WHETHER or not the Sunday, October 16, 2011 bomb explosion that devastated the administrative building of the mobile Police base in Kwami village, just 10 kilometres away from the State capital was an attempt to obstruct the then arraignment of the former Governor of the State, Alhaji Mohammad Danjuam Goje in Court the next day, Monday, October 17, 2011, remains a very controversial issue that will continue to play vigorously out especially in the immediate circumstance.

Its been two weeks the Eagles were eliminated from the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations tournament and young attack Ahmed Musa is still feeling the pain of missing his first ever Nations Cup.

No fewer than 500 players are expected to feature in the 37th Nigerian Breweries International Open Chess Championship, holding between November 7-12 at the Indoor Sports Hall of the National Stadium, Lagos.

ABOUT 34 minerals of commercial quantities have been found in Nigeria, Mr. David Adulugba, Executive Director of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), has said.

MInister of Trade and Investment, Dr. Olusegun Aganga, has made known the desire of Federal government to cooperate with United States NEXIM Bank to attract investors into the real sector of the economy.

Ijaw Monitoring Group, IMG, has described the failure of Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Hafiz Ringim, to respond to the killing of 20-year-old Emmanuel Victor by a policeman at a check-point in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, last week, as an embarrassment to Nigerians and the international community.

Former Eagles striker, Daniel Amokachi has declared his interest to take over the national team job, if Samson Siasia was given the boot by the Nigeria Football Federation.

Former Brazil striker Ronaldo has claimed that sex does no harm on a player’s performance, while masturbation ruins fitness levels.

DR. Eugene Juwa, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has advocated the control of content that appears on the internet. Juwah spoke with newsmen in Geneva, Switzerland, where he is attending the 2011 Expo of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).

Despite the inclement weather that characterized the better part of last weekend, the 50th edition of FirstBank Lagos Amateur Open Golf Championship at Ikoyi Club came to an eventful end with Abimbola Mofuf of Ikoyi Golf Club emerging the Overall Gross winner of the prestigious tournament.

A journey of a thousand miles begin with a single step.” With these words Prince Kayode Oguntayo, Vice President of the Nigerian Rugby Football Federation (NRFF), laid out the future plans for the Lagos 7s Rugby Festival at a press conference in Lagos yesterday.

The Supreme Court, Thursday, slated Monday to deliver ruling on an appeal that was lodged before it by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, challenging the refusal of the suspended President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Isa Ayo Salami, to dismiss the suit filed before the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal by the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC.

Activities marking the golden jubilee of St John’s Grammar School, Ile Ife, Osun State will be held from Saturday 7th to Saturday 15th January, 2012.

The Catholic Church’s ban on the use of contraception is not to blame for the population boom that is about to tip the world over the seven billion mark because most Catholics ignore it, a UN Population Fund (UNFPA) official said on Wednesday.

Pope Benedict, leading a global inter-religious meeting, acknowledged on Thursday “with great shame” that Christianity had used force in its long history but said violence in God’s name had no place in the world today.