The Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF), says it will begin next year with two cadet championships preparatory to the African Junior Championships in Congo in April.
The Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF) is to hold the Top 8 National Championships in both male and female categories from Jan. 15 to Jan. 24, 2010 in Abuja.
WASHINGTON—The 23-year-old Nigerian man accused of the attempted Christmas Day bombing of an American airliner apparently turned to the Internet for counseling and companionship, writing in an online forum that he was “lonely†and had “never found a true Muslim friend.â€
An intelligence official said that because Abdulmutallab had not previously been entered into the system as a terrorism suspect, procedures did not include such checks. Administration officials said these apparent gaps are among those to be studied in the review Obama has ordered.
By Enyim Enyim
ONITSHA—Former transition caretaker committee chairmen of local governments in Anambra State led by Sir Michael Okoye, who were appointed by Governor Peter Obi have defected to the Action Congress, AC, alongside more than 500 members of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA to support Dr Chris Ngige for the 2010 governorship poll.
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Ohaneze-Ndi-Igbo, a socio-cultural group, says it will formulate and support ideas that will lead to a free, fair and credible governorship election in Anambra State.
No fewer than two persons died and several others seriously injured in three separate road accidents which occurred Monday night in Benin City, Edo State capital.
THERE are no two ways for the civil service to fit into the immediate future dynamics of modern economics, characterized by high level of ICT applications, except for the service to make sure that its workforce is highly ICT literate.
GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has urged the Nigerian Medical Associa-tion, NMA, to collaborate with government to enable it deliver good and qualitative health care to the people of the state.
THIS may not be happy times for Daar Communications Plc, owners of African Independent Television, AIT, RayPower, DaarSat and other broadcast stations.
The U.S. dollar’s gains may end in the middle of 2010 as central banks shy away from adding greenbacks to their reserves and the Federal Reserve raises rates at a slower pace than investors expect, Barclays Plc said.
From childhood, trading became a way of life for me. I woke with it, spent the day at it, slept in its environment. In retrospect, my disposition to business seemed to have started from there
THE Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed that 38 people have lost their lives including the leader of the Islamic sect, Kalo-Kato while 20 people were arrested following the religious crisis that engulfed some part of Bauchi metropolis on yesterday.
Trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), resumed after the Christmas holidays on a bullish note, Monday, as the value of listed equities appreciated by N18.74 billion.
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