BARELY 24 four hours after dare-devil armed robbers allegedly killed three police officers along the Benin-Lagos highway, the robbers struck again yesterday, killing two luxury bus drivers.
AUTHORITATIVE Presidency sources told Vanguard, yesterday that former Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Alfa Belgore, had been contacted for the top job at the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
But it was gathered that he had not given a definite answer as to whether he would be ready for the assignment, which explains why other possible candidates were being considered.
THE arrest recently at the Murtala Mu-hammed International airport, Ikeja Lagos of one Patrick Ene a drug deportee who had served a jail term for drug offences in far away Afghanistan has been viewed as ‘strange’ by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
IF there is anything that Nigeria has contributed to the growth of Democracy anywhere, it could be the concept of ‘zoning‘ as a panacea to all ethnic or tribal politics. In its raw form, the distribution of powerful political offices among the recognized areas or zones within the country is being regarded as an attempt to get everybody involved in the administration.
IT IS certainly a tragedy shrouded in mystery. For how else can one describe the difficult-to-explain death of three men inside a six-feet deep soak-away tank in Garriki Area of Enugu in Enugu South Local Government Area last weekend.
ISRAELI President, Shimon Peres is expectedly denying romance with Apartheid South Africa under which his country agreed to sell the latter nuclear weapons. Like a thief caught in the act, Peres’ denials are weak.
PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, said that the success of his Administration “would depend on the cooperation of the National Assembly.â€
EXPECTATIONS of our World Cup performance run on the same emotional flux that conforms to our national conduct. We are becoming experts in expecting everything from nothing.
The Naija Fan Village in Durban, South Africa has been described as a once in a lifetime opportunity for Nigeria to showcase its rich tourism potentials to the entire world at the biggest stage, as it presents a window for the more than one million fans that will be visiting South Africa to see the best of Nigeria.
As the world celebrated the International Museum Day last week, National Commission for Museum and Monuments in Nigeria rolled out drums to celebrate the day with the theme “Museums for Social Harmony.â€
The Federal Government has selected Edo and Cross River as pilot states for investments in the tourism sector of the Nigerian economy, an official of the Edo Government has said.
In line with its tradition of supporting Nigeria’s culture and tradition, MTN Nigeria has thrown its weight behind this year’s edition of the Ayangalu Talking Drum Festival. The unique cultural celebration is scheduled to kick off Monday with the festival floats tour of South Western State.
An innovative project combining tourism, jobs creation and business development was lauded by the African Travel Association Congress here in the capital of the West African nation, The Gambia.
FOR three days, early his month — Tuesday, May 4, Thursday, May 6, and Monday, May 10, the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), World Bank, National Film & Video Censors Board (NFVCB), Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC), and Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) in a collaboration came together for the purpose of exporting Nigerian entertainment to global audience, and Vanguard, which was part of the various workshops spoke to a World Bank Finance and Private Sector specialist, Chioma Nwagboso. Excerpts:
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