Airtel Nigeria, has announced the commencement of the fifth edition of Airtel Rising Stars (ARS) U-17 male and female tournament, a grass-root football talent hunt programme aimed at identifying and nurturing budding soccer talent in the country.

I recently had to use my boyfriend’s mobile, with his consent, but curiously peeped through his messages. To my horror, I discovered he’d been sending steamy texts to a woman called Jakie.

MR Tony Oyatedor is a veteran journalist and publisher of News Times Magazine. He has been involved in peace advocacy across the country. In this interview, Oyatedor tasks President Muhammadu Buhari to make promotion of peace in the country his priority.

THE immediate past Minister/Deputy Chairman National Planning Commission (NPC) Dr. Abubakar Olanrewaju Sulaiman, Tuesday faulted claims by President Muhammadu Buhari that his administration met an empty treasury.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has expressed fears that removal of restrictions imposed on the interbank foreign exchange market will lead to sharp depreciation of the naira.

Nigeria U-23 coach Samson Siasia has invited Norway-based central defender Sola Akinyemi ahead of next month’s crucial CAF Championship qualifier against Congo.

Gloria Obajimi is the Acting Director, National Institute for Sports. Obajimi, a former Nigerian international athlete in this chat with Jacob Ajom recalls her days as an athlete and speaks on the challenges facing the school. Excerpts

The technology world has always been prone to buzzwords, some of which make the cut into day-to-day conversation, while others disappear in a lexicon haze. For example, the cloud is now very much a player, whereas you seldom, if ever, hear about the information superhighway anymore.

CRISIS rocking the All Progressives Congress, APC over the selection of principal officers for the Senate, Tuesday deepened as the meeting of the caucus members of the party in the upper chambers ended in deadlock.

THE Federal Government has lifted the embargo on the importation of textile materials into the country. Confirming this in Lagos yesterday, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, (NCS), Alhaji Abdullahi Dikko said that Nigerians can now import textile materials subject to payment of right duty.

Senate President, Bukola Saraki has appointed Senator Isa Galadu as Chief of Staff and also Mr. Yusuph Olaniyonu as Special Adviser on Media.

“The Zuma government has committed a crime of allowing a wanted man to evade the law,” said Stevens Mokgalapa, the DA’s shadow minister of international relations. The South African court which called for Bashir to be prevented from leaving the country has given the government until Thursday to explain why it defied the court order.

Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara, said on Tuesday that state governments were not asking for financial bailout from the Federal Government, but for a refund of monies they spent on federal projects.

Apple is launching a revamped streaming service next week as the iTunes maker sees customers shifting to such unlimited, on-demand platform. Apple Music initially did not intend to pay royalties from streams during customers’ free three-month trial period, but did an abrupt about-face Sunday after a vocal protest by pop superstar Taylor Swift.

AS the alleged jumbo salary for members of the National Assembly continues to generate controversy, Civil Society Organisations, CSOs, Tuesday stormed the National Assembly protesting and demanding for 60 per cent cut in salaries and allowances of the federal lawmakers and political appointees in Nigeria.