Anambra guber election litmus test for 2011— NBA
By Innocent Anaba ENUGU—The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has said that the Anambra State governorship election scheduled for February 6, 2010, will serve as a yardstick for determining how well the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will conduct the general elections in 2011. The association has meanwhile, called on INEC to ensure that the Anambra […]
Uduaghan okays Warri housing scheme
GOVERNOR Emmanuel Uduagha of Delta State has commended Delta Mega Trend Investment Company for its effort at easing accommodation problem in Warri. Delta Mega Trend is building 1000 three-bedroom flats, duplexes and bungalow estate called The Plantation on DSC Expressway, Warri. Uduaghan, during a recent visit to the site of the estate, commended the company […]
‘44 sacked Unilorin dons to be reinstated’
THE Federal Government has declared that it will comply with the judgment of the Supreme Court which directed it to reinstate all the 44 sacked lecturers of the University of Ilorin, UNILORIN.
FG unfolds 10-year education plan
By Gbenga Olarinoye OSOGBO-THE Federal Government has put in place a 10- year plan to restructure and reposition the education sector. Speaking yesterday at the 37th convocation ceremony of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, President Umar Yar’Adua stated that, in the short term arrangement, the government, in addition to increasing statutory allocation of funds […]
EFCC uncovers ex-gov’s N542m houses
At least, three choice properties believed to have been acquired by the immediate past governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa,with alleged stolen public funds, have been traced by the Economic and other Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC)
Ijebu Ife: Ogun Elders mourn slain police officer, shelve rally
OGUN State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Elders Council and members of PDP in Ogun Central Senatorial Zone have condoled with the inspector general of police, Ogbonna Onovo and the Ogun State commissioner of police, Hamisu Argungu, on the murder of assistant commissioner of police, Oladokun Omolodun, during the violent crisis at Ijebu Ife penultimate Saturday. […]
EU climate aid money ‘insignificant’— 130 developing countries
DESPITE bickering between the United States and China over what to offer the world in terms of climate aid money, the 130 developing countries in the Group of (G77) have dismissed the European Union, EU, as providing no finance whatsoever.
Success has been recorded in economic stability — Doyin Salami
The 15th Nigeria Economic Summit organised by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) will hold December 15 to 17, with the group saying that the economic scorecard of Nigeria will be on focus. Dr. Doyin Salami, chairman, planning committee, NESG was in Vanguard on a sensitisation visit. Excerpts WHAT would you say was achieved at […]
Coca Cola retains tallest Africa’s Christmas tree
The managing director, Coca Cola Nigeria Limited, Islay Rhind, has said that the essence of the company’s traditional Christmas tree lighting was to reflect on the uniqueness of Nigeria’s cultural heritage and in recognition of the bold steps taken by some Nigerian citizens to make the country a better place for all.
The Voice of Victory : The making of a star! (2)
Last week, I considered the three unshakable platforms that make one a star—redemption, the Abrahamic covenant and the prophetic order of the end-time church.
Be security conscious, Okogie urges priests
WORRIED by growing security concerns in the country as a whole, Catholic Archbishop of Lagos Metropolitan See, Anthony Cardinal Okogie has again urged priests in the archdiocese to be security conscious especially at this festive period. In a press release signed by the Director of Social Communication, Rev. Monsignor Gabriel Osu, the cardinal said security […]
