YENAGOA—Hundreds of returning male students of Federal University, Otuoke, in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State were, Sunday, stranded as they were shut out of their hostels by the landlord over alleged inability of the school and state government to pay N24 million, being two years rent.

Akure—THE embattled 73-year-old deputy governor of Ondo state Alhaji Ali Olanusi who was impeached last week has been appointed as a member of the Board of Trustees, BoT, of the All Progressive Congress, APC.

Participants at the just concluded 7th Lagos State Summit on Climate Change have advised the state government to continue to invest in climate change in order to promote environmental sustainability and assured future for human existence in Lagos.

MEMBERS of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, human rights community, friends and associates of the late Principal Private Secretary to Governor Adams Oshiomhole, Olaitan Oyerinde, yesterday, held a third year memorial meeting in honour of late Oyerinde, who was also a Deputy General Secretary of the NLC.

LAGOS — A new report by the Global Initiative for Asthma, G INA, to mark the 2015 World Asthma Day today, has dismissed earlier studies that claimed beneficial effect of breast feeding on asthma prevention, calling for caution on the conflicting results.

Electronic Dividend (e-dividend) was introduced to forestall the rising incidence of unclaimed dividend in the Nigerian Capital Market. Shareholders who spoke with Vanguard Investors Forum, explains how e-dividend work and its benefits over paper dividend.

The Prelate emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue in the Vatican City, His Eminence, Cardinal Francis Arinze on Sunday eulogized the newly consecrated Auxiliary Bishop of Onitsha Catholic Archdiocese, His Lordship, Most Rev. Denis Chidi Isizoh for his appointment as a Bishop, by the Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis.

PRIMARY Mortgage Banks (PMBs) are the temples of mortgage financing and their CEOs the high priests. In nine and half years one such temple called ASO Savings and Loans Plc has these results to show:

The Medical Coordinator of the Okpekpe10 kilometres race slated for May 16, Dr. Gab Okafor has unveiled management tit bits for the competition in accordance with the IAAF competitions’ guidelines for road race events.

Itsekiri Amnesty Beneficiaries, IAB, has called on President-elect, Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd), and his vice, Professor Yemi Osibanjo, to ensure full implementation of the amnesty programme based on equity, justice and fair play, when they assume office.

The leadership of Okpe Youth Council, OYC, has congratulated President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), Delta State Governor-elect, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa; Chief Ighoyota Amori; Mr. Monday Igbuya, Mr. Sheriff Oborevwori and Evelyn Oboro, on their victory in the just-concluded general elections.

A 77-year-old boxing judge, Lagbat Timson, on Monday urged the Lagos State Governor-Elect, Akinwunmi Ambode, to revive the state’s zonal schools boxing competition.

The Urhobo Patriotic Alliance, a socio-cultural group in Delta State has condemned the recently held elections in Delta State, describing the entire process as not reflective of the wishes of Deltans.

President Barack Obama on Monday urged Americans to address the root causes of recent racially-tinged unrest, focusing not just on police actions but improving opportunities for young black men.

DELTA State House of Assembly workers, under the aegis of Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, PSAN, yesterday, embarked on an indefinite strike action, crippling activities at the Assembly complex.