Thursday 4 October 2012

Eagles don’t need Dollars to beat Lone Star – Keshi

Super Eagles boss, Stephen Okechukwu Keshi has reacted swiftly to news making the rounds that Liberian President, Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, has promised the Lone Star huge dollar rain if they can upset the form books by defeating Nigeria in Calabar, in the final round qualifier for the Nations Cup 2013.

Boko Haram: Abati, Okupe differ on establishment of new battalion

By Ben Agande

A major disagreement has erupted between the special adviser to the President on Media and Publicity,Dr. Reuben Abati and the Senior special assistant to the president on Public affairs, Dr. Doyin Okupe, as the former, yesterday, publicly disowned the later, over the reason for the establishment of the 176 Special Forces Battalion of the Brigade of Guards.

UN chief demands Darfur killing probe

United Nations (AFP) – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called Wednesday on Sudan to conduct a full investigation into an attack that killed four peacekeepers in Darfur, his spokesman said.

Martin Nesirky said Ban was “appalled and deeply saddened” by the ambush Tuesday of a patrol by UN-African Union peacekeepers in El Geneina, West Darfur.