Atletico Madrid have made a final offer for Chelsea star Diego Costa. That’s according to Spanish football expert Guillem Balague.

Association of International Marathons and Distance Races has confirmed the Saturday May 12, 2018 date for the sixth edition of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) bronze-label Okpekpe international 10km road race which will hold in Okekpe, near Auchi in Edo state.

THERE was confusion at Kpakiama, Bomadi Local Government Area of Delta State, weekend, as gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers in camouflage uniform, invaded the riverine community, abducting Mrs. Ekpongbolo Preyor, the octogenarian mother of the Deputy Majority Leader of the state House of Assembly, Mr. Kenneth Preyor (Bomadi Constituency).

A 43-year-old banker, Tayo Babaagba, who allegedly defrauded a customer of N4.8 million, was yesterday arraigned before an Igbosere magistrate’s court in Lagos.

Three persons, including a Police officer and an expatriate, have been killed in Kogi State by suspected kidnappers.

TEN-year-old, Muiz Ayodeji Isajimi,  diagnosed with symptomatic congenital heart disease, is currently fighting for his life.

It was a gathering of intellectuals, captains of industry, politicians, businessmen and family members when the Registrar, Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos, Ms Biekoroma Amapakabo, was honoured with Afrikanwatch Double Gold Merit Award as one of the “most distinguished  administrators in Nigeria, 2017 and excellence award for restructuring and repositioning college registry.”

A TOTAL of 253 new cases of Acute Flaccid Paralysis, AFP, were reported in Nigeria in the  week ending August 27, 2017, according to the Nigeria Centres for Diseases Control, NCDC, however, none was confirmed as polio.

AS part of the commitment to entrench leadership qualities among health professionals, the Lagos State government recently held a Leadership in management training for Medical Directors of the 26 General Hospitals in the state,

THE rate of HIV transmission in Lagos State and environs has dropped dramatically.

GOOD news for Nigerians prone to  common health issues and disorders  related to lifestyle such as  diabetes, cardiovascular disorders, stroke , cancer etc., as the 1st lifestyle clinic in the country – Grover Medical’s Lifestyle Clinic, in collaboration with Artemis Hospitals Gurgaon, India – made its debut in Lagos recently.

DELTA Ijaw Women Initiative, DIWI, yesterday, urged the Nigerian Army to keep soldiers away from the riverine communities, as women in the oil communities require development and peace, not Operation Crocodile Smile that military authorities plan to launch in the South-South and parts of South-West.

As part of it Community Development Service, CDS, National Youth Service Corps, NYSC members on the Legal Aid Scheme and serving in Katsina State have secured release of 50 prison inmates in the state.

Youths of Uheri/Ekrigbesi Uzere Ward 4 in Isoko South Local Government Area, Delta State, have nominated Mr Victor Irogbo to represent their ward as a councillor in the forthcoming council elections in Delta State.

Edo State Revenue Board has said that it decided to embark on the operation “show your vehicle particulars” to check car theft in the state.