Having shaken off his injury woes to emerge as one of Europe’s deadliest strikers, Robin van Persie’s next challenge is to make an impact at a major international tournament with the Netherlands.

President Goodluck Jonathan on Friday urged the church to continue praying for peace in the country.

At exactly 19:45 local time this evening, Allianz Arena in Germany will stand still as Chelsea Football Club of England slug it out with Bayern Munich of Germany in the European Champions league final.

Confusion and anxiety reigned supreme amongst staff and guests of Imo Concorde Hotel, Owerri, as one of the customers, Mr. Uzoma Onyekuru, suddenly slumped, started foaming from his mouth and later died.

David Cameron and Angela Merkel will take a break from discussing wars and fiscal crises at a G8 summit on Saturday to watch the Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Chelsea

It was a shocker when a 60-year-old businessman and a contractor, Olusegun Adesina, was yesterday arraigned at an Abeokuta Magistrate Court sitting in Isabo, for allegedly having a sexual intercourse with a-20 year old young man (name withheld).

Chief Cliff Mbagwu, a chieftain of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is an Economist, management consultant and chairman of Simeon and Rose Associates.

The Federal Government said it is losing about $7billion annually to crude oil theft in Nigeria, at the rate of 180,000 barrels per day.

Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan says the ongoing expansion of the Asaba International Airport was aimed at meeting the requirements of the Aviation regulatory authorities to enable bigger planes land at the airport.

The Federal Government said it has sent a 2- man delegation to Indonesia to plead for clemency on behalf of 17 Nigerians sentenced to die by hanging by Indonesian court for drug trafficking offences.

Most Nigerians have congratulated the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) over the recent introduction of per-paid meter as the new way of the payment of power bills.

ACTING President, Court of Appeal, Justice Dalhatu Adamu has said that he would refuse any attempt to push him to lobby to be confirmed as the substantive President of the Court.

Determined to reposition the Nigeria Police Force to face the challenges of insecurity in the country, Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar has effected another major rejig of the senior cadre of the force, involving mass transfer and posting of 67 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs) and 70 Chief Superintendents of Police (CSPs) across the nation.

AHEAD the July 14, governorship election in Edo State, the Enunuedo socio-cultural organization led by the two-time former governor of the old Bendel State, Dr Samuel Ogbemudia, has interacted with the Governorship candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Governor Adams Oshiomhole and his counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Gen.Charles Airhiavbere, with a view to know the programme they have for the Binis.

Federal Govern-ment yesterday banned pregnant women from going on pilgrimage even as it intensified medical screening of the 2012 Hajj pilgrims.