This will allow Senator Anyanwu to concentrate on other effective responsive health laws especially around gender inequity and inequality which fuels the epidemic.
Ikenna Obianwa works with Terrence Higgins Trust UK

THE high burden of mortality and morbidity of various forms of fistula amongst Nigerian women has become so worrisome that calls for urgent action to protect lives of those affected are being made.

By  Benji I. Duru THE viewpoints of one Mr. Amaechi Nwokenife on the recent resolution of the APGA leadership crises by INEC in favour of Chief Chekwas Okorie as National Chairman of APGA and published in the Vanguard Newspaper of June 3, 2009 at Page 19 definitely is designed by the author to attract quality […]

NIGERIAN men have been enjoined to protect women from situations that may expose them to depression, even as it has been noted that one in every five Nigerian women is down with depression.

Is there anything like zero-corruption? What initiatives do we adopt to reduce, control and manage corruption whilst we pursue policies and programmes aimed at accelerating our pace of growth and development?

The ongoing Close Up Brush Day and Night campaign aimed at changing the poor oral hygiene habits of Nigerians as well as encourage brushing day and night has been applauded by the heads of Primary Schools visited by the Social Mission crew, which is commissioned for the pan-Nigeria activations in 600 schools across the country. The crew has already visited schools in Lagos, Imo and Kano States.

God created man whom he called Adam in the likeness of God. Adam, however, who fell short of the glory of God when he sinned, begat a son in his own image, after his sinning nature.

It is an offence for a large and slow moving vehicle to allow smaller or fast moving vehicles queue behind it whenever the driver can pull over safely to make way for other vehicles.  – Section 15 of the Highway Code THE rate of road accidents is on the increase. There are occasional mentions of […]

As Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State kicked off another round of the Sub-National Immunization Plus Days (SNIDs)in Lagos weekend, said that all the 35 Governors in Nigeria are working out the modality of setting aside a special day for the marking of polio.

…..Hajj: FG to announce fares soon Abuja — The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, yesterday in Abuja reiterated the need to have uniform dates for the observance of Islamic festivals in the country. The Sultan, who is also the President General of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), made the call at […]

By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA— NO fewer than 1000 residents of Onitsha have benefited from the free medical services provided by the 302 Artillery Regiment Onitsha,  as part of its 2009 Army Day celebration. The exercise, which is part of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General A.B Dambazua vision of excellent civil/military relationship also had […]

By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA—STAKEHOLDERS from Anambra North senatorial zone have described as totally unacceptable, unfair, inequitable and unjust, what they called the continued domination of political and elective offices by the other two zones of Anambra central and south, and vowed that the zone must produce the next Governor of the state. In a communiqué  […]

By  Chidi Nkwopara OWERRI—Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and Federal Government have been called upon to urgently resolve their differences in the interest of the country’s university education. All the students of Nigerian universities, who spoke to Vanguard on the on-going strike action by ASUU, lamented that they have been sent  […]

Sokoto — The Federal Government has paid N741 million to the 31 communities affected by the construction of the Shagari Earth Dam in Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Alhaji Danlami Zango, the Managing Director of Sokoto Rima Basin Development Authority (SRBDA) who disclosed this in Sokoto, yesterday, explained that the money was paid […]

John Mikel Obi will this week sign a new five-year deal with Chelsea that will catapult him to the top rung of the club’s big earners.