Newly appointed Director General of the Nigeria Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) has said the Institute would be repositioned to respond appropriately to national health priorities that will contribute to the health – related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Vision 20-2020 of the Federal government.

THE Nigerian Naval Engineering College, Sapele, Delta State, weekend graduated 28 Officers’ Application Course 9 from Weapon and Marine Engineering School.

May 27 every year provides opportunity to celebrate the Nigerian child. A particular group of children for no fault of theirs would definitely not be part of this celebration even in their homes.

Another Children’s Day had come and gone with fanfare but what impact has it had on the children particularly those with various forms of disabilities? Statistics available shows that these children represent 42 percent of the total population of the country and unfortunately 70 percent of them live below poverty line.

EIGHTEEN suspected kidnappers have been arrested in Delta State, while two persons are also in police net over pipeline vandalization.

A Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, stalwart in Delta State, Chief Austin Uloho, has said that there is nothing wrong if President Goodluck Jonathan decides to run for the Presidency in the forthcoming 2011 general elections.

Former Chairman of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA), Col Abdulmumuni Aminu has said Coach Lars Lagerback’s 23-man list for the World Cup was an improvement of the one Coach Shuaibu Amodu used in prosecuting the last Africa Cup of Nations in Angola

Nigerian-born Togolese and Mancester City FC international football star, Emmanuel Seyi Adebayor, is expected to arrive Lagos today as guest of Lagos governor Babatunde Raji Fashola and his football preparatory school, the BRF Youth Football Academy.

The embrace of the amnesty programme of the Abia state government by some self -confessed kidnappers operating in the state is a clear testimony that the package of the Abia state government unfolded by the Executive Governor, Chief T.A. Orji, penultimate Sunday has already started to produce a positive result. This was demonstrated by surrendering of their arms, deadly weapons and sundry arsenals of battle by the enthusiastic kidnappers at the Government House, Umuahia.

Nigeria international defender Elderson Echiejile has quit what one of his handlers described as “French hell” to sign a four-year deal with top Portuguese club Sporting Braga.

1996 Olympics gold –winning team captain, Nwankwo Kanu will attend his third World Cup after being named among Nigeria’s final cut of 23 for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

Lars Lagerback, Super Eagles Chief Coach has announced his 23-man list for the World Cup.Missing from the list are Ike Uche, Victor Anichebe, Peter Utaka, Brown Ideye, Onyekachi Apam , Bassey Akpan and Terna Suswan.

Economic mismanagement, corruption in the highest places all put together fouled the Nigerian spirit. Nigeria’s independence brought with it promises of everything that a nation of hope could possibly provide for her people. The expectations and hopes that were associated with freedom from many years of colonial rule were quite high.

The Kaduna Development Elders Initiative, KADEI, has faulted the current agitation for the creation of a new state by people from the southern part of the state.

A group, the Society for Preservation of Rotation Convention, SPRC, yesterday, described the United States of America’s support for President Goodluck Jonathan for 2011 presidential election as dangerous and unwarranted.