Aware of the increasing needs to promote the Nigeria aviation sector, the Director General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Mr. Benedict Adeyileka, has charged corporate organisations in the airline industry to put in place programmes that would enhance the development of the sector in the country.

Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma appealed to the international community on Tuesday for help filling an $18 million (13 million euro) shortfall in funding to battle the Ebola epidemic devastating the country.

The Emir of Gwoza in Borno, Alhaji Mohammed Timta, who was declared missing when Boko Haram insurgents invaded his domain last week, is alive.

French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi announced Tuesday the delivery of the first anti-malaria drugs using a semi-synthetic version of their key ingredient to millions of patients in Africa.

A 38-year-old carpenter ,Gabriel Francis, who sexually assaulted an eight year old girl ( names withheld) has been brought before a Lagos Magistrate Court sitting at Igbosere.

Imo State governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha, has denied the rumour making the rounds that the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, has berthed in the state.
Okorocha, who made the denial in a brief broadcast to the citizenry on the Ebola disease, however, cautioned against procession with corpses and taking them to churches.

Committed to the growth of ultra-affordable mobile phones to end users, Microsoft Devices Group on Monday introduced Nokia 130 into smart phone ecosystem.

The Joint Taskforce, JTF, in Kano State has denied holding in custody, 16 female suicide bombers.
The JTF spokesman, Capt. Ikechukwu Eze, in a statement urged the general public to disregard such rumours.

The Corporate Affairs Commission, CAC, in Bauchi State has warned that companies and businesses defaulting in compliance with the provisions of the Companies and Allied Matters Act, CAMA, will soon face severe sanctions.

Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Senator Bala Muhammed, has secured the freedom of 53 inmates serving various jail terms in the Bauchi State prison and assisted them with N10,000 each.

PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan is expected to be in Akwa Ibom State tomorrow to lay the foundation stone of a US$1.8 billion methanol plant located in Ibeno Local Government Area of the state.

RIVERS State Government has expressed worries over a statement credited to the state Police Commissioner, Mr. Tunde Ogunsakin, allegedly warning Governor Rotimi Amaechi not to use his tour of local government areas to campaign for votes for All Progressives Congress, APC.

The Aniocha North chapter of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has elected Mr. Henry Nwabuakwu as its chairmanship flag bearer in the forthcoming council elections scheduled for October 25 in Delta State.

FORMER Secretary to Delta State Government, Obarisi Ovie Omo-Agege, has said that he was committed to adding value to the governance of Delta State if elected in the forthcoming 2015 governorship polls, noting that he was not a reluctant aspirant.

Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, hierarchy and stakeholders have been enjoined to consider the Ijaw ethnic group in Delta State for the next governorship slot in the state.