As part of efforts by the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration to clear pension arrears in the state, the Edo State Government has announced the commencement of physical and documentary verification for payment of arrears to pensioners in batches 51, 52 and 53.

We pass through life in stages and there is a rite of passage for each stage. We are born, reach puberty, get married, become old and eventually pass through transition. We also experience baptisms, confirmations, school graduation ceremonies and retirement parties.

DESPITE the bearish run that pervaded the equities markets in 2018 which resulted in over 17 percent decline in Nigerian stock market, NASD OTC Securities Exchange, a platform that organises trades in unlisted securities in Nigeria, recorded 22.5 percent return during the year.

We find it  necessary to respond to an unfortunate cocktail of wild allegations, all of them without foundation, contained in one Comrade Maji Isah’s opinion piece entitled, “Why do Igalas want Yahaya Bello out?” and published simultaneously in both the traditional and online media platforms, including the now well regarded online platform; Kogi Reports. The opinion is free, but facts remain sacred.

AGUSTO & Co. has upgraded its rating of Rand Merchant Bank Nigeria Limited to “Aa-”.

Igbo intellectuals, professionals and stakeholders on the platform of Nzuko Umunna, has extolled the leadership qualities of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State as well as his administration’s achievements in transforming the state into a model of peace and good governance.

FIDELITY Bank Plc is training over 100 SMEs at the eighth edition of its Export Management Programme (EMP) with the aim of providing impactful, world-class support to Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Kano State.

THE people of the South-South geo-political zone have said that there was no need for another National Conference as suggested on Monday by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, advising that the recommendations of the 2014 National Conference be implemented, instead of convening a fresh one.

THE Nigerian Air Force, NAF,has begun preparation towards rewarding its personnel who returned lost money to the owner,last Tuesday, in Kano.

Tuoyo has become the fifth housemate to be evicted from the show while Seyi and Tacha faced fake eviction.

The Nigerian Army’s 707 Special Forces Brigade have disclosed the death of one of its officers, Army Captain Ikechukwu Egegius Ohakwe while two other Captains sustained injuries following a ghastly accident along Makurdi-Lafia road.

Before former President Obasanjo released his latest letter to President Buhari, I wrote a piece in May this year titled, THE NEXT LEVEL IS PURE ANARCHY. It was designed  to warn Nigeria’s political ruling party leadership about the national descent into anarchy – starting with the abdication of control of Zamfara State by former Governor Yari.

Mr Mudashiru Obasa, Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, on Sunday said that the Assembly would serve as a watchdog to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to deliver campaign promises.

In this interview, the National Secretary of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Anthony Sani, speaks on the state of the nation against the backdrop of former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari. Excerpts:

A Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Senior Regional Programmatic and Technical Advisor at Jhpiego, an affiliate of Johns Hopkins University, Prof. Emmanuel Otolorin has observed that the unabated population growth in Nigeria was responsible for the increase in frustrated youths who felt that the country did not care about them.