Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State has been invited by United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, to participate in the United Nations Private Sector Forum on Sustainable Energy for All roundtable discussion. The forum will focus on strategies to combat climate change and increased share of renewable energy options in the energy mix by 2030.

As part of its effort to give succour to women suffering from Vesico Vaginal Fistula, VVF, a Non-Governmental Organisation, USAID Fistual Care Project, has provided free medical services to 73 patients in Bauchi State.

Fifteen people have so far died as a result of an oubreak of gastro-enteritis in six villages in Wurno Local Government of Sokoto State in the last 20 days.

A Gambian journalist sought by the state for skipping trial has fled to New York over fears for his safety in the country often condemned for violating press freedoms, a media watchdog said Thursday.

Former Argentina coach Diego Maradona is in hot water after he accused sacked successor Sergio Batista of accepting bribes to include certain players in the team, local media reports alleged Thursday.

Ousted Asian football chief Mohamed bin Hammam on Thursday lost his appeal against a lifetime ban from football, world governing body FIFA announced.

The West African School Sports Union Games (WASSUG) earlier schedule to hold from September 10 – 22, 2011 has been postponed to December 2nd to the 13th, 2011.

Nigeria’s Demola Osayemi Thursday won her third gold medal for Nigeria after winning the women’s 200 metres final in a time of 22.87 minutes. Osayemi had earlier won the 100 metres and the 4×100 relay.

Nigeria international striker Brown Ideye has disclosed that his target is to finish top scorer of the Ukrainian league in his debut season.

The fever that is raging in Nigeria todayis “Wikileaks”. Yet as entertaining as these secret communications are the truth is that if you believe everything that you read in Julian Assange’s “leaks” then you will believe anything. I say this based on my own personal experiences.

Wigan Athletic winger Victor Moses is hoping to make an impact in the English league this season.

Nigeria Football Federation has turned the heat on the coaches of the Under-23 team as public confidence on the coaches ability to deliver a ticket for the London 2012 Olympics seems to be waning.

AS the spate of killings on the streets of Maiduguri, the Borno state capital continues unabated, unknown gunmen, suspected to be Boko Haram sect members, Wednesday, killed three people and injured two others during an attack in Bulumkutu ward of the metropolis.

The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economic Team of the federal government of Nigeria, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said that the twitter handle, @NOkonjoIweala does not belong to her and should in no way be associated with her.

Wailing UN members of staff, deceased’s family members, diplomats and government representatives on Thursday gathered at the requiem to mourn fatalities of Aug. 26 bomb blasts at UN Office in Abuja.