The Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) has offered to absorb the troubled All Progressive Peoples Alliance (APGA) in the face of  insinuations that none of the factions of the party will be allowed to present a candidate in the 2010 Governorship election. The PPA said in a statement by Chief Ben Onyechere, National Publicity Secretary, that […]

Issa Hayatou, the president of the Confederation of African Football (Caf), has given his vote of confidence in 2010 Africa Cup of Nations hosts Angola.

By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA—THE controversial N250 million, allegedly intercepted from an Anambra state contractor in Lagos by the police last month came to an end yesterday, as a three man committee set up by the State House of Assembly, absolved Governor Peter Obi of any wrong doing, stressing that money belonging to Anambra state was […]

The association alleged that the officials descended on the Proprietress and Coordinator of Examinations, Sacred Wealth Schools, Benin City, and his staff, because of their alleged refusal to pay what it described as “co-operation” fees for examination malpractice in the on-going Junior School Certificate Examinations.

THE Appeal Court sitting in Ibadan yesterday nullified the election of a lawmaker in the Oyo State House of Assembly, Mr. Dauda Lawal. The lawmaker who contested on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2007 election represented Lagelu State Constituency.

National boxing coach, Obisia Nwankpa, has attributed the failure of Nigeria in amateur boxing in recent times to lack of international exposure. He said that for Nigeria to bounce back to her winning ways in boxing there must be a conscious effort on the part of the Nigerian Boxing Federation, NBF, to organise foreign training tours and competitions to expose our young talents.

THE Action Congress (AC) in the South West has called for the resignation of Governor Gbenga Daniel of Ogun State and all affected lawmakers involved in blood oath-taking. It also called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to probe alleged laundering of funds of the 33 Local Government councils in Oyo State.

FATHER of Super Eagles’ striker, Peter Osaze Odemwingie (Jnr.), Dr. Peter Odemwingie, Tuesday in Benin, escaped assassins’ bullet in an assassination attempt on his life in the Edo State capital, Benin.

AWKA—The Action Congress (AC) has said  that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Maurice Iwu, remains the single biggest impediment to the organisation of  free and fair elections in the country in 2011. AC in a statement in Awka, Anambra state, yesterday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said […]

International exhibitions and seminars on water and construction tagged “Water Africa and West Africa Building &
Construction,” will take place in Nigeria on come April 2010.