Staff, (FIFA) - The Golden Eaglets were in the driving seat throughout the match against New Zealand in Abuja's National Stadium. Scoring three goals in the first half, the Golden Eaglets won the day 5-0 and fairly well cruised through their first knockout game to book passage to the quarter-finals, where they will lock horns with fast-moving Asian outfit Korea Republic in Calabar.
CHRISTOPHER OJI, (Daily Sun) - Olabode George who is serving a two-and-half year jail term in Kirikiri has vowed not to wear his prison uniform. George, nicknamed 'Lagos Boy' vowed not to touch the uniform newly sewn for him, let alone of putting it on. A prison staff said they handling him carefully because they did not know the next action or directive of the government.
Staff, (ThisDay) - Details of the official trading at the Wholesale Dutch Auction System (WDAS) showed the naira losing to the dollar at the first day of the bi-weekly auction yesterday. Traders attributed the drop in naira value to disparity in market demand and supply. Pressure on the local currency had subsided last week as the oil majors exchanged dollars for naira.
Jude Ossai, (Nigerian Tribune) - Former Biafran leader and Ikemba Nnewi, Chief Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, has raised the alarm over the political crisis in Anambra State, saying any attempt to stop the incumbent governor of the state, Mr. Peter Obi, from exercising his constitutional rights of seeking re-election in 2010 could lead to another civil war in the country.
Staff, (Nigerian Tribune) - Against all expectation, the retired Navy top brass was handed a two-year jail term at a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja. According to source, the PDP leader was confident of returning home victorious that his associates in Lagos took three different designs of ‘Aso-Ebi’ (uniforms) while another group linked to Gov Alao-Akala took another design.
Staff, (FIFA) - After going a goal down early against Argentina in their final Group A game in Bauchi, hosts and defending champions Nigeria stormed back to win 2-1, top Group A and book their place in the knockout stages as section winners. Argentina, who went into the game already assured of qualification, will have to settle for second place.
Wole Shadare, (Guardian) - LESS than one week after 58 Nigerians were deported from Dublin, Ireland, 53 others were yesterday deported to the country through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The deportees were brought into Nigeria aboard an Air Europa aircraft with flight number AEA911, which arrived at 17.40.
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