BISHOP of Akure Diocese, Anglican Communion, Rt. Revd. Michael Ipinmoye, yesterday, threw his weight behind universities opposing the posting of their graduates to crisis prone region of the country for their National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, scheme.

FUEL crisis is looming in Edo and Delta states, following threats by the stakeholders of the Warri Unit of the Independent Marketers Branch of the National Union of Petroleum and Gas Workers, NUPENG, to down tools over alleged moves by the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, to meddle in its leadership.

For Kofoworola, Sai’aid, a 21- year-old woman currently being held in police custody for alleged murder, the world couldn’t have been more cruel. At a tender age, her father separated from her mother. But because of her age, a magistrate court granted her custody to the mother.

The General Overseer, Global Success Ministries, Dr. Chima Okereke has urged President Goodluck Jonathan not to rely solely on the use of force, but to seek divine grace of God as battle to crush the surging trend of terrorism in the Country.

THE 2005/2006 retirees of the Nigerian Postal Services, NIPOST, Edo Territory, yesterday, shut the gates of the office of the organisation in Benin, in protest over the non-payment of their six years’ pension arrears.
When newsmen visited the office at the Airport, the gates were padlocked.

Messrs Ibile Holdings Limited, the investment company of the Lagos State Government which ventured into real estate development following the crash in the stock market, has given the property market in the Lekki axis a boost with the construction of 46 units of luxury houses in the highbrow neighbourhood.

Reuters – Euro zone finance ministers have approved a 12 billion euro installment of Greece’s bailout, but signaled that the nation must expect significant losses of sovereignty and jobs.

Nigeria is set to join the long list of countries offering medical tourism. This fact is becoming a reality going by the level of preparation being put forward for the 2011 West African Healthcare Exhibition and Conference (WAH) being put together by Global Resources & Projects Nigeria Limited

BankPHB Plc has declared a Profit Before Tax, PBT, of N32 billion for the year ended, December 31, 2010.

RECENTLY, a national newspaper quoted Raph Uwazurike as threatening that the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, may join forces with Boko Haram! And I say why not? Better still, why not Biko Haram which in Igbo could be translated to mean “Please Leave Me”? Biko Haram could insist that they do not want English or Christian names! If the Federal Government negotiates with Boko Haram, it could also negotiate with Biko Haram! If amnesty, monetary compensations and overseas trainings eventually come to Boko Haram, Uwazurike’s Biko Haram could also fall in line for same.

Although all aspects of the home require furnishing, some areas are too important to be neglected. This is because of the significant roles they play in enhancing the beauty of the home

The “better” the semen quality, the higher will be the chances of a spontaneous pregnancy over time but as yet, there is no accurate method of assessing the chance of a pregnancy by time for a particular couple.

Shareholders of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, the parent company of the Ecobank Group will receive a 33 per cent increase in dividend payments this year following a resolution approved the group’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at new Group head offices in Lomé, Togo last week.

Investors in the secondary segment Nigerian capital market recorded significant decline in the value of their holdings in the market, as the value of their investment in the Nigerian Stock Exchange, NSE, dropped, last week, by N183.78 billion.

Still disturbed by the ravaging flood that swept away Ajegunle community and its environs last year following the release of water from Ogun/Oshun River , the Lagos State Government has commenced measures to put the impeding flood under control.