Danjuma Ibrahim Yakubu grew up to know life as one with immense responsibilities. With a wife and four children, eight siblings and aged parents to cater for, the stage appeared all but perfect for him to justify his position as the eldest child of the family.

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The Edo Commissioner for Sports, Mr Chris Okaeben has urged the Super Eagles’ Head Coach, Stephen Keshi, to recall England-based forward Osaze Odemwingie to the national team.

For almost three months now, there had been issues on the standardization of Cement in Nigeria.

With about 1.8 million graduates entering into the Nigerian labour market every year, this country is already breeding an army of frustrated, angry, desperate job seekers whose pathetic situation could reach the boiling point required for an explosion that may not be contained anymore by the government.

Since the latest outbreak of Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia and the threats in neighbouring West African countries, people have stopped sharing personal items such as towels, toothbrushes, cups, cutlery and hankies.

Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos, last Wednesday, marked 2,500 Days in office as well as rendering account of stewardship in the last 100 days at the LTV Auditorium, Agidingbi, Ikeja,where he responded to various questions from the audience.

Until he was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease, Ojeawere Tunji Stephen – a worker in a paint manufacturing company, a father of two and doting husband; a healthy and vibrant forty seven years old, ready to face the challenges of life while helping out whoever needed his help.

DELTA State Police Command has expressed dissatisfaction at the discharge and acquittal of a housewife, Grace Obi, arraigned before a Magistrate Court in Otor-Udu, Delta State, on a three-count charge of conspiracy and kidnapping by the court.

Four suspected criminals were yesterday arrested by a joint team of armed forces who are currently raiding suspected criminal hideouts in all nooks and crannies of Anambra State.

The Nigeria Basketball Federation, NBBF has sanctioned Plateau Peaks Basketball Club of Jos and Royal Hoopers Basketball Club of Port Harcourt for actions inimical to the growth of the game.

POLICE authorities in Ondo state have deployed 3,000 officers to maintan law and order in today’s by-election in Ilaje /Ese Odo Federal Constituency of the state.

THE Controller of Prisons in Edo state, Mr Effiom Etowa yesterday gave account of how his men foiled an attempt by unknown armed men to free inmates who were being conveyed to the Oko Medium prison from the Benin High Court last Thursday.

Former Deputy Speaker of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Hon Linus Ali, 59, (Aliphem) is dead.

THE Midwest Bar Forum yesterday described the killing of two members of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) Warri Branch as a calculated attempt to intimidate the Bar and the Bench in the discharge of their duties and called on the Inspector General of Police, the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Zone 5, Benin, and the Delta State Director of the Department of State Security to investigate the matter and fish out the perpetrators.