30 March 2011 AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has admitted that the absence of star forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic for Saturday's derby against Inter Milan is a huge blow. The Sweden forward is serving the second of a two-match ban imposed for striking Bari's Marco Rossi in the ribs. He was originally banned for the regulation three games for violent conduct…
‘The times they are a-changing!’ Really? Remember the old Bob Dylan song? Well, that is exactly what has happened last weekend in the southern German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg. In what must be a historic turning point, the German Green Party is the winner of regional elections, and Winfried Kretschmann thus becomes the first Green Minister-President in Germany. This victory, which…
As the deadline for campaign by political parties contesting the April elections draws nearer, most of the presidential candidates are yet to campaign for votes in Cross River State. Apart from President Goodluck Jonathan has held a rally in the state, others like: Ibrahim Shekarau of the ANPP, Mohammadu Buhari of the CPC, Pat Utomi of the SDMP, Chris Okotie…
The Ekiti State government yesterday approved the promotion of civil servants who are due for promotion with effect from January 2010. The government has also appealed to labour unions for more understanding on the issue of pay relativity, saying what it receives from the Federation Account and Internally Generated Revenue are too meagre to accommodate the pay rise being demanded.…
29 March 2011 Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia, has admitted his team may have ran up four goals past Ethiopia, but the Walya Antelopes outplayed his team in the midfield. The goal rush that the fans asked for at the Abuja National Stadium Sunday night came to pass, but the overall performance of the team left very little to cheer…
29 March 2011 MTNFootball.com will bring you live Play-by-Play coverage of the International Friendlies between England vs Ghana (Tuesday, 29 March. Kick-off 21:00) as well as Nigeria v Kenya (Tuesday, 29 March. Kick-off 19:00. Ghana will face England for the first time at senior level at Wembley Stadium in London tonight. The Black Stars come into the game full of confidence after…
29 March 2011 A cursory glance at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification groups makes you wonder whether there is a growing shift in power in African football. Cameroon, Egypt, Mali, Nigeria, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia have all looked less than convincing in the qualifiers to date, and all are in serious danger of not making the tournament in…
Osita Okechukwu, the governorship candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), has said that zoning guarantees the Igbo ethnic group will produce a President in 2015. Addressing polling agents of his party on Monday at Amechi Awkunanaw, an Enugu suburb, Mr Okechukwu said``Zoning is the best for the country under the political scenario we have found ourselves. ``It offers…
A Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), Women and Children Alive (WCA), has appealed to women to vote for their fellow women vying for various political offices in the April general elections. Victoria Balogun, the Executive Director of WCA, made the appeal while speaking at a rally for potential voters in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, on Monday. Mrs Balogun said a vote for…
The Director of the National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Gombe State, Ado Solomon has urged physically-challenged persons to use the April polls to elect people who will be ready to solve their problems. Mr Solomon, who addressed the physically-challenged persons in Gombe on Sunday as part of NOA’s sensitisation, said they should endeavour to use their votes to bring a…
Investors have continued to seek safe haven in bonds over equities, as trading activities at the bond market now increases on a weekly basis. Available data at the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) showed that a turnover of 204.56 million units worth N187.204 billion was recorded last week at the bond market, 20.35 per cent higher than the 169.96 million units…
Smooth elections in Nigeria could differentiate it from other political hot spots in the region and trigger renewed frontier investor interest in its Eurobond and equities. Appetite for Nigeria’s $500 million debut Eurobond has been lacklustre since it launched two months ago, while a rally in the stock market in the first few weeks of the year has petered out,…
Europe’s prospects of receiving Libyan oil shipments would be weeks away, even if rebels were quickly removed from the international sanctions list, as big buyers say shipping and legal risks are still a concern. A senior Libyan rebel official said Gulf oil producer, Qatar, had agreed to market oil produced from east Libyan fields that are no longer under the…
28 March 2011 Qualifying for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations has reached the halfway mark in all pools bar Group K, which is now well advanced. Here is the low-down on how things ave gone so far: GROUP A Cape Verde are the surprise leaders with seven points their three matches, which includes a fantastic 1-0 victory over Mali…
3 March 2011 MTNFootball.com last year introduced a new rankings system for African nations whereby we take into account only the teams' most recent matches to determine who is the best on the continent! Unlike the FIFA World Rankings, we take current form into account and position the countries based on their performances in recent months, compiling a list of…