It has been said that no nation can develop beyond the level of its education. In other words, education is the live-wire of any serious nation which aspires to attain the highest level of development.

Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi says he has drawn a line beneath the $5,000 fine imposed on him for reporting late to the Nigeria camp ahead of Saturday’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Abuja

The father of Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney was among nine men arrested on Thursday over betting irregularities in a Scottish Premier League match, police sources said.

President Goodluck Jonathan has commended Nigerian teachers for their contributions to nation building.

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, yesterday, adjourned till December 12 to rule on the application by former Minister of Works, Housing and Urban Development, Dr Hassan Lawal,seeking to quash two separate charges preferred against him by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.

After spending about four months at the Ilesa prison for allegedly raping a 26 year old corp member, Miss Helen Okpara, an Osun state High Court sitting in Osogbo, Wednesday granted bail to the Alowa of Ilowa in Obokun Local Government Area of the state, Oba Adebukola Alli.

Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN) has commended Etisalat Nigeria for its support and contributions towards the success of the 2011 edition of LAIF Awards.

Two persons have been arrested in connection with the theft of over N11.7 million police salary, from the vault of a branch of the Nigeria Police Force Micro-Finance Bank, at Police College, Ikeja, Lagos.

Digital Peers International, DPI, and #Protect the Corpers will host a conference on popular social media, Twitter, on reforming the Nigerian Youth Service Corps , NYSC, Monday, October 10 with hashtag #Nyscreforms.

TO halt what they perceive as an imminent slide into a failed state given the prevailing wind of insecurity in the country, Igbo leaders have called for restructuring of the polity into a true federal state before the next round of elections in 2015.