South Africa’s Olympic gold medallist Wayde van Niekerk will miss next year’s Commonwealth Games after suffering a serious knee injury in a celebrity touch rugby match, the sprinter said on Tuesday.

President Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday morning, swore-in the newly appointed  Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Boss Mustapha.

STRONG indications have emerged that the Senate may set up an Ad-hoc Committee to investigate the revenue that accrued from the Excess Crude Account, ECA amount above the oil benchmark from 2004 to date and Federal government’s utilization, identifying any infractions committed.

The Joint UN Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) on Wednesday said only 28 per cent of people living with HIV in West and Central Africa have access to anti-retro-viral drugs.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chairmanship Aspirants have reassured party members that the Dec. 9 National Elective Convention would further showcase the capability of the party to organise peaceful election.

Gov.  David Umahi of Ebonyi says the Nigeria Cement Company (NIGERCEM) Nkalagu, would soon commence production as the core investors, Ibeto Group, would soon mobilise to site.

A veterinary doctor, Dr Mutiu Oladele-Bukola, has advised the Federal and State Governments to provide loans and land to livestock farmers to boost food production.

A Lagos Federal High Court has dismeissed an application filed by Diezani Alison-Madueke, former Minister of Petroleum Resources, that she be joined as a defendant in an alleged N450m fraud case in Nigeria

AS the nation continues to grapple with epileptic electricity supply, the Federal Government yesterday appealed to the management of African Development Bank, AfDB, for support on distribution network expansion in the power sector.

Pandemonium broke out yesterday afternoon, when fire suddenly gutted a bungalow housing about six Automated Teller Machines, ATM, at Access Bank, Ikotun Branch, old Alimosho Local Government Area, Lagos.