Hon. John Owan Eno of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) represents Obubra/Etung Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. He is also the Chairman, Appropriation Committee of the House. It could be said that the duty of appropriating funds for the ministries,departments and agencies of government falls squarely on his shoulders. In this interview, he speaks about the lingering controversy concerning the 2013 budget and related issues.

A thunderbolt from Rafael da Silva set Manchester United on the way to a 2-0 win at bottom club Queens Park Rangers on Saturday that sent Alex Ferguson’s side 15 points clear in the Premier League.

Senator Suleiman Adokwe, playwright, artistic director, administrator, politician, was born in February, 1954 at Agwatashi in Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
Adokwe, elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and represents Nasarawa Senatorial District, is the Chairman, Committee on Senate Services. He was first elected into the Senate in April 2007 and sworn-in in June 2007.
In this interview with Henry Umoru, , the lawmaker bares his mind on the 2013 budget, among other issues.

Residents of Igando area of Lagos State are still reeling in shock over the penultimate Saturday murder of eight persons during a shooting spree by a lone gunman who attacked the home of his girlfriend, killing her and seven other members of the family.

LAST Sunday, we broke the story of a physically challenged barber, who allegedly abducted his mother, Mrs. Kate Emienor, in Edo State and demanded N20 million ransom from members of his family for her release.

No fewer than seven persons were, Saturday, arrested in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital for allegedly beating up policemen during the monthly environmental sanitation exercise.

No fewer than 16 Journalists with Wazobia FM station in Kano may have lost their job following the withdrawal of the station’s broadcast license by the Nigeria Broadcast Commission, yesterday.

Vanguard gathered that the affected staff includes 9 presenters and 6 newsroom staff.

Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff met with Nigeria’s leader Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja on Saturday for talks that were expected to focus on boosting trade, notably in the energy sector.

South African Paralympic icon and murder suspect Oscar Pistorius on Saturday said he was thankful for prayers offered to his family and that of his slain girlfriend, a day after he was freed on bail.

A Biotechnology expert, Prof. Mohammed Ishiyaku, says that no research has shown that Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) are harmful for consumption.

A young lady, who attempted to recover her bag snatched by a suspected thief, was killed alongside the suspect on Friday in Lagos by a fast moving vehicle

CARACAS (AFP) – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is able to work on government issues and is “very energetic” despite being hospitalised and breathing through a tube, a top aide said Saturday.

The Federal Ministry of Health has spent N1.9 billion on the provision of maternal and child health services under the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment (SURE-P) programme.

Gunmen on Friday killed five persons and injured seven others at the Bagadaza area of the Gombe metropolis in Gombe State.

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The Barack Obama administration took another step toward institutionalizing gay marriage, formally asking the US Supreme Court to strike down a 1996 law defining marriage exclusively as a union between a man and a woman.