Pension fund scam: Embattled Maina flees Nigeria
ABUJA— There were indications, Sunday, that the embattled Pension Reform Task Team, PRTT, Chairman, Alhaji Abdulrasheed Maina, had fled the country to escape arrest by the police and other security agents on his trail.
Rivers pensioners to embark on hunger strike
Pensioners in Rivers State, have resolved to embark on hunger strike to press home their demand for the payment of their pension arrears.
I had 9 surgeries in Germany – Patience Jonathan
First lady,Dame Patience Jonathan Sunday, said she died and woke during the period of sickness which necessitated her absence from the country for almost three months.
Onaiyekan urges Nigerians to resist negative influence
John Cardinal Onaiyekan, the Archbishop of Abuja Catholic Arch Diocese, on Sunday urged the National Assembly to reconfirm the definition of marriage and not to waste energy deliberating on same sex marriage.
Non-oil sector drives Nigeria’s GDP growth in Q4 – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) has attributed the growth in Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product(GDP) from 6.9 per cent in third quarter 2012 to 7.1 per cent fourth-quarter of the year to the increase in the contribution of the non-oil sectors, particularly the industrial sector, as shown by the available data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
Couples, friends & families grace Airtel, Silverbird Valentine show
Thousands of couples, friends and families who thronged the Silverbird Galleria Thursday in Lagos, to mark this year’s edition of St. Valentine’s Day walked home with several attractive gifts courtesy of leading telecommunications operator, Airtel Nigeria, who mounted a memorable show for family, friends and lovers tagged Airtel Valentine Experience in partnership with the Silverbird Group.
