By Emeka Mamah Kaduna—Officers and men from the Kaduna State Police Command,  weekend, aborted a lecture on corruption earlier billed to take place at the Kagoro Town Hall, in southern Kaduna. “The action of the police is a clear indication that those in government are not sincere with the fight against corruption,” said one of […]

By Peter Duru MAKURDI—A fresh outbreak of communal crisis between the Nyieev and Uyougho communities of Kwande Local Government Council of Benue State have claimed the lives of three persons while over 760 persons have been displaced and rendered homeless. An eyewitness told Vanguard that herds of refugees from the affected villages have taken over […]

By Henry Umoru ABUJA — THE Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), weekend, pulled down over 500 structures at a site earmarked as quarry for construction companies operating in Mpape, one of the sprawling settlements in FCT as part of moves to carry out its threat leaving residents lamenting their plights. The exit of former Minister, […]

He advised Niger Deltans to re-order their thinking, with a view to enthroning peace and held that the people of the region, though blessed with abundant human and natural resources, lacked unity and coordination.

They also condemned the de-listing of the state from the league of oil producing states, describing it as a plan to forment crisis in the otherwise peaceful state.

The government, it was learnt, is considering that the price of PMS should be allowed to increase within the range of N89.78 to N93.73 per litre, depending on the location, coastal or hinterland, reflecting cost-saving measures recently approved by the government and additional measures derived from the reports of two consultancy outfit on the review of PPPRA template.

The situation becomes even more curious when you recognize that the same CBN who is borrowing from the banks at more than 6% is also the same one guaranteeing interbank placements without the control meter of each bank’s reserve and gilt edge holdings! This also raises questions as to the $7bn shared between 14 banks by CBN under hitherto undisclosed terms.

When the crisis in the state took a turn whereby the political interests of Governor Daniel and Alausa were no longer in uniform alignment, Alausa deserted and joined Daniel’s enemies. In anger and retaliation, Daniel decided to expose Alausa and caused his newspaper to spin the yarn that it did with such relish that Monday.

…invites Sanusi, Ogunleye ….As NUJ calls for trial of suspects By Emmanuel Aziken &  Henry Umoru ABUJA—The Senate is pressing on all fronts to bring directors of failed banks indicted in the accumulation of N49 billion bad debts to book with a directive to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to recover and prosecute […]

HE is a far cry from the more flashy Leaders that preceded him. But that Senator Teslim Folarin is today fully in the saddle and deftly asserting himself as the leader of the Senate is not in doubt. As the fulcrum upon which the business of the Senate revolves, Senator Folarin has remarkably carried out his duties with a simplicity that betrays his relative freshness to the complexity of national politics.

“Is that Treena? This is Nkem. No, no, don’t say a word. I apologize profusely for the bad way I behaved in Lome today at your hotel. I don’t know what came over me. I normally don’t lose my cool that way and become physical.” Not true!

When Enyimba placed third on the league table, their club chairman, Felix Anyansi-Agwu, promised their fans that they would make up with the FA Cup. The cup, he said, would assuage the hunger of their fans for a league title they felt they had everything to win.

By Emeka Mamah Kaduna — Officers and men from the Kaduna State Police Command,  weekend, aborted a lecture on corruption earlier billed to take place at the Kagoro Town Hall, in southern Kaduna. “The action of the police is a clear indication that those in government are not sincere with the fight against corruption,” said […]

By Peter Duru MAKURDI—A fresh outbreak of communal crisis between the Nyieev and Uyougho communities of Kwande Local Government Council of Benue State have claimed the lives of three persons while over 760 persons have been displaced and rendered homeless. An eyewitness told Vanguard that herds of refugees from the affected villages have taken over […]

THE Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to the delivery of the proposed 6,000 Megawatts of electricity by December.