As a means of correcting monumental distortions and negative image being painted by the western press about African women, Dr. A. Olusegun Fayemi, a Nigerian born and American based documentary photographer, has decided to devote his energies to social documentary photography of the progressive and positive feminine activities in continental Africa and Africa in the diaspora.

Ghanian born and Nigerian based artist,El Anatsui is among the ten receivers of the 2009 Prince Claus 25,000 euro award. El Anatusi, an internationally renowned artist is a sculptor of outstanding energy and has taught and nurtured many other distinguished Nigerian artists including American based Nnenna Okorie and Lagos based artist, Ndidi Dike among others.

By Anayo Okoli Umuahia—TOUTS operating in the guise of decongesting roads,  have taken over Umuahia metropolis, causing serious embarrassment to motorists, especially visitors to the Abia state capital city. The touts, who allegedly work for Umuahia North Local Government Area, now constitute serious menace to both residents and visitors alike with their illegal activities. The […]

By Anayo Okoli Umuahia—THE Enugu-Port Harcourt express way is getting worse by the day and is now a death trap as anumber of accidents are recorded on this very busy road everyday. The road can best be described as a death trap as no two kilometers of the road from Okigwe stretch to Umuahia is […]

WARRI—Chairman, Yomatech Group, Olorogun Theo Mukoro, has reassured the people of his  commitment to community development and promised to extend same gesture to the Nigeria Police, to build a police station in Ofuoma. He gave the assurance, yesterday at his Ofuoma residence shortly after the community hosted C.S.P Abel Edibogi, Divisional Police Officer, B Division, […]

OWERRI—Some aides of Imo State Governor, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, have been blamed for generating the bad publicity, which has been trailing the administration lately. The Commissioner in charge for Health and Human Services in Imo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (ISOPADEC), Mr. Athan Ogoh, made this observation in a chat with Vanguard in Owerri. […]

By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA— THE All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra state, has urged the electorate in the state not to give the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) any chance of getting a hold on the state again, saying that the people were yet to recover from the mayhem caused by the party in the […]

By Abdulwahab Abdulah & Tosin Adejuwon Justice Mojisola Dada of an Ikeja High Court yesterday warned the Lagos State prosecution team over its failure to produce another witness in the on-going trial of the former CSO to the late Head of State, Gen. Sani Abacha, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha and two others over their  alleged culpability […]

CHAIRMAN of Delta State House of Assembly Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Mr. Daniel Mayuku, has called on Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) to forward details of all awarded jobs to facilitate the approval of the Commission’s 2009 budget.

By Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—Owerri People’s Assembly (OPA) rose from a meeting, yesterday decrying what it called “the neglect of the area by the immediate past administration in Imo state”. The Champion publisher, who doubles as the President General of OPA, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, said when addressing newsmen in Owerri, “at the meeting,it was observed that […]