Miracle Centres: How Nigeria can break examination fraud chain
'I couldn't register for NECO because I believed I would pass WAEC at credit level at once. I was disappointed twice. I can't go through that again”
Life as Lady Mechanics —Mrs. Aguebor–Ekperuoh
The First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan got a set of spanners as gifts from a 40-man delegation of Lady Mechanics Initiative led by the founder, Mrs. Sandra Aguebor-Ekperuoh, at the conference hall of the First Lady and she remarkably demanded for a crash hands-on programme for her and the states First Ladies across the country so that, “I can fix the car of my sister, the wife of the Vice President.” Abayomi Adeshida of our Abuja Bureau captured the event.
Agbani Darego, Regina Askia, Elizabeth Taylor and I —Face of Niger Delta
The Most Beautiful Girl in the Niger Delta, popularly known as Face of Niger Delta, Miss Gwendolyn Okutele, says she will use her time and resources as the Queen and Ambassador of the Niger Delta to work for the collective interest of the region and promote values that could encourage the education of the girl-child.
Jonathan’s confab: What difference will it make?
LAST Thursday, the Federal Government released modalities for the proposed National Conference, which immediately set the polity astir on account of the timeline, number of delegates, how issues will be resolved at the conference and what to do with the outcome.
The modalities have some similarities with former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s National Political Reform Conference (NPRC) held in 2005. In the Obasanjo conference, the Council of State approved a conference size of 400 delegates all to be nominated with Obasanjo nominating 50 including the Chairman. The time-frame was three months but could be extended if necessary. The unity of the country was a no-go area.
Anti-public smoking law: Cigarette sellers cry out
The Lagos State House of Assembly recently passed a bill seeking to make smoking in public places illegal in the state, with first offenders having options of paying a fine of N10,000, three months in jail or both. The bill which is awaiting the approval of Gov. Fashola, in order for it to be signed into law, prohibits residents from smoking in places such as libraries, museum, public toilets, schools, hospital, day-care centres, public transportation, restaurants among others.
It’s highly commendable – Lanre Suraj
Amid mixed reactions springing up from the prohibition of smoking in public places, passed by the Lagos House of Assembly recently, Saturday Vanguard sought the views of Lanre Suraj, a public affairs analyst who spoke on the yet-to-be-signed bill. He commended the lawmakers for taking such a bold step in saving lives.
