Unsuspected ritualists Invades Edo, Killed four persons

Unsuspected ritualists has invaded the sleeping town of Ubiaja, Headquarters of Esan South East local government Area killing four persons with their sensitive parts removed.

The lawmaker representing the area in the state house of Assembly, Mr Festus Udughele told the Parliament at their yesterday sitting that activities of unidentified hoodlums had led to the killing of some persons with their bodies mutilated.

SUBSIDY REMOVAL: WORSE TIMES LOOMING? GOD FORBID!

The deregulation of the downstream sector of the oil industry proposed by the Jonathan administration offered great promise of economic prosperity for the Nigerian nation. Basically, it would certainly have ended the "fantastic corruption" surrounding the fuel subsidy transactions thereby raising amounts available to the FAAC to share among the three tiers of Government over the years. If the policy was backed by necessary strategic legislative frameworks such as the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB), great numbers of jobs would have been created and our nation would have been saved the new trend of militancy represented by the Niger Delta Avengers... Nigerians deserve apology from the champions of anti-deregulation campaigns that led to the unfortunate postponement of that policy.

Senate: National Agricultural Credit Fund to Promote Commercial Agriculture in Nigeria Passed Second Reading

Today, the Nigerian Senate considered for Second Reading ‘A Bill for an Act to establish the National Agricultural Credit Fund to Promote Commercial Agriculture in Nigeria.’ This bill, if passed and signed into law, will address the current lack of legal frameworks that limit funds meant for farming going to actual farmers.

According to the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki: "This Credit Fund will also help ensure that local farmers are provided with implementable business plans and are linked to larger companies that will purchase their products." 

"Furthermore, it will also help in the transition of seeing agriculture as a business, not just a social development program, as there will be clearly spelt out criteria for benefits, and fund administrators to guide the disbursement of the loans."

OVER 600% HIKE IN LASU FEE IS BARBARIC -

University Of Lagos Campus Shut Down By Students Protesting Tuition Hike

For as much as we are always quick to attack the People's Democratic Party, PDP, when unfriendly policies are made at the center, it would do us a good in the spirit of equity, transparency and patriotism to also condemn the All Progressives Congress(APC) on the over 600% hike in the fee of Lagos State University (LASU) by the APC led Government in the state.