Oluranti Lajide, the Table Tennis Chief Referee at the 18th National Sports Festival which began on Tuesday inLagos has warned against gambling at the venue of the competition.

THE Orodje of Okpe Kingdom in Delta State, HRM Orhue I, was last week installed the Chancellor of theAnambraStateUniversity, Uli at an impressive ceremony attended by many academicians and traditional rulers from various parts of the country.

Gunmen said to be dressed as soldiers opened fire on a Jos pub, killing 10 people in a region hit by waves of clashes between Christian and Muslim ethnic groups, authorities said Tuesday.

Chelsea expressed Tuesday their “regrets” over the way they complained of racist abuse by referee Mark Clattenburg.

INSPITE of the euphoria that swept across Africa at the re-election of US President, Mr. Barack Obama, an African-American, Africa in Mr. Obama’s second term, just as in his first term, will not get any significant engagement or attention from Washington, except in its universal obsession with counter-terrorism and other security-related concerns.

European football’s governing body are considering scrapping the Europa League in favour of extending the Champions League, UEFA president Michel Platini told Wednesday’s edition of the daily Ouest-France.

The State Coordinator, National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Lagos State, Mrs Adenike Adeyemi, Tuesday dismissed the news making round that the condition of hostels at the Ipaja NYSC camp is not conducive for corps members.

The federal government Tuesday sacked the embattled Director general of the Bureau of Public Enterprise, Ms. Bolanle Onagoruwa.

Tens of thousands packed Tahrir Square on Tuesday to protest a power grab by Mohamed Morsi, piling pressure on Egypt’s Islamist president as he faces his most divisive crisis since taking power in June.

The Director-General of the Bureau for Public Enterprises (BPE) Mrs. Bolanle Onagoruwa has been relieved of her appointment.