who, at Adoration Ground, Emene, Enugu, alleged that Presi­dent Goodluck Jonathan surrounded him­self with very corrupt officials and, therefore, asked him to step aside.

The Chairman, Organisation and Mobilisa­tion of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Buruji Kashamu, faulted the priest’s call on President Goodluck Jonathan to abandon his re-election bid for the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Bu­hari (rtd.) to emerge the winner of the presiden­tial election next month.

When you go home, tell anybody you see that from the oracle of the Holy Spirit, we are announcing change –Mbaka 0

“In the year 2014, we had a lot of bloodshed in this country. People were dying like rats without any­body asking about them. This country suffered a lot of blood experi­ence. Many of us witnessed that people were in tears. Just like the ancient world, the year 2014, the 4 in it had the queen in it, which had to do with death. Our lead­ers failed us with reckless abandon and nobody asked them question.
“The so-called democracy was a hidden autocracy. It was deceptive and question­able quack miler.

Al-Shabab claims deadly Somalia car bombing

Civilians among victims of suicide attack on spy agency in district close to Mogadishu's airport, witnesses say.

Five people were killed in Sunday attack claimed by al-Shabab [Mustaf Abdi Nor Shafana/Al Jazeera]

A suicide bombing has struck Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, killing five people including the bomber, with the armed group al-Shabab quickly claiming responsibility.