Oyo State government will continue to provide enabling environment for a relevant and progressive Council of Obas and Chiefs in the state that will serve as a moral pivot for our people”.

Those were the sweet words of Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala to the then permanent chairman of the Council of Obas and Chiefs, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, Alaafin of Oyo, when the going was good.

The Hawks of Togo yesterday stunned Nigeria’s second string Super Eagles with a hard fought 3-2 victory in the final of the WAFU Nations Cup decided at the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abeokuta before a sparse crowd of supporters.

Ahead of tomorrow’s planned arraignment of former Managing Director of Intercontinental Bank Plc, Dr. Erastus Akingbola, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Justice Charles Archibong of the Federal High Court in Lagos has ordered his immediate release from the commission’s custody.

Lagos State governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN), is shocked and sad at the death of three pupils of Cornerstone Bright School, Sangotedo in an auto accident on Thursday morning along Lagos-Epe Expressway.

AHEAD of the May 29 date for his assumption of office for a full term in office as Nigeria’s president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan has been tasked to ensure the stability of the nation’s currency and guarantee the total security of the people and investors if the country is to assume its place in the comity of nations.

Seigha Porbeni, one of the respected technocrats in Nigerian sports, has a message for President Goodluck Jonathan.

Association of Professional Footballers in Nigerian (APFON) has stated that club owners in the Nigerian Premier League should take action in the direction of their players and coaches welfare in the interest of harmony.

UNITY Football Competition, an initiative of The Strong Nation Ministry’s (TSN) enters its crucial stage this weekend as eight teams slug it out for the finals of the Unity Cup competition. Another set of eliminations have just been concluded in The Strong Nation Ministries funded Unity Cup as the final eight teams take the stage to slug it out for the finals of the football competition.

As the Super Falcons lock horns with the Black Queens of Ghana in the return leg of the All Africa Games qualifiers today, head coach of the team Uche Eucharia is confident the team will emerge victorious at the end.

As the Nigerian International Book Fair began in Lagos, Nigerian born but United States of America based writer and book promoter discusses how the new forms of social media can help to drive the future of book culture, market and promotion.