I have made a few journeys recently between Lagos and Osogbo, Osun State. The outward leg of the journey from Lagos has been on the Lagos to Ibadan expressway, the Ibadan to Ile-Ife expressway up to Gbongan, Osun State and then on the Gbongan to Osogbo road while the return leg of the journey has been in the reverse order.

Lagos—The police yesterday charged a street hawker, Arinze Okemiri, before an Ebute-Metta Chief Magistrate’s Court, over alleged attempted murder and arson.

The Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, yesterday kicked off a new listing platform, Premium Board and the associated Premium Board Index, with the admission of Dangote Cement Plc, FBN Holdings Plc and Zenith Bank Plc’s shares.

Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin, UNIBEN, Prof. Faraday Orumwense has charged university dons to adjust their research focus in order to make it industry driven so as to create jobs for unemployed graduates in the country.

The Anambra State Federal Road Safety Corps Department of Special Marshal and Partnership R.S 53 has taken its safety campaign to the churches with over 70 clergy men from the Catholic, Anglican and Pentecostal churches in the state joining the fold.

For a start Samsung is the Global No.1 brand for 9 consecutive years in Television industry. As a leader on the industry, it is imperative that we set and lead the tone of technology in this category. True to our promise to Nigerian consumers, we are once again delivering a product that is cutting edge and best in class. With the SUHD TV, Samsung has completely redefined TV, with an unprecedented breakthrough in picture quality and our consumers are billed to experience more colours than ever before.

More than 200 delegates and 65 industry stakeholders from more than 25 countries are expected to attend the RemitAfrica2015 event in Lagos in December.

THERE are not many things on which Nigerians agree as far as the achievements or non-achievements of the Muhammadu Buhari and Goodluck Jonathan governments are concerned. One of these contentious issues is about who should take credit for the observable improvement in power supply across the country in the last three months.

The directive by President Muhammadu Buhari that Team Nigeria must do everything possible to top South Africa and Egypt at the end of the 11th All Africa Games in Congo Brazzaville will be fully implemented, says Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Al-Hassan Yakmut.

THE National Peace Committee, led by former military Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, with the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Hassan Kukah as its main engine room, played a very commendable role in helping to ensure we had a peaceful and successful transitional elections in 2015.

The Tanzania Football Federation has confirmed that the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between the Taifa Stars and Super Eagles of Nigeria will come up at the National Stadium, Dar es Salaam on Saturday, September 5.

Lagos—Former Nigerian ambassador to Lebanon, Amb. Oluwole Idowu, has refuted reports linking him with the alleged issuance of Nigerian visa to a wanted Lebanese terrorist, Ahmed Al Assir.

Nigerian athletes’ nightmare at the IAAF World Championships, on-going in Beijing, China continued yesterday when Women 400m hopeful, Patience Okon-George and men 200m runner, Tega Odele bowed out of the contest.

Ahmed Musa, Ogenyi Onazi, Efe Ambrose and Nosa Igiebor will continue their chase for a spot in
the group stage of the Uefa Champions League this week.

Blessing Okagbare said she is ready to make amends for her dismal showing in the women 100 m as she prepares to run the 200m heats today at the IAAF World Championships.