President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of five new Group Executive Directors for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to fill vacancies in the Corporation.

EXECUTIVE Secretary of Tompolo Foundation, Mr. Paul Bebenimibo, has called on indigenes of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, to avail themselves of the Federal Government’s free medical services rendered by the foundation.

A CHIEFTAIN of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Delta State, Mr. Simon Mudi, has said that Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan’s developmental strides will earn him more awards even after the governor’s tenure

A Federal High Court sitting in Warri, Delta State, has restrained the Inspector General of Police and his agents from further arresting Chief Thomas Ereyitomi and four others, over alleged misappropriation of N576 million belonging to the Ugborodo Community Trust Fund, UCT, in Ugborodo, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State.

THE Federal Ministry of Agriculture has said that plans were underway to provide support to Okomu Oil Palm Company Plc, Edo State, to enable it achieve its planned structured investment of $75 billion to cover mill and plantation expansion of the company in the next four years.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was charged with improper conduct by the Football Association on Wednesday after being sent to the stands during his title-chasers’ shock Premier League defeat by Aston Villa last weekend.

Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State and Chairman, National Economic Council on Crude Oil Theft, NECCOT, said yesterday that 80 percent of stolen crude was sold in the international market.

If Galatasaray signed Didier Drogba and Wesley Sneijder to help them make a greater impact in the Champions League, they will have been massively disappointed with their performance against Chelsea last night.

Jose Mourinho claimed Chelsea were back “among the best eight clubs in the world” after last season’s Europa League winners eased beyond Galatasaray to ensure there will be at least one English team participating in a Champions League quarter-final this season.

France has charged the son of Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of money laundering, his lawyer and a judicial source said Wednesday.

South Africa have named the team of Legends that will take on Nigeria’s former Super Eagles stars in an international friendly in Kano later this month.

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday adjourned to April 8 hearing in Malam Lamido Sanusi, the suspended CBN Governor’s suit, challenging his suspension by President Goodluck Jonathan.

The former World Bank Vice President for Africa, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, on Wednesday said focus on early child education would help the development of young generation in Nigeria.

WASHINGTON – NATO’s secretary-general said Wednesday that Russia’s intervention in Ukraine posed the most serious threat to Europe’s security since the end of the Cold War and warned Moscow it would face international isolation. “This is a wake-up call,” alliance chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in prepared remarks. “For the Euro-Atlantic community. For NATO. And […]

The ability of African continent to sustain economic growth will depend largely on how quickly it can shift attention from traditional commodity markets to modern economic structures that focus on congnitive technology driven development to address local challenges.