The Director-General/Chief Executive Officer, Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET), Dr. Anthony Anuforom, on Monday, declared that the agency was having an aging work-force, thus the need for conducting series of training and retraining courses for the younger work-force of the agency.

The Akwa Ibom governorship candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last election is billed to testify before the election petitions tribunal when it resumes sitting Thursday. Umana, who gave this indication at the weekend, added that the prosecution will also be presenting its key witnesses this week. He said among those expected to give evidence is the forensic team which inspected elections materials used for the polls.

The tribunal said it was not persuaded by contention of both the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and Wike that the failure of the petitioners to pay a mandatory ‎N100 fee for the convocation of the pre-hearing session, rendered their substantive petition liable for dismissal.

The Champions League theme music will boom out over Old Trafford again on Tuesday when Manchester United return to the competition against Belgian side Club Brugge in the play-off round.

Chelsea’s one-sided 3-0 loss away to Manchester City on Sunday left the defending champions five points below their opponents in 16th place in the nascent Premier League standings.

“I heard they could cause back pain, but I have never experienced any,’’ Izunobi said. A civil servant, Mrs Titi Tela, is of the opinion that high heels could be uncomfortable but inevitable when it comes to a woman’s wardrobe. “Many women wear them to look and feel sexy, professional, or to boost confidence, but most ladies carry flat slip-ons or shoes in their bags to alternate because these heels can be very discomforting and you do not have a choice but to slip out of them,’’ she said.

A Bulgarian octogenarian has made a lifelong dream come true by bungee jumping from one of Europe’s highest bridges, the woman told AFP on Monday.

South African prosecutors on Monday filed an appeal calling for Paralympian Oscar Pistorius to be convicted of murder for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

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Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC has dismissed as untrue allegations that N183.7 billion of the commission was missing