Super Eagles players, Victor Moses, Mikel Obi, Obiora Nwankwo & Ahmed Musa, celebrates one of the goals on Saturday/ Photo: Leadership.NG
Super Eagles players, Victor Moses, Mikel Obi, Obiora Nwankwo & Ahmed Musa, celebrates one of the goals on Saturday/ Photo: Leadership.NG

Nigeria dump Liberia to reach Afcon 2013 – MTN Football

Nigeria Super Eagles trounced Liberia 6-1 in Calabar on Saturday to have qualified for next year’s African Nations Cup (AFCON 2013) competition 8-3 on aggregate.

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Katsina State Constructs 832 Kilometres Of Roads; Governor Pledges To Sustain Tempo

Katsina State government says it has constructed 832 kilometres of roads as part of its urban expansion programme aimed at laying a solid foundation for economic advancement of the state. Gov. Ibrahim Shema made this known on Sunday in Katsina when he ...

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Oil Price Benchmark: Sanusi, Okonjo-Iweala Insists On 75 Dollars per Barrel

The Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Sunday in Tokyo reiterated the need to retain  75 dollars as the reference price of a barrel of oil in executing the 2013 budget. She told newsmen that the budget for next year presented to the N...

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Flood: Community Leader Urges Akwa Ibom Govt To Sensitise Coastal Settlements

Chief Williams Mkpa, a community leader in Ibeno, Akwa Ibom, has called on the state government to take proactive steps to avert flood disasters in coastal communities. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that recent reports from the Nigerian Mete...

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FG Approves Kogi Govt’s Plans To Relocate Flood Victims To Estates

Mr Yomi Awoniyi, the Deputy Governor of Kogi, said that the Federal Government had approved plans to relocate some flood victims to Federal Government Housing Estates in Ajaokuta and Lokoja. The deputy governor disclosed this in a statement issued by h...

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Kwara Has Spent Over N900m On Energy Sector So Far – Commissioner

The Kwara Government has so far committed the sum of N900 million into the energy sector, the state Commissioner for Energy, Alhaji Tajudeen Sulu-Oloje, has said. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Ilorin that an additional sum ...

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NUJ President Urges Kano Govt. To Re-open Triumph Newspapers Company

The NUJ National President, Garba Mohammed, has called on the Kano state government to re-open the Triumph Newspapers Publishing Company it closed down recently for poor performance. He made the call during the Annual Lecture/Role Model award ceremony ...

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US Rights Group Urge Jonathan, IG To Probe Detention Of PDP Chief’s Media Aide

A United States-based human rights group, Justice For All Nations (JFAN) has called on President Goodluck Jonathan and Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohamed Abubakar over what it called "an unlawful arrest and detention" of Mr. Lere O...

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