Football loving Nigerians who wish to watch the final of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil live should be ready to cough out as much as between N70,000 ($440 USD) and N156,000 ($990 USD), the World Soccer Governing Body, FIFA has revealed. However, to watch the initial group matches is as cheap as N14,000 ($90 USD) per match. Meanwhile, tickets are expected to go on sale from August 20, 2012 ahead of the world fiesta starting on June 12, 2014. Ticket prices for international fans attending the football World Cup in Brazil will start at $90 (£59, 69 euros)…
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Israel and the Palestinians have reached an agreement which establishes the basis for resuming peace talks, the US Secretary of State has announced. John Kerry was speaking in Jordan, after meetings with both sides earlier. He gave no details of the agreement, but said initial talks would be held in Washington next week. The last round of direct talks broke down nearly three years ago over the issue of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Mr Kerry told reporters in Amman that the parties had “reached an agreement that establishes a basis for resuming direct…
Vice President Namadi Sambo is excited that the National Power Training Institute (NAPTIN) is set to graduate 500 engineers that have been retrained to man the newly built power plants. The Institute was established to undertake the training of personnel in the power sector especially engineers that will be able to man the newly built power plants across the country. Speaking during the 29th meeting of the Board of Niger Delta Power Holding Company of Nigeria (NDPHC), operators of NIPP, at the State House, Abuja, the Vice President commended the vision of the Ministry of Power in establishing NAPTIN. He…
After weeks of speculations, Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele, also known as ‘Jenifa’ has confirmed that her one year marriage has hit a cul-de-sac The celebrated actress in May 2012 got hooked to Kehinde Oloyede in a well publicized and elaborate traditional wedding ceremony. Ayo Ola- Muhammed, her Publicist in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday, confirmed that ‘Jenifa’ is now separated from her husband, Mr. Oloyede. The statement reads in part, “on behalf of our client, star actress, Funke Akindele, we want to formally inform you that after due consultation and consideration, she’s now separated from Mr. Kehinde…
From Sam Ade, Abuja: The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Sports, Godfrey Gaiya, has assured home based Super Eagles of continued government support at the highest level, saying they have become role models to Nigerian youths. He was speaking after the National League side, FC Abuja, played against the Super Eagles in a test match played at the FIFA Goal Project on Friday in Abuja. The game was also watched by the NFF Technical Committee member, Austen Elumelu and Coach Siji Lagunju among others. Gaiya reminded them that Nigerians are eagerly awaiting their qualification for African…
ECOWAS leaders ended their 43rd Ordinary session in Abuja on Wednesday 18th July 2013 with a decision to enlarge the membership of the Commission from the present nine to 15, in line with their agreement in Yamoussoukro last February under the ongoing institutional reform. The expansion, which follows the transformation of ECOWAS from an Executive Secretariat to a Commission in 2007, seeks to ensure equity and sense of belonging among the 15 Member States of the Community set up in 1975 to facilitate regional economic development and integration as well as promote greater efficiency. The new-look Commission with non-renewable four-year tenure for each candidate is as follows: Statutory…
To make wealth is an achievement; the way it is spent is style. In most cases, successful individuals who have created wealth through wise and diligent investments in business hardly squander their money. They usually prefer to reinvest their capital, including the accrued profit over the years, into their businesses to increase their asset base and level of affluence. The tendency, therefore, is that the richer they are, the more their business interests expand. In line with this corporate tradition, the rich investors get richer and, when they spend, they do so in a big way worthy of mention.…
The world is a global village; this discovery is just a recent phenomenon by the Scientist. I say this because most of the ‘advanced civilizations’ are ignorant of Africa as a continent. Their Atheist Scientist claim man originates from Ape. A claim that Religion debunk, this claim have been taught to all Medical student to the extent that to believe otherwise is akin to heresy. To the people of Religion, the people of Faith, Man was deliberately created and to us especially, – Meaning the Muslims, Man is created for a purpose and that purpose is to worship His maker,…
Governors and Deputy Governors of the opposition parties on solidarity visit to Governor Rotimi Aamechi at the Government House, Port Harcourt.
The US city of Detroit in Michigan has become the largest American city ever to file for bankruptcy, with debts of at least $15bn (£10bn). State-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr asked a federal judge to place the city into bankruptcy protection. If it is approved, he would be allowed to liquidate city assets to satisfy creditors and pensions. Detroit stopped unsecured-debt payments last month to keep the city running as Mr Orr negotiated with creditors. He proposed a deal last month in which creditors would accept 10 cents for every dollar they were owed. Mr Orr suggested at the time…