THE Senator representing Rivers South-East in the National Assembly, Senator Magnus Abe, has been honoured with the Nehemiah award by the Diocese of Ogoni in the Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion.

SATURDAY, March 15, 2014 would remain a sad day in the mind of many Nigerians on account of the about 15 Nigerians who lost their lives and several others injured in their quest for gainful employment into the Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS. Tragedy struck when there was a stampede and several of the already fatigued applicants were trampled to death, while others simply passed out.

WHEN Abia State’s Chief Theodore Orji announced his government’s plan to construct an airport of international standard in the state before the expiration of his second term in office, some armchair critics and cynics did not take him seriously.

ABUJA—PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, forwarded the name of Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, to the Senate for confirmation as substantive President, Court of Appeal.

In 1982 and 1983, the first desktop computers began to appear, many were equipped with operating system called Berkeley UNIX which includes Network Software – which allows relatively easy connection to the Internet.

FRESH Democratic Party,FDP, has called on the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, to give it recognition, in line with an Abuja Federal High Court judgement, which declared its de-listing illegal.

Determined to ensure, Oyo State is host of the 2016 National Sport Festival, the state ministry of youth and sport has engaged the services of Nilayo Sports Management Limited to handle the bidding processes for the games.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid cruised into the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a 9-2 aggregate victory over Schalke thanks to a 3-1 win at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday.

Chelsea ruined Didier Drogba’s return to Stamford Bridge as the Blues swept into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 2-0 victory over Galatasaray on Tuesday.

Chelsea beat Galatasaray 2-0 on Tuesday to advance to the Champions League quarter-finals 3-1 on aggregate.

The new Minister of Sports, Chairman National Sports Commission has been told to build on the foundation laid by his predecessor in office.

As part of measures to further prevent avoidable loss of lives through water transportation, Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Senator Gbenga Ashafa, has distributed life jackets to local commercial boat owners in Agboyi-Ketu and Ikorodu West Local Council Development Areas at Agboyi water jetty, Lagos.

World football’s governing body is likely to face renewed pressure over the decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, following publication by Britain’s Daily Telegraphof claims of new evidence of payments from a Qatari former Fifa vice-president to one of his fellow board members.

Head coach of the Nigeria national team, Stephen Keshi is not worried about the prospect of masterminding an upset over Argentina at the 2014 Fifa World Cup finals in Brazil.

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, on Tuesday, said the state has concluded plans to prosecute owners of abandoned ships dotting her shoreline, saying this will be for ecological reasons