Nigeria’s impressive performance in the women and men 400m remained the topic of discussion among Athletics Federation of Nigeria officials even as Patience George-Okon settled for silver, in a race she was primed to win.

Embattled chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde, has been given seven-day ultimatum to appear before the Senate to defend himself against allegations of diversion of over N1 trillion proceeds recovered by the anti-graft agency or resign.

Ten people were reported killed yesterday, while three others were missing in a clash between Fulani herdsmen and Tiv farmers at Serking Gudu village in Ibbi local government of Taraba State.

IT is not uncommon for Nigerian politicians to make a norm of the abnormal and by that pretend to be making some profound statement. These politicians who many times cannot think outside the box are too quick to copy habits and ways they know nothing about. I say this in the wake of criticisms that have been levelled against state governors yet to constitute their cabinets by appointing commissioners.

The emphasis placed by the University of Jos on provision of high quality teaching with quality research has earned it Africa’s Centre of Excellence for Phyto-medicine Research Development.