INSTEAD of scrapping the local councils as a federating unit as recommended by a National Conference Committee, the councils should be better funded and granted economic and political autonomy because the councils are the closest tier to the peopl

PORT HARCOURT—Indigenes of Ogba Egbema Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State, yesterday, stormed the streets of Port Harcourt, demanding the relocation of the headquarters of the council from Omoku for security reasons.

LAGOS—Lagos State Government yesterday said it generated about N8.4 billion from various land transactions in 2013, even as out of the estimated 21 million residents in the state, only 1.6 million so far registered in the ongoing residents’ registration exercise, which kicked off on September, 2013.

Dr Daniel Apori has been conferred with the Global Leader of Integrity Merit Award (GLIMA) for honesty, educational development, transparency and accountability in leadership

LAGOS—Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State yesterday assured residents that his administration would continue to provide affordable housing for them in spite of high cost of building materials in the country.

The International Quality Convention held in Frankfurt, Germany this April 2014 has honoured Dunn Loren Merrifield with the International Arch of Europe Award in the Platinum category.

Over 100 of Africa’s most accomplished young leaders and change-makers met in Abuja prior to the start of World Economic Forum on Africa to share ideas on how they can improve life in their home cities and countries.

Two new large football stadiums will soon be built in Cameroon, one in Yaounde and the other in Douala.

THE World Economic Forum has named Seplat Petroleum Company Development Company Plc a Global Growth Company, GGC.

As part of preparations for 2015 general elections, the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, has concluded arrangements to distribute permanent voters cards in Abia State.

Vice President Namadi Sambo on Wednesday summoned a meeting of all heads of Federal Government’s communication agencies to enhance information flow on the rescue mission for missing Chibok, Borno, school girls.

Real Betis forward Nosa Igiebor has said he hopes to make his World Cup debut in Brazil in June.

Iran coach Carlos Queiroz has named the following 28-man squad for training camps in Tehran and Austria ahead of the World Cup finals.

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC’s challenges in acquiring the right of way, RoW, for the 120km x 48 inch Ob/Ob Oben East-West Gas Pipeline is one of the reasons for the delay in the delivery of the project.