THE speaker of the old Anambra State House of Assembly during the second republic, Chief Ifeanyichukwu Enemchukwu has passed on. He was 75 years old.

Governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for Akwa Ibom State, Umana Umana,took the stand at the governorship election tribunal and was cross examined by the respondents on Friday. Umana is at the tribunal, challenging the declaration of Udom Emmanuel as winner of the April governorship election.

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on Friday said it had secured over N200 million bank facility for disbursement to corps members as loans to enbale them start their businesses. Brig.-Gen. Johnson Olawumi, the Director-General of the corps, said this when the Commander, Guards Brigade, Nigerian Army, Brig.-Gen. Musa Yusuf, paid a familiarisation visit to the NYSC Headquarters in Abuja.

The Lagos State University Students Union on Friday urged Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to end the lingering crisis between the institution’s vice-chancellor and the staff unions.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon begins a visit to Nigeria at the weekend to commemorate a deadly attack on the global body by Boko Haram militants and meet the country’s new leader.

The Federal Government has suspended from office the Comptroller-General of Immigration, Mr David Parradang, with immediate effect.

As part of its continued offensive operations against the Boko Haram terrorists, the Nigerian Military has liberated Gudumbali town in Guzamala local government area of Borno. According to a statement released on Friday in Abuja by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman, the attack on the town was carried out by troops of 7 Brigade.

Parts of Makurdi, the Benue State capital was, Friday, hit by a major disaster following over four hours of torrential downpour which submerged about 200 houses and huts and also swept away property and valuables of residents, worth millions of Naira.

Apparently worried by the brewing crises in Guinea Bissau, President, Muhammadu Buhari, has sent former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, as his Special Envoy, to mediate and help find a solution to current challenge of the West African nation.

Jose Mourinho has disclosed that Super Eagles’ star, Victor Moses is injured and will not be part of the team to face Brown Ideye’s West Bromwich Albion on Sunday.

It was a festival of songs and re-enactment of the folk story-telling culture in a typical African society where life is simple and easy going before the advent of foreign culture and value.

A 40-year-old mother, Bamitale Oyeneyin, and her son, Michael (20), were on Friday docked before an Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court over the alleged burglary and theft of N9.1millon cash.

In view of the spread of terrorism in some parts of the world and the spiral effect of poverty in Nigeria and other African countries, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat is currently discussing ways in which nations and Muslim individuals can effectively tackle terrorism and the scourge of poverty ravaging some nations in the world. 

Abuja – The West African Examination Council (WAEC) says it is not considering adopting a Computer-Based Test (CBT) mode for its examinations.

National Youth leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Ibrahim Dasuki Jalo, yesterday dissociated the party from claims in some quarters that it was sponsoring a candidate for the President of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN).