By Laide Akinboade Why I endorsed Samsung brand  —Mikel SAMSUNG brand ambassador and Chelsea    mid-fielder, Mikel obi Monday, said that the durability of Samsung C5212 handset made him to endorse and accept to be the Samsung brand ambassador.

One of the  leading   technology vendors in the World , Toshiba, has reappointed Technology Distributor as its distribution partner servicing West Africa, even as it reaffirm its commitment to the West African market. With this, Toshiba would  continue to strengthen its presence in Western Africa by  utilizing valuable partnerships in the region to deliver genuine, […]

By Aliyu Dangida DUTSE — President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Comrade Muhammad Garba, has sympathised with the thousands of workers of the New Nigerian Newspapers Company who were left unpaid for six  months, pledging  to meet the management of the company with a view to solving the problem.

A 28-year old drug suspect, Adekunle Ajayi has attributed the involvement of the youths on drugs related offences to the insincerity of government to provide employment opportunity for them, after being used as thugs or party agents.

One person was feared dead while several others were seriously injured yesterday when an hotel located in Osogbo under construction suddendly collapsed while workers were on the site.

By Gbenga Ariyibi Ekiti State Government has promised to give three years tax holiday to prospective investors into the state. The state governor, Engr Segun Oni made the pledge in Ado Ekiti yesterday during the official commissioning of the Ekiti Kete Mass Transit Company in Ado Ekiti, saying the gesture is aimed at encouraging investors […]

THE Oyo State Chairman of the National Union of road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Lateef Akinsola a.k.a Tokyo who was declared wanted by the State Police Command in connection with last Friday’s murder of two guards of his deputy, Alhaji Lateef Salako has been arrested.

Galaxy Wireless Communications Limited (GWCL) yesterday denied that it petitioned President Umaru Yar’Adua regarding the recent controversial licensing of national frequencies in the 2.3GHz band by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).

The Federal Government yesterday suspended from office officials of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), who are facing trial in court over their alleged involvement in the N850 million-contract scam.

By Ifeatu Agbu THE current armed conflict [some call it war] in the Niger Delta is an unnecessary distraction that is neither in the interest of the Federal Government nor the people of the region that have endured many decades of neglect and deprivation.

From the investigations so far, he explained that the Federal Ministry in collaboration with Delta State Ministries of Health and Agriculture found that there is the presence of ASF in some parts of the state.

Vanguard WARRI—The Ijaw Christian Youths Forum (ICYF) in Delta State yesterday appealed to President Umaru Yar’Adua to withdraw troops of the military Joint Task Force (JTF) from troubled Ijaw Gbaramatu Kingdom , and adopt dialogue towards restoration of peace in Delta State.

A Federal high Court sitting in Abuja yesterday issued a fresh order remanding the Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Transnational Corporation of Nigeria (Transcorp), Mr. Tom Iseghohi and two others in Kuje prisons till June 22.

GENEVA—Nigeria was dragged before the International Labour Committee on the Application Standards in Geneva yesterday for gross violation of labour standards which has made the workplace unsafe for workers in the country.
It was also reported for failure to file reports at the appropriate time

By Evelyn Usman & Ifeanyi Okolie Tragedy was averted yesterday when the decking of a storey building caved in, in Oworosoki area of Lagos. However, three persons — a mother and her two children — said to have been trapped under the debris for hours before help came, sustained serious injuries.