THE Delta State Government has assured the Federal Government and all stakeholders in the Escavos Gas to Liquid, EGTL, project in Warri South Local Government Area of a hitch-free environment that would guarantee early completion of the project.

By Steve Osowa OUR collective consumption pattern as Nigerians is problematic and so it affects our perception of corruption. When we assess ourselves by our material acquisition and not by our productive capacity, there is corruption inherent in every one of us waiting to exhale. We cannot justify the level of opulence we see in […]

The Bayelsa State chapter of Civil Liberties Organisation, CLO, has challenged the state government to render to the people its income and expenditure account in line with the tenet of its recentl

By Austin Ogwuda & Festus Ahon THE Senator representing Delta North Senatorial District, Mr. Patrick Osakwe, and the National Financial Secretary of Accord Party, Chief Anthony Onoharigho, yesterday, decamped to the ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP.

The Lagos State Government has commenced a 21-day life saving skill training for midwives in all the local government areas in the state as part of moves to curb high maternal mortality rate in the state.

The Lagos Sub-Seat is taking the lead again as it is set to hand out certificates of participation to over 400 volunteers who served during the recently concluded FIFA Under-17 World Cup Nigeria 2009.

Shaibu Amodu, Eagles’ Chief Coach, has declared that he has no target for next month’s African Cup of Nations in Angola just as he insisted that there was no coach currently in the country that is as good as him.

The Special Fraud Unit (SFU), of the Force Criminal Investigation Department, located in Milverton Ikoyi, Lagos, yesterday attributed cases of fraud in financial institutions to connivance of some of the bank staff, following increasing number of arrest of bank officials, at the managerial and non managerial levels.

MEMBERS of the Delta State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA,while joining other Nigerians to wish President Umaru Yar’Adua a speedy recovery, has called for improvement of the nation’s health facilities.

FORMER Eagles winger and 1994 Nations Cup winner, Emmanuel Amuneke has expressed reservation about the Super Eagles’ ability to be in the final four and probably win the trophy at the 2010 Nations Cup in Angola.

Osaze is faced with the dilemma of ignoring the club and staying in camp with the Super Eagles. The Eagles are scheduled to play their opening game against the Pharaohs of Egypt on January 10.

Even as preparations
for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi are yet to commence, Sports Minister and chairman, National Sports Commission, Sani Ndanusa said Nigeria will post the best performance by Africa nations at the Games.

The Executive Chairman, State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Mrs.Gbolahan Khadijat Daodu has called on all and sundry who love education and the future of the Nigerian children to rise up and emulate the good gesture of Amazing Edu-care Foundation, a non governmental organisation who recently presented one thousand uniforms to the pupils of Ajeromi/ Ifelodun Local Government Area.

Ibidapo-Obe recalled that the world leaders in year 2000 came up with the eight (8) Millennium Development Goals (MDGS) out of which seven (7) depend on the need for well organised and qualitative education.

IN order to remain relevant to the society, universities must be active schools for education and research, be vigorous academic communities and serve the best interest of the nation.