THE last may not have been heard about the crisis facing Nigerian financial institutions as the Yoruba socio-cultural group, Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) leader Dr Federick Fasehun yesterday disclosed that the Federal Government is owing Nigeria banks a sum of N3.2 trillion.

I have always believed in the unique brand that is the Vanguard newspaper-its niche which it has kept since its inception and the camaraderie and bond of fraternity that exists among the numerous young men and women- many of whom are my professional peers-such as the hardworking Editor-Maideno Bayagbon that have toiled in the vineyard of this publication, making it in the process a must read newspaper in Nigeria.

By Sam Eyoboka TUESDAY, July 26, 2009 will remain indelible in the memory of Elder Emmanuel Ndah. Until that day, the Kogi State-born middle aged man had lived peacefully with his wife and son in Low Cost area of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital trying to eke a living through the sale of patent medicine. […]

…Children and relations call on igp for help By Evelyn Usman I watched my mother breath her last. She died in my hands, after being in coma for three days, without a word on how she met her unprepared end”. Those were the pathetic and touching lamentations of Godsent Oghenekewe Apkede, an Ordinary National Diploma […]

The four former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officers of Oceanic bank, Mrs Cecilia Ibru; FinBank Nigeria Plc, Mr Okey Nwosu; Mr Sebastian Adigwe of Afribank Plc and Bartholomew Ebong of Union Bank of Nigeria, who are presently standing trial before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, will spend the next 10 days in detention, as the court yesterday, adjourned ruling on their bail applications to September 14, 2009.