Bina Foundation reaches out to Enugu para-athletics champions
ENUGU—ENUGU State para-athletics champions who emerged winners in the 19th National Sports Festival in Abuja have recieved support from a humanitarian organisation, Bina Foundation.
Family seeks police protection over alleged death threat
The head of Eromosele Family in Lagos, Mr. Paul Eromosele has appealed to the Nigerian Police for protection owing to death threats from persons suspected to be assassins.
Port congestion: NPA to review operational charges, increases rent-free days
LAGOS—IN a bid to ameliorate the attendant financial burden on importers occasioned by the current congested port situation, the Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, has increased the rent free days from three to 21 days.
Dickson seeks collaboration against cultism in Niger Delta
YENAGOA—BAYELSA State Governor, Seriake Dickson, has called for concerted action against the upsurge of criminality and social vices such as cult-related violence and drug abuse in the Niger Delta region.
Questions for the banking regulators
It is these inadequacies in the laws that desperate directors on the run, exploit in courts to avoid getting their just deserts
Ekiti Deputy gov reads riot act to land officers
ADO-EKITI—THE Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Mr. Bisi Egbeyemi, yesterday, read riot act to officers in charge of land allocation in the Ministry of Land, Housing and Urban Development, saying anyone caught engaged in illegal land deal would be severely dealt with.
Over 300 students graduate from Agege LG vocational school
In a bid to foster self-dependence, the Agege Local Government vocational school has graduated a total of 321 students for the year 2018.
Association awards 10 indigent families N50,000 educational fund
About 10 families recently got an educational endowment fund of N50,000 from Erhurun Uneme Development Association, Lagos branch.
Senate to establish South West Devt Commission
ABUJA—THE Senate has begun moves to establish a South West Development Commission, which would be saddled with the responsibilities of managing and administering funds received from the Federation account.
My childhood experience prompts me to give to humanity, says British-based Nigerian
Imagine a woman being thrown out of her matrimonial home because nature did not bestow on her male children! Imagine a woman being separated from her biological children because of natural circumstances beyond her control.
U-17 AFCON : Golden Eaglets know group opponents today
Nigeria’s Golden Eaglets will know their group opponents of U-17 African Cup of Nations as the draws take place today in Dar Es Salam, Tanzania.
Nigerian writer wins prestigious international award
A Nigerian writer, , has won the New Hampshire Institute of Art’s 2018 Writing Award: Narratives in Prose, Poetry.
Naira upto N364.93 /$ in I&E window
THE Naira, yesterday, appreciated to N364.93 per dollar in the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window due to a 58 percent rise in the volume of dollars traded.
Edo community alleges sale of land by disbanded CDA
THE Odionwere and the elders of Evbowe community in ward 2, Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State have appealed to the Benin monarch and the state government to help in putting an end to the prolonged illegal selling of the community land by members of the disbanded Community Development Association, CDA.
Champions League: Neymar 100 percent fit to wreck United
Neymar has confirmed he is “back to 100 per cent” after an injury-hit 2018 – and is already looking forward to Paris Saint-Germain taking on Manchester United in the Champions League next year. The Brazil international suffered a fractured foot in a game against Marseille in February and while he returned in time for the World Cup, he could not inspire his country to progress beyond the quarter-finals.
Iwobi named fourth best passer in Europe
Arsenal midfielder Alex Iwobi has been rated as one of the best passer of the ball this season in Europe.
