The Executive Secretary of the National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO), Dr. Barclays Foubiri Ayakoroma, was the Guest Playwright at the Korean Cultural Centre in Abuja at the second edition of Play Reading Party, organized by Arojah Concepts and Korean Cultural Centre last week.

GOVERNOR Ibrahim Gaidam, initially was not among the top contenders for the top job in Yobe State on the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP).

Federal government has constituted a committee to fast track the participation of indigenous ship owners in the lifting of the nation’s crude which was before now an exclusive preserve of foreign operators.

AS the two-week period announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for the registration of voters draws nearer, many eligible voters were seen, yesterday, struggling to beat the deadline in Asaba, Delta State. Meanwhile, the state Commissioner for Higher Education, Prof. Hope Eghagha, has mobilised students of higher institutions across the state for the register.

IRRESPECTIVE of whether or not he ever attained the mantle of governor, Alhaji (Dr.) Aliyu Akwe Doma’s place in the annals of the history of Nasarawa State was already assured at the point of the creation of the 14-year old state in 1996. And the reason is not far-fetched: Doma was the propelling force behind the long drawn-out struggle of the people of the erstwhile Lower Plateau to rescue themselves from the backwoods of Nigerian history.

Electoral fraud has been a recurring problem in Nigeria.
Only rarely has the ballot reflected the will of the people. Rigging puts the control and accountability of office holders and governance beyond the reach of the voters. It undermines the principle at the very heart of democracy.

FOUR armed Boko Haram militants, riding on two bikes, Sunday night ambushed a team of soldiers on a patrol in Biu town of Borno State, shot dead an officer and wounded three others.

PRESIDENTIAL candidate of the National Conscience Party, NCP, Bashorun Dele Momodu has said if given the opportunity to rule Nigeria, he would ensure a turn around in the nation’s economy.

The appointments of key officers in some of the River Basins Development Agencies, RBDAs, are being trailed by controversy as it is becoming clear that political influence was given priority over the usual basic consideration of seniority and geographical spread in the promotion of career civil servants.

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, and the Nigerian Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative, NEITI, have agreed to collaborate on a new study initiated by the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative, NEITI, aimed at evaluating its performance across the globe.

FORMER Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and presidential flagbearer of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has raised alarm over the depletion of the excess crude account (sovereign wealth fund) and the nation’s external reserves.

Winners of the first bid by the NPL for the title sponsorship of the Nigeria Premier League, Total Promotions have rejected the decision of the NPL Congress held yesterday in Abuja.

Should a coach pledge to win a match for a player or should the player take up such responsibility and so pledge?
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The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), yesterday lifted the suspension placed on Cowry Asset Management and BGL after they had complied with the regulatory capital requirements.

Nigeria’s senior team, Super Eagles will trade tackles with the country’s U-20 side in a friendly at the mainbowl of the National Stadium, Abuja today.