Though it colonized Nigeria and can boast of decency and superior infrastructure in terms of social development to the extent of vilifying the country before the international community, Britain may have just been humbled by the candour and diplomatic finesse of a black leader over its provocative, uncultured, hard stance on Nigeria.

For Nigerian writers resident all over the world, April 27 marked the beginning of the race for who becomes the next winner of The Nigeria Prize for Literature, following the submission of the 173 entries received for the 2016 edition of the prize, to the panel of judges. This marks the beginning of another circle of the four-year rotation of the prize among the four literary genres – prose, poetry, drama and children’s literature. This year focuses on prose fiction.

Nigerian heavyweight wrestler, Power Lee De Great successfully defended his PWA African heavyweight title at the Asaba Township Stadium, Asaba in Delta State against Angolan Marvellous Buffalo. .

Dean Emeritus Church of Nigeria (Anglican Commun-ion), Most Rev. Ephraim Ademowo has called for restoration of the nation’s lost value system, saying the right value system will have positive impact on the ongoing fight against eradication of corruption which has eaten deep into the nation’s system.

The Ogun State government has said that seven survivors of last Friday’s collapsed Itoku Market Shopping Complex were respond-ing to treatment.