Please allow us to advise the G8 and President Yar’Adua on what needs to be done to bring about immediate peace in the Niger Delta region, and thus secure the oil and gas resources you all need: YAR’ADUA MUST IMMEDIATELY COMMENCE THE HOLISTIC IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON THE NIGER DELTA!!! Yar’Adua has not shown sincerity to the issues raised by Niger Delta peoples. He keeps contemptuously treating them like moronic babies who cannot tell shadow from reality.

By Ogbonna Amadi, Entertainment Editor What else is there to know about one of the nation’s leading Hip Hop and R&B stars, Innocent ( 2Face) Idibia, one may be tempted to ask? So much has been said and written about the Benue State-born musician whom, alongside two other friends, Black-Face and Faze, took the music […]

By Dayo Johnson Akure – FIVE gun trotting kidnappers on yesterday stormed the Ore/Irele Oil Palm Company in Ondo State and took away its Managing Director Mr Richard Awofisayo. Vanguard gathered that the kidnappers who were armed to the teeth invaded the company situated along Irele road in a Nissan vehicle and whisked away Awofisayo. […]

BY JIMITOTA ONOYUME PORT HARCOURT – GOVERNOR Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi  has vowed not to go back on the demolition of water fronts in the state capital. The governor who reiterated government position on the issue that water fronts would give way for proper development said his administration was determined to create a habitable and decent […]

BY PETER DURU MAKURDI-Emotions ran high in  Otukpo, Benue State  in the week, when a 52 year old HIV positive teacher (name withheld) simply went  berserk  and allegedly took advantage of his 12 year old female student and raped her. The rather unfortunate incident occurred at Wesley High School, a missionary secondary school located in […]

To this end, President Umaru Yar’Adua who was delighted by this development, has directed the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Michael Aondaokaa to effect the immediately release of the MEND leader.

In the circular dated July 8, 2009 entitled: “Revised Guidelines for the Operation of the Foreign Exchange Market: Wholesale Dutch Auction System” the apex bank said “further to the circular Ref: TED/FEM/FPC/GEN/01/088 of May 22, 2009 on the above subject, the Central Bank of Nigeria hereby re-introduces the Wholesale Dutch Auction System (WDAS) with effect from Monday 13th July, 2009. This is in a bid to stimulate activities in the inter-bank and stabilize the Foreign Exchange Market.

By Anayo Okoli Umuahia—AT least five lecturers have been sacked by the Abia State University, Uturu, over alleged sexual harassment of female students. Also, some lecturers resigned on their own, when they were being probed over cases of sexual abuse. The Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Mkpa Agu Mkpa, who disclosed this to journalists, […]

By Emma Ujah & Judith Ekezie ABUJA—The Chairman, Senate Committee on Banking, Insurance and other Financial Institutions, Sen. Nkechi Nwaogwu, said yesterday, the legislature was battling former chairmen and directors of failed banks who were indebted to such banks in order to sanitise the banking system and restore depositors’ confidence in the banking sector. Several […]

The duo of Goddy and Jack, who are seeking the interpretation of section 12 (1) of the NDDC Act 2004 which provides for how NDDC MD must emerge, are contending that the only qualified oil producing state to produce the next MD of the commission is Akwa Ibom State.

ABUJA—Leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), Alhaji Asari Dokubo yesterday approached a Federal high court sitting in Abuja with a request to invalidate the amnesty granted by President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua to Niger Delta militants. He is claiming that though Mr President has the powers under section 175 of the 1999 constitution […]

By Inalegwu Shaibu ABUJA—The Minister of Health, Professor Babatunde Osotimehin yesterday revealed the Federal Government’s commitment to check the consumption of tobacco in the country, just as the Senate Committee on Health also disclosed that it had perfected arrangement to ensure the passage of the National Tobacco Control Bill. Professor Osotimehin who spoke at an […]

By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—Many students seeking admission into the Imo State University (IMSU), Owerri, may not sit for the forthcoming post-University Matriculation Examination (UME), following the fraudulent activities of some banks,  charged with the responsibility of collecting the fees for the institution’s post-UME examination. Vanguard investigations revealed that some of the banks defied the instruction […]

By Tony Edike ENUGU—FORMER National Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and supporter of Ebeano political family in Enugu State, Chief Bernard Eze has pitched tent with Governor Sullivan Chime’s political camp. Eze, who made a surprised appearance at a solidarity rally held in honour of Governor Chime by the PDP Enugu West Senatorial Zone […]

I would rather campaign for our own than personally promoting them unless such promotions are intended to make our people learn. But it must, therefore be in proper perspective. I may not impress many who chant foreign clubs, fight for them, engage in all sorts of showmanship but have no link with these clubs. Many of them are just noise makers and not real fans of the clubs they claim to adore.