Mr Ayo Fayose, candidate of PDP in the June 21 governorship election in Ekiti, has appealed to members of the party to give him chance to govern the State again.

The Katsina State Government said it had concluded arrangement to convene a special security meeting with the neighbouring Zamfara on ways to fight crime and attacks on villages.

Russia on Saturday pledged it would not invade mainland Ukraine following its seizure of Crimea and said it favoured the ex-Soviet state becoming a federation as a way of defusing the crisis.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has declared that he will not imitate former Manchester United counterpart Alex Ferguson by selecting his own successor

Ukraine’s boxer turned opposition leader Vitali Klitschko said on Saturday he had decided against contesting snap presidential elections in May and would instead back the candidacy of businessman Petro Poroshenko.

SENATE President, Senator David Mark has called on the public institutions to ensure judicious use of resources at their disposal for efficient service delivery.

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has granted operational licence to international oil company, Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, MPN, to build and operate a 575 megawatts power plant to be located at Eket in Akwa Ibom State

Campbell Newman, the Premier of Queensland, Australia, on Friday, unveiled the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games Athletes’ Village plan.

THE South East branch of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, warned yesterday that it would resist any attempt to allocate grazing field to the Fulani cattle rearers in any part of the South East geo-political zone.

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan has reiterated his commitments in providing an enabling environment for both foreign and local investors in the country, saying the role of international trade and investment remained potent tools for achieving sustainable economic growth and mainstreaming the national economy.

Gay couples across England and Wales said “I do” on Friday night as a law authorising same-sex marriage came into effect at midnight, the final stage in a long fight for equality.

Another orgy of violence rear its head in Osun state yesterday as a stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Ilesa East Local Government Area of the state, Mr Alaba Agunmo was allegedly stabbed to death by suspected thugs who reportedly invaded his residence at Irojo area of Ilesa.

National women under-17 team, the Flamingoes, on Friday apologised to Nigerians over their loss to Spain in the quarter-finals of the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica.

Mixed reactions have trailed President Goodluck Jonathan’s approval of a Special Presidential Committee to assist the Immigration Department to re-conduct the aborted recruitment.

The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has shut the operations of Nigerian Independent Petroleum Company (NIPCO).