The World Bank’s Economic Report (July 2014) states that Nigeria is one of the top five countries that has the largest number of poor people in the world. The top five countries, in terms of numbers of poor, are India (with 33 percent of the world’s poor), China (13 percent), Nigeria (7 percent), Bangladesh (6 percent) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (5 percent), which together are home to nearly 760 million of the world’s poor.

Super Eagles’ Head Coach, Sunday Oliseh, will return to the country next week, as preparations hit top gear for next month’s 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match against Tanzania in Dar es Salaam.

Awka—THE sleepy community of Azia in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State was in mournful mood yesterday as the nine bodies of the family of Charles Obidigwe, who died of burns sustained from cooking gas explosion in Lagos last month, were buried.

ABEOKUTA—The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors, ANED, comprising of the 11 Distribution Companies, DISCOs, has threatened to commence the disconnection of power supply to military and police barracks as well as ministries, departments and agencies across the country, over accumulated N26billion.

Enyimba head coach Kadiri Ikhana has said the ambition of the side is to win a record seventh title in the ongoing Nigeria top flight.

Unhealthy lifestyles, consumption of junk foods and lack of exercise have been linked to the growing incidences of heart attacks and other heart related problems among young people.

AS I watched Air Chief Marshall Alex Badeh, the recently retired Chief of Defence Staff, elaborate on the confession in his valedictory speech of 31 July that he, as the nation’s number one soldier, presided over a military “that lacked the relevant equipment and motivation to fight,” I searched for signs of shame and penitence. I saw none.

Giwa FC players were attacked at 9th Mile around Enugu Monday on their way to Umuahia to honour a Nigeria league Week 21 game against Abia Warriors.“Giwa FC team official Sammy Adesoji said the players, who were in their bus were attacked and lost their mobile phones and cash to the hoodlums

BOMADI—Niger Delta ex-militants under the aegis of Coalition of Urhobo Ex-agitators in the amnesty programme, have congratulated the new chairman of the Niger Delta Amnesty programme, Brigadier-General Paul Boroh (rtd), saying that President Muhammadu Buhari’s choice was acceptable by Niger Deltans.

Our first lesson from the incident is that we must recognize that a building contractor has a duty of care with respect to the persons associated with the works at his/her building site in that these persons must be kept out of harm’s way. A complaint that a building contractor has failed in his/her duty of care could involve the civil wrong done to the persons who died in the building as well as a criminal offence for which the state would prosecute.

He admitted that, the availability of this data in the country goes a long way in assisting the state towards making functional policies that will be of great benefit to the masses, stating that the success of the new administration critically depends on good information networking and governance.

In a live broadcast, weekend, in front of an audience of over 5,000 students, judges, partners and Microsoft employees at the Washington State Convention Center in downtown, Seattle, Nadella told the Imagine Cup competitors “All of you represent that passion to make the impossible, possible. I want you to keep that dream alive.

“Despite low broadband penetration which is one of the biggest challenges we face today, Africa has always found a way to make the most of what we have. In Africa, as nowhere else in the world, technology is improving people’s lives in leaps and bounds, especially in industries.

President Muhammadu Buhari and Nigerian lawmakers have promised to intensify their efforts to ensure the safe return of the Chibok Girls, U.S. Congress woman, Federica Wilson, has said.

LAGOS — The naira appreciated, yesterday, against the US dollar in the parallel market, closing at N215 to a dollar. This represents an appreciation of N16 from Tuesday when a dollar exchanged for N231 in Lagos and Kano, and N230 to a dollar in Abuja.