ON the 27th of August next year, Delta State will be 25 years old. Carved in 1991 out of the old Bendel State, formerly Mid-West Region, Deltans may be forgiven for feeling that their state is a much riper half-a-century-and-two years old.

THIS indeed is a time to be dread for Nigerians living in states and communities along the River Benue following the recent warning by the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, of the danger of heavy flooding as Cameroun prepares to release excess water from the Ladgo dam. A release quoting the Director General Director General, Muhammad Sani-Sidi, informed that “the Cameroonian authorities in Garuoa have indicated that between now and November 2015 there would be routine release of water from the Lagdo dam due to excessive amount of water presently contained in the dam”.

JOKERS Stars FC and White Sand Angels of Iru have emerged the boys and girls champions of this year’s Muniru Muse Under-12 and Under-15 boys and girls football Championship which marked its fifth edition.

Commercial and governmental activities were, Tuesday, brought to a stand still as Bayelsans besieged the Samson Siasia Stadium to witness the formal declaration of Governor Seriake Dickson to run for a second term in the forthcoming governorship election on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

LAGOS—A robbery suspect, yesterday, met his waterloo, following attempt by an angry mob to lynch him at Berger Yard, along Apapa/Oshodi Express way.

The Akwa Ibom guber tribunal commenced sitting Tuesday in Abuja with some witnesses contradicting themselves while others provided comic relief.

The first respondent, Udom Emmanuel closed his case Monday and the PDP opened its case Tuesday. Chairman of Etim Ekpo Local Government Area and PDP chapter collation agent for the April 11,2015 Governorship election, Barr Chris Okorie contradicted himself Tuesday when he denied ever knowing that Barr Emmanuel Enoidem was the PDP State Collation Officer of the PDP.

Dream Team forward, Etebor Oghenekaro, has revealed that the Nigeria U-23 side are ready to battle the Black Meteors in their All African Games opening fixture.

Niger Republic National Football team coach, Francois Zahoui, said his team had learnt some good lessons from their international friendly with the Super Eagles of Nigeria.

Salihu Abubakar, Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the League Management Company (LMC), has commended the Super Eagles, particularly the home-based players, for their 2-0 defeat of their Nigerien counterparts.

Following her decision to skip the 2015 All Africa Games, the National Sports Commission and the Athletics Federation of Nigeria have placed a ban on sprinter, Blessing Okagbare; excluding her from representing the country, at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil.

The United States embassy in South Africa on Tuesday issued a rare “terrorist threat” warning to US interests in the country, and advised its citizens to be on heightened alert against attack.

Award winning Tobi Sanni-Daniel is the entertainment generalissimo who won the Entertainment Executive of the year category at the 2015, Nigerian Entertainment Awards.

Managing Director of LASACO Assurance Plc, Mr. Olusola Ladipo-Ajayi, has suggested the prosecution of employers who failed to provide group life insurance cover for their employees.

Ahmed Musa wants team focus ahead Nigeria final four games in Group G of 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualifying.

Carl Ikeme was the unlikely star man on Saturday as Nigeria stumbled to a 0-0 draw with Tanzania in 2017 Cup of Nations qualification.