Two months after sacking his cabinet, Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue State, yesterday, swore in 12 new commissioners with a charge on the appointees to shun corrupt practices and contribute meaningfully to the development of the state.

Baba Jola Ogunlusi, a veteran journalist, came into journalism by accident and bagged the best investigative reporter of his time with a gift of a brand new Olympia typewriter in 1974. Ogunlusi also rose to become the first national executive secretary of NUJ. He shares his experience in this encounter.

Despite the likely absence of Sunday Mba and Emeka Ezeh in today’s CAF Champions League tie between Enugu Rangers and Club Recreativo Libolo in Luanda, coach Okey Emordi stated that his wards are capable of turning the tables against the Angolan side.

Seven months after flood devastated some communities in Kogi State, most of the flood victims are still lamenting the neglect from the State Government in addressing their plight, stressing that they are really suffering. Though government kept singing song of self satisfaction over their effort in ameliorating the victims plight, but that seems a mirage in comparison to the reality on ground.

Mayor of Brent,London, Micheal Adeyeye, has disclosed that the population of Nigerian immigrants in London has hit over 1 million people.

Delta state has been nominated to host the first National Cycling Championship billed to hold in September this year, according to the Technical Director of the Cycling Federation of Nigeria (CFN), Mohammed Bashir.

Reasons have emerged as to why former Lagos Youth and Sports Commissioner, Ademola Adeniji- Adele lost out in his bid to win a seat into the board of the Nigeria Boxing Federation in Zone one elections held in Ibadan.

Chairman of the newly constituted Caretaker Committee for the council, Mr. Chikordi Dike who confirmed the development to newsmen said about fifty policemen led by the Divisional Police officer; DPO from Rumudomaya came and ordered everyone to vacate the secretariat, saying they were acting on the orders of the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mbu Joseph Mbu

This is certainly not the best of times for the besieged native Tiv farmers inhabiting communities within and around Guma, Gwer West and Makurdi local government areas of Benue state.

Ben, as he’s called by close associates, is an adept researcher and concept developer. He has a unique passion for marketing for companies such as Santa Celeb Event, My Customer And I and The Reunion Show international, with transactions that cut across West Africa and other African countries.

Sitting relaxed in a well equipped salon somewhere in Lekki area of Lagos, her stylist carefully adorns her head with the Brazilian human hair in preparation for her album launch. As our reporter approached her, Waje, as she is popularly called, said in a very comic way , “welcome my brother. As you can see, I have been very busy, e no easy to launch an album”. If you’ve never been close to her, hardly would you know how jovial and friendly she could be.

Obviously shaken and scared, the presidency, with an incumbent who already seemed to have burnt his fingers too early in the governing of Africa’ most populous, diverse nation, midway to the end of first tenure in 2015, he is at daggers drawn with perceived political opponents in the same party.

A Nollywood town hall meeting was convened last Saturday at the Eko Hotel and Suities, Victoria Island, Lagos, by Minister of Finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and her counteraprt in Culture and Tourism, Chief Edem Duke . The purpose of the meeting was principally to address some of the issues trailing the N3 billion grant which President Goodluck Jonathan promised the industry on Mrach 2, 2013.

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB said yesterday that only 10 candidates scored 300 marks and above in the last Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, in the country even as some candidates printed customised shirts and T-shirts where anticipated answers were prepared to cheat during the examination.

AS part of the on-going reform on capacity building in the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), the regulatory authority has intensified efforts at ensuring that the necessary long awaited reform is achieved in the Agency and in line with international standard.