PARIS CLUB REFUND: FG, Govs agree to pay consultant
PROSPECTS of fresh legal battle between the federal, state governments on one hand and one of the consultants that pursued the repayment of the excess deductions made on Nigeria’s repayment of foreign loans, Linas International Limited, may have been averted as both parties have resolved to abide by judicial decisions on the matter.
Oando share price surges
Shareholders of Oando Plc have a lot to cheer as their company’s share rose by 131 percent, its highest level in 18 months.
Sexual assault: 5 High sch students get N500,000 bail
Lagos—Five teenagers from two schools on Lagos Island, Falomo Senior High School and Ireti Grammar School, who allegedly assaulted their fellow classmates (names withheld) sexually and tore their school skirts were, yesterday, arraigned before an Igbosere magistrate’s court, Lagos.
We’ve made no peace — Ibeku stakeholders
THE crisis rocking the leadership of Ibeku community has deepened with a faction of the Ibeku Egwu Asaa Development Association rejecting the peace settlement held last week by another faction, saying that no peace settlement took place.
Rotation of power’ll ensure peace, harmony in Abia — IGBE
FORMER majority leader of the state House of Assembly, Chief Osita Igbe, has said that only rotation of the governorship position among the three senatorial zones would ensure peace and harmony in the state.
Presidency honours Fayose, Ekiti students over education feat
A Department in the Presidency, the President’s Schools Debate Nigeria, PSDN, yesterday, honoured Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State and some brilliant secondary school students from the state, who performed exceptionally in an international debate competition in Singapore.
Herdsmen Attacks: FG should raise its game – Senator Bassey
Senator Gershom Bassey represents Cross River Southern Senatorial District. He is one of the founding members of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state. In this interview he condemns the recent attacks of herdsmen on his constituents and said that designating permanent grazing routes will not solve the problem. He also disclosed some of the efforts to reduce crisis in his constituency. Excerpts:
Muslim clerics gather, hold special prayer for Nigeria
NIGERIANS have been urged to develop the true spirit of love and cultivate the culture of praying for their country and the leaders. The plea was made at a special prayer session tagged, “Muslims Pray for the Nation,” organised by The Muslim Congress (TMC), Lagos State chapter.
We need to be ambassadors of Islam—Bello-Olusoga
THE 2017 edition of the annual luncheon/public lecture of the Lagos chapter of the Obafemi Awolowo University (formerly University of Ife) Muslim Graduates’ Association (UNIFEMGA) held on April 30 in Lagos with the theme: ‘Strategic Imperatives and Opportunities for Investments and Wealth Creation by Nigerian Muslim Professionals in Lagos.’
One Nigerian dies of cancer every 7 minutes —Prof Atawodi
Professor of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Professor Sunday Atawodi, has said one person dies of cancer in Nigeria every seven minutes.
FG wades into ExxonMobil, PENGASSAN dispute
INDICATIONS emerged yesterday that the Federal Government had waded into the lingering dispute between management of ExxonMobil and Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, to avert a total shut down of the production.
