Foremost scholar in public administration, Prof. Ladipo Adamolekun, was yesterday, eulogised for his consistency and ethical orientation – values which he stood for over the years.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced a three-year $80 million commitment to close the gender data gap and accelerate progress for women and girls around the world.

The Stand Up Nigeria (SUN), a coalition of 50 other civil society organizations has commended Nigerian workers for shunning the strike being called upon by a faction of NLC, describing it as a needless venture that was arranged to service the interest of a few minority.

A GOVERNORSHIP aspirant of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Edo State, Mr Matthew Iduoriyekemwen, has warned party delegates that there may be no more PDP in the state after the September 10 governorship election unless they set aside sentiments, money politics and pick a candidate suitable to fly the flag of the party.

Twenty-six-year-old Destiny John, popularly known as Mfon, who allegedly stabbed his twin brother, Israelite John, to death while the latter was sleeping, at their Somolu abode in Lagos, Monday, said that he acted upon the directive of a voice beyond his control.

The naira maintained its upward trend in the parallel market yesterday, appreciating to N345 per dollar in response to decline in demand for dollars occasioned by anxiety over the possible outcome of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting coming up next week.

ONE of the side effects of being a population with an acute experience and understanding of injustice has been the sense of entitlement these feelings produce. Successive governments had little impact, so we began to feel we were owed everything, whether we were ready to contribute and work for those advantages or not.

The decision of 19 Northern governors to commence the registration of religious groups and organisations has been generating controversies among religious leaders and other stakeholders. A communiqué they issued on April 29th 2016, disclosed their intention to enact a law to regulate indoor and outdoor preaching.

Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, yesterday, appealed to road contractors to return to sites and commence work without further delay, following approval of the 2016 budget.

The search for answers on how $115 million released by former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison Madueke, was shared ahead of 2015 presidential poll has taken officials of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to Kaduna where its former governor, Ramalan Yero, was picked up and questioned, yesterday.