President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), Engr. Sani Ndanusa has described year 2013 as a year of reshaping and re-engineering for the entire Nigerian sports sector.

One year after its re-introduction, poor services have crippled the Lagos-Kano intercity rail line, with travel time worsening by 13 hours.

Chief Executive Officer of Beyondbrances Nigeria Limited, Simon Aderinlola has said that some of the regulatory frameworks put in place by telecommunication companies in Nigeria are necessary measures that would ensure a more secure service delivery in the sector.

Governor Pete Obi of Anambra State has said that the proposed national dialogue was very critical at the present stage of Nigeria’s development.

Guinness Nigeria Plc, brand owners of Harp premium lager has signed on Ice prince and Highlife Crooner, Flavour as brand ambassadors to harp lager, as it re-introduces the brand with a new look.

Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Chairman, Presidential Amnesty Programme, Mr. Kingsley Kuku, has advised beneficiaries of the amnesty programme to continue to ensure sustainable peace in the Niger Delta.

LAGOS — The Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Perry Calderwood, yesterday, described the number of Nigerians studying in Canada as ‘impressive.’

No fewer than 10,000 traders of old Alaba Market (new Alayabiagba market) have petitioned the Attorney General of Lagos State, Mr. Ade Ipaye, over alleged threat by the Chairman of Ifelodun Local Council Development Area, LCDA, to demolish the market.

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state has identified cultural beliefs as a challenge to the effectiveness of the 2012 tenancy law in the state.

As the web progresses the expectations of digital consumers keep growing. Not only is it vital for merchants to offer personalized shopping experiences nowadays, but they must also make their products available to consumers in a variety of channels.

The National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, was last night in distress as he dissociated himself from reports linking him with a plan to stop his removal by the party’s National Executive Committee, NEC.

The battle-line is being drawn. Already you have seen that two incredible alternatives to the mien the PDP has foisted on the country are beginning to take over in earnest. The people are going to have a very clear choice between two alternatives. If today the PDP is messing up and the people realize that there is hope in the APC, they will go to the APC and install it at the end of the day come 2015.

If the APC too fails to learn the lesson of what happened to PDP, they (PDP) may have the opportunity of coming back

Two rights groups, yesterday, lamented the continued detention of two journalists in Bayelsa State, despite their deteriorating health conditions.

The groups, Journalists For Democratic Rights, JODER and Nigerian Human Rights Community, NHRC, at a joint press briefing on alleged increase in human rights violations in the state, said that as the new year celebration approaches, some Nigerians, including the journalists, will spend their holiday behind bars on the order of the state government.

Although President Jonathan is yet to formally declare his interest for a second term in 2015, groups and individuals working for him, yesterday, took their campaign for his re-election to a new level with posters declaring the President ‘wanted’ in relation to the 2015 contest.

EMINENT sons and daughters of Itsekiri nation, yesterday, held their annual thanksgiving service at the Olu of Warri Palace, which afforded Delta State governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, an opportunity to defend his stewardship since he assumed office in 2007.