The Vice Chancellor of the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Professor Muhammad Tijjani Bande, has said that Nigeria may not realise its dream for development unless it took agriculture seriously by harnessing the nation's bountiful agricultural resources for sustainable development.

The Salvation Army will be accepting childrens coats for its annual Coats for Kids campaign now through Oct. 24.

Whether it is mischief or gross attention complex that propels Malam Shehu Sani's antics, one thing cannot be denied him - he seems to have an insatiable capacity for ruffling feathers in the Northern establishment.

It was 10 years ago today.

COLTON - For the past 40 years, Trinity Youth Services has been helping abused and neglected children avoid a lifetime of suffering and despair.

Members of the arts community in northern New Brunswick say the federal election campaign has given new life to the debate over the importance of art and culture in society.

Reuters - Iceland's financial authorities took over the country's second largest bank Tuesday and shares in some of Britain's biggest banking names tumbled, the latest victims of the global financial crisis.

AFP - Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi has been given the green light by Nigeria to skip Saturday's 2010 World Cup qualifier against Sierra Leone, officials said Tuesday.

Ford is to bring in a system which enables parents to limit the speed at which their teenage children can drive their car. It will operate through a computer chip in the ignition key.

Reuters - World stocks fell again on Tuesday and sterling hit a 2-1/2 year low after talk of government funding hit UK banks, erasing gains in the benchmark index made after Australia's surprisingly large interest rate cut.