By Vincent Ujumadu Awka – THERE was an anti climax in the build-up to the race for the 2010 governorship election in Anambra State yesterday as the son of the state deputy governor, Mr. Emeka Etiaba who was gunning for the office of his mother’s boss, Mr. Peter Obi resigned his membership of the ruling […]

Eastern and indeed many Middle belt international travelers have frequently demanded this upgrade for a number of reasons, chief of which is the inconvenience of always travelling to Lagos, Abuja or Kano, or even Port-Harcourt before they could board or even disembark from an international flight.

BEFORE putting together the responses to our write-up on shoddy products and the Standard Organization of Nigeria, we decided to find out from some people on the streets, notably the young and literate, what they think of the performance of the organization.

One thing I learnt from my detour into semantics was the fact that the person who writes a lot or delivers many speeches runs the risk of being misunderstood, even by those who are well educated and also articulate.

By Tony Edike Enugu -THE standoff between Governor Sullivan  Chime and the family of the late former governor of old Anambra State has taken another twist with the governor’s chief of staff, Mrs Ifeoma Nwobodo, serving  Onoh’s son, Hon Joseph Umannakwe Onoh, a seven-day ultimatum to retract allegations he made against her in a recent […]

FORMER commander of the    Movement for the Emancipation of         the Niger-Delta (MEND), Mr. Victor Ben, alias “General” Boyloaf whose boys were said to have revolted against him in Bayelsa for failing to pay them N10 million he promised them for agreeing to accept amnesty and drop their arms says he never made such a promise […]

It was a dream come true for the people of Modakeke-Ife, Osun State,         yesterday, when, for the first time, their traditional ruler, the Ogunsua of Modakeke, Oba Francis Adedoyin,  was officially crowned by the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade. He was subsequently presented with a staff of office by  Governor  Olagunsoye Oyinlola amidst ovation […]

Arik Air has slashed fares on its  Lagos flights to Abuja today to   enable fans travel to watch Super Eagles match against Tunisia this afternoon. The airline said in a statement that return ticket to Abuja for the match had been reduced to N30,000. It also said the flight schedule to Abuja had been adjusted […]

Gani Fawehinmi has fought many battles in his life. He has fought bestial military regimes and corrupt civilian regimes all in pursuance of good governance and better life for the people. He survived primitive treatments in the hands of these regimes but today he is confronted by the most dreaded of all challenges – lung […]

Lagos lawyer, human rights activist and social crusader extra-ordinaire, Chief Abdulganiyu Oyesola Fawehinmi, lost his long drawn battle with cancer, yesterday, but vowed to keep on fighting even in his grave for the down-trodden.

Before I could even consider it, he added. “I’m a good cook, you’ll enjoy my specialty (he didn’t say what it was!) The wife’s on holiday with the kids. You could bring a nightie if you like.” He needn’t spell out the type of a dinner date he was offering, and no, I didn’t slap his face. And I’m going to tell you whether or not I took him up on his offer!

As a body comprising academics, ASUU should provide intellectual leadership for other unions to follow, not the other way round. Uncritical acceptance of the hard-line posture of a union in the complex and controversial issue of strike is anathema to the spirit of free thought which academics ought to uphold, although the critical attitude native to philosophy is inconvenient for hard core unionists in ASUU.

FOR many years now, I have been speaking about what I described as Segmented Loyalty. I will tell you why I am calling it to service today. We are in a deplorable economic mess. Never in the history of this country have we had so much demolition, in peace time, of mountain peaks to the low level of plateaus or even valleys.

Mrs Ganiyat Fawehinmi, widow of Chief Gani Fawehinmi (SAN), spoke briefly yesterday to Sunday Vanguard, throwing light on his last moment. Excerpts: By AbdulahWahab ABbdulah ON his last moment: Gani’s death, though did not come as a shock to us, because of his ailment. However, it is painful to us, especially when the sickness came. […]

Dr. Mike Okonkwo, Presiding Bishop of The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM) clocks 64 today, September 6, 2009. Activities lined up to mark the 64th birthday began with , the 10th Mike Okonkwo Annual lecture with the topic “Global Economic Trend: The Alternatives for Nigeria” on Thursday September 3rd, at the Shell hall, Muson, Onikan Lagos with presentation of gifts to the winners of the 6th edition of the Mike Okonkwo National Essay Competition.