A close friend and long-time lawyer of former President Nelson Mandela of South Africa, Mr. George Bizos, has said the memory of the 94-year-old political icon was fading.

The Governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko said he deliberately engaged professional architects in his efforts to beautify the state capital because of their (architects) eyes for aesthetics and in order to help correct the disorderliness that once characterised the city.

The birth of Destiny a little over a year ago was heralded by frenetic celebrations in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Aboh Godwin. He is their third son and was simply adorable. But, barely six months into his life, Destiny began to show worrisome signs. He was not growing, did not eat enough and tired too easily. His breathing was rather rapid and he seemed to sweat too much.

Lagos State House of Assembly, yesterday, confirmed the appointment of Deile Helen as new Auditor-General of the State.

The confirmation which was done on the floor of the House, was sequel to a letter by Governor Babatunde Fashola to the House last week.

Some athletes and coaches on Saturday recounted their experiences after hauling medals at the just-concluded 10th Biennial Police Games in Port Harcourt.

ONE of the many things that that tireless nonconformist, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, did for Nigerian music was to change it from merely a medium for praising and ingratiating the rich and mouthing romantic platitudes to a medium for mass enlightenment and crusading against bad leadership and social injustice.

Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, Lagos State Council, has commended the House of Representatives, for initiating a bill to criminalize late and non-payment of staff salaries by employers in the country.

A Federal High Court in Ibadan has ordered that eight constituencies should be added to the 32 seats of the Oyo State House of Assembly bringing the number of seats to 40.

Nigeria’s Flying Eagles drew 2-2 with Club Africain of Tunisia on Monday in Tunis in their last warm-up game before departing for the 2013 African Youth Championship (AYC) in Algeria.

Following vulnerability which residents in low-lying or flood prone areas of Lagos face during rainy seasons, the Lagos State Government at the weekend advised them to start thinking of alternative accommodation.