IITA steps up efforts to save African cassava
THE International Insti tute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), in partnership with the Institut de Recherche Agronomique de Guinee (IRAG), stepped up efforts to save native African cassava varieties from genetic erosion with the collection of 73 local cassava varieties from Guinea Conakry.
Kidnappers kill 3 policemen, abduct 2 council chairmen in Kogi
By Isiaka Oyibo LOKOJA - A 7- man gang of heavily armed gunmen suspected to be kidnappers, yesterday, stormed the Optimum Pleasure Hotels in Bunu area of Kabba Local Government of Kogi State killing three policemen and abducting two council chairmen with the kidnappers asking for N10 million ransom for each of them. The abducted […]
Delta tasks youths on agriculture
ASABA—The Delta State government has harped on the needs for youths in the country to take to agriculture, as the state and the Federal Government move to diversify the economy.
U-17 Draws: LOC promises spectacle
FIFA Vice President Jack Warner yesterday described Bauchi as one of the best centres for the U-17 World Cup Nigeria will host from October.
Aba South LG boss excapes assassination
By Anayo Okoli Umuahia – CHAIRMAN of Aba South Local Government Council, Chief Okezie Erondu Tuesday, escaped being assassinated by gunmen in Aba, the commercial capital of Abia state. However, his security aides were not so lucky, as three of them were killed by the gunmen. The incident was said to have taken place at […]
Lee Evans promises no magic in Berlin
So much work in such a short time, yet the ripples have not given way.Athletes have had to be moved from one hotel to another for reasons bothering on lean purses of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria. The new President, Solomon Ogba, knew how bad the situation was but never imagined the magnitude. And in trying to steer track and field from the rock bottom that he found it to a reasonable level, Ogba appears to be taking more than he can chew.
