Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has called on the global leaders in agricultural research to ensure that the vulnerabilities of poor farmers are considered and the farmers protected from the vagaries of climate change.

Nigerian rapper-singer Raoul John Njeng-Njeng better known as Skales has revealed to WG that music keeps making him a better man daily. In his words:” Music has been great to me. It’s given me room to express myself extensively, taught me great lessons and keeps making me a better man daily.”

Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State yesterday inaugurated a 14-member committee on the creation of local government council development areas in the state noting that the decision was taken to bring government closer to the people.

Former BBA The Chase housemate, Beverly Osu, recently clocked 22 and she unveiled a fabulous photo shoot to mark her birthday which according to her, is a big one. In a message she posted on her social network, she described herself as a black diamond.

GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has abolished the 35-year retirement policy for workers in the state as the state workers are now to retire at the age of 60, regardless of whether they have put in 35 years in the state civil service.

The African Artists’ Foundation (AAF) launched the 2nd edition of Art Base Africa on the 26th of September, 2014, at the British Council, Ikoyi, Lagos. The foundation along side Ford Foundation successfully brought together artists of all sphere to hold the long awaited debate.

Preparations are in top gear for this year’s edition of Face of Niger Delta Cultural Pageant. The show tagged Towards Niger Delta of Our Dream was organized by Gold House Productions International. Kedike crooner, Chidimma, is among celebrities that will grace the annual event which will hold in Uyo the Akwa Ibom state capital.

An uneasy calm pervades the Ihe/Owerre autonomous community in Nsukka Local Government Area, Enugu State following the election of the community’s traditional ruler. The tension-packed election which was held on August 29, 2014 at Umunkaka Town hall, was supervised by the Enugu State Ministry of Chieftaincy Matters.

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Zamfara State, Alhaji Ibrahim Ruwan-Dorowa, has advised the party against selecting candidates for the 2015 general elections.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has appealed last week’s acquittal of Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Adeyemi Ikuforiji alongside his Personal Assistant, Mr Oyebode Atoyebi by a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos.

Although political leaders in the existing eight local government areas of the state have unanimously endorsed President Jonathan and Governor Henry Seriake Dickson for the 2015 and 2016 elections.

SINCE its creation on August 27, 1991, Delta State has been striving to come to terms with the ideals of government which are located in the welfare and security of the people. Primarily, politics is all about socio-economic transformation through power and of its manifold relation to, and implications for all other aspects of society.

The National Judicial Council, NJC, at the end of an emergency meeting it held in Abuja yesterday, said it would not rest until those that masterminded the attacks on two judges in Ekiti State were arrested and prosecuted.

These are not the best of times for Apple. Just days after the initial launch of iOS 8, the tech giant released iOS 8.0.1 in a bid to fix bugs and add functionality. It then had to pull the software after 24 hours and show users how to roll back to the earlier version, after a series of critical flaws were revealed.

Ekiti State Governor-elect, Mr Ayo Fayose, has faulted the appointment of eight new permanent secretaries announced by the outgoing administration in the state, saying Fayemi is deliberately creating problems to incapacitate the incoming administration in the state.