Russia on Monday accused the United States of seeking to “filibuster” a UN Security Council statement on the Gaza crisis amid prolonged talks by the 15-nation body.

The presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change in the last election, General Muhammed Buhari; former Speaker, House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Masari; the Chairman, Petroleum Revenue Task Force, Nuhu Ribadu yesterday paid condolence visit to the family of the former Governor of Oyo State, Alhaji Lamidi Adesina who died penultimate Sunday.

MARKET women in the popular Dugbe Market yesterday stormed the Oyo State Secretariat protesting demolition of their stalls and non-provision of alternative space by the Governor Abiola Ajimobi led administration.

Bauchi State government has opposed the recognition of the six geo-political zones in the amendment of the 1999 Constitution.

No fewer than 30 Nigerian physicians and researchers alongside their counterparts from other parts of the world will participate in the sixth congress of the African Middle East Association of Gastroenterology, AMAGE, holding in Tinapa, Calabar, Cross River State, from Thursday.

A 51-year-old driver, Edem Asuquo, has been sentenced to two months imprisonment by an Agege Grade ‘A’ Customary Court in Lagos, for not allowing his wife to pack her belongings from the house, following a court order.

THE recently renewed Global Memorandum of Understanding, GmoU, between Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL; Egbema/Gbaramatu Communities Development Foundation, EGCDF, and the Delta State Government is causing ripples.

Six students of the Federal Polytechnic, Oko, have renounced their membership of the Black Movement of Africa, popularly known as Black Axe, and the Vikings cult groups.

Alhaji Aminu Maigari, President of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has taken a swipe against the Malian Football Federation (NFF) for allegedly parading ‘old men’ as teenagers against the Golden Eaglets in Sunday’s 2013 Under-17 African Junior Championship qualifier in Calabar

More than three years after it was awarded, the Federal government Monday terminated the contract concessioning the Lagos-Ibadan Express way granted to Bi-Courtney Consortium.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon will this week meet Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas as part of a growing push for a Gaza war ceasefire, his spokesman said Monday.

President Goodluck Jonathan will leave Abuja tonight for Islamabad, Pakistan to attend the summit of Heads of State and Government of the Group of Eight Developing Nations (D-8) which opens tomorrow.

Referee Mark Clattenburg will miss a fourth successive weekend of Premier League action as the Football Association continues an investigation into ‘racism’ allegations against the official.

The inflation in the country rose by 11.7 percent in the month of October as against the 11.3 percent recorded in September 2012, the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS, has said.

As expected with every victory, the landslide success of Governor Olusegun Mimiko at the October 20, gubernatorial poll, triggered uncontrollable jubilation amongst the great people of Ondo State and even beyond.