GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State, has attributed Nigeria’s current democracy to the hard work of the late human rights activist and legal icon, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, who passed on last weekend.

Mikel Obi made just one brilliant move in a 90-minute game that made the road wider for Nigeria’s exit from the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

COACH Amodu Shuaibu may be at the cross over the pain his Super Eagles brought to Nigerians in their 2010 World Cup qualifier against Tunisia but he has no plans of relinquishing the job.

Joseph Yobo admits that the players must take responsibility for carelessly conceding goals after taking the lead twice against Tunisia.

NFF President Sani Lulu Abdullahi yesterday apologized to the President and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces, Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, other leaders and eminent Nigerians and indeed the generality of Nigerians for the Super Eagles’ poor showing in Sunday’s World Cup qualifier against Tunisia in Abuja.

FOLLOWING the alleged risk exposure of the five major banks in the country and their subsequent take over via a bail out by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the country appears to be heading for another round of petroleum products scarcity Vanguard can authoritatively reveal.

THE Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) have released conflicting figures concerning the country’s crude oil production.

Standard Chartered Bank is set to take opportunities which will arise from the ongoing Nigeria banking sector reforms to consolidate its leading position in the industry.

Edobor continued that I showed him love and care but he remained unyielding, adding that “at a time when his wife was heavily pregnant, I asked him if there was any housemaid to assist his wife in cleaning the environment but, he pleaded that as soon as his wife puts to bed, he would employ an house-help. Behold, his wife puts to bed although through a more pathetic circumstance and we never bothered to ask him for anything again.

Mr. Adebayo Adeleke, General Secretary, Independent Shareholders Association of Nigeria (ISAN) has reacted on the plan by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to sell the five banks whose managing directors were sacked for alleged misuse of shareholders funds, saying it is illegal and unconstitutional.

Tripple Gee and Company Plc has announced a significant improvement in its bottom line, as its Profit after tax rose by 41.32 per cent in its 2009 financial year.

FRENCH giant Total and US oil services player Schlumberger’s facilities in Gabon were reportedly targeted in a riot sparked by the announcement of the results of the country’s presidential election.

THE total annual demand for clean products in Africa has been put at about 75 million metric tonnes with Nigeria accounting for almost a third, even as significant infrastructure requirements challenge the continent’s downstream operations, including refining, local shipping, storage, pipelines and haulage.

ATAMUNO Ajubo Atamunolowuari, the managing director and founder of Midis Energy Services Limited, a leading service provider in the upstream sector of the Nigerian oil and gas industry has been listed in the 2009 edition of the International Who’s Who Historical Society of professionals.

UMBRELLA body for senior staff in the nation’s petroleum sector, Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), has the federal government full deregulation of the down stream sector of the petroleum industry, without putting in place necessary facilities to make it, warning that anything short of putting the facilities in place would spell doom for the nation.