Ibadan, Nigeria News

PEOPLES Democratic Party in the South West has said it was battle ready to wrestle the ruling Action Congress of Nigeria for the control of the zone in the 2015 elections.

At large public hospitals in Nigeria, overworked nurses snap at crowds of pregnant women, who wait hours to receive quality care.

CITING the weakening of governments in the affected states, the Action Congress of Nigeria has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of engaging in total deceit by saying the democratic structure in the states where he has declared a state of emergency will be kept intact, when in fact he has grabbed power in the states and castrated democracy there.

THE death of Africa's foremost writer, critic and cultural pathologist, Chinualumogu Albert Achebe is a great loss to a world where the wisdom of sacred spoken and written words is observed with high reverence.

Mr. Folorunsho Osho, Brand Specialist Beverage Category, Nestle has predicted a tough final match of the Western Conference of the 15th edition of Nestle Milo Secondary School holding today at the Liberty Stadium with International School, Lagos battling Ogun State representative, Adedokun International School, Ota in the boys category.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday began the trial of an oil marketer, Abdullahi Alao, over an alleged N1.1 billion fuel subsidy fraud.

Nigerian civil society groups under the aegis of Pan African Climate Justice Alliance, PACJA, has underlined the urgency and importance of environmental sustainability insisting that the post 2015 framework must firmly entrench responses to climate change.

In an extract from a new book, China's aspirational approach to education and investment in Africa is distinguished from the west's focus on basic needs Students of Nigeria's University of Ibadan.

NATIONAL President, Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, Mr. Abdrafiu Alani Adeniji, has given the Nigeria Police 72 hours to accept responsibility and apologise for the brutality of some nurses last week by policemen in Ibadan.

Charles Anudu knew by the age of 15 that he wanted to be an entrepreneur, but it would be a decade and half before he launched his first company.

Democracy is acclaimed worldwide as the best form of government but its features appear rather easy to bastardize.

Nigeria, like many other countries on the globe, is grappling with severe economic problems and several other life-threatening challenges that have defied every known human theory.

Chief Obafemi Awolowo during the Biafra-Nigeria war orchestrated an old maxim- All Is Fair In War And Love - adding the hardy Awolowo blend - Starvation is a legitimate weapon of warfare! What Chief Awolowo meant was that in war, no weapon is considered dangerous.

After being in limbo for nearly two years, Senator Christopher Iyiola Omisore was recently resurrected.

Chinua Achebe's recent book has revived fierce discussions about the Biafra genocide, the darkest chapter in Nigerian history.

Ibadan - The Oyo State Government has described the death of Joseph Ladipo, the former Super Falcons coach and immediate past Chairman of Shooting Stars Board, as a big loss to the state and the nation The state Commissioner for Sports, Mr Dapo Lam-Adeshina, said in Ibadan that Ladipo, popularly called "Jossy Lad,'' was a legend who contributed a ... (more)

Vitamin A is known to be essential for good vision, proper development of embryos, healthy skin and mucous membranes.

A GRAPHIC account of how suspected Boko Haram gunmen attacked Bama in Borno State and killed about 55 people was given by the Nigerian Army Thursday.

WHEN Mr. Rauf Aregbesola took over the reins of office, he made no bones about his desire to transform Osun State from a cluster of small towns to main cities, while still retaining their distinctive social and architectural character.

May 4, 2013 - International hip hop artist Franchize is the image of a new assimilation of Africans in America and a nomad who blends his experience into creative, outspoken tales.