I once wrote that I was yet to see serious efforts to change our London Olympics poor performance to a medal-winning one at the Rio Games in three years time.

Governor Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu of Niger State, has denied a media report quoting him as saying that the team of negotiators on the side of the Federal Government in the ongoing talks with members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, is incompetent.

Conoil Plc has recorded impressive result with a revenue growth of N3.4 billion for the six months period ended June 30, 2013.

AT the Lion Building, Enugu, the official quarters of the Governor of Enugu State, Sullivan Iheanacho Chime, was attending to hordes of guests – politicians, government officials and others with sundry interests.

MAKURDI—Over 200,000 Nigerian students studying in Ghanaian universities are reported to expend over N100 billion annually as tuition outside sundry fees.

A chieftain of All Progressive Congress, APC, in Etsako West Local Government Area of Edo State, Mr. Abdul Saibu, has berated the Nigerian Union of Teachers, NUT, in the state for blaming the recent kidnap of teachers on Governor Adam Oshomole’s declaration that teachers in the state were well paid.

To celebrate the milestone of recently hitting 100,000 Facebook fans with an impressive talkability of 15%, Tecno Mobile decided to launch the TECNO 100K FACEBOOK VIDEO CONTEST which is a platform to reward their ever loyal fans.

An Abuja Magistrates’ court on Thursday sentenced a 35-year-old security guard, Ibrahim Saleh, to 90 days in prison for collecting recharge cards valued at N12,000 under false pretences.

THE Minister of Transport, Idris Umar, has said that the Onitsha, Oguta, Baro and Lokoja River Ports would be concessioned by 2014.

The ancient city of Ile Ife will be agog Monday as the three day celebration of Oranmiyan, arguably the most deified of the whole Yoruba deities, begins.

Four continental musical heavyweights will light up the Big Brother: The Chase stage this Sunday during the stunning 2-hour live finale, as Africa’s votes decide who out of Beverley, Melvin, Elikem, Cleo and Dillish will take home the USD300 000 prize after 91 days of epic action.

Members of the 1983 Flying Eagles team have begged the Federal Government through the Sports Minister, Bolaji Abdullahi to redeem the scholarship pledge made by former President, Shehu Shagari for their qualification for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Mexico.

President Goodluck Jonathan, has said that his administration will continue to do the right things that would deliver democracy dividends to the people in spite of distractions from opposition.

Pope Francis will call a conference in November to discuss an “action plan” against human trafficking and modern slavery, Vatican radio reported on Thursday.