The 2015 National Common Entrance Examinations into secondary schools scheduled for March 21 has been postponed till April 25.

Abuja – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has objected to recent statements credited to the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi, claiming that the issues surrounding his allegation against NNPC have not been addressed This is contained in a statement issued by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Department, NNPC, Mr Ohi Alegbe, […]

Football’s governing body FIFA on Thursday approved holding the final of the controversial 2022 World Cup in Qatar on December 18 at the end of the first tournament held in the northern winter, a top official said.

AS part of its corporate social responsibility, CSR, and its initiative at supporting good causes, FirstBank Plc will tomorrow join Nigerian children living with Down’s Syndrome to mark this year’s World Down syndrome day in Lagos. The bank is supporting the Foundation through its Hope Rising Initiative, HRI, designed to provide health and welfare support for disabled persons.

By Leke Adeseri Eterhisan Oputu is a lawyer and chieftain of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP). He has held a couple of party positions and he is currently the Udu local government area Coordinator of the Presidential Campaign Council, working to deliver President Goodluck Jonathan and other PDP candidates in the March 28 and April […]

THE global hectarage of biotech crops has in creased more than 100-folds from 1.7 million hectares in 1996 to181.5 million hectares in 2014 making biotech crops the fastest adopted crop technology in recent times.

Nollywood Star, Emeka Ike has reacted to the reaction of Ibinabo Fiberesima, president of Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) that she would appeal the court judgment that sacked her as the Guild’s president on Monday.

HONOURABLE Abel Oshevire is a former member of the Delta State House of Assembly. He was elected into the House in 2007 and he was the Chairman of the House Committee on Information. Before his election into the House, Hon Abel Oshevire was the Senior Special Assistant (Media) to Chief James Onanefe Ibori from 1999 to 2007. He is a strong member of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. In this interview, Oshevire bared his mind on the 2015 election and the place of the PDP

Nigeria will now play Uganda in a friendly next week after Bolivia pulled out of the fixture citing security concerns, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) announced on Thursday.

Gov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, said on Thursday that hate speeches by politicians would undermine the country’s electoral process and democracy. Fashola said this when a delegation of the Council of the Wise, led by its Coordinator, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari paid him a courtesy visit in Lagos.

Authorities in eastern India were left red-faced on Thursday after images of relatives scaling the walls of a school exam centre to pass notes to candidates were broadcast on local television.

Retired Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, says discrimination against women in all sectors will be dealt with, if he is elected in the March 28 election. Buhari spoke at a Town Hall meeting with Nigerian women on Thursday in Lagos. He said that his administration would be committed to ensuring that gender was mainstreamed in key areas such as the economy, education, health, security, governance, power, agriculture and other areas of national development.

Dozens of Nigerian women who were forced to marry Boko Haram fighters were reportedly slaughtered by their “husbands” before a battle with troops in the northeast town of Bama, multiple witnesses said Thursday.

Hundreds of suspected Boko Haram insurgents invaded Fuyi, Fatakol and other communities bordering Cameroon, Kala Balge and Gamboru Ngala local government areas of Borno state living dozens of people dead, houses destroyed after looting property including live stocks. Sources and witnesses have said.

The peace of Yenaka, the paternal hometown of the Minister for Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke in Yenagoa local government area of Bayelsa State was Thursday violated by unknown gunmen who kidnapped her nephew, Mr. Joseph Agama.