Shareholders of Cadbury Nigeria Plc are set to take opportunities from the company’s proposed rights issue which opened on Wednesday.|

The British High Commissioner in Nigeria, Bob Dewar, has declared that the country could become a great potential cricket nation if regular tournaments are organised to keep the players together.

Director of Legal Services, Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC), Hassan Bello has said that Nigeria will benefit from the proposed legal frame work for a unified international cargo shipment.

The Nigeria Football Federation has charged the country’s flag-bearers in the continent, Heartland FC of Owerri, Kano Pillars and Bayelsa United to go all out in their final group phase games away from home this weekend.

By Dayo Johnson AKURE – CRISIS rocking the Progressive Peoples Party (PPA) deepened yesterday as the Acting National Chairman of the party, Chief Olu Akerele blamed the crisis on the alleged dictatorial tendencies of the former Abia State governor, Chief Orji Kalu. He said “the crisis; particularly in Anambra State was caused by the attempt […]

By Emmanuel Elebeke AWKA – The Anambra State Security Service, (SSS) has cleared  Mr. Henry Aginam  over alleged  membership of a secret cult in the Nnamdi Azikiwe University. A  group,Oko Poly rector tussle: SSS clears Aginam of cultism of Anambra state, had alleged in a newspapers publication, that Aginam, a one time  Head of Department […]

By Ise-Oluwa Ige ABUJA – An Abuja high court yesterday ordered a legal practitioner, Mr Olu Otitoju to appear before him on October 14, this year to explain why he should not be reported for disciplinary actions for stalling the on-going trial of six policemen charged with the killing of six Igbo traders in Abuja. […]

Jos – A non-governmental organisation partnering with the police to improve the observance of human rights, Clean Foundation, wants the structural and institutional constraints against effective operation of the Police Force to be addressed to enable them perform optimally. It also blamed bad governance for human rights abuses by the police, stressing the need to […]

PRESSURE has been mounting on the federal government to put an end to the 3-month old strike by lecturers which has completely paralysed academic activities in all public universities in the country.

THE Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND) has extended its unilateral ceasefire by another 30 days, just as there are strong indications that top militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, may meet with President Umaru Yar’Adua at the Aso Villa, Abuja, in no distant time to discuss with him the need to extend the October 4 deadline for the acceptance of amnesty and turn-in of arms by militants in the Niger-Delta .

By Chris Ochayi ABUJA -  Minister of Education, Dr. Sam Egwu yesterday explained that the education sector roadmap was basically designed to enable the Federal Government synergise and collaborate with state governments to ensure holistic development of the education system in the country. Egwu stated this in Abuja while receiving Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi […]

By Albert Akpor LAGOS – Former sole administrator of the defunct Nigerian Airways Limited, General Olu Bajowa (rtd) has commended the Governor Olusegun Mimiko administration of Ondo State for immortalizing the late legal icon and social crusader, Chief Gani Fawehinmi by naming a diagnostic centre after him. General Bajowa a former Chairman, Committee on relocation […]

By Ola Ajayi IBADAN—FORMER Governor of Oyo State, Alhaji Lamidi Adesina said in Ibadan yesterday that Nigerians should pray to change the heart of President Umaru Yar’Adua so that he can initiate life-transforming programmes for them. By his own rating, he said, the administration had performed low and failed to lift Nigerians above poverty level. […]

LAGOS—A fatal accident involving a Jeep in the convoy of the Speaker, House of Representatives,  Mr. Dimeji Bankole, prevented him from attending the late Chief  Gani Fawehinmi’s funeral  Monday in Akure, Ondo State The accident, which occurred  about 3 p.m. Monday at  Ibafo on the Lagos- Ibadan Expressway barely eight minutes after the Speaker’s advanced […]

By Peter Duru MAKURDI – Makurdi, the Benue State capital, has been thrown into a frenzy following the kidnap of an octogenarian and leading politician in the state, Chief Simon Shango, by unknown gunmen who are demanding a N200 million ransom for his release. Sources told Vanguard that Chief Shango who was a one-time National […]