TWO persons Thursday reportedly lost their lives in Ezillo community, Ishielu local government area of Ebonyi State after eating a fresh fish alleged to be forbidden in the area.

A convict, Ahmed Abubakar of no fixed address, has confessed to criminally selling another man’s car in order to save his son’s life.

The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal for Adamawa on Thursday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to produce the card readers used in the House of Representatives Elections in Madagali/Michika Federal Constituency. The Justice Anthony Onovo-led three-member tribunal issued the order at its resumed hearing in a petition filed by the All Progressives Congress challenging the election of Hon. Adamu Kamale (PDP-Madagali-Michika).

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has revealed that his immediate successor, Late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua reversed the sale of two of the country’s refineries which had been finalized before he left office due to “pressure.”

Nigerian male and female powerlifters won 11 medals and broke three world records at the just-concluded Powerlifting World Open Asian Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Microsoft Imagine Cup has been dubbed as the world’s premier technology competition that provides opportunities for students across all disciplines to team up and use their creativity, passion, and knowledge of technology to create applications, games and integrated solutions that can change the way we live, work and play.

In today’s ever varying marketplace, one wonders: How do we manage oneself in the digital age? Most businesses believe that they have a digital presence but it is not sufficient for them to just have a website and a few social channels. To have an overall digital marketing presence, one must stand against the competition, and more significantly, drive more clientele to their business

“In order to stabilise, (FIFA) needs leadership, experience and new ideas, but above all it needs football to be placed at its heart.” He called on the 47-member AFC to “remain as united as possible behind the single best candidate.” Platini, 60, a former Juventus and France star who heads European governing body UEFA, is on a shortlist of declared and likely candidates that includes Prince Ali bin al Hussein of Jordan, and South Korean billionaire Chung Mong-Joon, who confirmed his candidacy earlier Thursday.

“This is to ensure capital markets utilisation for mutual development.” He said Nigeria had been identified as one of the three exciting countries to work with saying, “a study is on to improve the market structure to attract more investors to expand the market.” The NSE boss said Nigeria and U.K stock exchanges had signed MoU they hoped would be adhered to but that some aspects of their plan needed legislative actions to implement.

The 2015 Star Music Trek is back for the second time this year and it’s bringing the country’s largest and most popular annual music festival to the city of Makurdi.

Benue State homeboy 2Face remarked, “This is where it all began for me so obviously it’s a highly emotional experience. It’s a bit like a homecoming and I can’t wait to get in front of the crowd in my home state and show them some of the love they have showed me. I am thrilled to have this opportunity to perform for my people at home on such a large national platform. Credit to Star Lager.”

”We know that the psyche of the PDP has been badly affected by its loss of power at the centre. Even the party itself has admitted that much. That situation has now been compounded by the fact that the party is broke. It is therefore not a surprise that it is no longer able to think straight. The reality of its new situation is just beginning to dawn on it.

Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) says it will axe 6,500 jobs this year and step up spending cuts, to deal with an extended period of lower oil prices.

PEAKER of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, Thursday said the 8th House is now set to work for Nigerians after the 49-day crisis that rocked the House from inception.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied the allegation by the PDP that the Director-General of the DSS, Mr. Lawal Daura, is a card-carrying member of the party (APC), calling the accusation absurd and frivolous