Alhaji Maruf Thani, the Chairman of Isin Local Government Council in Kwara, says the council has entered into public-private partnership in meaningful ventures to increase its revenue.

Mr Gbolahan Lawal, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Co-operatives in Lagos State, has urged Nigerians to exploit the benefits of coconut.

Mr Obafemi Olawore, the Executive Secretary, Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria, has pleaded with the Federal Government to pay marketers’ subsidy claims to avoid fuel scarcity.

THERE is no gainsaying the fact that Federal Government through its National Universities Commission, NUC, is doing its best by way of checks and balances, effective supervision and quality control of all universities in Nigeria particularly the private ones.

Transport fares in Delta remained stable in spite of the rush to travel during the Easter festivities.

Lagos, April 21, 2014 (NAN) The Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) on Monday suspended an athletics coach, Peter Wemali, over an alleged sex scandal.

ADEN, April 21, 2014 (AFP) – An “unprecedented” US and Yemeni aerial campaign has killed more than 40 Al-Qaeda militants in recent days in a bid thwart attacks by the network’s local affiliate, officials

he Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Monday announced Gambia’s disqualification from the U-20 African Youth Championship (AYC) qualifiers for the 19th edition of the competition.

Odemwingie found himself at the centre of controversy after winning a penalty against former club Cardiff City in a 1-1 draw. The Nigerian forward went down after a challenge from behind by Kim Bo-kyung in first-half stoppage time, with Marko Arnautovic scoring from the spot, but Peter Whittingham equalised with a penalty of his own in the second half. Cardiff manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said his players had been “incensed” by the penalty won by Odemwingie.

Amodu Shuaibu, Technical Director of the Nigeria Football Association (NFA), has urged Nigerian Coaches to obtain the CAF and FIFA basic requirement for coaching before it was too late.

The Nigeria Squash Federation (NSF) on Sunday said the body was still shopping for more sponsors for the forthcoming Africa Squash Championships.

The rumour began after rapper Godwon shared surveillance video released by Police in Houston of a man stealing $300 from an ATM machine in a department store in Houston. Social media users, blogs and Godwon alleged the man was Sauce Kid now called Sinzu.

The Local Organising Committee (LOC) of the 2014 Lagos State Sports Festival, tagged `Ibile Games’ on Sunday presented the Games’ `Torch of Unity’ to `Conference 57′, to mark the commencement of the Games.

Nigeria and some other African countries had been undergoing intensive training /competition at the 2014 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)-Africa Table Tennis Federation (ATTF) U-12 Africa.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger hopes the returns of key midfielders Mesut Ozil and Aaron Ramsey will help his side secure their place in the Premier League’s top four.