The League of Patriotic Lawyers has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to immediately reverse the travel ban on some high profile politically exposed persons.

UYO—Akwa Ibom State Government has dismissed insinuations in some quarters that the on-going recruitment into the state civil service was politically motivated.

ASABA—THE Prophet Jones Erue-led Delta State executive of All Progressives Congress, APC, has urged party faithful and members of the public to disregard what he described as fake primary election results of the party being circulated.

THE World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings were recently concluded in the paradisiacal island of Bali in Indonesia. It was attended by more than 3,000 delegates, among them finance ministers, central bank governors, high civil servants, international officials and the lot.  IMF Managing Director Christina Lagarde likened it to a successful wedding. Weddings take a lot of preparation; and then the grand occasion arrives. Then the merriment follows and all guests eventually depart, taking with them fond memories of everything that transpired.

—PRESIDENTIAL Candidate of Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, ACPN, Dr. Obi Ezekwesili, yesterday, described the daunting situation facing Nigeria as lack of leadership failure.

OWERRI—THE Imo state Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship standard bearer, Emeka Ihedioha  yesterday described as optimistic, the nomination of Peter Obi as the running mate to the 2019 PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. 

Residents of Awoyaya in Ibeju-Lekki, Lagos, have continued to struggle with the effects of epileptic power supply caused by a bad transformer, in spite of several entreaties to Eko Electricity Distribution Company, EKEDC

By Arinola Kolade & Kosiso Onyibali The United Kingdom through its national public health institute, Public Health England, PHE, and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MOU, to strengthen health security in Nigeria. The IHR strengthening programme in Nigeria is part of a £16 million project funded by […]

ABUJA—Determined to put its house in order before the next election, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has begun meeting with 11 aspirants, who lost out during its just-concluded presidential primaries in Port Harcourt.

Rising Nigerian DJ, Hassan Kayode Bello better known as DJ Hazan has assured his fans in Nigeria and the world at large to watch out for more of his works.

The Chief of Party, Save the Children’s Stop Diarrhea Initiative, Dr David Atamewalen has called on parents and teachers to join hands with other stakeholders to curb diarrhoea among children under the age of 5.

Experts in  endocrinologists amongst others in the management of diabetes around the world will tomorrow converge in Lagos for the second edition of the Diabetes Summit of a global biopharmaceutical healthcare company focused on human health, Sanofi.

YENAGOA- EXPERTS, indigenous contractors and vendors in the nation’s oil industry converged on Yenagoa, capital of Bayelsa State, recently to deepen regulatory and procurement best practices in the sector, which over the years had been dominated by foreign firms.

ASHMINA Limited, makers of Aquadana, one of Nigeria’s premier brand of table water, has supported the Children Living with Cancer Foundation to show love to children living with the disease in Nigeria.

Towards making life more bearable for children living with disability in Lagos,  the Office of the Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Social Development, has urged  parents to safeguard the rights of children with  disability.