I'm proud of the boys, this 'broken team' worked so hard- Samson Siasia

Super Eagles interim coach Samson Siasia has expressed his disappointment at losing to Egypt in last night's AFCON qualifier but says he is proud of the effort put in by his players over the two legged fixture. Nigeria's loss to Egypt means the Super Eagles won't participate at the 2017 AFCON tournament in Gabon, the second time in two straight years. 

On arrival in abuja from Alexandria, Egypt this morning, Siasia, who took over from Sunday Oliseh after his shock resignation, says he inherited a 'broken' team. 

The super eagles boss while thanking Nigerians for their huge support says his team were not luck right from the first game in kaduna adding that God knows why it happended like that say they would do better next time.

I won’t resign as Minister of state for Petroleum Resources – Kachikwu

Minister of state for Petroleum Resources and Group
Managing Director of NNPC, Ibe Kachikwu, says all those
planning to storm Abuja to stage a protest calling for his
resignation should save their fuel as he will not be
resigning stressing that he still have a lot of work to do.

Kachikwu said this while speaking at the senate committee on
Petroleum Resources ( downstream) yesterday March
29th.

Jonathan won the African Leadership tour

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has won the African Leadership tour

Jonathan defeated APC National chairman, Bola Tinubu, founder of ECONET wireless Strive Masiyiwa, former UBA Chairman Tony Elumulelu, President, African Development Bank Akinwumi Adesina and Koffi Anan, former UN secretary general to win the award.

Jonathan's victory was disclosed in a letter sent to him by former, Pro Tempore president of the Liberian senate and chairman of the 2015 African Leadership Person of the Year selection committee, Cletus Wortoson.

Wortoson advise the continent’s leaders on the merits of good governance and enduring democracy noting that Jonathan disserve the Award due to his popular mantra of ‘one man one vote’ and ‘my ambition is not worth the blood of any Nigerian,’ is a message that must be preached loud and clear on the continent.

Chief among the many factors considered was Jonathan's efforts towards promoting good governance in Africa through the promotion of free and fair elections across the continent.

The board resolved that there is no one best suited at the moment than Your Excellency, Good luck Ebelle Jonathan.

According to the board, Jonathan have served his country, Nigeria, meritoriously, conducted a free and fair election, in which he lost and yet conceded defeat, a development seeing by many in the continent as historical.

Congratulations sir.....