WHen Professor Mohammad Yunus founded the first microfinance bank (MFB) called Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, his aim was to eradicate poverty by empowering the rural poor through loans. The first principle of microfinance banking is that the bank should go to the people.

ABIA State Government said Thursday that it had embarked on the construction of over 8,500 units of houses in the state to take care of accommodation problems in the state, especially for civil servants.

SALES Representative of Vanguard Newspapers in Benin, Edo State, Mr. Iyobosa Ojo, and his family narrowed escaped death, yesterday, as about five robbers invaded their family house in the city at the early hours of Wednesday.

LAGOS -The Federal Government has been urged to review the Bilateral Air Services Agreement, BASA, which it signed with the British government about 53 years ago.

SO Sanusi, and his co-travelers would do better and rather alert the never do well and indolent governors on the urgent need for them to draw near their people to reduce their pain and anguish for the well being of the country.

MR.KEMELA Okara, is aspiring to become the governor of Bayelsa State come 2012. He is contesting on platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN. In this interview, he explains why he is gunning for the plum job and how he intends to bring about positive transformation to Bayelsa. Excerpts:

HONEYWELL Flour Mills Plc has announced a 1.85 per cent increase in its profit after tax for its half year 2011 financial performance.

Member representing Esan North-East and Esan South-East Federal Constituency of Edo State, Mr. Friday Itulah, yesterday, lamented that the people of Edo Central Senatorial District of the state were the most marginalised in terms of projects and appointments in the current Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN-led government in the state.

Eguaveon has named his final squad for the London 2012 Olympic qualifying tournament in Morocco. He stated that he has full confidence in the squad he is taking to Morocco for the tournament, which begins on November 26.

Hip hop maestro, Eldee is pushing beyond borders as far his music career is concerned. Few weeks after dropping Higher, the first single off his next album, Undeniable, the veteran artist has released two more singles titled ‘Wash-Wash’ and ‘Today Today’.

With pomp and glee, the 2011 Edition of the much talked about Best of Nollywood Awards took place at the prestigious Lagoon Restaurant on Ozumba Mbadiwe Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria on Friday, November 11, 2011.

CHief Chuba Egolum, former national co-ordinator of the Eastern Mandate Union (EMU) and chieftain of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), wants the Federal Government to be more result oriented in addressing insecurity in the country, especially the Boko Haram insurgency. In this interview, Egolum, who is now leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State, speaks on how the South-East can produce the President in 2015 and why Abia State Government should retrace its steps on sack of non-indigenes. Excerpts:

Captain of the Super Eagles, Joseph Yobo, has stated that he has no powers in determining the future of Yakubu Aiyegbeni with the Nigerian men’s national team.

On October 6, the audition train kicked off in Abuja; moving through Port Harcourt and Enugu before a final berth in Lagos. Now with the auditions over, Nigeria’s biggest music reality TV show Nigerian Idol is set to hit TV screens from December 4 2011.

The pervasive feeling inside the Next Movie Star House now is that of uncertainty and stiffer competition. Understandably because days back, four of the contestants were evicted from the popular reality television show which has over the years become the substantive platform through which wannabes are introduced to Nollywood and other entertainment endeavours.