No fewer than 200 youths in Ajegunle area of Lagos have become beneficiaries of an empowerment programme packaged by Omojuwa solidarity Group in Ajeromi Ifelodun Local Council Development Area LCDA, of the State.

The Episcopal Ordination of Right Rev Msgr Matthew Hassan Kukah and his installation as Bishop of Sokoto Diocese holds on Thursday, September 8, in Sokoto.

This year’s NNPC/Chevron summer tennis clinic is hotting up at the Lagos Lawn Tennis Clinic in Onikan.

Prince Okogie Martins is Uncle to Mercy’s would be husband Odi. He also lends his voice to the controversial marriage saying the family recognises Mercy and blesses her relationship with their brother. Hear him out.

Unilever Plc/NV is selling the Alberto VO5 shampoo and haircare brand in the United States and Puerto Rico and also its Rave hairspray brand globally to private equity firm Brynwood Partners as a condition of its acquisition of Alberto Culver.

Nigeria is to lose about $1.75 billion (about N280 billion) due to Shell Petroleum Development Nigeria’s declaration of ‘Force Majeure‘ on its Bonny Light exports between August 23 and end of October this year.

Par Pharmaceutical Cos Incorporated said it will buy privately held Anchen Pharmaceuticals for $410 million in cash to expand its generic drugs portfolio.

The Net asset value of the 45 open-ended funds, closed ended funds and Real Estate Investment Schemes, REITS listed in the secondary segment of the Nigerian capital market as been put as N77.676 billion, according to a document released by the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC.

Delta State Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan Wednesday night announced various rewards to Delta athletes who participated in the Garden City Games. Delta placed second behind Rivers. In the past eight festivals Delta has won four and the governor charged the athletes to regain their first position in the 2012 Lagos games.

THE National Vanguard for Democracy and Development, NVDD, has described a statement credited to the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, that the nation is gradually sliding into anarchy under an “emerging emperor” as uncalled for and unpatriotic.

THE Federal Government has expressed concern over the huge capital flight in the oil and gas sector which has been blamed largely on several years of dependency on foreign products and services, costing the nation about $300 billion.

VICE-CHANCELLOR of Joseph Ayo Babalola University, JABU, Ikeji Arakeji, Ilesha, Osun State, Professor Sola Fajana, has called for more research on biotechnology to boost national development, saying the very essence of humanity depends on it.

AT least, one person has died and no fewer than 20 people in Osun State have been hospitalized in different hospitals following outbreak of water-borne related diseases in the state.

May 29, 2011 was a day many Nigerians looked forward to with a lot of expectations. And for various reasons too, the main reason being the general acceptance of the conduct of the elections that ushered in a new set of leaders across the country.

Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuade, Thursday, assured that the Yoruba nation would soon be speaking with one voice as the disunity in the region would soon be resolved.