President of Athletics Federation of Nigeria, Chief Solomon Ogba, had for long, planned to hire a foreign coach to transform athletics in Nigeria.

A Retired High Court Judge in Kebbi state,Hon.Justice Zakari Gulma,62,has taken to teaching in primary schools as his post-retirement hobby.

THE Police have arrested a middle aged man, Musibau Mustapha, for killing his colleague during a hunting expedition.

SOUTH African-born wives of Nigerians living in South Africa are set for a major nationwide protest against their increasing stigmatisation by their fellow countrymen and women.

THE Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) is approaching its third reading, but its secure passage out of the legislative mire and into law is not yet guaranteed. The chance of failure, though, is now getting slimmer.

TRAGEDY struck, Saturday night, as at least eight persons including a Pastor’s wife, Pastor (Mrs) Hellen Samuel, her three children, Saviour, Ensigne and Purity, were reportedly killed in an auto crash in Katagbegi village of Niger State.

AS the jostle for who takes over the Delta Central Senatorial seat, which became vacant due to the death of Senator Pius Ewherido heats up, the leadership of the Urhobo Political Congress, UPC, has advised the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate in the 2011 election, Chief Ighoyota Amori not to contest the forthcoming by-election.

The Federal Government has instituted a mechanism that will check contractors and monitore the Millennium Development Goals, MDGs, to stave off poor implementation or abandonment of projects nationwide.

The N220 billion Micro Small and Medium Enterprises, MSMEs, fund being packaged by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, would be given to entrepreneurs without the conventional collaterals to make it easier for them to access capital for their businesses.

No fewer than 82 companies have been requested to submit proposals for 10 power plants under the National Independent Power Plants, NIPPs, in the next round of Nigeria’s electricity privatisation programme.