TWO goals hero in Nigeria’s 2-1 win over Algeria in the final of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Oghenekaro Etebo has denied that the settlement of their outstanding allowances by the Sports minister spurred them to victory. The Nigerian squad against all odds, grabbed an Olympic ticket and won the CAF U-23 tournament, This […]

Another economic war is about to start in Nigeria. The war will be about Minimum Wage, MW. The states want to renegotiate it, meaning reduce it. Labor also wants to renegotiate it, meaning increase it. Renegotiation seems to be the only point of agreement; it is also the battle ground. On the face of it, one would assume that this is only “a matter of cash”. But, it is more than that. The very existence of states and local governments is threatened by this conflict.

BY JUDE OPARA, Abuja THE Chairperson of the Nigeria Women Football League Mrs. Dilichukwu Onyedinma has commended the efforts of former Super Falcons player Maureen Mmadu in the empowerment of youths in the game of football. Mrs. Onyedinma who was the Special Guest of Honour at a two- day U-20 Football Tournament organized by the […]

There is usually the belief that investors avoid Nigeria due to lack of infrastructure. This has led government and many well meaning Nigerians to always focus their thoughts on building infrastructure. While it is true that infrastructure facilitate investment, it also aids economic development. The greatest challenge facing the country in terms of foreign direct investment is the obsolete nature of Nigerian laws that do not conform to 21st Century economy.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and the presidency yesterday re-engaged in a war of words over corruption, with the opposition party daring the administration to institute a truth commission to probe utilisation of security votes back to 1984.

Once again, Lagos City will grace a marathon race; this is coming seven years after the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, marathoners and keep fit enthusiasts were left high and dry by the sponsors of the Lagos international half marathon.

The Senate stands alone. Cold, desolate. and isolated. Open to the elements as showers of criticism rain on it relentlessly from all parts of the country, and even abroad. The Senate’s pains are self- inflicted; it had consciously invited the torrents on its head when it decided to entertain a frivolous bill, “The Bill for an Act to Prohibit Frivolous Petitions and Other Matters Connected therewith”, otherwise known as the Anti-Social Media Bill.

THE rumoured endorsement of the chairman of the Economic Team of Edo State Government, Mr Godwin Obaseki, as Governor Adams Oshiomhole’s preferred governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the 2016 governorship election in the state is causing tension in the party.

On October 1, 2015, the intrepid Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, announced to the nation that the previous Jonathan government spent some N64 billion on Independence Day celebrations. It turned out that El-Rufai was wildly off the mark; he had greatly massaged the figures.

The Enugu State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has lampooned the All Progressives Congress, APC, over its mischievous comment against the plan by the state government to constitute Caretaker Committees to run the affairs of the 17 councils in the state.

DURING the presidential campaigns towards the 2015 elections, many people believed that the Cambridge West African School Certificate released by the Katsina College to prove candidate Major General Muhammadu Buhari’s qualification was a “forgery”. Even I wasn’t so sure of its authenticity, many things about it taken into account.

The Police in Rivers State have reportedly killed five suspected kidnappers and armed robbers said to have been involved in series of armed robberies and kidnappings in Port Harcourt and its environs

Minister of Youth and Sports, Barrister Solomon Dalung has commended the Nigeria Taekwondo Federation for keeping the hopes of Nigeria Taekwondo athletes alive by organising regular competitions, thereby keeping the athletes busy all through the year.

Algeria U-23 coach Pierre-André Schurmann expressed his frustration after falling 1-2 to Nigeria in the final of the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Na spot on 14 minutes, before seeing his teammate Segun Oduduwa head the ball into his own net to revive Algeria’s hopes of continental glory on the half-an-hour mark.

Access bank Plc has led the call for Nigeria to adopt innovative approaches in its bid to transform its leadership for a better, prosperous society. The Chief Executive Officer/Group Managing Director, Access Bank, Herbert Wigwe made the call while speaking at the 2nd Access leadership conference held in Lagos. According to Wigwe, the question around leadership and innovation is perhaps more pertinent in Nigeria today that just had a successful transition into a new leadership.