The Lift Above Poverty Organization, LAPO, Development Forum’s 25th anniversary  was held at the weekend in Lagos and experts such as renowned diplomat, Chief Philip Asiodu and non executive director of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Mike Obadan, said that moving Nigeria out of poverty is still daunting and yet to be pursued, just as non-state actors were charged to rise up to play their role in complementing government’s effort to drive economic development and transformation.

Nigeria is one of the countries that should attach special significance to the #NotATarget campaign. The Boko Haram conflict in the North East alone accounts for Africa’s largest displaced persons population which was put at 3.3 million by the end of 2015. Most of them live in Internally-Displaced  Persons, IDP, camps while a sizeable number squatted with relations.

KANO State Government, yesterday, lamented that it was still battling to clear the N350 billion debt left behind by the immediate past government of Senator Rabi’u Kwankwaso.

Former Vice- President, Atiku Abubakar, has debunked claims of his defection from Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as an attempt to distract him from his focus of winning the presidential ticket of the party and in turn the presidential election next year.

UGHELLI—A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta State, and Executive Director,   Projects of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr. Sam Adjogbe has urged the people of Ethiope East state constituency to rally round and support Mr. Omamuyovwi  Otobrise, a front line APC aspirant   for Ethiope East seat at the Delta State House of Assembly.