EIGHTEEN cases of measles have been reported at Dambam Local Government Area of Bauchi State.

Competitions in the on-going Police Games “Port Harcourt 2013” began in earnest at all venues yesterday, on a very high note, with athletes keenly contesting spiritedly in their events, to win precious medals for their respective Zones.

The Chairman KPMG global Mr. Andrew Michael has said that Nigeria is one of the four countries that international investor are willing to invest in. Speaking to Journalist in Lagos on his working visit to Nigeria Mr Michael said “In the last few weeks I have been to Mexico, Indonesia, India and now Nigeria, and their similarities are remarkable-between those economies and these are the ones attracting a lot of interest.

MONDAY, March 4, 2013,members of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, gathered in Abuja, for their 3rd Quadrennial Delegates Conference, QDC, to take stock of how the union fared in the last four years.It climaxed with the re-election of Comrade Emmanuel Anthony Nted, as President-General of the union for the next four years.

Biafra Zionist Movement, BZM, has threatened to drag the Federal Government to court if the issue of dead bodies found in Ezu River, Anambra State, was not judiciously handled.

Kenya National football team harambee Stars reported for residential training on Wednesday 6th March 2013 in preparation for the Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Nigeria.

Embattled National Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Victor Umeh, has asked the Court of Appeal sitting in Enugu to order a stay of execution of the Enugu State High Court judgment which restrained him from parading himself as the party’s national chairman and sacked the entire National Working Committee, pending the determination of his appeal against the decision of the lower court.

The Peter Obi political era is gradually drawing to an end in Anambra bringing attention to the battle for political succession. The contenders are now emerging…

Ado Ekiti— THE Diocese of Ekiti West Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has ordered the Vicar of Saint Paul’s Millennium Church, Owa Ekiti, Rev. Michael Ogunniyi, to proceed on compulsory retirement for an alleged act of insubordination against the Bishop of the diocese.

Engineer Ocheja Joseph is a senior technologist in the Mechanical Engineering Department of Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State. His unit deals with fabrication. In this chat with Vanguard Learning in his office, Ocheja speaks on his current project which is a four-wheel auto car, saying that if Nigeria must move forward, the private sector should move ahead of government. Excerpts:

The continued under-representation of women in politics and other spheres might undermine current efforts by Nigeria to be among the top 20 world economies, wife of Benue State Governor, Mrs. Yemisi Dooshma Suswam has said.

LAGOS — Detectives investigating the gruesome murder of Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Chinwike Asadu, last Saturday in front of his residence in Enugu, are reportedly beaming their searchlight on his police aides and consequently placed them under close watch.

Our secondary school children are putting on their thinking caps, looking for ways to make life better for the people. At the recently held Nigerian Secondary Schools Science Fair organised by Genius Illumina at the University of Lagos, Cherry Field College, Jikwoyi, Abuja, presented their project entitled; Enhanced paint using locust bean pod extract.

Chief Austin Ndigwe, a founding member of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA is disturbed by the protracted and recurring crises in his party. In this interview, he recalls how the party was formed and offers suggestions on how to resolve the crises including stopping Maxi Okwu as acting national chairman.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has lamented the global decline in interest and enrolment in basic sciences across its member-countries especially in Africa where the situation has become worse than any other continent.