The Federal Government has dispelled speculations in some quarters that it was reluctant to implement the Freedom of Information Act.

MUSLIMS all over the world mark Eid-el-kabir, also known as Eid-el-Adha or Festival of Sacrifice, to commemorate the willingness of Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his only son, Ismail, as an act of obedience to God. According to the story, which is also recorded in the bible, God intervened by providing him with a ram to sacrifice in Ismail’s place.

Major marketers and operators in the oil and gas industry, yesterday, expressed their support for Federal government’s plan to remove fuel subsidy, even as they urged the government to quickly deregulate the downstream sector of the oil and gas industry in order to save the national economy from ruin.

Before his unexpected fall, former Super Eagles coach, Samson Siasia had issues with some of the senior players in the team.

THE national leadership of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday threw its weight behind Federal Government’s planned removal of fuel subsidy, saying it was in the best interest of the citizenry.

Farmers participating in field trials of staple food crops with researchers from the Nigerian national programs and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Kwara State are hopeful of increasing their yield this season, as the growth of plants show promise of a bumper harvest in the days ahead.

THE Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, has just failed in its bid to nullify the results of last April’s presidential poll because the Election Petition Tribunal dismissed the CPC’s case on the grounds that it lacks merit.

Two days after we left the Upper Room in Emmanuel Town, Emeka Amadi was named one of the coaches of the national Under 17 squad. He is to handle goal keepers’ training.

Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has accused the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, of making plans to cause mayhem during the next sitting of the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in the state.

Nigeria Football Federation technical committee has received an avalanche of applications from prospective candidates vying for the vacant position of the national women’s team coach.