14 February 2011 South Africa and Niger booked their place in the African Nations Championship quarterfinals on Sunday when they finished in the top two positions in Group B in Sudan. The pair, who also share a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification pool, completed wins that see the South Africans top the group, and Niger second. South Africa will now…
14 February 2011 Dolphin maintained a four-point lead at the top of the Nigeria Premier League after a 1-0 win at Zamfara United, just as closest rivals Sunshine Stars beat Ocean Boys 2-0 at home. Dolphin have thus recorded 33 points from 15 matches, while Sunshine moved up to second spot on 29 points. Surprise package Bukola Babes also consolidated…
14 February 2011 It was an action packed weekend in the PSL which saw the six matches taking place averaging three goals per game. Kicking off the goal feast on Friday night was as seven goal thriller between Ajax Cape Town and Santos (the first Absa Premiership game with seven goals this season). This was certainly one local derby that…
The chairman, Irrigation Farmers Association in Katsina State, Salisu Lema-Jikamshi, has called on government to facilitate the establishment of tomato processing companies to create jobs. Mr. Lema-Jikamshi made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Funtua, Katsina State, on Friday, and noted that irrigation farming provided job opportunities to many Nigerians. He said although…
The Ado-Ekiti Business District Office of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN), has lamented customers' refusal to pay their electricity bills, as it presently stands at N614 million. The public affairs officer, Evbotokhai Oarhe, disclosed this in a statement he made available in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday. According to Mr. Oarhe, the debtors include government ministries, and their agencies, corporate…
Unease over the outlook for the country after the April general election is due to a variety of reasons. One source of worry is the fact that the political class is not acting differently - albeit it was always something of a stretch to have imagined that without incentives to the contrary, they would have gone through a damascene experience.…
12 February 2011 Sir Alex Ferguson described Wayne Rooney's winning goal in the Manchester derby as the best he had ever seen, but the United manager still wants more from his star striker. Rooney, so disappointing for much of this season, scored for just the fifth time in the league as his stunning overhead kick from Nani?s cross secured a…