Why I joined Bayelsa guber race – Okara
Governorship aspirant in Bayelsa State on the platform of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Mr. Kemela Okara, has said that his mission for joining the race was to transform the state into a 21st century pace-setting state for development.
Abia farmers jostle for N1bn agric loan
Farmers in Abia State, under the auspices of All Farmers Association of Nigeria, AFAN, are making desperate efforts to obtain the organisation’s identification cards as a pre-requisite to accessing the Federal Government N1 billion agricultural loan.
ZIK: The footprint of a legend
EVERY 16th of November is a golden opportunity to reflect on essentials of leadership as Africa remembers one of her heroes, Rt. Hon. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe, a foremost pan- Africanist. The Zik of Africa as popularly known was born in Zungeru, in today’s Niger State in 1904. Young Zik travelled to the United States in 1925 in quest for education.
Fundamental Right Enforcement: State/Federal High Courts have concurrent Jurisdiction
Whether considering the decision of the Calabar High Court in Suit No: HCIMSC.328/2004, Suit No: FHClCA/CS/28/2006 filed before the lower court does not constitute an abuse of court processes and the applicants estopped from filing further applications in the Federal High Court, Calabar.
Companies owe FG N170bn on taxation – Okonjo-Iweala
A good number of companies in the country are owing the Federal Government a whopping N170 billion on taxes. Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala disclosed this in Abuja. Dr Iweala said the federal government would ensure that the tax system work in Nigeria in her paper on Nigeria: Implementing an Investor Friendly Transformation Agenda.
UNESCO elects Nigeria into executive board
THe 36th General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), took place between 25th October and 11th November 2011 in Paris, whereby Nigeria was elected into the Executive Board and the Council of the International Bureau for Education (IBE).
Enugu indigenes task govt on roads, jobs
SATURDAY November 12 was a special day for Enugu State indigenes resident in Lagos. It was a day they defied a torrential downpour to mark the 18th Enugu State Cultural Day at the National Stadium, Lagos.
Oyo PDP factions reconcile
The reconciliatory move by the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has started to yield positive results in Oyo State as some estranged members of the two factions of the party yesterday embraced one another and resolved to bury all seeds of discord that led to the loss of the entire South West zone in the April 2011 elections.
2011 IBA confab: Relevance to Nigerian lawyers
President of the Nigerian Bar Association(NBA) Mr. Joseph Bodunrin Daudu (SAN), led large delegations of Nigerian lawyers to this year (2011),International Bar Association(IBA) Conference which took place between Sunday, October 30 to Friday November 4 2011, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates(UAE) a city described by IBA President, Akira Kawamura as “ an area with…
Wage bill fraud rocks Delta govt
Asaba – DELTA State Government is currently paying N7.9 billion to its over 45,000, workforce, thereby stifling other areas of need.
Healthy eating, exercise prevent cellulite
Do you have dimpled appearance on your skin? Do you know what causes it? Are you worried that your skin is not as smooth as you would have loved it to be? Experts say the dimpled-like appearance is nothing more than fat deposits that are just below the surface of the skin. Known as Cellulite, it generally appears on skin in the abdomen, lower limbs, and pelvic region, and it usually occurs after puberty.
