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One of the main features of the just concluded Zone D Copa Coca Cola (North Central zonal championship) held at the Area 3 mini-stadium was the array of talents on display. It was a two-day event. Nigeria is known as one of the countries that has conti...
In the wake of their elimination from the CAF Confederation Tournament, Heartland FC of Owerri have said that they will now have ample time to focus on the local league. The club is also unhappy with its performance in the league and had expressed diss...
The Defenders basketball club of Abuja is currently the least ranked team in the Savannah conference of the DStv premier basketball league table. To escape relegation, they have tried all tricks in the books of basketball including buying of new player...
Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, has disclosed that while huge amount of dollars has been in the last one year on pipeline repairs, a record volume of crude valued at $7billion has been lost to crude theft via illegal bunke...
President, Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers (NIESV), Mr. Emeka Eleh, has called on the federal government to reform the nation’s land tenure system, saying that the operating act (Land Use Act 1978) was grossly inadequate and ...
Minister of Works, Arc Mike Onolememen has said that in order to streamline the sector, the Federal Highway, as well as Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) Acts should be reviewed. He made this disclosure when delegates from the Nigerian Society o...
To curtail the acts of terrorism by the violent Islamic sect, Boko Haram, Federal Government said yesterday, that it has in the last three months, deported a total of 335 illegal immigrants, repatriated about 4, 214 foreigners and refused no fewe...
In the wake of increasing kidnap activities in Delta State, no fewer than 350 kidnap cases have been recorded, 46 killed while 304 others were rescued between 2011 to date, police reports revealed. Mr. Ikechukwu Aduba, the State Commissioner of Police ...
Men of the Rivers State police command have cordoned off the premises of Braithwaite Memorial Specialist Hospital (BMH), Port Harcourt where the victims of Thursday’s commercial bus explosion at Rumuokoro roundabout, Port Harcourt, were being tre...
General TY Danjuma has commissioned the multi-million naira office complex of the Mission to Save the Helpless Centre (MITOSAH), a non-governmental organisation, in the fight to eliminate river blindness in Nigeria. The occasion took place ...
A new United States report on Narcotics, which was on Thursday presented by William R. Brownfield, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs before the US Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control, has in...
Everyone says they are good at keeping a secret - but only because they want to hear the gossip. And what happens? Within two days of one person knowing about the hottest office romance, or who spilled that wine all over the carpet, everyone knows the ...
Common anti-depressants could be doing patients more harm than good, according to researchers examined the impact of the medications on the whole body. A team from McMaster University examined previous patient studies into the effects of anti-depressan...
When people dwell on regrets and find themselves endlessly brooding and focusing on them, they can become depressed – and often very anxious. They suffer from low moods and experience common stress symptoms, such as a racing heartbeat, sweaty han...
Political tension heightens in Edo State as Governor Adams Oshiomhole, last Monday led thousands of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) supporters to protest alleged plot to use INEC to manipulate the scheduled voter’s registration in favour of the ...