The scarcity of petrol worsened on Friday in Ibadan, the Oyo capital, with long queues dotting the few filling stations where the product is available.

Nigerian Felix Obada scored as Moroka Swallows defeated Maritzburg United 1-0 Friday and moved off the bottom of the South African Premiership table.

The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, His Eminence John Cardinal Onaiyekan, Thursday decries the slow response of Federal Government after the abduction of the Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State last year by the Boko Haram sect was slow.

Dance and story-telling was what Friesland Campina WAMCO Nigeria Plc needed to celebrate Peak Milk at 60. The Managing Director of the company, Mr. Rahul Colaco, while speaking at the celebration ceremony, described Peak as “a truly Nigerian iconic brand,” while expressing happiness and appreciation of Nigerian’s loyalty to Peak milk and “particularly those who have come from far and near for the celebration of 60 years of nourishing Nigeria with quality dairy nutrition.”

As Nigerian workers join the rest of the world to mark the commemoration of Workers day, President Goodluck Jonathan has urged the Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Union to brace up for the harsh economic realities in the country occasioned by the recent fall in the price of oil at the international market, saying that industrial relationship can only be more cordial, if democracy is nurtured to grow.

Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) on Friday reached an agreement with the National Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) to suspend their strike, according to an official.

The Itsekiri people on Friday gathered at the Palace of the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse II to commence the 28th Coronation Anniversary of the monarch.

Abuja – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Friday in Abuja vowed to hold the incoming Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd)-led government accountable in respect of his party’s promises to Nigerians and workers in particular.

Floyd Mayweather is a slight favorite, but Manny Pacquiao is the people’s choice according to the money being wagered on the Filipino icon ahead of Saturday’s welterweight showdown.

The Peoples Democratic Party,PDP,governorship candidate,Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s victory at the April 11 poll was a testament to his blistering popularity. It also showed how strong PDP is in Enugu. His victory was so clear and was predicted. And that’s apparently why there’s condemnation of calls from the All Progressive Congress,APC,candidate,Okey Ezea, seeking cancellation of the poll adjudged by international observers as free, fair and credible.