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Swiss authorities yesterday convicted Abba, one of the sons of the late military dictator, General Sani Abacha, for graft and ordered $350 million worth of assets to be seized from him. (AllAfrica)

The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) yesterday ordered the police to arrest former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, and detain him in their custody. (AllAfrica)

Indications emerged, Friday, that it took what could have culminated into a violent riot at the Kirikiri Maximum Prison, Apapa, Lagos for prison authorities at Maximum Prisons, Kirikiri to formally hand over the popular prison blue-and blue uniform to convicted Chieftain of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Board Chairman of Nigerian Ports Authority, Chief Bode George. (AllAfrica)

The Federal Government has declared Thursday, November 26, and Friday, November 27, as public holidays to mark the Muslim festival of Id-El-Kabir. (AllAfrica)

How would you like to sit in the comfort of your home and shop in major stores in the UK? Say for example, you sit in your home in Lagos, and shop at Marks and Spencer, Mothercare, TM Lewin or the Apple Store? (AllAfrica)

Otunba Eddie Aderinokun a renowned journalist was born July 13, 1940 in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Chief Aderinokun, former Editor, Daily Express and one time Vice President of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) is not comfortable with what he described as below-standard pace at which journalism profession in Nigeria today is running. (AllAfrica)

President of the Nigeria Golf Federation (NGF) Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola has assured that the 2009 President Cup Golf Tournament, would be bigger and better, while adding that President Musa Yar'Adua has given his words to be part of the tournament. (AllAfrica)

An eighty man contingent arrived Lagos Thursday night from Ghana to participate in the 2009 Nigeria-Ghana International Tennis Tournament beginning this weekend at the Ikoyi Club 1938, Tennis Section. (AllAfrica)

The Rivers State Commissioner for Sports, Hon. Boma Iyaye has given a 6 weeks ultimatum to Glempkem Nigeria Limited contractors of the Sharks Stadium and Peaceline Worldwide Nigeria Limited, handling the No 6 Field to complete work or face government sanction. (AllAfrica)

Former chairman of the Nigeria Football Association, NFA, Alhaji Ibrahim Galadima says sacking Super Eagles Chief coach Shaibu Amodu will not take Nigerian football out of the woods. (AllAfrica)

Gabros FC proprietor, Chief Gabriel Chukwuma believes it would be a waste of fund and effort hiring a foreign coach to take Nigeria to the World Cup next year, saying past effort in the same direction had done little or no good for the Eagles. He suggested that Nigerians should have faith in Amodu,the man who did much to ensure Nigeria qualified for the first World Cup in African and should be allowed to carry out the job to a logical conclusion. (AllAfrica)

The 2009 Total E&P Golf Tournament came to an end last weekend at the IBB Golf and Country Club, with the Chief Executive Officer of the oil company, Guy Maurice, declaring his companies total commitment to Nigerian golf and sports in general. (AllAfrica)

Former First Vice Chairman of the Nigeria Football Association, NFA board, Richard Nwabufo Obienu has advised against sacking Super Eagles Chief Coach, Shaibu Amodu, saying it is too early, especially coming only a few days after he qualified Nigeria for the 2010 World Cup. (AllAfrica)

Nwankwo Kanu, Super Eagles' captain has charged the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF to embark on early preparation for the team if the country must have a good outing at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa . (AllAfrica)

In what appears to be the first ever move between two of the world's biggest movie industries, award-winning Indian-origin film and television producer, Parminder Vir is set to bring Bollywood and Nollywood practitioners together at this year's edition of the ION international film festival billed to kick off from December 9 through 13, at the garden city of Port-Harcourt, Rivers State capital. (AllAfrica)

A few days after the Super Eagles managed to qualify for football's biggest fiesta, the World Cup which holds in Africa for the first time next year, and calmed the nerves of Nigerians who are passionate about the game, a new crisis capable of rocking sports to its foundation is brewing again. (AllAfrica)

Lagos and environs will experience endless funfair this weekend as residents will be treated to a night of thrills and excitement by artistes of the older and younger generations at the MTN Nigerian Music Fest scheduled to hold on Saturday, November 21, 2009 at the Ocean View Restaurants in Victoria Island Lagos. (AllAfrica)

It was a good thing that our Eagles have picked the ticket to South Africa even though the way and manner we got the ticket was questionable. (AllAfrica)

After visiting Abuja, Yola and Kaduna, Nigeria's biggest youth event, The Future Awards (under the umbrella The Future Project), continued its national tour of the six geo-political zones of the country, taking its youth town hall meetings to Enugu, Port Harcourt and the Ghanaian capital, Accra. (AllAfrica)

For being such a worthy exemplar in public office, Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola of Lagos State would on Friday, December 18 at the Sheraton Hotels and Towers, Lagos, be honoured in a grand awards ceremony called the Paragon Awards for the Architects of A New Lagos, PAANEL. (AllAfrica)

He lost his father just a few months after he was born but Trybson has shown that childhood setbacks are not enough to hold one back from destiny. (AllAfrica)

In a move that further reinforces the confidence of International copyright community in the Musical Copyright Society Nigeria (MCSN), the governing body of copyright administration in the world, the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC), in collaboration with affiliate sister organisation, South African Music Rights Organisation (SAMRO) and the South African Recording Rights Association Limited (SARRAL) are sponsoring two staff members of MCSN on a course in the use of the newly introduced documentation and accounting system for copyright administration all over the world known as C-Basic, which enables copyright societies to upload data in a standard form for all sister societies. (AllAfrica)

Two weeks ago in this column Dealing with Fake and Expired Product, the alarming rate at which consumers consume fake and expired products and how it is difficult identifying them at a given time was discussed. It was also discovered that the more we consume these fake products, the more we suffer from mysterious illnesses and sometimes we blame it on witchcraft. (AllAfrica)

As the CBN approves the harmonisation of the two association in the microfinance sector, the Association of All Microfinance and National Association of Microfinance Banks of Nigeria, the CBN and the umbrella body regulating the activities of microfinance banks in Nigeria is hereby advised to launch deep in bringing sanity in the sector. (AllAfrica)

Abuja, Nigeria's capital city, will May, next year, play host to thousands of Forever Living Products (FLP) distributors from nearly 40 countries of Africa in an Invitational Rally tagged "ABUJA 2010". (AllAfrica)

As part of preparations for this year's Kingdom Life World Conference, the presiding bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission, TREM and former CAN National Vice President, Dr. Mike Okonkwo, speaks on the state of the nation, the Pew Foundation report on Nigerian Moslems/Christians, electoral reform, deregulation, among others. (AllAfrica)

Ibori Golf and Country Club, Asaba will witness one hell of a golf tournament as the 2009 edition of the Governor's Cup tees off on Tuesday with over 80 professional players. The 2009 edition according to IGCC Captain Hon. Daniel Mayuku promises to be different. For starters, the 18 holes facility in Asaba is wearing a new look with the entire 18 holes now looking lush green. (AllAfrica)

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have been drawn in Group C alongside the defending African champions Egypt while a rematch against the Mambas of Mozambique is on the cards as well for Nigeria with West African neighbours Benin Republic making up the group.

MEAT traders in the southern Nigerian city of Calabar are counting the cost after a truck carrying more than 100 dogs overturned, crushing scores of canines and triggering a scramble to snatch up survivors.

It was always going to be problematic. That much was certain- from the moment the Federal Government made its offer of a amnestya to those wea re now obliged to call former militants of the Niger Delta.

By Patience Saghana Nigerian Police in collaboration with Pinnacle Insurance Brokers Limited has concluded arrangement for a dialogue to identify probable targets of terrorism with the aim of exploring grey areas and proffering solutions on counter measures.