A confidential FIFA report raises concerns about World Cup match-fixing vulnerabilities just 12 days before the global football showdown kicks off in Brazil, the New York Times reported Saturday. The newspaper obtained a copy of the 44-page internal…
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London Olympic runner-up Nijel Amos of Botswana won the 800 meters Saturday at the Prefontaine Classic in a 2014 world-best time while long-injured reigning Olympic champion David Rudisha finished seventh. The Diamond League showdown at the University…
Nairo Quintana of Colombia is certain of Giro d’Italia victory barring any final stage disaster after preserving his handsome lead in Saturday’s penultimate 20th stage won by Australia’s Michael Rogers. Quintana came home in a pack ahead of his closest…
Rafael Nadal produced another imposing display of claycourt tennis at Roland Garros on Saturday to crush Argentinian Leonardo Mayer 6-2, 7-5, 6-2 and reach the last 16 of the French Open. Seeking to become the first man to win five straight titles in…
The Brazilian city where Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Nigeria’s John Mikel Obi will train for the World Cup is in the grip of a crippling dengue fever epidemic. Workers in Campinas have embarked on a huge operation to eradicate mosquitos, which…
Prince Harry will attend England’s World Cup match against Costa Rica as he tours Brazil and Chile in June, the royal family announced on Friday. Harry will cheer from the stands in Belo Horizonte as England play their last group fixture on June 24,…
US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warned Beijing Saturday against “destabilising actions” in the South China Sea, and backed its regional rival Japan’s plans to take on a more muscular security role in Asia. Stressing US commitments to allies and friends…
Alex Corbisiero insists the “heart-breaking” personal sacrifice to miss a rugby tour of New Zealand would certainly be eased a little by a collecting an English Premiership winners’ medal at Twickenham on Saturday. The British and Irish Lions forward…
France international defender Bacary Sagna confirmed on Friday that he is leaving English Premier League side Arsenal after seven years in north London. His contract expires next month and despite Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger’s bid to keep him at the…
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has urged Nigerians not to be discouraged by the incessant attacks by the Boko Haram terrorists’ sect but continue to stand behind President Goodluck Jonathan and the various security agencies in their determination to defeat the insurgents. Governor Uduaghan observed that despite the havoc the group was causing, it was not winning the war and cautioned against actions and utterances that tend to give encouragement and impetus to the terrorists. He gave this charrge at the 2014 Children’s Day Celebration, which was marked in Delta State with prayers for the peace of the Nation and release of…
African governments and the International Monetary Fund on Friday agreed on the urgent need to harness the continent’s rapid economic growth, as unrest and a plethora of challenges temper exuberance about the continent’s rise. At a major meeting in…
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has agreed a three-year contract extension, keeping him at the club until 2017, it was announced Friday. “Arsenal Holdings plc confirms that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has signed a new three-year extension to his current…
Canada’s economic growth slowed in the first quarter to 0.3 percent, as higher household spending was offset by lower government and business outlays, the government statistical agency said Friday. The figure is less than half the previous quarter’s…
Delta State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, CON has paid glowing tribute to the late Military Administrator of the state, Col. John David Dungs as he was laid to rest in Jos, the Plateau State capital. Represented by the State Deputy Governor, Prof Amos Utuama, (SAN), the governor praised the late MILAD for his commitment to sustainable development, adding that the state was still building on the foundations he laid. According to Uduaghan, Col. Dungs led a most peaceful life, always keen on helping and giving to the less privileged adding that his foray into politics would have been aimed at…
The Director-General of the Nigeria Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Mr. Ziakede Patrick Akpobolokemi has said that the shipyard being constructed by the agency in Delta State is intended to activate a successful coastal trade regime that will give life to a robust indigenous shipping industry capable of employing about five million Nigerians. Mr. Akpobolokemi ,while receiving the Niger Delta Achievers Merit Award (NDAMA) for excellence in leadership and administration said in 10 years Nigeria will become like the Philippines and noted that most of what the present administration is doing today will outlive it and it is important…
Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has called on the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) not to contemplate closing down schools in protest against the abduction of students of Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State. The Governor made the call when he addressed members of the Delta State wing of NUT, who staged a peaceful protest to Government House, explaining that closing down schools as a form of protest will amount to playing into the hands of those who are against western education. The NUT protest was in compliance with the decision of the national leadership of the union, which directed teachers across…
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has urged Nigerians to imbibe the habit of proper disposal of refuse and clearing of drains to reduce flooding and filth in their neighbourhoods. Dr. Uduaghan made this call while inspecting the construction work on the old Lagos/Asaba Road, at Agbor. He observed that over 70 per cent of flooding problems faced in the State are caused by people’s attitude towards the environment, asserting that it was important for people to dispose their refuse properly. The Governor also frowned at the habit of dumping of refuse in the drains, reiterating that such habits blocks the drains and could…
The warring factions of Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Warri Depot yesterday resolved to work together in the interest of peace in Warri axis and progress of the Association. Rising from a peace parley convened in Asaba by the Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, the factions disclosed that they have agreed to put their differences aside for peace to reign in the Association. Fielding questions at the end of the closed door meeting, the Vice Chairman of IPMAN, Warri Depot, Comrade Benjamin Emoefe stated that all efforts towards consolidating on the peace within the association would be…
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan has inaugurated a 21-man Peace Committee that would interface between the host community, Ugborodo and the Federal Government on the 16 billion dollars Delta Gas City project located at Ogidigben.Governor Uduaghan, inaugurating the committee in Asaba explained that he laid the foundation for the truce between the parties that culminated in the peace committee.He handed over the peace process to the offices of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) to maintain neutrality and give credibility to the process and its outcome.Governor Uduaghan disclosed that President Goodluck Jonathan, as part of…
Republic of Ireland assistant manager Roy Keane has held talks with Scottish champions Celtic over their vacant manager’s job. Ireland manager Martin O’Neill confirmed on Thursday that former Manchester United and Celtic midfielder Keane had discussions…