The people of Opuekeba community, Warri North Council Area of Delta State have called on Federal and state governments to prevail on Chevron Nigeria Limited to implement the memorandum of understanding, MoU, reached with the community and correct the injustice meted on them.
World Overseer of Hebron Harvest International Ministry, Bishop Frank Owali, has debunked reports that he attacked Thai authorities for being hostile to Nigerians resident in the country.
PayMaster Limited, a leading indigenous e-business infrastructure provider, has reaffirmed its commitment to the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN’s new policy for a cashless economy.
The GSMA, representing the interests of mobile operators worldwide at the ongoing African Telecommunication Union ( ATU) Digital Migration and Spectrum Policy Summit in Kenya Naiobi has called on African countries including Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania to urgently release harmonised spectrum for mobile broadband, saying that it was vital for the economic and social development of sub-Saharan Africa.
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, Tuesday, ordered all illegal occupants and owners of structures to vacate the premises of his alma mater, Birth Freeman High School, Surulere, Lagos.
ABOUT three persons are feared dead and 100 others, including women and children, injured in a stampede, Tuesday, at Uzere in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta, when soldiers and mobile policemen fired tear gas on protesters at a Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, flow station in the area.
Shooting Stars Sports Club have been disbanded by the Oyo State government. Mutiu Adepoju, who was until the disbandment, the Chief Executive of the club, told KickOffNigeria.com that he received the information on Tuesday morning.
Michael Jackson’s mother Katherine welcomed, Tuesday, the maximum four-year jail term given to the star’s doctor, but said it was not enough.
A judge jailed Michael Jackson’s doctor Conrad Murray for the maximum four years Tuesday, three weeks after he was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the star’s 2009 death.
No fewer than 15 countries are expected to be represented at the maiden International Conference and Inauguration of Prof Chinua Achebe Annual Lecture series next year.
A plank seller, Musa Abdullai, 47, on Tuesday dragged his wife, Mariam, to an Ikorodu Customary Court, Lagos, asking for dissolution of their 15-year-old marriage.
The senate passed a bill on Tuesday outlawing same-sex marriage in Nigeria as well as banning public displays of affection between homosexual couples.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson will use Wednesday’s League Cup tie with Crystal Palace to give fans a glimpse into the future – despite failing to win the last two games.
Chelsea striker Didier Drogba has turned down a one-year contract extension with the Premier League side and is looking for a big-money move to finish his career, his agent said on Tuesday.
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