The World Bank is now set to disburse $ 140 million (about N29 billion) to 26 states in Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory, under the Community and Social Development Project, CSDP.

“We now live like destitutes. As a matter of fact, we have been displaced from our home; look at where I am now living at the mercy of people. Myself, my wife and seven children now survive only on goodwill. “My cocoa and yam farms are also gone; I just do not know what to do next. I am using this medium to appeal to our President, Muhammadu Buhari and His Excellency, Professor Ayade to please come to my aid. I am living like a stranger in my own land.”

“Our main goal is to get them to graduate so we try to act as their best friend. What do we do to get them to graduate? However, we have identified a number of students struggling academically and they are failing and unable to graduate. Some cannot seem to get over their math course, they keep failing. This is where we come in and try to offer deeper/broader assistance from a more holistic approach. We identify the students that are at academic risk and then work to get them over the hurdle so that they can progress,” said Zivkovic.

However the students also embarked on excursion to MRS Oil and Gas Company Limited, Tin can Island to have a first-hand experience of the operations of the downstream sector of the oil and gas industry. The camp was graced with the presence of Mr. Gilbert, a geologist with Exxonmobil Plc, Ms. Ronke Onadeko, Mr. Biyi Awosikun, Mr. Ekundayo, Mrs Beverly Okoye, Engr. Michael Ojuroye, Mr. Kelechukwu Nwakwesi, a geologist from Total. Mr. Ifeanyi Abraham, a Senior Public Relations Officer from eTranzact Nigeria, who spoke on ‘Time Management and setting priorities’, Mrs. Toyin Abumere, a staff of Addax petroleum.

Alex Oyoro has reacted to the story that his wife was arrested by the police for giving wrong information on Reno Omokri.

IT was outpouring of encomium for the outgoing Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Ministry of Education, Mrs. Omolara Erogbogbo, as she retires from civil service. The event held at NECA house, Alausa, Lagos, had in attendance the Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Idiat Adebule, who was the chairman of the occasion and representative of the state.

Before becoming a politician, Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo was first and foremost a lawyer. He would have loved to practice law in its true sense but ended up in the academia as a law teacher. He is still nostalgic about advocacy even when he knows that the possibility is remote.

“People in this community have been suffering from epidemic because of the accumulated flood, which is breeding mosquitoes and causing malaria.” Retired civil servant, Michael Omodia and a villager, Jacob Nwadozie, also lamented the damage flood had caused to the link road, also known as Sakpoba Road. They said it had destroyed several buildings and people residing in the area can neither leave nor return to their homes whenever it rains.

One Timilehin Bello has joined the list of men proposing marriage to Sensational artiste, Chidinma. Timilehin who is fondly known as BigTimi during the pre-concert radio tour ahead of the Star Music Trek #IbadanRocks concert, got down on one knee, looked into Chidima’s eyes her in the eye and asked for her hand in marriage

The alien forces, as far as I am concerned, are the Itsekiri, Urhobo and Ijaw, who did not grow up in Warri, who do not see the unity we are talking about. They only came for parochial and economic reasons and in order to get whatever they think they wanted, they needed to kill their brother. If they grew up in Warri, they will not see their brother as enemy. They are alien forces; they came from outside and were not born in Warri. However, I can tell you that the walls of enmity, which they built, are being shattered with what Warri Rebirth Initiative is doing.