10 May 2011 With a first French Ligue 1 title since 1954 in sight, Lille will be looking to at least retain their four-point advantage over nearest chasers Olympique Marseille in a full set of fixtures this midweek. Les Dogues play away to Saint-Etienne on Tuesday evening and could dial up the pressure on OM with a win that would…
10 May 2011 MTNFootball.com brings you our top five performers from the African continent in the English Premiership this season. 5. Youssouf Mulumbu (West Brom/DR Congo) Appearances/goals: 32/5 The DR Congo international midfielder has been outstanding for West Brom this year in helping them to a respectable mid-table position. Once a French junior international, the 24-year-old has opted to play…
The Governing Council of the University of Jos has appointed Hayward Mafuyai as the new Vice Chancellor of the institution. A statement signed by the Registrar, Jilli Dandam, issued on Sunday in Jos, said that the appointment of Mr. Mafuyai followed the report of the council’s Selection Board for the appointment of a new vice chancellor. The statement said that…
The Zamfara State chapter of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) has promised to cooperate with the state’s governor-elect, Yari Abubakar, in moving the state forward. CNPP Chairman in the state, Zayyana Haske, said at a press conference in Gusau that the groups is “satisfied with the result of the election which returned Yari as the governor-elect. “For the…
The fuel scarcity in Kano metropolis in the past two weeks has kept many tailors out of business. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the industrial machines in many tailoring centres visited were silent due to the lack of fuel to power the generating sets to make them functional. Similarly, many tailors were seen either sleeping or sitting…
Trading activities in Starcomms’ shares yesterday boosted market volume as the quantity of shares transacted during the day rose by 26.11 percent as against a marginal increase of 6.59 percent recorded last trading day. A total of 371.664 million shares were traded compared to 294.696 million at the previous trading session last Friday. Investors traded 69.569 million units of Starcomms’…
The Nigerian naira eased against the U.S dollar on the interbank market on Monday after the Central Bank sold dollars at a higher rate than last week at its foreign exchange auction. The naira closed at 155.85 to the dollar on the interbank market compared to 155.15 at Friday’s close, although the sale of $400 million by state-owned energy company…
9 May 2011 Sir Alex Ferguson hailed Manchester United's impending coronation as English champions for a record 19th time as a "fantastic achievement". United moved level with Liverpool's tally of 18 titles two years ago and their 2-1 win over Chelsea on Sunday means they now need one more point to secure their 19th. Ferguson's side are six points ahead…
9 May 2011 Nigerian clubs Enyimba and Sunshine Stars at the weekend shot to the next round of the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup, respectively. Enyimba pipped hard-fighting Al-Ittihad of Libya 1-0 courtesy of a victor Barnabas penalty goal after 70 minutes to qualify for the money-spinning stage of the Champions League. The two-time African champions thus joined defending…
A part of Ikere-Ekiti community, in Ekiti State was yesterday taken over by armed security personnel following a protest by students of the College of Education Ikere-Ekiti over outrageous tuition fees introduced by the management of the institution. Carrying placards of various inscriptions, the students brought commercial activities in the second largest town in the state to a halt. They…
With the conclusion of the 2011 general elections, the Nigerian Union of Journalists has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to reduce the number of political parties in the country. Members of the union spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews in Umuahia and Abakaliki, the Abia and Ebonyi States capitals respectively. Section 78 (7i and…
The newly elected chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Kaduna State council, spoke on issues he hopes to tackle during his tenure, as well as his progamme for the union. What do you think was the reason why you were overwhelmingly elected as the chairman of NLC Kaduna State council? The labour movements in Kaduna State are yearning for change…
2Shotz premieres new song Erstwhile Trybe Records rapper 2Shotz has released a new single titled “Damn!”, featuring upcoming act Funbi. The single was premiered on the online music portal notjustok.com on May 7. “Damn!” is a high tempo track and was produced by Blaze. Famous for delivering his rap lines in pidgin English, 2Shotz, whose real name is William Orioha,…
The oil-producing central African state of Congo Republic inaugurated a 120 Megawatt Chinese-funded hydroelectric power station late on Saturday aimed at bridging the gap in its energy needs. The $377 million Imboulou plant 150 km (90 miles) north of the capital Brazzaville is 85 per cent-funded with soft loans by China and was built by China National Machinery Equipment Import…
I readily confess to a fascination with the "theory of unintended consequences". But, a small clarification before anything further is written. My interest is not in the certainty that everything that may go wrong about a policy choice/decision is bound to. Confronted by almost six decades of inept and often cynical management of this economy, it is to be expected…