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I was so tired last night, I slept off. Didn't watch the match. I tried but couldn't keep my eyes open..:-) Woke up this morning to hear we won. Yay! I knew we would conquer!!! Go Super Eagles! Meanwhile, presidential spokesperson Reuben Abati released photos of President Jonathan and some of his aides watching the Nigeria - Bosnia World Cup match and then celebrating as Nigeria won by 1-0. See more photos after the cut...  

Peter Odemwingie dedicated the goal he brilliantly scored in the Nigeria-Bosnia match to his newborn son and that of the guy beside him. Who is he? Not very familiar with our current Super Eagles players. I know their names, just not what some of them look like. 

President Jonathan, the First Lady and his mum worshiping this morning at the Aso Villa Chapel. We rarely see him in a suit...suits him! 

The acting chief operations officer of the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC), Hlaudi Motsoeneng is under probe for accepting a 22 year old who was given to him as a gift. (girl circled). According to local media, Motsoeneng was given the young woman, along with a cow and a calf, by a lobby group of traditional leaders in Thohoyandou, in Limpopo province, who are seeking greater exposure of their culture. A Soweto-based newspaper reported last week that about 10 half-naked women were lined up and Motsoeneng was asked to pick one. He picked a human resources management student named Vanessa Mutswari. Vanessa is pictured above bare-breasted next to him, standing behind a trailer on which the other gifts, a cow and a calf had been loaded. And she's so happy to be given out as a gift. Continue... Immediately the photos were published, the SABC boss came under attack with people describing the offer of a "wife" as "barbaric". South African women’s gr...

People’s Democratic Party Candidate and former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has defeated the incumbent governor, Kayode Fayemi to win the governorship race in Ekiti state as earlier projected by Saharareporters. Mr. Fayose defeated Mr. Fayemi by a wide margin, polling 203, 090 votes while Fayemi, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC) scored 120, 433 votes. The third contender from the Labor Party, Opeyemi Bamidele, only managed to win 18, 135 votes. The election which was nearly marred by unprecedented use of security agencies to intimidate members of the APC was largely peaceful on polling day. Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) returning officer, Professor Isaac Azuzu made the official announcement in Ado Ekiti earlier today. Governor Kayode Fayemi has conceded defeat in Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Ekiti State and offered congratulations to the winner, Ayo Fayose. The candidate of the the All Progressive Congress (APC) rel...

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Friday adjourned hearing in a suit filed by seven Igbo deportees challenging alleged breach of their fundamental rights to Oct 15. The plaintiffs are Joseph Aniebonam, Osondu Mbuto, Osondu Agwu, Nnenna Ogbonna, Emily Okoroariri, Friday Ndukwe and Onyeka Ugwu. They have sued the Lagos State Government on behalf of 76 others for infringing on their fundamental rights. The plaintiffs filed the suit through their lawyer, Mr Ugo Ugwunnadi. Joined as respondents in the suit are the Attorney-General of Lagos State and the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the case could not be heard at the resumed date due to a notice of preliminary objection filed by the Attorney-General of Lagos State. The objection was dated June 17 and served on counsel to the plaintiffs in court. Since the application was not yet ripe for hearing, Justice Rita Ofili-Ajjumogoia, fixed Oct. 15 for ment...

Ghana’s government quietly reintroduced fuel subsidies in April, and has spent about $85 million since then in extra payments, the head of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD) told Reuters on Friday. The subsidies were scrapped early last year in a bid to reduce the budget deficit and restore macro-economic stability in Ghana. The reintroduction has not been publicly announced and senior government officials were unavailable for comment. The chamber’s chief executive, Senyo Hosi, also told Reuters that Ghana’s reserves of oil for domestic consumption normally stand at around four weeks. The reserves have fallen to just one week, because banks are refusing to extend credit to importers due to outstanding government payments. (Reuters/NAN)