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http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Usain Bolt partied with his devoted fans in an emotional farewell at the National Stadium on Saturday as the world’s fastest man ran his final race on Jamaican soil. http://ift.tt/2sQR7fP Bolt wanted to go out in a blaze of glory as he won the 100 metre “Salute to a Legend” race in front of a raucous crowd of 30,000 on the same track where he launched his international career at the world juniors in 2002. The 30-year-old Bolt leaped out of the blocks and cruised to victory in a time of 10.03, well below his world record time but good enough to beat a solid field. “I don’t think I have ever been that nervous to run the 100 metres,” said Bolt, who is retiring in August following the World Championships. “Just the atmosphere and the people. The support they came out and gave me, it was really nerve-wracking.” After the race the Bolt took a victory lap then returned to the track and the No. 5 lane where he kissed the finish line before flashing his signature lig...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Mr Philip Gbasin, Executive Director, Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission (DESOPADEC), has advised the Niger Delta Youths to shun all form of vices to attract and sustain development in the region. Gbasin gave the advise in an interview with the Newsmen in Warri on Sunday. He said that almost all the oil companies in the region have relocated because of the unpleasant attitude of the people in the area. “The passage of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) will not automatically create the needed attractions for investors nor translate into the development of the region unless the people embrace positive transformation,’’ he said. He urged the State Governments in the region to deal with these vices, particularly in the area of touting, where people have to pay touts to build or renovate their houses in these areas. He charged leaders and those in authority to wake up to their responsibilities to check excesses of these people in the region. Gb...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J A Non-Governmental Organisation, Out of School Children Initiative in Nigeria (OSCIN), has appealed to parents in the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps to return their children to school to secure their future. Mrs Patience Uhunamure, Founder of the NGO, made the appeal during an official handover of school materials and food items to IDPs camp in New Kuchingoro in Abuja on Saturday. Uhunamure said the objective of the initiative was to enroll children that were not in school and to encourage parents to take the education of their wards serious. She urged the children to take the likes of former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan as their role model. She told the children to avoid anything that would limit them from becoming great leaders of the country. “All of you can become the president of Nigeria in future. The fact that you don’t have a parent or you are from a poor background should not limit you. “Most of you have left your ab...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, said the legislature had kept its promise to Nigerians with transparent deliberations and passage of the 2017 Appropriation Bill. He assured that the bill would be signed next week. Dogara stated this in his address at the opening of a “Special Session’’ to mark the second anniversary of the 8th Assembly on Friday in Abuja. According to him, the house carried out significant budget reforms “for the first time in the history of Nigeria’’. He said that a public hearing was conducted at the National Assembly to get the input of Nigerians in the budgetary process. He said that reforms introduced included the details of the Appropriation Bill being made available to all members before passage at the plenary. Also introduced, he said, was requirement that members of committee should sign report of their committees before it would be sent to the Committee on Appropriations. “All these novel measures are unpr...

http://ift.tt/2ps6fP4 Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara The Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, said the legislature had kept its promise to Nigerians with transparent deliberations and passage of the 2017 Appropriation Bill. He assured that the bill would be signed next week. Dogara stated this in his address at the opening of a “Special Session’’ to mark the second anniversary of the 8th Assembly on Friday in Abuja. According to him, the house carried out significant budget reforms “for the first time in the history of Nigeria’’. He said that a public hearing was conducted at the National Assembly to get the input of Nigerians in the budgetary process. He said that reforms introduced included the details of the Appropriation Bill being made available to all members before passage at the plenary. Also introduced, he said, was requirement that members of committee should sign report of their committees before it would be sen...

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has reiterated the need for unity and peaceful coexistence among Nigerians. Mrs Buhari stated this in her tweeter handle on Friday after she attended the 2017 Ramadan lecture organised by the staff of Presidential villa community at the Banquet Hall, Abuja. She expressed appreciation for the turnout where Muslims and Christians participated in the programme and prayers. “It is important that we reiterate the importance of our unity by sharing our different values. “I appreciate His Excellency, the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo for chairing the Ramadan breakfast dinner,” she said.   The post Mrs Buhari restates need for unity among Nigerians appeared first on Vanguard News . Vía Vanguard News http://ift.tt/2sbT21g via Blogger http://ift.tt/2rUjgCH

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J As the National Assembly (NASS) celebrates its second year, some Nigerians in the Federal Capital Territory have scored the assembly high in its work. Many said in interviews with the Newsmen  in Abuja on Friday that in spite of the leadership challenges that plagued the assembly at the beginning, its actions had been commendable. The speakers listed some of the achievements of National Assembly as the passage of Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB), publication of its annual budget as well as campaign for patronage for made in Nigeria goods. They also noted that the 8th Senate had passed 96 bills compared to the 7th Senate’s passage of 28 bills in two years, 6th Senate’s 23 bills and 5th Senate’s  65 bills. The 8th Senate has cleared 72 petitions in two years compared to the 7th Senate’s six petitions: 6th Senate’s six and the  5th Senate’s which record is unknown, the respondents added. Mr Okechukwu Ibekwe a journalist, said that the 8 th...