“ BLT then sold AC to the people, and if you study the pattern of voting, as shown at the election tribunal judgments, you will see that the votes that gave AC victory were from Edo South. That was a result of BLT campaign and its mobilization of people to register during the registration exercise.

“So, to that extent, BLT did not fail on its objective, even though the

The eyewitness, who pleaded anonymity, said the children left the landlady’s apartment unnoticed by anyone, adding that the children fell into the unused open septic tank that was directly in front of the landlady’s apartment.

By Olasunkanmi Akoni After a temporary lull amounting to a cessation of hostilities in military parlance, the Lagos State Government last weekend resumed its offensive against shanties in the state when its bulldozers roared once again leaving in their wake several illegal structures that were reduced to rubbles. This fresh demolition exercise which was as […]

By Edmond Enaibe WITH the Monday July 13, 2009 release of MEND leader Henry Okah, the amnesty jet can be said to be in full flight. Just hours before the declaration of amnesty for all militants by President Umaru Yar’Adua, the Ijaw Elders and Leaders Forum made a one page advertisement on page 49 of […]

Spokesman of the task force, Colonel Rabe Abubakar told Vanguard that the claim by MEND that the task force had dispatched seven gun boats with heavily armed troops to a militant camp around the boarders of Delta and Ondo states was not true.

Coordinator of the Joint Media Campaign Centre of the task force, Colonel Rabe Abubakar confirmed to Vanguard in an interview yesterday, that the operation has been called off as a result of the proclamation of amnesty for militants by the Federal Government

Auditors have thrown their weight behind the Centra Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s new policy guidelines for a uniform accounting year_end for banks, saying it will curb doctored reports and interbank lending in the financial sector. They said “Uniform Year End for banks is good.

However, Sarki absolved the management team of any fraudulent practice, saying “what we have established so far is that rather than underfunding, the university is being overfunded and that there is foot-dragging on the take off of various projects at the main campus and the four centres,” explaining further that the administration of Dr. Aliyu has no plans to close down the university, relocate it or starve it of funds but rather, it has taken steps, towards making it more functional and one of the most vibrant in the country.

However, there is the need for government and owners of private schools to make learning resources available and to see them as supplemental and not substitutional of classroom-based teaching. Presently, many schools do not have enough learning resources for all students.

The shallow nature of the port in Calabar is affecting the revenue collection of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) and that of Calabar command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), the Chairman, Presidential Task Force on Customs Reform, Dr Mohammed Bello has said.

Rhors urged the students to be patient, work hard and keep their eyes set on the goals they want to achieve. He continued that change can happen and asked that Nigeria should be seen in the light of what it can become.

BGL Plc have called on the Federal Government to increase the assets allocation of pension fund in stocks from the current 25 per cent to 40 per cent in order to boost activity in the capital market.

As part of efforts targeted at improving bilateral relationship between South Africa and Nigeria, the South African Ambassador to Nigeria has called on Nigerian investors and financial institutions to expand their operations and activities to South Africa in order to take advantage of the vast opportunities present in the region.

The bearish trend recorded in the Nigerian capital market, continued Tuesday, as the value of listed equities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) dipped by N108.02 billion.

The US budget deficit has topped $1trn (£616bn) for the first time ever and could almost double by autumn. The news has intensified fears about higher interest rates, inflation and the strength of the dollar.