The former Deputy Governor of Enugu State, Mr Okechuku Itanyi, said on Sunday that he stepped down for Rep. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, for governorship because he enjoyed support of majority of PDP members in Enugu state.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has apologised for his touchline clash with Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho during the 2-0 loss at Stamford Bridge.

New York’s JFK airport began strict new health screenings Saturday for travelers arriving from Ebola-hit West African nations, amid growing US fears about importing the deadly virus.

Top-ranked African football nation Algeria are on the verge of qualifying for the 2015 Cup of Nations just halfway through the qualifying competition.

Tecla, a young Zimbabwean girl, was sold for a few cows by her father to help alleviate the family’s poverty. She was raped by her husband, became pregnant and contracted HIV. Her baby died soon after birth. Tecla was only 12 years old.

The Nigeria Football Association (NFA) on Sunday said ticket sales for Wednesday’s 2015 African Cup of Nations qualifying match between Super Eagles and their Sudanese counterpart will commence on Monday.

The Inspector-General of the Nigeria Police (I-GP), Mr Suleiman Abba, says his target is to transform the police into a scientific force in line with global trend.

Now that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has released its timetable and the primaries for governorship set for November 29, pundits are scrutinising the aspirants.

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Institute of Human Virology of Nigeria (IHVN), Dr Patrick Dakum, said its planned bio-bank project would aid research in prevention and treatment of diseases across Africa.

Dr Mike Omotosho, the North Central Zonal Coordinator of Jonathan Actualisation Movement (JAM), on Sunday called on the people of the region to vote massively for President Goodluck Jonathan in 2015.

The incorporation of a commercial security outfit – the Izon-Ibe Security Company Limited- by the Bayelsa State government has, understandably, attracted a lot of positive comments from various quarters. Without doubt, it demonstrated the commitment of the Governor Henry Seriake Dickson administration to tackling the problems confronting the state head-long.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has challenged President Goodluck Jonathan to urgently speak out and take action on the monumental Malabu oil scandal that is rocking his Administration and again putting Nigeria under the global searchlight as a corrupt nation.

A healthcare worker at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in the U.S. has tested positive for Ebola after treating a Liberian patient hospitalised there.

A physics lecturer at the University of Abuja, Mr Abel Osagie, on Sunday said Nigeria can put a spacecraft into orbit in the next five years.

Three suicide car bomb attacks against offices in a Kurdish-controlled Iraqi town killed at least 25 people on Sunday, most of them Kurdish forces veterans volunteering to re-enlist, officials said.