Power: FG eyes offshore, inland basin gas reserves
’Femi Asu The recent militant attacks on oil and gas facilities may have prompted the Federal Government to look towards developing alternative sources of gas supply for power generation in the...
View ArticleTraditionalists speak on the hijab crisis in Osun State
National Publicity Secretary of the Agbekoya Farmers Association, Chief Olatunji Bamidele (Ifa worshipper) What the state government should have done is to take a neutral position. It must not tilt to...
View ArticleNFF Exco, tech committee meet over Eagles coach
Pius Ayinor The Executive Committee of the Nigeria Football Federation and the Tecnical Committee of the body have confirmed a joint meeting for Friday (today) to decide on a new Super Eagles coach....
View ArticleQuadri makes history, tops Commonwealth ranking
Idris Adesina Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri has become the first African table tennis player to top the ranking of players in the Commonwealth. The 28-year-old, who is currently ranked first in Africa by the...
View ArticleAbesan Cup enters s’final stage
Last year’s finalists Rozie FC of Aboru will battle Crystal of Ijeshatedo in one of the semi-final matches of the Abesan Cup at the Keda pitch in Ipaja, Lagos, on Saturday, as they aim to emerge...
View ArticleBuhari, one year on: A citizen’s view
Emmanuel Nwachukwu, Emmanuel@pssolutions-ltd.com One year on, the euphoria that greeted the Buhari administration has all but faded. Hope has been replaced by quiet resignation. The dire economic...
View ArticleNigeria’s shea butter production receives EU support
Anna Okon Nigeria’s shea butter production has received the support of the European Union. A statement from the Standards Organisation of Nigeria indicated that the European Union through its expert on...
View ArticleGallstones, sickle cell disease and detoxification
Oladapo Ashiru, Professor of Anatomy/Consultant Reproductive Endocrinologist. dapo.ashiru@medicalartcenter.com 0700 MARTCENTER 234-8023195521 Gallstones are one of the most prevalent diseases...
View ArticleIbadan indigenes intervene in Oyo, labour school crisis
Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan The Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes has appealed to the Oyo State Government, Nigeria Labour Congress and the Nigeria Union of Teachers to review their stands over the...
View ArticleAfrican ministers rally support for AFRIMA
Africa’s ministers of youths, sports and culture have called on member states of the African Union to support the All Africa Music Awards. They made the call during the second ordinary session of the...
View ArticleAmadi’s books taught us how to write – Osofisan
Writers and other stakeholders salute veteran author, Elechi Amadi, who passed on on Wednesday, AKEEM LASISI writes He did wonders with his pen when alive. Now that he is no more, the pen is eager to...
View ArticleDay Qudus recalled what We Almost forgot
Celebrated dancer, Qudus Onikeku, returned to the stage, on Friday, when he presented an intense dance drama titled We Almost Forgot. The performance held at Freedom Park, Lagos, combined dance, drama...
View ArticleWe don’t need your electricity, Rivers hoteliers tell PHED
Hotel operators in Rivers State have called on the management of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company to stop supplying electricity to their hotels. The operators, who met with a...
View ArticleMinister condemn neglect of erosion site in Abia
Ogbonnaya Ikokwu,Umuahia The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Guru Usani, has condemned the abandonment of an erosion site six years after a contract was awarded for repairs to be carried...
View ArticleNAFDAC arrests three, shuts four bakeries in Edo
Alexander Okere The National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control has sealed off three bakeries for allegedly engaging in unwholesome practice in Benin, the Edo State capital. NAFDAC also...
View ArticleRivers: dss arrests herdsman for allegedly killing butcher
Operatives of the Department of State Services have arrested a herdsman identified as Saidu Buba, for allegedly killing a butcher known as Mr. Bright Iruanya. Iruanya was said to have been shot by Buba...
View ArticleDemolition: Stranded market women beg wike for space
Chukwudi Akasike A group of market women, who once sold foodstuff at the recently demolished Afikpo Market in Mile One, Diobu axis of Port Harcourt, has appealed to the State Governor, Chief Nyesom...
View ArticlePele begs Messi
Pele has urged Lionel Messi to reconsider his decision to retire from international football, Skysports reports. The Barcelona forward quit playing for Argentina after missing in a penalty shoot-out...
View ArticleI want to defend my title in Nigeria or Ghana – Joshua
HE’S dominated everyone he’s come up against in the UK, but it’s not enough. Anthony Joshua, and his promoter Eddie Hearn, want to go global. And much like one of his heroes Muhammad Ali, Joshua wants...
View ArticlePolice made me stop giving my money away – Bolt
Usain Bolt has revealed police were forced to ask him to stop handing out money to fellow Jamaicans – because his acts of charity were causing too much violence, The Sun reports. The six-time Olympic...
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