Akwa Ibom State governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio, has bagged the best Governor in Africa Award from an Accra-based Africa Development Magazine, for his development strides in the state.

Akpabio bags Best Governor in Africa Award

The 2013 UEFA Champions League final will mean different things to different Nigerians as MasterCard, the official sponsor of UEFA Champions League, has elaborate plans to celebrate the final of Europe’s most lucrative club football competition.

UEFA Champions League: MasterCard plans big for Nigerian soccer fans

Sixteen schools from various states of the federation will be participating in the 2013 Channels National Kids Cup kicking off Wednesday at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere Lagos.

16 schools for Channels National Kids cup

ABA—THE Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 9, Umuahia, Abia State, Alhaji Tambari Yabo Mohammed, has warned officers and men of the state police command against accidental discharge, saying it amounted to carelessness.

AIG warns officers over accidental discharge

African Democratic Congress, ADC, has described the state of emergency imposed on Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states by President Goodluck Jonathan as the most creative way to tame the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, which had been terrorising Nigerians in the …

Emergency rule ‘ll tame Boko Haram – ADC

West Bromwich Albion forward, Peter Odemwingie appears set for a lifeline from newly-promoted Barclays English Premier League club, Hull City.

Odemwingie set for Hull switch

…Calls for Central and West Africa Security Summit THOUGH it has no constitutional role to play in the declaration of emergency rule in any one of its member countries, the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS is …

ECOWAS Parliament Backs State of Emergency