Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, stakeholders in Oshimili South Local Government Area, Delta State, have expressed displeasure over the mismanagement of nomination forms for the forthcoming local government elections slated for October by the council’s party chairman.

SADLY, the current doctors’ strike, like the series of strikes that preceded it, would not change anything. The reason is simple – it is not based on sustainable principles. Doctors want improvements on their welfare, not even facilities for their work.

The students’ protest at Bowen University, Iwo, a private university, is not the first; neither will it be the last Nigeria would experience. University students protests are as old as the first university ever established on earth.

Agidingbi Senior Grammar School, Lagos has emerged first at the Commonwealth quiz competition held in Lagos to mark 30 days before the Commonwealth Games scheduled to hold July in Scotland.

Following cases of collapsed buildings in the country, the House of Representatives, yesterday, opted for the use of 42.5mpa grade cement for construction works.

THIS lame-duck Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has brought to the fore, the obvious fact that a fundamental premise of the democratic system of government is the capacity for peaceful leadership change through the ballot box.

LEST we forget, one of the main, and dare I say, initial reasons for the Boko Haram insurgency is the fact that the sect wishes to ensure that “western” education is stopped in the country. As was stated by the leader of the sect, girls should not even be seen in schools. They should be at home just to be prepared for marriage!

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has called for harmonious relationship among microfinance banks in order to achieve the mandates of the National Association of Microfinance Banks (NAMB).

FOUR persons have been arraigned before an Irrua Magistrate Court in Edo State on a six-count charge of conspiracy and setting on fire, a house and other property worth over N15 million, belonging to Mr. Peter Okoh, at Ibore–Irrua, in Esan Central Local Government Area of the state.

The crisis rocking the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, Ekiti State Chapter has taken a new dimension as two members of the union are claiming head ship of the body.

In line with the Federal Government’s universal healthcare coverage, RedCare Health Maintenance Organisation, HMO, is set to grow its market share in Nigeria’s health insurance through product development targeted at the formal and informal sectors including individual enrollees.

Three suspected fraudsters, Ibrahim Suleman, Habeeb Quadri and Rauf Adebayo, were yesterday arraigned before an Ikeja magistrate’s court for allegedly stealing N6.697 million on the pretext of buying fabrics for their victim.

LAGOS—COMMERCIAL activities in Ikeja and its environs, including the popular Computer Village, were paralysed yesterday, as markets were shut following announcement of the death of traditional ruler in the area, Olu of Ikeja, Oba Rauf Adeniyi Matemi, Amore 1.

Nigeria’s economy needs policies that will attract foreign direct investment (FDI) in labour intensive industries.

LAGOS Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola, made an interesting foray into column writing last Monday (June 30, 2014) on the back page of THISDAY newspaper as a guest columnist with an article entitled: “Ekiti Poll: My Take Away”.