From the monthly archives: April 2011

Ohakim at daggers drawn with foes in Imo

On April 26, 2011 · In Politics

IN Imo State, it is a tough battle for the three major gubernatorial candidates today. No fewer than 18 political parties fielded candidates for the gubernatorial election but the major contenders to reckon with today are the incumbent Governor, Chief Ikedi Ohakim of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Rochas Okorocha of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, and Chief Ifeanyi Araraume of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN.

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Ex-Finance Minister, group condemn post poll violence

On April 26, 2011 · In News

FORMER Minister of Finance and Senator elect, representing Kaduna South Senatorial District, Mrs. Esther Usman Nenadi, and the Middle Peace Assembly, MPA, yesterday denounced the violence in the North that followed the declaration of President Jonathan Goodluck of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as the winner of the Presidential election.

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Multishield repositions for better service

On April 26, 2011 · In Health

As management of Multishield, one of the leading Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) in the country repositions the organisation for better services to its growing client base

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How to make your home cozy and inviting

On April 26, 2011 · In Homes & Property

A living room is that space in your home where you sit and relax and spend good time with your family and loved ones. A living room therefore, should be comfortable, cozy and inviting both your family and other guests

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Massey St. Children’s Hospital gets facelift from GT Bank

On April 26, 2011 · In Health

In line with the effort to reduce infant and child mortality in the country,Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) last week gave the oldest children’s hospital in West African Sub Region, Massey Street Children’s Hospital (MSCH) a face- lift with the completion of an infrastructural upgrade.

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Forum seeks domestication of water and sanitation policy

On April 26, 2011 · In Homes & Property

The 774 local government areas in Nigeria should domesticate the National Water Supply and Sanitation Policy and create Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) departments, adequately staff them and provide funds for their operations

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Lagos works corporation parleys stakeholders on roads maintenance

On April 26, 2011 · In Homes & Property

The Lagos State Public Works Corporation (LSPWC) last week appealed to Community Development Associations (CDAs), Local Government Councils as well as market men and women to cooperate with the Corporation in its ongoing campaign to stamp out road abuses in the state.

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LUTH doctors seek improved power supply

On April 26, 2011 · In Health

Medical doctors under the auspices of Association of Resident Doctors, Lagos University Teaching Hospitals (LUTH) Chapter, (LUTH-ARD) have decried the appalling state of power supply in the hospital, which has become a major obstacle in providing effective health care services.

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Former friends at war in Akwa Ibom

On April 26, 2011 · In Politics

IT is difficult not to have worries about the Tuesday 26th 2011, gubernatorial elections in Akwa Ibom State. All the contenders have gone into last minutes re-strategizing to better their chances of occupying the most coveted Hilltop mansion.

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Forensic test ‘ll expose alleged PDP rigging – CPC guber candidate

On April 26, 2011 · In News

GOVERNORSHIP candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, in Enugu State, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, insisted yesterday that the April 16 presidential election in South-East and South-South states were allegedly rigged by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP through ballot stuffing, saying the CPC did not lose the election in the two geopolitical zones.

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UK property market: Sellers outnumber buyers

On April 26, 2011 · In Homes & Property

More people in the UK are putting their properties on the market but in most cases, with London being the exception, there are not enough buyers, according to the latest report from Rightmove published last week.

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Bwari others confront Aliyu for power in Niger

On April 26, 2011 · In Politics

ONLY four out of the sixty three registered political parties in the country have structures and relevance in Niger State.

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Experts differ over valuation methodology for property insurance

On April 26, 2011 · In Homes & Property

Amidst fears that property prices may hit the roof tops following last month’s commencement of the implementation of the Lagos building control law which made it mandatory for a developer of a three-storey building and above to provide insurance certificate as a pre-requisite for government approval, the insurance methodology to be adopted by the insurance companies

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GTBank assures shareholders of dividend from subsidiaries

On April 26, 2011 · In Business

Guaranty Trust Bank Plc has assured its shareholders that dividend would be paid to them after the sale or merger of its subsidiaries.
The Acting Managing Director, GTBank Plc, Mr. Segun Agbaje, disclosed this to shareholders at the bank’s 21st Annual General Meeting held over the weekend in Lagos.

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