Newsroom Late Edition Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008

Race to join Nigeria resumes

Twenty teams will line up in the final phase of African Zone qualifying for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™. With Nigeria safely through, the scrap to finish top of the other 11 pools or claim one of the eight best runners-up berths will intensify this weekend. MORE>>>

Nigeria refuses to back down against Mugabe

JOHANNESBURG – Nigeria said it does not owe Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe any apology over its position regarding the June 27 run-off elections, adding that it remains convinced the status before the run-off vote was a more inclusive basis for power-sharing negotiations. MORE>>>

Siemens’ new energy contracts and Yar’adua’s zero tolerance for corruption

President Umaru Musa Yar’adua’s special relationship with the Germans was initially thought to be based on his personal health condition as his medical history is very comprehensive in German hospital (s). MORE>>>

I foresee a major crash in Nigeria newspaper industry – Prof Leo Anyanwu

The future of Nigerian newspaper industry hangs on the balance, says Professor Leonard Anyanwu, a professor of Economics and Management Consultant at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in the United States of America. MORE>>>

‘My soccer boots will do the talking’ — Benni

BAFANA Bafana got their biggest boost ahead of their 2010 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Nigeria at the EPRU stadium on Saturday when star striker Benni McCarthy said he was fit and ready to play. MORE>>>