Aftermath of the directive that the military embark on the final onslaught to flush out Boko Haram terrorists from the North East and try to rescue the over 200 Chibok Girls, Special Forces of the Nigerian military backed by attack aircraft of the Nigerian Air force, Thursday night commenced their movement into the Sambisa Forests.

Like it or not, thanks to INEC, you would have been sitting at home praying the presidential election to be concluded early enough for you to make the most of St. Valentine’s Day. However, the shift in the date is pleasant to lovers.

Alhaji Shettima Yerima, an activist and president of the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, in this interview says that peace may continue to be elusive if some ethnic groups are treated as second class citizens in the Nigeria project, adding that justice and fairness can only ensure the much desired peace in the country. Excerpts.

But if a pregnancy results from your Valentine’s Day activities—now I am talking to both couples and the unmarried who overstep their bounds—keep it; there are no unwanted pregnancies, only unplanned pregnancies.

Golden Eaglets coach, Emmanuel Amuneke has said that he is unperturbed about how they travelled to Niger, but is only concerned about how his team fares. The Nigerian U17’s arrived Niamey, the capital city of Niger for the CAF U17 Championship on Thursday by road from Sokoto State, a development which drew the ire of so many Nigerians, especially the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), given the security challenges and the volatile nature of that region.

BY FRANCIS IGATA, Enugu People from all walks of Life thronged the Michael Okpara Square venue of an all night prayers organized by Uma Ukpai Evangelistic Association in conjunction with the Christian Association of Nigeria,CAN, on February 8. Apparently to give credence to the aphorism, which says,”It ends well,for those who start with prayers”, the […]

With the storm over the shift of polls yet to settle, the Presidency has run into a fix over what to do with four of its governors said to be secretly working for the success of the opposition in the rescheduled elections.

The Koko master is indeed grateful for all he has been given in so short a time and he has embarked on giving- back to the society as a sign of his gratitude. He is currently on a long term project called the Agropreneur initiative. Dbanj has invested tons of millions to partner with a South African company working on eradication of poverty from Africa using agriculture as a tool of the change. He believes the project is workable, but it would take time like other genres of trades.

The African Champions League kicks off this weekend with former title holders Enyimba facing a tricky tie. The Nigerian side take on relatively weak and inexperienced opponents, Buffles Borgou of Benin. Enyimba, continental champions in 2003 and 2004, were expected to go far in the competition last year. But they lost at home to Real Bamako of Mali and a second leg recovery could not prevent an early exit.

The Nigeria Football Federation and its FIFA Match Agent, Jairo Pachon have confirmed that the Senior National Team, Super Eagles, will tackle the Senior National Team of Bolivia in a grade A international friendly in Uyo on Thursday, 26th March.