From the monthly archives: August 2009

WOW Expose Campaign goes to The Palms

On August 29, 2009 · In Allure

In a bid to create awareness for the upcoming Women on Wellness seminar tagged The Balancing Act; Attaining work-life Balance, Allure Vanguard organised a Road Show at the upscale shopping mall, The Palms, Lekki last Sunday Pfizer Pharmaceuticals provided shoppers with free cholesterol, blood pressure and BMI tests and gave advice to those who with health issues.

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Insomnia

On August 29, 2009 · In Allure

Insomnia is a lack of sleep that occurs on a regular or frequent basis which may be chronic or temporary and includes difficulty going to sleep, staying asleep or going back to sleep.

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Your path to success and wealth

On August 29, 2009 · In Allure

In the last edition, I told you that the first step to becoming successful and wealthy is that you must have a strong desire to create wealth.

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Weight loss tips

On August 29, 2009 · In Allure

By Kathy Emiko
“Denying age is a big mistake but defying age is an appetizing recipe for living live to the full”  —  Kathy Emiko.

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Nigeria earns $6.9bn from oil; economy grows by 5.1% in second quarter

On August 29, 2009 · In News

By Babajide Komolafe

NIGERIA recorded $6.9 billion from crude oil exports in the second quarter of the year while the economy grew by 5.13 per cent. The Central Bank (CBN) in its economic report for the second quarter said the country exported 113.75 million barrels of oil during the quarter sold at an average [...]

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Shiite disowns Boko Haram

On August 29, 2009 · In News

By Emeka Mamah

Kaduna – THE Shiite Islamic sect  otherwise known as Islamic Movement of Nigeria denied, yesterday, any link with the Boko Haram Islamic sect, saying it could not be against western education when it currently has over 300 schools across Nigeria teaching both western and Islamic education.

In a statement signed by [...]

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PPA Crisis : Another GNU partner bites the dust

On August 29, 2009 · In Politics

First, it was the ANPP. How it is the Progressive Peoples Alliance, PPA, that is being turn apart by internal crisis arising from its participation in the Government of National Unity, GNU.

By Jide Ajani, Deputy Editor

THE crisis now rocking the Progressive Peoples Alliance, PPA, is symptomatic of the malaise that serially afflicts the [...]

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Why we took over PPA, by Olu Akerele, acting national chairman

On August 29, 2009 · In Politics

*Our problem with Orji Uzor Kalu

LISA Olu Akerele , a seasoned administrator, former personal assistant to Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, former national publicity secretary of the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) and the deputy national chairman, south of the party, was, on Friday, at Halal Palace Hotel Wuse, Abuja adopted the acting [...]

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Akoko Edo rerun witnessed the highest level of thuggery in Edo history – Onolememen

On August 29, 2009 · In Politics

A former minister of state for defence (2006 -7), Mr. Mike Oziegbe Onolememen, cannot hide his anger over the outcome of the Akoko Edo Constituency rerun election which the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Action Congress (AC) candidate, Mr. Kabiru Adjoto, to have won, having scored 5,335 votes against the 3,741 votes polled by the PDP candidate Mr. Anslem Agbabi.

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Causes of religious crises in the north, by Gov. Aliyu

On August 29, 2009 · In Politics

Minna – RELIGION has become a matter of war leading to the death of innocent people with property worth millions of naira lost.

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Deregulation: FG should ensure proper consultation—Expert

On August 29, 2009 · In Business

It is no longer a secret that the Federal Government is set to fully deregulate the oil and gas sector as it has consistently argued that the $4.5 billion subsidy on petroleum products was no longer sustainable if the country must effectively tackle the enormous challenges facing the sector. In this interview, Dr. Mike Aderohunmu, oil and gas analyst and managing director Oilgas Marinetech speaks on what needs to be done to ensure the government proposed deregulation of the downstream sector delivers real value for the economy.

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‘Why we reawarded airport project for N20bn’

On August 29, 2009 · In Business

Mr.Bassey Albert Akpan doubles as the Akwa Ibom State commissioner for finance and chairman Inter-Ministerial Direct Labour Committee. He was the vice chairman of First City Monument Bank before his present office. In this interview he explains the mega projects of the administration and his confidence on the target dates for their inauguration. Excerpts

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Oyegun at 70: I am sad at where the nation is

On August 29, 2009 · In Periscope

First civilian governor of Edo State, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, recently, clocked 70. In an interview, Oyegun expressed his disappointment over the way the country is being run.

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NUBIFIE urged to oppose use of contract staff in banks

On August 29, 2009 · In Business

AS many Nigerians continue to react to the recent action by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on five commercial banks in the country, an appeal has gone the National Union of Banks and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE) to raise questions on the employment status of some of their members.

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