The ennoblement of Nigerian-born Anne-Marie Osawemwenze Ore-Ofe Imafidon as a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, MBE, by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II is another pointer to the proven potential of the Nigerian spirit.

Outstanding payments will top the agenda when top officials of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) led by president Amaju Pinnick meet today with Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr and stand-in captain Ogenyi Onazi.

THE nation’s external reserve recorded its second monthly decline of $535 million last month. This came as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had intervened in the foreign exchange market by selling $6.84 billion from January to last month.

Propaganda or no propaganda, that is not good. The cost of living has increased. Unemployment especially youth and graduate unemployment have worsened, these are bad indices for any country, and I can go on

Boro chose a different course, navigating into the creeks of the Niger Delta with its dense forests where he began what seemed an unwinnable armed struggle

The Super Eagles are halfway through their preparations for the upcoming AFCON 2019 qualifiers against South Africa, thanks to the 10-day training tour they had in France.

Agreed, the APC made promises to Nigerians and we own up to those promises. Agreed, APC may not have met the expectation of the people in two years, but the truth of the matter is that, I believe strongly that the APC has not lost currency

A transition committee Chairman of a local government in Akwa Ibom State has been arrested over the death of council secretary. The council boss was arrested alongside three others.

INDIGENOUS People of Biafra, IPOB, has declared that re-arresting their leader, Nnamdi Kanu, for allegedly violating his bail conditions would not change the struggle for Biafra restoration. Rather, it would fuel the agitation.

A recent study by Oregon State University, OSU researcher on the relationship between work and sex habits of married employees has revealed that those who prioritized sex at home unknowingly gave themselves a next-day advantage at work, where they were more likely to immerse themselves in their tasks and enjoy their work lives.

THE Scripture Union has condemned the incessant killings by cultists in Rivers State, urging youths to shun cult activities and other related vices.

Edo State House of Assembly will this week commence the screening of Commissioner nominees.

NIGERIA Union of Journalists, NUJ, Delta State Council, has elected Michael Ikeogwu as its Chairman. Ikeogwu polled 156 votes to defeat his closest opponent, Fidelis Egugbo, who got 130 votes.

Eagles stars, Ahmed Musa and Shehu Abdullahi have insisted on observing the Muslim Ramadan fast for the upcoming AFCON qualifier against South Africa despite pleas by coach Gernot Rohr they should at least defer it.

THE crisis in the Ondo State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, deepened weekend, as the embattled State Chairman, Hon Isaac Kekemeke, described the vote of no confidence passed on him as scandalous and irritating.