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Deputy Marriage Registrar, Jos North Local Government Council, Elizabeth Mangadi, has advised women on the need to obtain their marriage certificate, in case of divorce. Mangadi told the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Jos that women need the certificate to serve as legal documentation of their marriage in the event of divorce. According to her, the certificate is a legal document that protects a woman and entitles her to a share of the husband’s property in case of divorce. She noted that women are most vulnerable in cases of divorce and therefore need some form of protection, which the certificate represents. “The certificate serves as one of the guarantees in a marriage that makes the woman a legal part of the man in the marriage and entitles her to the rights of inheritance. “Every woman should obtain and keep her certificate of marriage in a safe place. “Most women just go to the church for their wedding and ignorantly refuse to come to the registry to obtain ...

              National assembly member representing Abia North/South federal constituency, Ossy Prestige believes that time is ripe for people to patronise made in Nigeria goods. In this interview, he spoke on various issues including the present economic recession in the country and the need for the executive arm to reduce the cost of governance. What will you say about the House of Representatives? I wish it is something you can say “so far, so better”, if there was anything like that. Why I said so is because all my three core areas as a legislature, I think I will say that I have done very well. In the aspect of law making by raising motion, presenting bills to the House, I have at the moment had about 10 motions so far within one year and  I am about to pass six bills which first reading had been passed and it remained the second reading. Another aspect of my job which has to do with oversight, most of the times, there is no oversight fu...

The General Overseer, Divine Appointment Ministry International, Ilupeju, Lagos, Rev Ben Eragbai, has applauded the fight against corruption by President Mohammadu Buhari but was quick to add that the government is fighting the corruption of the past, but is not doing much about the present. In this interview, Eragbai speaks on various issues. What is your take on the state of the nation? There is hunger and starvation everywhere. As a pastor, we are bearing the burden of the people, seeing what is happening now, where people are finding it hard to feed; some are equally not finding it easy paying transport fares to go to work. Many are thrown out of jobs and some cannot pay their house rents, as well as their children’s school fees. Unemployment rate has so much increased. So far so good, I believe God is still on the throne. This is not the change that Nigerians asked for. Things had gone bad the way they supposed not to be. We had thought that before voting a person into offi...

The General Overseer of Livingspring Word Alive Assembly Incorporated, Achuputa Obosi, Anambra State, Bishop Silvanus Onwuachu, has advised the Federal Government to give Ndigbo their due in Nigeria and the agitation for the Republic of Biafra would fizzle out immediately. He also threw his weight behind the ongoing clamour for the restructuring of the country into six geo-political zones. Onwuachu kicked against the Sharia bill said to be before the Senate, saying that, if passed into law, it would cause religious war, so the Senate must stop the bill. Excerpt: What is your take on the supposed neglect and marginalisation of the South-East zone? South-East Senators recently visited the President on the affairs of Ndigbo, where they raised so many issues to be addressed by the Federal Government. The President said sometime ago that he is for nobody, and for everybody; but we are not seeing it so, it seems he is for some people only. Why is it that there is no Igbo man in the Se...

Controversial busty celebrity and socialite, Cossy Orjiakor has made a funny remark about how president Muhamadu Buhari looks in recent times. The booby queen compared Buhari’s new look to the Nigerian economy. She posted a picture of the president on Twitter and tweeted: “Our president is representing us well….just looking at him…his features reflects just how hungry and tired the economy is.” In another tweet, she said; “Please pray for him to add just a little weight so he can look more handsome and maybe our economy will be better and more robust.”

An indigenous player in the nation’s oil and gas sector, Eterna Plc has announced a dividend of 25 kobo per ordinary share for its shareholders, which is the first time in the last 15 years. At its Annual General Meeting in Lagos weekend,the  company promised to sustain the dividend trend ‎ with a view to adding value to the shareholders. Its chairman,Chief(Dr)Micheal Ade Ojo,said at the meeting:”This is the first time in 15 years that a dividend has been declared by our company and I’m confident that your company has now embarked on a continuous dividend payment trajectory having regard to the enduring corporate structures that have been put in place in the lasr few years”. He said the company’s rate of turnover hit N92.6billion in 2015,representing 11.82 increase over the rate declared in 2014 He added that the company’s gross profit has witnessed steady growth from N2.3billion in 2011 to N3billion in 2015,saying the fluctuation in the gross profit figure was due to fore...

The Lagos State government on Sunday unveiled plans to build five new arts theatres across the state as part of efforts to engage the youths and promote tourism through arts and entertainment. The governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, who spoke at a stage play titled, ‘Heartbeat The Musical…A New Beginning’ held at the Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos, said the theatres would be up and running before the end of 2017. Speaking shortly after the play, Ambode said he was thoroughly impressed by the production of the play, saying it was a confirmation that Lagos is not only the destination for arts, culture and entertainment, but has youths ready to showcase their talents.   He said: “I never believed I could sit down for two hours, I thought I would just pop in briefly and then leave, but this is awesome and fantastic. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I believe strongly in arts, entertainment and sports. Before the end of next year, we are going to have five new theatres in Lagos. “We are already ...