Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics
IT was a British prime minister of the 19th century, Benjamin Disraeli, who said that there are "lies, damned lies, and statistics", and that is the impression gained by this columnist from a recently...
View ArticleOrphans Get Tailoring Skills, Sewing Machines
Benishyaka Association, a local NGO that focuses on improving the welfare of widows and orphans, yesterday, awarded certificates to 23 orphans who successfully completed a course in tailoring.
View ArticlePeace March Considered As Clear Support to President
The first secretary of the ruling MPLA party in the northern Zaire province, Pedro Sebastião, considered in Mbanza Kongo city the patriotic march for peace being held countrywide as an act that shows...
View ArticleGasabo Donates Food to Vulnerable Families
The management of Gasabo District yesterday donated an assortment of food stuffs to 19 vulnerable families in Rusororo sector.
View ArticleWhy Lawma Bags FG's Award for Waste Management - Oresanya
Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), has bagged an award of excellence following its outstanding achievement in the creation of wealth through solid waste management.
View ArticlePrincipals Agree to Start GPA Implementation
THE three political principals in the inclusive government have agreed to start implementing the 24 agreed principles in the Global Political Agreement in accordance with timelines set out in the...
View ArticleMarch for Peace Show Support for Head of State - Politician
The first secretary of the ruling MPLA party in northern Zaire province, Pedro Sebastião, said Saturday here that the "Patriotic March for Peace", held Saturday in Mbanza Kongo, shows an unequivocal...
View ArticleAthletes Gear Up for Punta Umbria
RWANDA is expected to send nine athletes to Punta Umbria, Spain to compete in the 39th World Cross Country Championship.
View ArticleEAC Wants Say At World Food Forum
The EAC has embarked on efforts to form a commission that will ensure its full representation in meetings of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC).
View ArticleMDC-T Proposes Electoral Reforms
THE MDC formation led by Morgan Tsvangirai has demanded that the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) recruit new staff and rid itself of alleged Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO) operatives...
View ArticleKatsina South Cries Out Over Marginalization
THE people of the Katsina South Senatorial District have petitioned Gov. Ibrahim Shema over what they described as the high level of their marginalization by the state government.
View ArticleRuling Party Denounces Forces Against Development, Wellbeing
The deputy president of the ruling MPLA party, Roberto Victor de Almeida, Saturday in Luanda, denounced the existence of forces that seek to hinder the development of the country and the citizens'...
View ArticleGovt Parties Clash Over Election Roadmap
THE three political parties in the inclusive government have clashed over when fresh elections should be held and what measures need to be in place in the run-up to credible, free and fair polls.
View ArticleAmaechi to Pay Tenement Rate for Sekibo's Campaign Office
GOVERNOR Chibuike Amaechi yesterday offered to use his February salary to clear up tenement rate owed by the landlord of the building where the campaign office of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN)...
View ArticleSecretary Clinton Condemn's 'Gbagbo Violence'
The United States strongly condemns Laurent Gbagbo's acts of violence perpetrated against the people of Cote d'Ivoire, including his security forces' attack yesterday on unarmed women demonstrators...
View ArticleHow Prominent Locals Saw PDP's Lavish Celebration of Bode George's Freedom
Yinka Odumakin spokesman for Major General Muhammadu Buhari
View ArticleNigeria: Unveiling OPEC
SENIOR CORRESPONDENT, Adeola Yusuf presents, with the aid of the website of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the beneath-the-surface image of the group, which controls over 60...
View ArticleNigeria: Achieving Gender Equality Remains a Major Challenge in 2011, Says ILO
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has declared that achieving gender equality remains a major challenge for the labour movement in the world because securing a sustainable and equitable...
View ArticleNigeria: Unity Bank Makes Top Five Best Bankwebsites
WEB Jurist, the nation's premier website rating company in its published 2010 ranking has rated Unity Bank Plc among the top five banks with the best websites among 24 banks in the country.
View ArticleChess Player to Get Scholarship
The new international chess master Erikson Roberto Soares, who won Sunday African Junior Cup in South Africa, will be awarded a scholarship.
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