Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, yesterday turbaned three eminent persons from Nupe kingdom to mark this year’s Nupe Day. The event, which took place at the Wadata Palace of Etsu Nupe in Bida, attracted prominent Nupe sons and daughters from di...
The House of Representatives has renewed its call on President Goodluck Jonathan to expand the scope of the Pension Reform Task Team, (PRTFT) and authorise it to extend its dragnet to all Ministries, Department and Agencies (MDAs) so as to uncover more...
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, yesterday, condemned the violence that has engulfed different parts of the North and admonished adherents of all faiths in the country to respect one another and work towards building...
With its over 17,000 islands, Indonesia offers visitors thousands of unique experiences that can last more than a lifetime. So how do you begin to enjoy Indonesia (actually 17, 508 islands)? First, begin with the somehow bewildering but friendly capita...
The Jos ultra modern 44,000 sitting capacity FIFA standard stadium under construction in the heart of the Tin-city will be commissioned in 2013 in readiness for the state’s bidding for the hosting of the 2014 National Sports Festival. Governor Jo...
The Bauchi State Commissioner of Youth and Sports, Alhaji Muhammad Adamu Lassi has confirmed that athletes from the state that won medals at the last National Sports Festival in Port Harcourt are yet to be rewarded by the state government. This is comi...
Nigeria at the weekend selected 44 athletes and six coaches to represent the country at the 18th African Senior Athletics Championships scheduled to begin on Wednesday, June 27 at the Stade d’Lamite in Port Novo, Benin Republic. The Team Nigerian...
The annual FCT handball Championship starts today at the Old Parade in the nation’s capital. The championship which is being organised by the FCT Handball Association in collaboration with Centre for Children and Youth Excellence in Sports will s...
Ahmadiyya College and Government Girls Secondary School, Zing, Taraba over the weekend emerged overall winners of boys and girls Nestle Milo Basketball Competition for secondary schools decided at the Indoor Sports Hall of the Lokoja Stadium, Kogi Stat...
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has pledged his administration’s support to football players in the state with necessary incentives that will help them exhibit their potentials and enhance their national exposure. He gave the pledge while re...
President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), Engr. Sani Ndanusa has maintained that Team Nigeria’s target to the forthcoming London 2012 Olympic Games is to win medals and feature prominently on the gold medals zone. Speaking at the 2012 Oly...
Real Madrid playmaker Ozil has disclosed that after the Mannschaft’s 4-2 win in the quarter-final they now have renewed belief that they can go all the way and win the Euro 2012. Mesut Ozil believes that the three changes in attack that Joachim L...
Most people living in the coastal areas of Delta state may be rendered homeless if the recent forecast of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) about flooding in coastal areas is anything to go by. The former Ibori-led administration, while it las...
Zamfara State Independent Electoral Commission (ZASIEC) on Sunday announced that the ruling All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) won in all the 13 local councils in Saturday’s polls. Making the announcement through the state owned radio station,...
Accidents are part of life and can happen at anytime. However, with a solid disaster management strategy in place, the effects of accidents in Nigeria can be controlled with minimal number of casualties. Uche Uduma writes. Recently, Nigeria has been pl...