Former president, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka were among prominent personalities that witnessed the first year coronation anniversary of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja 11 in Ile-Ife yesterday.

Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has given
notice of a 3-day nation-wide warning strike from the first week of January 2017, over unresolved labour issues with multinationals operating in the oil and gas industry.

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has petitioned the UN Working Group on the issues of discrimination against women in law and in practice requesting the body to “use your mandates and position to urgently request the Nigerian government and the Nigerian Football Federation to end the discriminatory and unfair treatment of the players of the Super Falcons of Nigeria who recently won the African Women Cup of Nations.”

Barely one month after three workers of Isiala Ngwa North council area lost their lives during the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chairmanship primaries in the area, tragedy was averted yesterday as supporters of the PDP, and its All Progressives Congress, APC, counterpart allegedly clashed at Mgboko Obete community in Obingwa council area of Abia state.

The House of Representatives Committee on Works on Wednesday lauded Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on his proactive efforts to rehabilitate some Federal Government roads within the state.

GOVERNOR Willie Obiano of Anambra State has said that contrary to insinuations in the social media, the Operation Python Dance recently launched in the five South East states by the Nigerian Army was not an army of occupation, arguing that it was done with the good intention of wiping out crime in the zone.

Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, Minster of Science and Technology says Science and Technology is key to national development.

Nigerians generally have a love for blackberry phone and accessories, but it’s time to face facts. The BlackBerry is on its last legs and now is the best time to ditch it and move on. Aside from the fact that BlackBerry smartphone sales have been disappointing, and the company has announced that it’s essentially up for sale, there are certain reasons users should discard their devices now. Jumia Travel, Africa’s No.1 online hotel booking portal shares 5 reasons Nigerians should ditch their blackberry phones this December.

And King David lamented glory of Israel is slain upon the high place, how are the mighty fallen, tell it not in Gath, publish it in the street of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph”.

Outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama has commenced farewell phone calls to world leaders who are U.S. allies during his eight-year presidency.