2019: Budget delay will not change election dates, INEC boss insists
CHAIRMAN of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Yakuub Mamoud yesterday insisted that despite the delay in the passage of the commission’s budget for the conduct of the 2019 general elections in the country, the dates for the election remained sacrosanct. The INEC boss who said that he was not worried over the budget delay in the National Assembly, also stated that areas of doubts among the lawmakers have been cleared.
Bayelsa PDP aspirants disown BYHA Speaker over 4th term bid
THERE is rising tension within the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area Council of Bayelsa State over the decision of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Konbowei Benson to back out of the Federal House of Representatives race to seek an unprecedented 4th term bid as a lawmaker.
WaterAid galvanises entrepreneurs for Enugu sanitation
UNITED States International Non-profit Organisation, WaterAid, has commenced galvanisation of entrepreneurs towards improving sanitation practices in Enugu state.
Be good ambassadors, proprietress advises students
Graduating students of CEDEC International School Olodi Apapa, Lagos have been advised to be good ambassadors as they move to the next level of their academic pursuit
Abuja building collapse: Osinbajo visits scene, says rescue operation full-scale
The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, on Friday visited the scene of a collapsed three-storey shopping complex at Utako, Abuja.
$3.8b EGINA FPSO Project: Don’t ignore foreign companies’ corrupt activities in Nig, group cries out to govt
A group of young professionals have raised an alarm over what it describes as colossal attempt by foreign companies with the intent to instigate massive corruption and further undermine existing local content laws in Nigeria through what the group termed contract manipulation and advanced form of bribery which, it says, has caused an increase in youth unemployment and led to massive capital flight with thousands of jobs created for young South Koreans with Nigerian resources.
What Trump, Obama, Clinton said about soul singer, Aretha Franklin
• Her greatest songs, from the church to the dancefloor By Benjamin Njoku & Juliet Ebirim, with Agency reports US President, Donald Trump and his predecessor, Barack Obama yesterday joined the world to mourn the passing away of renowned soul singer, Aretha Franklin. Franklin died on Thursday morning of advance pancreatic cancer of the neuroendocrine […]
La Liga resumes on DStv, GOtv
The 2018/19 La Liga season kicked off yesterday. Today’s matches feature Celta de Vigo at home to Espanyol and Villarreal hosting Real Sociedad, before the late kick-off sees champions Barcelona begin the defence of their title at the Camp Nou against Deportivo Alves.
The difference between being ‘sexy’ and ‘beautiful’ — Ronke Tiamiyu
I am a creative person naturally and entertainment is the venue that I express myself, whether it’s through my beauty pageant, my clothing line, my blog, or even my personal modeling. I’m drawn to so many different parts of the industry that each expresses a different side of me. For example, those who know me as a beauty queen might be surprised by the writing I do on my blog, discussing news of Nigeria and the world.
2019 elections: Any room for youths to emerge as party flag-bearers?
IN May 2018, President Muhammadu Buhari signed the “Not Too Young To Run” bill into law which provided a legal framework for a wider spectrum of young Nigerian to run for political offices.
