As part of the sensitization strategies for the forthcoming Edo State Festival of Arts, Culture and Tourism tagged, “EDOFEST 2009” coming up some time in November this year, the Commissioner for Arts, Culture and Tourism has commenced his sensitization visit to the 18 Local Government councils of Edo State, beginning with Edo South, Edo Central and North Senatorial Districts, to formally intimate them with plans for EDOFEST 2009 and to solicit for their co-operation and support.

Jamaica’s Minister for Tourism is expecting “rich rewards” for the country’s tourism industry as a direct result of the performances of its athletes at the World Athletics Championships.

Former president Nelson Mandela Wednesday met track champion Caster Semenya and South Africa’s two other world athletics medallists, a day after they were given a rapturous welcome on their return home from Berlin.

Public Mobilization and Awareness Committee for the 2009 Under-17 World Cup has decried the lateness in mobilising Nigerians for the cadet games coming up in Nigeria between October 24 and November 10, 2009.

The sustenance of squash in Nigeria got a remarkable boost when the Cargolux squash tournament was held at the Lagos Country Club which makes it the biggest squash tournament held in Nigeria this year.

We thought for a long time that a notable characteristic of British officials was a certain diplomatic approach but on hearing MacGregor and his associates, we start thinking that this assessment perhaps requires a drastic revision, if not, a total reverse.

The Nigerian artist has established his stand very firmly in the nation and happy to know that the industry is acknowledged by the government of the day but why is the government not showing enough interest in the affairs of the industry?

***As Fashola flags off Bus Franchise Scheme for Iyana-Ipaja-Maryland By Olasunkanmi Akoni & Monsur Olowopejo For long they bore their suffering in silence,  as they daily contended with most of the bad  roads across the Lagos metropolis which had become increasingly dangerous and unsafe over the years. But now they no longer think that silence […]

South-South Women Professionals for Development has commended the Conference of South-South Youths Organisation for their courage in exposing a plot to blackmail the wife of the Vice President, Dame Patience Jonathan.

The Cross River State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Ntufam Edet Okon Asim, has called on Cross Riverians to key into his ministry’s campaign on behavioural change and attitudinal re-orientation.