By Tony Edike ENUGU— HUNDREDS of women, youths and elders in Ibite, Awhum village in the Udi Local Government Area of Enugu state, yesterday staged a peaceful demonstration to protest what they called the unwarranted and unjustifiable encroachment on their land by inmates of a Catholic Monastery located in the town. The women threatened to […]

Edo state government has paid the sum of N50 million as counterpart fund for the Health System Development Project (HSDP) to partner with the World Bank in strengthening the Primary Health Care Programme in the state.

By Chris Ochayi ABUJA— Foremost labour activist and Comrade Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole yesterday waded into the face off between the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Federal Government over the protracted strike action, warning that it is dangerous to prolong closure of universities in this digital age. Comrade Oshiomhole who […]

THE Chinese Revolution which thrust a vast, backwater country into a super power will be 60 years next Thursday, October 1, 2009. China which housed a quarter of humanity, including 500 million peasants who were generally illiterate with no access to healthcare, electricity or schools, was forced on a diet of opium by Britain.

It is government, through corrupt practices of their officials, that has denied us sponsorship culture

Dear Fellow Nigerians,
At a recently concluded socio-cultural event in Odi, Bayelsa State, Dr Timiebi Koripamo-Agary, who is one of the most trusted, most seasoned and most professional federal civil servants, and who is also a member of the Federal Government Committee on Amnesty and Rehabilitation, was quoted as saying: ‘It is time now for those who have carried arms for whatever reason to drop them and embrace peace, so that real peace and development can come in for our people.

By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI — The nationwide industrial action called by the leadership of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has taken a dangerous twist in Imo state, as government has advertised all the available teaching positions in Imo State University (IMSU), Owerri. However, some lecturers and parents who spoke to Vanguard on the development, […]

By Emmanuel Ovuakporie ABUJA—The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Wednesday, arraigned a top official of the Salaries and Wages Commission, Rotimi Opemo before an FCT High Court, Maitama, Abuja on a six count charge bordering on fraud and impersonation. Opemo, a grade level 10 officer was said to have fraudulently obtained from the office […]

LAST week, I dedicated this column to (a): complaints about the crooked, shameless, power-abusing personalities who are dishonestly pretending to mourn the death of Gani Fawehinmi – a man of integrity with whom they had absolutely nothing in common and (b): complaints about the alarming number of Nigerians who steal from the offices and homes they work in…

Arik Airline Nigeria Limited is to invest N30 billion in the development of Akwa Ibom International Airport, Okobo that was heralded with the first flight Thursday.