AHEAD of August 9 Osun State gubernatorial election, National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Movement, PDM yesterday opted out of the election, saying that its candidate, Oludare Timothy Akinola was no longer participating in the forthcoming poll.

THE Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and Dangote Group have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, of $1 billion investment on rice production.

After about one incredible week of innovative showcase by 125 talented technology students from 34 countries around the world at the just concluded Microsoft Imagine Cup 2014 finals held in Seattle, Washington, the United States of America, Team Eyenaemia of Australia in the World Citizenship Competition emerged as the overall winner of the 2014 Imagine Cup.

Canadian smartphone maker, BlackBerry Limited, has announced its collaboration with Microsoft to bring BBM to Windows Phone 8 platform.

When Team Nigeria officials count their blessings in the ongoing XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, much of the plaudits would no doubt be going to women for making Nigerians walk with their noses in front.

For a glimpse into Africa’s possible future look at the great sporting talent the continent produces in the leading sports.

President Barack Obama acknowledged Friday that US officials had “tortured some folks” in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks, but urged they not be judged too harshly.

The Federal Government, Friday, announced the appointment of Dr. Joseph Thlama Dawha as Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.

The Police in Jalingo, Taraba, have confirmed the death of 14 persons, including two soldiers, in a renewed violence at Ibi, headquarters of Ibi Local Government Area, on Thursday morning.

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has stripped Nigeria’s weightlifter Chika Amalaha of the gold medal she won at the ongoing 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

I remember Dorothy, one of my congregation many years ago, at the beginning of my career, when I was a parish priest in Durham. An intelligent and faithful Christian lady, she had been an outstanding head teacher.

THE peace accord brokered by the Federal Government in May between two warring Ugborodo factions in Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, came under threat during the week. Anarchy was let loose when members of the Ijaw and Itsekiri ethnic nationalities started beating war drums, notwithstanding the ceasefire efforts of governor Emmanuel Uduaghan.

Alhaji Sagir Hamisu Gusau, a seasoned Administrator, served as the Director of Protocol to virtually all the Ministers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA in the present political dispensation and retired as Director of the Federal Capital Territory administration. He joined politics soon after he retired and he is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

(AFP) – Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has hit back at claims by Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard that striker Luis Suarez was “too good” to ever move to the north London outfit. The Gunners tabled a £40,000,001 ($67.5 million, 50.4 million euros) bid for Suarez a year ago in the mistaken belief it would trigger a […]

The video for Don Jazzy’s hit song ‘Dorobucci’ birthed amidst wild online reactions. While some believe it was a cool production some have not stopped condenming many aspects of the video.