Most times, these practices are meant to strengthen the bond of marriage and preserve its sanctity.

REP. Oghene Egoh, member representing Amuwo Odofin in the House of Representatives has vowed that the election in the area would be a fight to the finish between his Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the All Progressives Congress, APC.

THE Federal Government has set average growth rate target of 8.5 per cent to 10.6 per cent for the manufacturing sector over the next four years under the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan, ERGP.

MANAGING Director and Chief Executive Officer of Infrastructure Bank Plc, Mr. Adekunle Abdurazaq has said that a holistic policy framework will create a stable long-term stream of investment opportunities in transport infrastructure and engender the full socio- economic and environmental growth.

SEVEN suspected kidnappers terrorising commuters along Abuja-Kaduna Highway were paraded, yesterday, by the Nigeria Police after their arrest last week.

Eight people were reportedly killed in a reprisal attack by suspected cultists, yesterday, in Oduoha community, Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State.

We failed ourselves and we also failed the people of the state because I don’t think our people deserve the misery they are getting right now from the current government

AS the workshop for the Driving School Operators in Nigeria gets under way, the Federal Government has tasked the operators of the driving schools in the country on the need to maintain high standards in their operations in the collective efforts to create sanity on the nation’s highways. This is just as the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC said that 29 driving schools have been sanctioned across the country for standard violations.

THE Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation, NTDC, has unveiled a new roadmap with medium and long-term objectives that will fast-track the growth of the industry. The strategic five-point action plan is to galvanise the nation’s tourism, improve service delivery and effectiveness in critical sectors of the industry.

After several months of intensive preparation, all is now set for the third edition of the Lagos International Badminton Classics with Nigeria leading 10 other countries to the annual event. However, the high point of the tournament is the increase in the total prize money from $15,000 to $20,000 which is the biggest on the continent.