BENIN CITY—THE Students Union Government, SUG of the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State has faulted allegations by some students that the management of the university failed to provide infrastructure and comfortable learning environment for students despite the monthly subvention from the state government.

BAUCHI State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, under the Freedom of Information Act 2011, yesterday, dragged the state government to the State High Court demanding an explanation on the outstanding government loan.

No fewer than 30 inmates of Agodi prison in Ibadan have benefitted from the vocational training programmes organised by the Oyo State Command of the Nigeria Prison Service.

Property worth millions of Naira have been destroyed at Mbonu Ojike Street, Owerri, as a huge flood occasioned by several days of torrential rain in the capital city, submerged houses.

Chief Godwill Obielum is a stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State and one of the gubernatorial hopefuls ahead of the 2015 election. In this interview, Obielum says that Deltans deserve to celebrate the creation of the state

Chief Samuel Olatunde Fadahunsi was 94 years old at his death on 12 August 2014. He was born in Ora, Osun State although his parents were from Ilesha, Osun State.

TRANSVERSING Nigeria where eating of wild animals, better known as ‘bush meat’ is a widespread habit, several consumers addicted to delicacies prepared of the various shades of bush meat are scarcely aware that most are caught for food by hunter dogs.

Banks operating in the country may have to raise as much as N405 billion ($2.5 billion) from local or foreign sources to beef up their capital especially the big four banks considered too big to fail.

THE biggest news of the Nigerian politics in the past one week is unarguably the movement of Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, the pioneer Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

All is now set for the draw of the maiden edition of the President Jonathan Ogbia inter-community football tourney holding today tomorrow. at the Banquet Hall of the Government House Yenagoa.

THE National Working Committee, NWC, of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will meet today to brainstorm on proposed guidelines for the party primaries for presidential primary election and for all elective offices.

Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, MHWUN, yesterday, condemned the stigmatisation of Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, victims, particularly by relations and the society at large.

This year’s Big Brother Africa season 9 reality show which is billed to commence this Sunday, in South Africa has suffered a setback as the houses in which the 28 contestants will be kept for 91 days yesterday afternoon went up in flames.

I GOT to know the late Alhaji Magaji Dambatta personally only in the last one year of his accomplished life. Of course, it is impossible not to have been aware of a rare titan who from a very young age, began a life that was entirely dedicated to God and his community.

Former African Player of the year winner, Victor Ikpeba has urged delegates to tomorrow’s Elective Congress of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to vote in Delta State Football Association Chairman, Pinnick Amaju as the next President of the NFF.