The Director General of the National Sports Commission, (NSC), Dr. Patrick Ekeji has called for stiffer sanctions for athletes found to have used performance enhancing substances to boost their careers.

The Action Congress (AC) has called for an urgent
investigation into the report that almost all members of the Nigerian Under_17 team preparing for the forthcoming Under_17 World Cup are over aged.

FIFA U-17 World Cup bound Gambian national team has served notice of its preparedness for the tournament by winning the Pepsi U-17 International Tournament at the weekend in Abeokuta. The Gambians who are the current African champions defeated the highly rated Liberty Professionals Academy of Ghana by 1-0 in an explosive final inside the Abeokuta Grammar School Sports complex.

SPOKESMAN, Elder’s Council of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Dr Doyin Okupe has explained why the scheduled reconciliation meeting between the two warring factions ended in a stalemate.

By Isiaka Oyibo Lokoja – FORMER Accountant-General of Kogi State, Elder Obolo Okpanachi, yesterday, dismissed reports that he would open a can of worms on the administration of Governor Ibrahim Idris for daring to remove him from office. Elder Obolo, while addressing journalists in Lokoja, described media reports credited to him to the effect that […]

THE Federal Government has been called upon to intervene in the on going effort to sanitise the banking industry by investigating and probing the bank examiners of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC), Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) and Auditors.

SPEAKER of House of Representatives, Mr. Dimeji Bankole weekend appealed the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to return to the classrooms in the interest of the country and their students.

FIRST Bank of Nigeria (FBN) Plc shareholders have commended its board of directors for appointing its staff as the new managing director, just as they pledged to give the new helmsman ,Mr. Steven Onasonya the desired support that would move the bank higher.

By Chris Ochayi Abuja – Former military President, General Ibrahim Babangida yesterday urged Muslims faithful to use the period of the Ramadan to pray fervently for soonest recovery of our ailing President, Alhaji Umaru Yar’Adua. General Babangida, who stated this in his Ramadan message sent to Muslim community yesterday, also urges prayers for Lagos lawyer […]

In a bid to further delight its customers, Zain Nigeria has commenced S new airtime bonus for its customers throughout the country.

THE death of a Youth leader in Arigidi-Akoko in Akoko Northwest local government area of Ondo State, Mr. Igbekele Oyeleye weekend sparked off protest which disrupted peace in the town for hours.

A Mauritius based business solution provider, Footprint Africa Business Solutions Limited has appointed TOPCOMM Integrated Marketing Communications to manage its reputation as its Public Relations/Media Communications agency in Nigeria.

By Chris Ochayi Abuja – The crisis of leadership rocking the Anambra State chapter of  the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), weekend, took a different dimension as a group accused the National Working Committee (NWC) of undermining the peace plans reached by the stakeholders at the Enugu meeting. The PDP members operating under the aegis […]

Etisalat has again doled out over 11 million naira to lucky customers at the third edition of the One Naija Million Dollar Game Show and musical concert as part of the company’s commitment to rewarding its customers in the ongoing

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian telecom-munication regulatory authority, the Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC) Engr. Ernest Ndukwe, has emphasized that ICT can indeed be relied upon to reverse the global economic meltdown across the globe.