Update: Ongoing Nigeria friendly match between Nigeria and Columbia.

Half Time : Nigeria 0- 1 Columbia

A young secondary school leaver, who was identified as Solomon Ehigie, is among nine other drug trafficking suspects arrested at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, in the last two week

THE commissioning of the Vamed project in Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital by President Goodluck Jonathan should be seen as the beginning of a new phase in restoring confidence in the dwindling fortunes of the Nigerian health sector.

Saudi doctors has diagnosed Hajiya Fatima, mother of the detained former Chief Security Officer to the late General Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al Mustapha, of Cardiomegaly.

Update: Ongoing Nigeria friendly match between Nigeria and Columbia.

21mins: Nigeria 0- 1 Columbia

The Federal Government has constituted an inter-ministerial committee to develop an action plan on active ageing in the country.

THE cordial relationship between the Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala of Oyo State and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi may go sour as the state government has ordered immediate dissolution of Atiba Local Government Council led by the son of the monarch, Prince Akeem Adeyemi.

Ekiti has not ceased to be in the news especially over the 2007 general elections which is still in contention in the state. Few weeks ago the Election Petition Tribunal, affirmed Governor Segun Oni’s victory in a petition by Action Congress candidate AC, Dr Kayode Fayemi, who has indicated his intention to go on second appeal.

AS the race to replace out-gone National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Vincent Ogbulafor, hots up, two South-East groups, PDP South-East Progressive and PDP South-East Elders League have thrown their weight behind Chief Olisa Metu to take over the leadership of the party.

Ghana’s Serbian manager, Milovan Rajevac has named the 23-man squad that will represent the Black Stars in South Africa.

AS Nigerians await the appointment of a new Chairman for the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, said he has nominated a Nigerian whom he had not seen before to take up the plum job.

Former Governor of Cross River State, Mr. Donald Duke has refuted claims that he was arrested by the police in Cross River State.

NICE (FRANCE): Ahead of a new phase of Negotiation due in June this year, aim at producing a synthesis of the proposal for a permanent seat, Nigeria will Monday at the Acropolis International Congress Center engage in high level international diplomacy by using her increased Participation in peace- keeping operations in over ask French President Nicholas Sarkozy to prevail on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to admit Nigeria as a permanent member.

That disaster, which claimed the lives of 11 rig workers, has made headlines round the world. By contrast, little information has emerged about the damage inflicted on the Niger delta. Yet the destruction there provides us with a far more accurate picture of the price we have to pay for drilling oil today.

Tragedy hit the Plateau State Police Command on Sunday as it lost four of its anti riot policemen in a ghastly automobile accident in the state capital.