Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) and Trinity Gardens Limited has announced plans to develop a Four Points hotel by Sheraton Ikeja, which is scheduled to open in 2013.

The Director General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), Chief Olusegun Runsewe, has urged the Nigerian community in Spain to promote Nigerian culture and its tourism attractions to enhance socio economic development.

The launch of the Tourism Employment and Opportunity (TEMPO) project in Lagos during the week has been described as an indication that the government of Cross River is determined to grow tourism in partnership with the private sector.

The end of the road is near for under-performing Eagles’ players who are to be axed from the team after the Africa Cup of Nations, following the resolve of the Nigeria Football Federation and the Presidential Task Force to recommend for the deployment of young and talented players, eager to spill blood for the nation, to the manager, who would tinker the team to the World Cup.

FIFA’s Disciplinary Committee has announced that no action will be taken against Barcelona striker Thierry Henry for his handball against the Republic of Ireland in November.

One time chairman of the Nigeria Football Association, Yusuf Ali is aware that the authorities are now searching for a technical adviser for the Green Eagles.

IT is not possible to move ahead when we have not determined past issues that affect our sports, moreso football, which tends to hold us down with all the indifference with which we run it.

Former Super Eagles captain, Austin Okocha is angling to become the Vice-President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), when elections hold in August.

ENUGU—SPECIAL Adviser on Inter-Community Relations to the Kano State Governor, Mr. Chris Azuka, has been honoured with a chieftaincy title of Dike Ndigbo by the traditional ruler of Mbu in Isiuzo Local Government Area of Enugu State, Eze Gabriel Ugwuokwor, Ezeutazi II. At a ceremony held in the community, the monarch said the honour was […]

Abuja—The Nigeria Police Force Headquarters, says it will deploy 23,230 policemen to ensure peaceful conduct of the Anambra governorship election, slated for February 6. Mr Yemi Ajayi, the Deputy Public Relations Officer and a Chief Superintendent of the force, disclosed this to newsmen  in an interview in Abuja, yesterday. He said the policemen would cover […]

By  Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—Imo State Government says it has spent huge sums of money in its current battle against crime and criminals in the state, especially kidnapping. The Security Adviser to Imo State Governor, Mr. George Eguh, who disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Owerri, however, appealed to the security agencies to critically probe a […]

By   Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—Reprieve came the way of five prisoners in Owerri Federal Prisons,  who have no money to pay the fines slammed on them five years ago, courtesy of Owerri Municipal Council. The Transition Committee Chairman of Owerri Municipal Council, Mr. Macdonald Ebere, disclosed while giving account of his 15 months stewardship at the […]

The Action Congress (AC) has described the withdrawal of soldiers from the Joint Task Force (JTF) in Edo State as an illegal act and a ploy by the PDP and its collaborators to rig Saturday’s re-run poll in Etsako local government.

By  Dennis Agbo AWKA-FORMER Governor of Anambra State and governorship candidate of the Action Congress, AC, Dr. Chris Ngige has embarked on voters education in the state for the February 6 governorship election, asking prospective voters to come out with their voter’s card to cast their vote on the day of the election. Ngige told […]

Delta Role Model Club will, tomorrow in Warri, launch its journal, If Not Uduaghan, Then Who?, written by Professor Patrick Muoboghare, Chairman of Delta State University Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU.