The immediate past Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ms Arunma Oteh, has been appointed Vice President and Treasurer of the World Bank. Announcing the appointment in a press release yesterday, World Bank President, Jim Yong Kim, said, “I am pleased to announce the appointment of Arunma Oteh as VP and Treasurer of the World Bank. Ms. Oteh was selected for this position through an international competitive search. Her appointment is effective from September 28, 2015.” Yong went on to reel out Aruma’s profile. Said he:

I remember sleeping on the mat and waking up to find larva and ants on your body and you battled to pick them out. I remember going to pick bones from the slaughter slab with which we made soup to eat. I remember the difficulties of going to the farm to make heaps for people in order to make money, carry heavy load on the head to make money in order to live. I remember when school uniforms were our Christmas wears

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-graft war has started yielding dividends. Following blockage of leakages, Nigeria’s foreign reserves have increased from $28.57 billion at the end of May to $31.53 billion as of July 22, 2015, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, disclosed, yesterday.

The French and Chinese governments on Friday pledged to extend the level of military and economic cooperation they have with Nigeria.

I have dated a guy for over a year and a half and from the beginning was very attracted to him and had deep feelings for him. Lack of emotional intimacy and communication seemed to be the major problem. I was open, honest and patient with him, but no matter what I did to try to understand him and build the friendship, he always seemed too afraid to let me really know him. He lied repeatedly about everything it seemed and everything in his life was secretive.

An Association of ethnic groups across the Middle Belt region under the auspices of Conference of Autochthonous Ethnic Nationalities Development Associations, CONAECDA has applauded the planned roadmap by the federal government to resolve the herdsmen/farmers’ conflict in the region.

A certain inmate who supervised Abacha’s security left a mark in the prison by catering for inmates and warders. He rebuilt the tennis court and hired counsels for some inmates. He dispensed cash and succor to all, and he , in return, acquired uncommon privileges. In a prison where everything has a price tag, rich inmates receive visitors in the offices of very senior prison officials. And are generally specially catered for by warders and fellow inmates.

The spokesman of the governing party, All Progressives Congress, APC, Alhaji Lai Muhammed has implored the media to reflect the federal government resolve towards tackling terrorism in the country.

By Jude Ekere The attention of Nsukka Youth Progressive Forum (NYPF) has been drawn with utter consternation to the vituperative articles in the national dailies credited to one Aroh Uchenna P., entitled “I cry for Nsukka People”. In the said publications, the author made a failed attempt to mislead the public through mischief, blackmail and falsehood […]

The book inside us. Many of us believe we have at least one creative book inside us and would love to have a published book to our name. It is one of the reasons, if I must be honest, I took to journalism. It is also one of the reasons I believe that many journalists all over the world, take to the pen profession. Journalism, for us, is a sort of half-way house which is supposed to satisfy the hunger for the written word while preparing us for that one book that will catapult us to the literary hall of fame. And for that, we are prepared to suffer the poor pay and inhuman working hours that journalism offers.

Presidency has refuted claims that President Muhammadu Buhari, during his visit to the United States, accused the country of frustrating the efforts Nigerian Armed forces on rooting out insurgency by holding the application of the Leahy Law on Nigeria.

Enugu State Government has restated its commitment to work with any professional body that would assist in the rapid development of the state.

DELTA State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, yesterday, said the state government did not receive a bailout of N70million from the Federal Government as reported by the media.

The three tiers of government, yesterday, shared a total sum of N518.542 billion for the month of June, a N115.518 billion increase over the N403.024 billion shared in the month of May.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara State yesterday criticised the invitation of the wife of the Senate President, Mrs. Toyin Saraki by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for interrogation describing it as ill-timed and politically motivated.