THE story of Dickson’s rise bespeaks the possibilities that can emerge when responsible governance lends a catalytic hand to those without access to the traditional levers of privilege and power. Like the overwhelming majority of the state’s indigenes who identify with Dickson’s governing philosophy, the governor’s appreciation for modest beginnings and the transformative power of […]

Accion Microfinance Bank (AMfB) has rewarded Mr. Kotiko Okoye, Best Graduating Student in the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria Microfinance Certification Programme in line with its commitment to aid microfinance education. The award, which is part of a N2million endowment to the institute was presented at the CIBN Induction/Prize Giving Award Ceremony in Lagos.

Angry reactions have continued to trail the recent assassination of Rev. Fr. Dennis Osuagwu, in Owerri, as the Claretian Missionaries prepare for his burial at Maryland Institute of Philosophy, Nekede, Owerri West local council area of Imo State.

NIGERIA Labour Congress, NLC, faction led by Joe Ajaero, weekend, dissociated itself from the anti-corruption protest being planned by the National Assembly, which already received the backing of the Ayuba Wabba faction, saying there were several things wrong with the planned protest.

Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri has put the disappointment from previous matches behind him after his excellent performance aided him to make the last eight of the men’s singles at the just concluded International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Tour tagged Czech Open. 2014 ITTF Star Player was seeded number 30 in the tournament and he began […]

Stakeholders in Textile Sector, weekend, called on the Federal Government to patronise made in Nigeria fabrics even as Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) called for an enabling environment for the sector to thrive. The stakeholders made the call at a One-Day Capacity Building Workshop organised by NEPC for stakeholders in the Garment and Apparel Sector on the “Opportunities in the Rising Global Market” in Lagos.

Enyimba remained on top of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) after Week 26 games.

Premier League leaders Manchester City on Sunday announced the signing of Belgium playmaker Kevin De Bruyne from German side Wolfsburg on a six-year contract.

FOR asking President Muhammadu Buhari to be sincere enough and publish the reports the former administration handed over to him, the Presidency has taken a swipe at the former Ministers under the immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan, saying they should reflect on the kind of government they handed over to the present.

A grandson of South African icon Nelson Mandela, who was freed on bail in a child sex case, is being investigated for assaulting a woman, police said Sunday.

Spanish La Liga table after Sunday’s early match (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points):

Roma condemned Juventus to a second straight defeat at the start of the season for the first time in the Old Lady of Turin’s history with a 2-1 Serie A victory on Sunday.

IT was fun, sports and leisure put in one package as 123 journalists invited from all over Nigeria took part in the kick-off of the national consumer promotion, launched by Gulder, last week in Enugu.

A man in his 60s died on Sunday after being gored in a bull run in Spain, bringing the total number of deaths to 12 this year, the deadliest in 15 years. The man died on the spot at the start of the run in the central town of Cuellar. “The descent was rapid and […]

At least 68 people were killed while several others were injured when members of Boko Haram sect invaded Baanu Village of Nganzai local government area of Borno state.