Our gullibility knows no bounds
IT was a beautiful Saturday morning in the CMS-bound vehicle; a man was vigorously trying to market a book on dreams and interpretation. “Buy this book and deliver yourself from the clutches of Satan. Stop running from pillar to post when you have a nightmare. You can interpret your dreams by yourself and say the relevant prayers to cancel bad dreams.
Resident doctors threaten strike over govt’s failure to implement agreement
National Association of Resident Doctors of Nigeria, NARD, has warned the Federal Government to strictly adhere to agreements reached with it or risk another round of strike across the country.
Enugu police nab 10 suspected certificate forgery syndicate members
Enugu State Police Command has arrested one Ngozi Orji and nine others over alleged involvement in selling forged school certificates.
2014 Federation Cup kicks off April 5
This year’s Federation Cup competition will kick off with the State preliminaries on Saturday, 5th April, according to a release from NFF’s Head of Federation Cup, Miss Ruth David.
How Jonathan stopped NNPC from buying new aircraft
Government officials have cited President Goodluck Jonathan’s reluctance to approve the purchase of a new jet for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC for the continued hiring of a private jet for the corporation’s senior officers, including the Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Allison-Madueke.
UTME: Chrisgate gives guidelines for success
PRESIDENT, Chrisgate International, Mr Christopher Alabi, has warned the 2014 Universal Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates not to rely much on their brilliance while tackling the questions, saying that smartness and timeliness in answering questions within the limited time count.
Battle Scars… projecting life of the near-dead in lens
By PRISCA SAM-DURU ART enthusiasts were, weekend, in Lagos, treated to the opening of a most emotive photography exhibition which brought to the fore, the urgent need to put in more efforts to fight the scourge of breast cancer. The three-day unique breast cancer awareness photo exhibition which opened last weekend, at the Goethe Institut, […]
SON, other stakeholders approve Dangote 3X cement
STANDARDS Organisation of Nigeria has approved Dangote 3X latest brand of Portland cement, saying it meet the requirements for constructing residential and commercial homes.
Osun model good for child education, says Amaechi
Chairman of a faction of the Nigerian Governors Forum, NGF, and the governor of Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Chibuke Amaechi, yesterday, said adequate school feeding programe such as that practised in Osun State was key to better education of the Nigerian child.
Nigeria targets 500,000 tonnes of cocoa in next 10 years
The Federal Produce Inspection Service (FPIS) on Tuesday said that Nigeria planned to increase cocoa production to 500,000 tonnes in the next 10 years. A First Chief Control Officer of the service, Mr Israel Ikwejulor, made this known in Lagos.
84,000 retirees now receive monthly pensions – PENCOM
NATIONAL Pension Commission, PenCom, yesterday, in Lagos, said 84,097 retirees now receive their monthly pensions by programmed withdrawal through their various Pension Fund Administrators, PFAs, as at the end of last month.
