A final batch of six players passed the MRI scan before the Nigeria U17 team jetted out of the country on a training tour ahead of the U17 World Cup.

The Speaker, Kwara State House of Assembly, Rasaq Atunwa, last Thursday, relinquished the security personnel attached to him, following the failure of police to return security details to the former Governor of the state, Senator Bukola Saraki.

Samuel Okosagah was in an upbeat mood, moments after winning the Master’s crown at the 7th Godswill Akpabio International Scrabble Classics which ended in Uyo.

GOVERNOR Martin Elechi of Ebonyi State, yesterday, called on citizens and members of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in the state to ignore the clamour by some aggrieved members to create a factional group within the party.

As Nigeria rolled out drums to celebrate its independence, yesterday, residents of Imo State expressed concern over the increasing level of insecurity in the country.

THE Rosicrucian Order (AMORC) has appealed to Nigerians to embrace peace, explaining that it’s only in an atmosphere of peace that progress and development can thrive.

Senate Majority Leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba is optmistic Nigeria will make it as united nation because her union is not a forced marriage

CHRIST Embassy Church, during the week, flagged off its nationwide free distribution of over 30 million copies of Rhapsody of Reality, a daily devotional of the church and Bibles, in commemoration of Nigeria’s 53rd Independence anniversary celebration, reports PETER DURU.

Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo has called on the leadership to address Nigeria’s structural challenges to move the country forward.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has banned the importation of all foreign currencies except with approval.