ABUJA — THE Rice Processors Association of Nigeria, RIPAN, at the weekend backed the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina as the next president of African Development Bank, AfDB. Chairman, RIPAN, Muhammed Abubakar, disclosed this in Abuja while he while speaking with journalists, where he said the performance of the Minister in the agricultural sector and his track record at various international organisations makes him the preferred candidate for the job.

The mother is just one of the two biological players in the procreation arena but is indisputably the closer parent to every child. This bond which starts at birth, through weaning and beyond is so strong that it exists well into the child’s adulthood. This makes the term, mother, carry a touchy and emotional tug anytime it is mentioned. It has come to be synonymous with affection, care and love. Little wonder the world had designated March 15 every year to the celebration of mothers and what they have come to represent.

One of Nigeria’s leading academics in Europe, Professor Azubuike Sonny Nwankwo, has been appointed Academy Provost of the Nigerian Defence Academy, NDA.

Nollywood actress, Omoni Oboli may still be thanking her maker for sparing her life. The delectable actress escaped what should have been a fatal auto-crash last Sunday.

The Acting Chief Executive of South African Airways (SAA), Nico Bezuidenhout, said the airline has specific and important role to play as an enabler for tourism and a driver of economic growth through trade. While speaking on the SAA’s continued support of the economy and tourism, he said “Tourism has always been and remains an important catalyst for growth in South Africa. It supports one in every 12 jobs in South Africa (SA) either directly or indirectly.”

Guess what! Wizkid’s performance at OTC’s Industry night in Houston, Texas, last week is still the talk of the town. The show, many believe would go down in history as one of those outings that endeared the award winning musician to the ladies than his male fans. Wizkid did not only deliver a stellar performance […]

The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) has described as false media reports that the Cross River State Government the official sponsor of the All Nigeria AFN/CRS Athletics Championships has pulled out of its sponsorship.

The General Manager of International Business Machines, IBM, Commerce, Mr. Deepak Advani, has said that the IT firm has invested about $24 billion (about N4.8 trillion) in analytic technologies over the past five years.

Staff of the Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, have commenced a three-day warning strike to protest the ongoing plan by the hospital management to privatize some of the units and departments in the establishment.

Controversy continues to trail the transfer of ownership of the Joint Venture, JV, partnership in Oil Mining Leases OML 40 and OML 42 by the Federal Government through the Ministry of Petroleum Resources to Neconde Energy Nigeria Limited and Elcrest Exploration and Production Limited.

A landlord, identified as Chief Sunday Udiongo, and his two tenants, have been rendered homeless, following a fire that gutted his three flats located at Ibok Street, yesterday morning, in Eket Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.

Fear has heightened in Bayelsa State over the whereabouts of a Lebanese national and his police escort, who were abducted last week by armed men allegedly dressed in military camouflage, around the Ox-Bow Lake area of Ogu in Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state.

With the northern rugby followership heating up for the kick off of the 2015 league season, Head of the Northern Technical Sub Committee Eusebius P Yayock is confident that Rugby fans and supporters are in for a swell time based on the improvements already made by clubs and the organizer of the league.

Members of the Gbaramatu/Egbema Host Communities Welders and Fitters (Escravos) have implored Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, to prevail on its contractors to comply with the Nigerian Local Content Law by engaging more local unemployed professionals to avoid crippling its Escravos tank farm, flow stations and offshore fields.

The All Progressives Congress, APC, House of Representatives candidate for Ukanafun/Oruk Anam federal constituency, Akwa-Ibom State, Mr Eshiet Offiong, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, over alleged threat to his life.