The Ondo State governor, Olusegun Mimiko, yesterday flagged off the dualisation project of Owo Township Road. The road project will cost the sum of N3.9 billion out of which N814 million has been paid to the contractor, CGC Construction Company Limited, to facilitate the timely completion of the project. Speaking at the ceremony, the governor told the people that the…
A leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Segun Alawode, yesterday advised the embattled governor, Gbenga Daniel, and his faction of the party, to close ranks with the party’s governorship candidate, Tunji Olurin, in the interest of their (Daniel’s group) political future. Mr. Alawode, a former candidate for the House of Representatives, who later withdrew for the…
Emem Isong produces dance movie Nollywood producer, Emem Isong is currently working on a dance movie titled ‘I’ll Take My Chances’. Speaking on the reason why she embarked on this project, Isong said ‘‘This project is one that is dear to my heart, because it is a film that’s centered around dance, which is what I actually specialised in when…
7 March 2011 Sunshine Stars have failed to close the gap on table-topping Dolphin after they were held to a 1-1 draw by relegation-threatened Crown FC in the Nigeria Premier League. The Sunshine Stars remain in second spot with 33 points, but they were expected to win on Sunday at struggling Crown to at least cut back an eight-point lead…
7 March 2011 After round 24 of the Absa Premiership Orlando Pirates are still on the top of the table, but only just as both Ajax Cape Town and Mamelodi Sundowns won their respective league matches and kept the pressure on the Buccaneers. At the bottom of the table MP Black Aces woes continued as they remain rooted to the…
7 March 2011 Former world youth best player Dominic Adiyiah is attempting to revive his career after securing a loan deal with Serbian giants Partizan Belgrade. The striker was hailed as the next big thing to hit African football after helping Ghana to win the U20 World Cup in 2009. He finished as the top scorer of the tournament held…
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The All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) says it will go ahead to flag off its zonal presidential campaign in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital today, despite the ban placed on it by the state governor, Martins Elechi from campaigning in the state. Mr. Elechi, who is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had, in a broadcast last week…
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The package, entitled ‘Africa's Future and the World Bank's Support for it', is designed to provide support for the continent, with specific focus on its twin pillars of promoting competitiveness and employment generation.
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Once again, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) runs down a previously navigated path. Just as it did some 5 - 7 years ago, it is advertising its quasi-fiscal responsibilities ahead of its "other" duty of managing the country's monetary policy. On this score, I was shocked to recently read the International Monetary Fund (IMF) blame the "forced consolidation" of…
The major business of South African Tourism is to bring as many tourists as possible into the country, says Phumi Dhlomo, the Regional Director, Africa and Domestic of the agency. He said this during the Meetings Africa 2011, Africa's business tourism Lekgotla, at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa. Meetings Africa is a business tourism marketing platform which aims…
"How am I supposed to save when I earn barely enough to live on?" "My salary starts to disappear as soon as I receive it. No matter how hard I try to save, I am always broke" "Even when I do save, something always comes up, like my friend's wedding which was last week; she will never forgive me if…