WHEN, in 1987, an Italian allegedly shipped in 1,079,000 metric tonnes of toxic waste, which he claimed were residual chemicals and raw materials, to Koko in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State, he said it was for a proposed fertilizer manufacturing company in Nigeria, but, as the people found out later, the items were killer materials

The top Republican in the Senate said Sunday he was “very close” to reaching an agreement with Democrats on a deal to raise the US debt ceiling and avoid default.

As the Flying Eagles play their first game today against Guatemala at the FIFA U-20 World Cup which kicked off in Colombia Friday, Board member of Shooting Stars Football Club of Ibadan, Felix Owolabi says he expects that the team’s coach, John Obuh would have perfected the tactical and technical strategies he expects to adopt against his opponents in the group stage of the tournament.

Professor Julius Okojie, Executive Secretary of National Universities Commission, NUC, in this interview with Favour Nnabugwu, argues that decadence is no longer prevalent in our universities. Okojie, interestingly, insists that the education sector is fairly funded within the context of the competitive demands on government funds. He says some Nigerian universities are now ranked among top 100 in Africa.
With 117 universities- 45 private-owned, 36 Federal Government-owned and 36 owned by state governments, NUC, indeed, has a lot on its hands.
But the NUC boss says the commission is doing its best.

SOME years ago, when the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, started its gas master plan in 2007, Delta State governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, took an interest in it, knowing that the state has a lot of gas. He got in contact with officials of the NNPC and was invited by the corporation to join a team that went round the United Kingdom, Singapore and other parts of the world on a road show for the Nigerian gas master plan.

FIFTEEN years before the doctor said to him: “Go home and get your affairs in order because there is nothing further we can do for you”, John was already aware that a problem existed.

Former Flying Eagles midfielder, Peter Nieketien has appealed to Nigerians not to see the John Obuh-tutored side through the eyes of their pre-tournament in Panama as he believes that they will perform better in the competition proper.

The Director General, Department of State Security, Mr. Ekpeyong Ita, has described Boko Haram, bombings, post election violence, cyber crime and corruption, among others, as security challenges brought by democracy that need new and different security approaches to deal with.

Senate Minority Leader, Senator George Akume, has assured Christians that the Senate would not shortchange them on the controversial Islamic banking. The senator spoke just as a cleric, Bishop Taiwo Adelakun, asked President Goodluck Jonathan to weigh the consequences of allowing the model of banking in a multi-religious setting like Nigeria.

Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Coalition, NDC, of Liberia, Professor Ambassador Dew Tuan Wreh Mayson, says October presidential election in the country would be a golden opportunity for the people to define a new path to greatness and unity