Fluminense deny Roma contact over Jean
The Brazilian giants have dismissed speculation the Serie A side have inquired about the midfielder, insisting the player will not leave
Benat’s agent denies contact between Betis & Bayern
The ex-Athletic Bilbao starlet has been linked with a move to Pep Guardiola's Bavarians in the summer, but Jose Vicente Biurrun said that the player could stay through next season
Lagos And The Coming Rains
By Tayo Ogunbiyi While some parts of the country experienced flooding of greater dimension last year, the situation in Lagos was relatively pleasant. Recent prediction by the Director General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), Dr
International Women’s Day And The Gender Agenda
By Funmi Falana International Women’s Day is an annual event held on March 8 every year to celebrate women and their achievements. It is also designed to sensitize people to the rights and plights of women globally.
W/Cup Qualifier: Mixed Reactions Trail Keshi’s List
Stephen Keshi Mixed reactions have continued to trail the 15-man list released by Coach Stephen Keshi for this month’s 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against the Harambee Stars of Kenya.
Winding Down History: Religion And Nation, Power And Freedom
By Wole Soyinka Today’s event may yet make a Christian out of me – since, from my admittedly imperfect recollection of the Christian bible – somewhere, it is written: to him who hath, even more shall be given. Despite the numerous explications I have encountered from childhood regarding that problematic passage, I have never been at ease with its implicit inequity.
Towards an embracing national budget
In a recent write-up, we posited that of all the functions of the Fiscal Responsibilities Commission which flows from the Federal Responsibilities Act 2007, “It is only in the area of payment of operating surplus it has been very visible”.
2015 Could Be Messy If…
By Kanayo Esinulo I sounded alarmed and gravely disturbed in this column some weeks ago, because I suspect that the race for 2015 could get so hot and consuming that some governors and the President could be distracted so much that efforts at national development could suffer. The point I tried to make was that no one should offer cheap excuses for our leaders’ inability to deliver on their campaign promises to the people. A leader who meets the hopes and expectations of the electorate would, quite easily, I think, be re-elected.
Lavezzi: Cavani is better than Balotelli
Despite the Italy star’s arrival at AC Milan, the former Napoli attacker still believes the Uruguayan is the best striker in Serie A, and hailed the Partenopei as Juventus’ equals
When The Beak Breaks The Tusk
By Sulaimon Mojeed-Sanni The caption for this piece was borrowed from a Facebook friend, Joshua Oluwakayode Oyero’s status. Am sure that was the easiest way he could capture the anxiety that followed the Super Eagles of Nigeria’s “poaching” of the Ivorian’s Elephants
‘In my opinion everything was done right’ – West Brom’s Odemwingie defends deadline-day actions
The Baggies striker insists his club knew he was travelling to Loftus Road and gave him the go ahead, and reiterates it is “just a matter of time” before he leaves the Hawthorns