Ex militants to procure N10.5m guber form for Dickson’s re-election
Ex-militants in the Niger Delta under the Second Phase Amnesty have expressed their readiness to sacrifice three months of their allowances and set aside N10.5 million for the purchase of the expression of interest form for Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State, to contest for a second term in office during the 2016 governorship poll in the state.
Somali jailed for 30 years over Christmas US bomb plot
A court jailed a Somali-US man for 30 years on Wednesday for plotting to blow up a crowded Christmas tree ceremony attended by thousands in the US state of Oregon.
Ministry sets up database for women politicians
AHEAD of the 2015 general elections, Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development is set to commence the development of a national database on all women political aspirants, with a view to throwing its weight behind them.
Nigerians, let God’s words be your shield, says Rev Oyebanji
A Lagos-based cleric, Rev Abraham Oyebanji has called on all Nigerians not to consider themselves wise in any matter, but take everything to God for guidance. In these days of war and pestilence, only those who have the grace of God will survive.
Nigeria @ 54: Stakeholders advocate community libraries to stem drop-out rate
IN less than two months, the 2015 deadline set by the United Nations (UN), for its member-countries to attain the second Millennium Development Goals (MDG), which is achieving Universal Primary Education would elapse.
Ibeju-Lekki Council decries inadequate teachers, schools
THE Executive Chairman of Ibeju-Lekki Local Government Area, in the Epe division of Lagos State, Mr. Olorunkemi Surakat has called on the state government to address the issue of inadequate teachers in the existing schools within Epe area and environs.
