MR. Lee Kuan Yew (1923-2015) was the first Prime Minister of Singapore and he governed Singapore from 1959-1990. In January 1966, he visited Nigeria as part of the Commonwealth delegation to discuss Rhodesia unilateral declarations of independence. Rhodesia is now called Zimbabwe. He stayed in Lagos like all the Commonwealth leaders for three days. It was after their departure that Nigeria’s Prime Minister Alhaji Tafawa Balewa was assassinated.

Photos: President Buhari, First Lady Aisha Buhari, other dignitaries at the 71st UNGA meetings

THERE is no gainsaying the fact that, the current situation in the country is a far cry from the people’s expectations. Majority of the electorate had voted for the government of change, as the surest escape route from under the ‘umbrella of hardship and uncertainties’ of the then administration. To a larger extent, they looked up to ‘Sai Baba’, as the messiah to liberate them from the valley of hunger, sorrow, pains and tears. Today, the story is different because many of those exponents of change are now singing different tunes.

Nigerians suffering from hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases can now heave a sigh of relief as scientists have discovered a locally formulated product, Ganoderma coffee and green tea that can help in the management of high blood pressure, diabetes and arthritis.

OLEH—CHAIRMAN of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Delta State, Mr. Kingsley Esiso, has said that Nigerians “are obviously” fed up with the economic policies of the All Progressives Congress, APC, insisting that the PDP was the only party that has the capacity to put the country back on track.

The Senior Special Assistant on Public Affairs to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Dr. Doyin Okupe has said that Nigeria’s ‘partisanship is obscenely unhealthy ‘for a nation and that “the change begins with me ” mantra, of the All Progressive Congress, APC-lead government was late as it would have been better if it was part of President Buhari’s inaugural speech.

At the time this programme started we were told that they could procure forex at not more than N280 to the dollar and the price should not be more than N145 per litre. In working out the effective price of N145 the template provided for nothing less than N30 per litre margin for the marketer. You can quote me on this.

MGBUITANWO- THE people of Mgbuitanwo community in Emohua, Emohua Local Government Area, Rivers State, last week, held a three- day fast and prayer programme for God to intervene in the unrelenting cult activities in the area.

Recession: ABUJA—THE Senate has urged the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, to harmonize the Federal Government’s financial and monetary policies as one of the ways to end the current economic recession.

THE final assessment for over one million Nigerians who applied online for the Federal Government’s 500,000 job scheme for unemployed graduates will begin today.