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Botched Award for Governor Idris: America lady raises alarm over SSS harassment
From CHUKS EHIRIM, Abuja
AN American lady; Hilda Josef, who is country representative of Kasha International Agriculture Development Organization... Reach Out Nigeria takes Independence celebration to next level
By KELECHI DECA
AS Shakespeare rightly points that there is a tide in the affairs of men, I believe there is also a tide in the affairs of a nation and the waves of that tide started rising in 2007...
 Importers of unregistered products now to pay N5m fine
By ANDREW OJIEZEL
WORRIED about reported cases of faking of registered products, despite persistent battle to curb the menace, the Director General of National for Food, Drug Administration and Control ...
Niger Delta Crisis: Shell, other oil companies face probe
By NWADIKE UGOCHUKWU
HARDER times await oil multinational companies operating in the Niger Delta region with the searchlight of the country's security agents now beaming on them even as the abduction of...  
Bankole, Almona-Isei troubles escalate
From OGBU NGENE, Abuja
WITH the House of Representatives set to resume sitting, more troubles are said to be laying siege for Speaker Hon. Dimeji Bankole. The high regard...
Ernest Chukwuka Anene Ndukwe @ 60: The measure of a man
IN his well talked of luminous memoir titled The Measure of a Man, actor, producer and American icon, Sidney Poitier said “I have no wish to...


News
Yar'Adua identifies root cause of nation's under-development
Christ Embassy unveils ReachOut Nigeria, Thursday
Govt sacks residents of Imo parliamentary quarters  
Constituency delimitation: Ideato leaders reject Rep member
PTDF targets 70 per cent of Nigeria 's manpower needs
Money bags blamed for nation's political crisis
Stop parading yourself as monarch, Daniel warns Ijoko community leader
Native doctor killed by angry youths 
Rep member empowers 1,000 Ebonyi youths
‘Abscond from duty, lose your job’
20 killed in communal clash 
Human trafficking uncheckable in Nigeria –Monarch
1,000 illegal structures demolished
Commuters poised for war over 'Okada' helmets 
Women empowerment gets boost
Educationist wants children of public servants banned from private aschools
Govt move against fresh outbreak of Bird flu

Relating Stories

Aftermath of Senate probe report: Opposition mounts against Gimba
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Boxing:'Afolabi is the real deal'
Ejike revels in Paralympic glory
Cricket: Twenty20 attracts mega deal
Nigeria for Mind Sports Olympics
Tennis: Federer feels invincible, once again
UEFA Champions League:Recent history favours English clubs
 Taiwo seeks Liverpool revenge with Marseille
'Inter to win competition’
'Yakubu, Saha will lift Everton’
Benitez salutes valiant Reds
Ameobi keen on Newcastle role

UEFA Champions League:Recent history favours English clubs

Bookies believe the Champions League trophy will fall into English hands again next year. Premier League football clubs return to Champions League action this week with fans and bookmakers believing a winner will emerge from last season's finalists of Manchester United and Chelsea.

England's top clubs flexed their financial muscle last season by getting three teams, including Liverpool, into the semi-finals before United beat Chelsea on penalties in Moscow.
That same trio, along with Arsenal, are back for more and being tipped by bookies to secure a Premier League clean sweep of four group winners with Betfair, William Hill and Bwin favouring either United or Chelsea to go all the way.

Barcelona, Real Madrid, Olympique Lyon and Inter Milan are tipped in the other four groups, though the final stages are expected to show a dominant Premier League in action.
United, aiming to become the first club to win back-to-back Champions League title since the elite competition was reformed in 1992, face Spain's Villareal, Scottish Champions Celtic and Denmark's AaB Aalborg in Group E.
Victory for the holders against the Spanish team in their opening match, followed by an away win against the Danish debutants should put them in pole position.

On paper, five-time European champions Liverpool look to have the most difficult group to navigate of the four English clubs.

They face Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven, Atletico Madrid and Olympique Marseille in Group D.
The 2005 winners will need to improve dramatically from their unimpressive last gasp win over Standard Liege of Belgium in the previous round if they are to progress.

 

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