In life, death is a necessary end, it will come when it will come, and so for Mallam Yaya Abubakar, a former director general of Voice of Nigeria (VON), death came to him at 73. Late Mallam Yaya Abubakar, was a prominent broadcaster , from Bauchi in Bauchi state , North central Nigeria. An alumni of University of Lagos, his foray into Broadcasting saw him rising to the managerial positions at the Nigerian Television Authority, NTA Bauchi in the 1980s and NTA Network in the 1990s.

FIFA U-17 World Cup 2015 champions Golden Eaglets will play Niger Republic in the second round qualifiers for the 2017 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations while the Flying Eagles will face the winner of the first round clash between Congo DR and Burundi in May.

Family members of the late Col. Bukar Suka Dimka and Mr. Joseph Gomwalk who were implicated and executed for their alleged roles in the abortive coup of February 13, 1976 would want the period to pass off possibly without reference to them.

No fewer than Forty-two African schools have been identified in the 2016 Microsoft Showcase School program by the software giant. Microsoft Showcase Schools are seen as experts in personalised learning, amplified by 1:1 deployments that effectively use Microsoft solutions (e.g. Surface, Office 365 Education, Office Mix, OneNote, Skype) to enable anywhere, anytime education for all students. Over the next two years, the Showcase Schools will take on the role of technology in education advisors in the education reform of their countries.

Sports Editors from major national news publications were taken on a media tour of HS Media Group studio facilities at its headquarters in Oregun, Lagos on Thursday

Kelechi Iheanacho is aware of the importance of Manchester City’s Premier League clash against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday and has called on his teammates to the treat the game like a Cup final.

Nigeria Football Federation president, Amaju Pinnick has urged all circles aggrieved by the bad fits thrown up by Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh to mellow down.
Following Nigeria’s dismal outing at the CAF Africa Nations Championship in Rwanda, coach Oliseh had taken to YouTube to deride virtually all members of the football family.

AN Igbo proverb, says that when the birds start flying without perching , hunters learn how to shoot and hit, without aiming, and that is the origin of the name “ Ogbanufe” meaning, one who shoots and kills birds as they fly.

Valentine is in the air again. Nigerians have joined millions of other ‘love birds’ around the world, to share funny posts on social media on what they feel about the lovers’ day.

In its tradition of churning out innovative products, Alcatel Onetouch has announced the availability of the IDOL 3 smartphone in the Nigerian smart phone ecosystem. The award-winning flagship product, according to the promoters delivers an excellent Android experience with a 5.5inch display screen and an ultra slim body at a very affordable price. Speaking on the uniqueness of the smart device, Nick Imudia, Regional Director, Alcatel Onetouch, Nigeria and Central Africa, said that , “The IDOL 3 smartphone is packed with the best-in-class components and software, designed with partners who are leaders in their fields.

Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, on Thursday, called on the German Government and the European Union (EU) to assist Nigeria in eliminating terrorism from the sub-region as well as the resettlement and full integration of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the country.

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The Director General of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON), Mr Joseph Odumodu, yesterday said the organisation will not sit back and watch buildings collapse in the country with the use of substandard re-enforcing bar(rods) in the construction industry. He said from today there will be no sales of re-enforcement bars in the country without verification scaling which means that if a batch is normally supposed to weigh 40 tonnes, it must be weighed before it leaves the premises of the seller.

The Federal Government and the Japanese government have signed a 1.317 billion Japanese Yen, equivalent to USD 11 million Grant Aid to boost Electricity Supply Facilities in Abuja and Nassarawa State.

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), on Thursday, warned the general public, particularly the prospective corps members, to disregard activities of some hackers requesting them to make payment for posting or to change their posting.