Benin National Congress, BNC, a socio-cultural organization in Edo State, has given those challenging the emergence of Professor Osayuki Oshodin as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) seven days within which to retract the statement published in a national daily discrediting his selection process or face the wrath of the Binis.

FOR three hours and three minutes yesterday, thousands of aggrieved Nigerians led by the Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, took to the streets in Abuja, the nation’s capital, to protest the French leave embarked upon by the ailing President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua since November 23, last year.

THE Founders’ Day of Government College, Ughelli, comes up 19 January 2010 at Ughelli, Delta State.

OFFICIALS of the Nigerian Embassy in the United States took detailed interest in the aircraft bombing case involving Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab and were present at the court sessions.

By Dayo Adesulu LAGOS — Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos, Professor Tolu Odugbemi, has called on Nigerians to contribute their quota to the development of the nation anywhere they find themselves, adding that Nigeria is great and has great people who can turn this nation around. He said this yesterday during a pre-convocation news conference […]

Once again, the Eagles fell short of expectations at the Nations Cup as they failed to hold out against Egypt in their group C opening match yesterday.

You don’t have a job anymore. Nigerian football is dead. What will you be reporting now?”
This was the way Delta Sports Boss, Amaju Pinnick started in his reaction to yesterday’s 3-1 defeat of the Green Eagles to Egypt in the on-going Nations Cup. He was baring his mind to this reporter.

By Ola Ajayi IBADAN—PROMINENT sons and daughters of Yoruba under the aegis of Atayero have set up a committee to  agitate for a confederacy which would give autonomy to the Yoruba nation. The committee was set up yesterday in Ibadan after a prolonged deliberation on how the Yoruba nation could get off the claws of […]

By Kolade Larewaju ABEOKUTA —THE Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Alhaji Hashimu Argungu, has charged newly promoted 25 police officers of the Command, including former Public Relations Officer of the Command, Mr. Olufemi Awoyale to be more responsible in their duties in order to make Nigeria a crime free country. Argungu, said this at the […]

Horror! Soccer fans in the Federal Capital Territory last night loudly screamed that the Eagles Chief Coach, Shaibu Amodu might not survive the group stage of the African Cup of Nations in Angola While expressing disappointment over the Eagles inability to overrun the Pharaohs, Uche Mba said Amodu do not know when to make effective change.

Let me repeat an argument. That one of the reasons why the leadership of the supporters club in Nigeria can afford to be uncomfortable with the Vuvuzela, is because they feel threatened.

A group, Egi National Congress, has tasked Rivers State House of Assembly on the passage of the establishment of Oil and Gas Minerals Producing Communities Bill in order to fast-track socio-economic development in the affected areas.

ABDUCTORS of wife of a medical doctor attached to General Hospital, Oleh, Delta State, have demanded a ransom of N20 million.

THE newly elected President-General of Ugono Development Union, Ugono-Orogun, Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State, Mr. Ovie Onokpoma, has charged community leaders across the country to work in harmony with government to accelerate development in their communities.

A Chieftain of Action Congress (AC) in Edo State, Chief Evelyn Igbafe, has described the former Deputy Governor of the state, Chief Mike Ogiadomhe, as a lightweight and an inconsistent politician.