By Dayo Benson, Okey Ndiribe, James Ezema, Chukuma Nwakama LAGOS – Family, friends and political associates gathered yesterday in Lagos to launch a book in celebration of the first civilian governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, who turned 80. The event which held at the Shell Hall of Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos, witnessed currents […]

By Victor Ahiuma-Young IBADAN—NATIONAL Union of Civil Engineering, Construction Furniture and Wood Workers (NUCECFWW), has said no fewer than 55,000 members lost their jobs to harsh operating environment including the violence in Niger Delta region. Speaking at the union’s ongoing  9th annual industrial relations/education conference in Ibadan, Oyo State,   General Secretary of the Union, Babatunde […]

By Inalegwu Shaibu ABUJA—A group of Senators and members of the House of Representatives under the aegis of Forum of the National Assembly for the actualisation of states creation, yesterday said new states will be created before the 2011 general election. The group added that the proposed amendment of the 1999 Constitution will not be […]

By Anayo Okoli Umuahia—GOVERNOR Theodore Orji of Abia state, has flagged off a medical mission embarked upon by a group of Nigerian Doctors based in the United States of America and the United Kingdom. The group, it was learnt returned home to impart the experience they had acquired in their chosen profession. Addressing the ceremony, […]

As at the close of entries on Saturday evening more than 700 athletes had entered for the Mobil Championship and still counting.

By Tony Edike ENUGU—DIRECTOR General, Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA), Dr Emeka Okereke, has called on the Federal Government to as matter of urgency, release sufficient  fund to develop the permanent site of the Enugu Trade Fair Complex. Okereke told reporters in Enugu, that unless substantial funds were made available to […]

Abia State Governor, Theodore Ahamefule Orji, has charged World Wrestling Professionals (WWP) African Heavyweight champion, Osita Offor, better known as De Ultimate Commander, to ensure that he gives a good account of himself in Scotland, where he will be fighting in the Commonwealth Wrestling Championship.

For the past few days, the Nigeria mass media has witnessed a plethora of comments, opinions, suggestions and criticism, for and against a pronouncement by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) over Warri Wolves qualification to fly the country’s colours in next year’s CAF Cup competition.

By Chinyere Amalu ABUJA—Controversies trailed on the distribution of Malaria funds at the state level, as Nigerian government received yet another $100million from World Bank to fund the countries rid malaria initiative. With the WHO 2015 target to rid the country of Managers of malaria from some states have expressed concern over non- accessibility and […]

The yearly Mobil track and field championship is reputed for throwing up stars and this year will not be an exception.
Athletes have had to shoot to stardom competing in the Mobil Championship. The latest in the list of stars who competed at the Mobil Championships and went to win an Olympic medal is Blessing Okagbare who won bronze in the long jump event in Beijing.

Obahiagbon, had in a motion appealed to the House to call on the Federal Government to immortalise the late politician who died on the July 7, 1998 in Federal Government’s custody.

By Daniel Idonor ABUJA—VICE President Goodluck Jonathan has applauded the oil multi-national operating in Nigeria for their steadfastness and confidence in government’s initiatives aimed at restoring peace and guaranteeing normal business environment for oil exploration and production in the Nigeria. The Vice President stated this when he received the Vice Chairman of the Board of […]

I claim the origin of a call for such registration of subscriber information when in 2002 the demand for mobile phones commenced rising in Nigeria. I mentioned it as a passing comment at the end of a Press Conference and I observed that only one of all the journalists who were at the Press Conference used my call as report.

Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CCSO) has decried the serial political crises bedevilling Ogun State in recent times and particularly the last publication of a photograph of “nude photographs of a member of the Ogun State House of Assembly whilst ‘supposedly’ taking a secret oath” which has triggered “counter-accusations and fresh allegations of fetish escapades […]

By Dayo Johnson AKURE—FORMER Chairman of the National Examination Commission (NECO) and the immediate Secretary to the Ondo State government, Mr Isaacs Kekemeke yesterday advocated “education solution” as a panacea to the youths’ restiveness and militancy in the Niger Delta region of the Country. Kekemeke said in Akure “by introducing compulsory qualitative education in all […]