Special Assistant, Political, to the Governor of Delta State, Mr. Godwin Masah, has resigned his position to contest Burutu North Constituency, state House of Assembly, with a promise to bring back Burutu to its days of glory.

UK house prices have grown at the slowest rate in five years in June, with London remaining the weakest spot as strained household finances and economic uncertainty kept buyers away.

The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, on Public Private Partnership, PPP, initiative with Apha Mead Group to transform underutilised, dilapidated buildings in Federal Secretariats across the nation.

ONE  Gabriel Chidera Okani, 35, who claimed to be a Catholic Seminarian, was arrested while trying to steal a car during a priestly ordination ceremony at Assumpta Cathedral Church, Owerri in Imo state. 

WARRI- A human rights and environmental activist in Delta State, Comrade Sheriff Mulade, has advised social media crusaders to properly scrutinize information they disseminate on the social media, as spurious details spewed by  some so-called activists have damaged the  integrity of real campaigners in the country

Royal brand of marble stones and granite from the stable of Royal Engineered Stones Ltd have been adjudged the best innovative marble in the building materials market in Nigeria at the just-concluded Abuja International Housing Show which was the 12th edition in the series, as the company was awarded ‘Best Innovative Marble Company of the Year 2018’.

Nigerian athletes were each paid N107,000 for all their efforts at the Asaba 2018 African Athletics Championships.

AS part of its commitment to improve reading and writing skills of primary school pupils in government schools across the state, the Enugu State Universal Basic Education Board, ESUBEB in collaboration with Universal Learning Solutions, ULS, has organised a 3-day training for primary school teachers and dedicated government officials in the state.

Given the centrality of land to the development of the nation, and its importance to Lagos State in particular, the Research and Innovation Office of the University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba in partnership with Centre for Housing and Sustainable Development of the university, has concluded plans to hold International Conference on Land and Development.

PEEVED by what they described as wickedness, hundreds of menial workers and private security guards who worked at the Stephen Keshi Stadium during the just concluded 21st African Senior Athletics Championship,  yesterday stormed the streets of Asaba, the Delta state capital to protest against their unpaid salaries and maltreatment by the Local Organizing Committee, LOC.

Federal Government said, yesterday, that no amount of defection from opposition parties to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, will shield any corrupt politician from investigation and prosecution by anti-graft agencies.

Like the saying, ‘a healthy nation is a wealthy nation,’ Lagos State Government in collaboration with the Fidson Healthcare Plc has stressed the importance of good nutrition among Nigerian school children as a major factor to developing education and guaranteeing better future leaders.

MANY years ago, as a member of the Nigerian delegation to the Non-aligned Conference, I engaged a Nigerian vice-president in discussion on Nigerian politics.  I cannot recall now the exact subject-matter, but I remember saying at some juncture: “Nigerians won’t stand for that, Sir.”  The vice-president became visibly irritated: “What are they going to do?” he asked pointedly.  “What can they do about it?”

Are you a philanthropic organisation? A stakeholder in cancer care and support,? Even if you are not, do you know that with a donation of N1 million every year, you can save the lives of 333 Nigerian women from breast cancer. 

THE Naira, yesterday, appreciated to N361.96 in the Investors and Exporters (I&E) window. Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative exchange rate for the window dropped marginally to N361.96 per dollar yesterday from N362.67 per dollar last week Friday, indicating 71 kobo appreciation of the naira.