Obagoal Martins Has Been Named In The MLS Team Of The Year

Seattle Sounders striker, Obafemi Martins, has been named in the Major League Soccer Team of The Year. Martins along side his teammate at Sounders, Chad Marshall were both named in the Best XI for 2014. The former Inter Milan striker has painted the MLS with goals setting new records at Seattle...

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Are We Free Yet? Crude Oil Rebound Above $71 Mark

Brent rose to $71 a barrel yesterday, recovering some of its losses from the previous session as a turbulent market searched for a price floor after a nearly 40 percent fall since June. Oil has seen choppy trade since the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said last week it would...

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Court Remands A Young Man In Prison For Raping An 11-Year-Old Down Syndrome Girl In Benin

A 27-year-old man, Austin Okonkwo, has been remanded in prison custody by an Evboriaria Chief Magistrate's Court sitting in Ikpoba-Okha, Edo State, for allegedly raping an 11-year-old Down Syndrome girl. The accused, who was described with unprintable words when his victim was presented in the court,...

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Nigeria Nationwide League Secures N20 Million Sponsorship Deal

The Nigeria Nationwide League (NNWL) has secured a three-year sponsorship deal worth N20 million with a private company, Puzzles Group Limited. The  deal, expected to take effect from the 2014/2015 NNWL season, has a two-year renewal option designed to take grassroots football to the next level. Mr...

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A US Health Worker Is Flown Home For Ebola Tests In Atlanta

A US health care worker who has been assisting efforts in west Africa has been flown to the United States to be tested for Ebola in Atlanta, a spokeswoman said Wednesday. Emory University Hospital will monitor the patient to see if they have been infected, spokeswoman Holly Korschun told AFP. "An...

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Pandemonium In Delta State, As APC Holds Governorship Primaries Today

There is confusion in Delta State Chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) with regard to the party's primaries which is expected to hold Thursday (today), the 4th of December, 2014. This confusion sterns from the allegedly text messages that were sent out by the state executives of the party...

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2015 Election: APC Holds Governorship Primaries On Dec. 4 In Delta State

The All Progressives Congress (APC) will hold her governorship primaries on Thursday, December 4, 2014, in Delta State. This primaries will take place contrary to reports in some online portals that one of the contenders, Olorogun Otega Emerhor, has been unanimously adopted as the sole candidate of...

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CBN Intervenes To Keep Naira At N181, After Falling To N188

The naira on Tuesday closed at N181 after it initially fell to N187.55 against the dollar during the early trading session at the interbank foreign exchange market. The national currency had closed at N184.10 on Monday. The further decline on Tuesday had forced the Central Bank of Nigeria to intervene...

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Shocker: One Bidder Fails NITEL's Technical Evaluation

One of the consortia seeking to acquire the Nigerian Telecommunications Limited and its mobile subsidiary, the Nigerian Mobile Telecommunications, has dropped out of the competition, having failed in the technical evaluation process. The Head of Public Communication, Bureau of Public Enterprises, Mr. Chigbo Anichebe, confirmed this in a telephone interview with our correspondent in Abuja on Tuesday. With...

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No Surprise At All, As Fuel Scarcity Looms Over Delayed Subsidy Payments

The reluctance of some oil marketers to import petrol owing to alleged non-payment of subsidy arrears and the subsequent reduction in loading activities at the Apapa depots are currently putting serious pressure on product supply across the country. There are fears that scarcity of petrol is imminent if the situation is not addressed. Some filling stations, which in recent times were always open...

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