Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State, yesterday, called for urgent diversification of Nigeria’s economy to agriculture as the only credible and sustainable solution to the current economic recession in the country.

A member of the NFF Technical Committee, Barrister Isaac Danladi, has disclosed that the committee would be meeting soon, to finalise preparations for the game against Zambia, but believes that the Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr will stick with the same players from the Afcon qualifier against Tanzania.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale will be available for Real Madrid against Villarreal today, Zinedine Zidane has confirmed.

The lack of coordination between the nation’s fiscal and monetary authorities has become manifest as the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, yesterday, refused to cut interest rate, as suggested by the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun.

Lagos—Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, yesterday, issued stern warning to residents not to trade or convert any of the newly constructed 114 roads to parking lot for abandoned vehicles, trading among other environmental abuses.

Uyo—A police corporal attached to Cletus Ekpo, Transition Committee Chairman of Etinan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, was shot dead by gunmen who opened fire on their vehicle, yesterday.

LAGOS— yesterday, news went round Channels Avenue in Isheri area of Lagos, scene of weekend’s abduction of four residents of Lekki Gardens, that one of the abducted victims had escaped from the kidnappers’ den.

UGHELLI—SEVEN days after an officer of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, was abducted by gunmen in Delta State, his abductors are yet to make contact with his family members.

The race for the Pichichi top scorer in LaLiga has already begun in earnest with three of the top four scorers in Spain – Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Antoine Griezmann – facing off against each other in the Camp Nou tonight.

The Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), Kano says it has got approval to operate as an Innovation Enterprise Institution. The institute says the approval was conveyed to it by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) recently.

Human rights activist, lawyer and journalist, Barrister Osa A.U. Director yesterday described as illogical and propaganda taken too far by the APC, claims that the PDP candidate, Pastor Osaige Ize-Iyamu had promised to declare a public holiday for the Esama of Benin if elected.

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, yesterday warned passengers not to turn on or charge Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smart phone aboard aircraft and also charged them not to check it in as luggage.

Abuja—The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, yesterday summoned stakeholders to a meeting at Force headquarters, Abuja, over herdsmen/farmer clashes, banditry and cattle rustling across the country.

Ughelli—The Peter’s Mission for the Less Privileged at the Area Command Police Station Ughelli, Delta State, offered cash gift to Sgt Rosemary Usifoh, widow of Sgt David Usifoh, who died in active service in 2014. The philanthropic mission also awarded scholarships to the four children of late Sgt. David Usifoh. The founder of the mission, […]

Chairman of Heirs Holdings, Mr. Tony Elumelu, yesterday, while receiving the ‘Person of the Year’ award at the Africa Investor CEO Institutional Investment Summit hosted alongside the UN General Assembly in New York, extolled stakeholders in the public and private sectors committed to improving access to power in Africa.