All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has promised to provide allowances to discharged but unemployed Youth Corps members for Twelve (12) months while in the skills and entrepreneurial development programmes, if elected in 2015. There is also the pledge to provide One Meal a day for all Primary school pupils.

The Lagos State Head of Service, Mrs Oluseyi Williams, on Monday charged civil servants to renew their commitment to service in the New Year and work assiduously to move the state forward.

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto State, Sen. Abdallah Wali, on Monday pledged to work closely with the Sokoto Sultanate Council, if elected in the forthcoming general election.

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said in its daily publication – `Shipping Position’ – made available to newsmen on Monday in Lagos, that 22 of the expected ships would arrive with containers of different goods.

Lagos – The President of Igando Customary Court, Lagos, Mr Ruphus Adeyeri, has said that the sin of adultery is threatening most marriages in the country.

Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip will pay their fifth state visit to Germany in June, Buckingham Palace announced on Monday.

The 88-year-old monarch and her 93-year-old husband will visit between June 24 and June 26, at the invitation of German president Joachim Gauck.

A suicide car bomb hit a European Union police vehicle in Kabul on Monday, killing at least one passer-by but not injuring any of the passengers, officials said, days after the NATO combat mission ended in Afghanistan.

Hon. Joseph Adegbesan, a member of the Ogun House of Assembly, has defected to the Labour Party.

Hon. Joseph Adegbesan, a member of the Ogun House of Assembly, has defected to the Labour Party.

The lawmaker said in Abeokuta on Monday that he had picked the Labour Party’s ticket to contest the House of Representatives election for Ijebu North, East and Ogun Waterside Constituency.

The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate for Lagos State, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode has promised to make Lagos work for everyone if he is elected into office by focusing on Security, Economy, Infrastructure, Healthcare, Social Welfare and Good Governance.

“A border patrol in Suwayf, in the northern Arar region, came under fire by terrorist elements,” the spokesman said.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commiserated with President Goodluck Jonathan on the untimely death of his sister, urging him to take solace in God for the unquantifiable loss.

IN more experienced democracies, the choice of who deserves to be elected the president of Nigeria between President Goodluck Jonathan and former Head of state General Mohammadu Buhari, in the 2015 presidential election would be a forgone issue due to the fact that both contestants have been in office as president and Nigerians have experienced the governance styles of both, with first-hand observation of their strengths and weaknesses, and importantly what both achieved while in office.

The All Progressives Congress, APC has pledged to congratulate President Goodluck Jonathan if he wins next month’s presidential election fair and clean but also vowed to form parallel government if the election is rigged.

MINISTER of Finance, Mrs. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been dragged before the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, over her alleged refusal to grant access to details of salaries and emoluments that political office holders receive from the federal budget per annum.