The Benue State Policed Command has arrested two suspects in connection to the recent assassination of the Chairman of the Trade Union Congress TUC, Benue State chapter.

A retired military officer and former sector commander of the FRSC in Kano, Captain Mohammed Danlami Garba has described the proposal to establish the Federal University of Petroleum Resources at Kaduna at the detriment of the ailing Petroleum Training Institute in Effurun, Delta state as provocative, saying the decision will generate unnecessary controversy.

With many Nigerians expressing doubts over the ability of the Super Eagles to make it to the finals of the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Coach Joe Eric has restated his belief in the ability of the team to perform, saying they will post a big surprise on the doubting Thomases.

The leader of an Islamic sect blamed for days of deadly violence in Nigeria was killed in police custody, police officials say last Thursday. The news came just hours after security forces said they had captured Mohammed Yusuf in the city of Maiduguri.

Political tension heightened today in Edo state, after the immediate past Commissioner for Works in the state, Mr. Anthony Iyalekhue, was murdered at his residence by suspected assassins.

Sports Writers in Delta State have taken a swipe at the chairman of Delta State Sports Commission Pinnick Amaju over the disbandment of the state owned team Delta Force FC, Asaba.

As Nigerians peruse the list of the country's contingent to this month's IAAF World Championship in Berlin and await their preparation, one company excited by the recent NNPC/Mobil Track and Field Championships held at the Abuja National Stadium is G4S, an international security company with a world wide base, including Nigeria.

About 100 golfers are billed to vie for the fifteen places for the national finals of the World Cup of golf this weekend at the Benin Golf Club in Edo state.

Southern stream champions Dolphins beat their northern opponents Kwara United 1-0 in Abuja on Wednesday to annex the National Division One title.

"MEND, by coincidence, has an acronym which poses itself as a kind of contextual option to 'rebranding'. Is Nigeria worth 'rebranding' or is it 'mending' that is required?"-- Professor Wole Soyinka

Former Provost Marshal of the Nigeria Army and Chairman of the South South Elders and Leaders Forum (SSELF), Brig.Gen. Don Idada Ikpomnwen is one of the foremost leaders in the Niger Delta struggle and has never ceased expressing his frustration in what he described as the unserious attitude of the Federal Government towards finding lasting solution to the Niger Delta crisis.

Nollywood on Wednesday was thrown into a mourning mood as one of the prominent Yoruba genre actress-Remi Abiola gave up the ghost in a hospital in far away New York hospital, where she was reportedly rushed to last week following a severe medical crises.

Thirty eight members of the Boko Haram Sect were yesterday arrested in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has said.

Amnesty International today condemned the illegal killings by the Nigerian security forces during the recent fighting in the north of the country and called on the Inspector General of Police to publicly state that anyone responsible for illegal killings during operations in Northern Nigeria will be brought to justice.