AT last the legal resolution of the 2.3GHz saga has provided a befitting denouement, the sort that was unexpected and expected by the dramatist personae, depending upon the side of the divide.

Laugh, if you want to. The last time I wrote, I tried to explain why I went to South Africa. One would have expected that should I have cause to do another travelogue it should be a trip to either Hawaii, the beaches and carnival fun of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil or Toyota’s Japan where I heard cars are being given out free to prove that the brakes are now working and you can do 250km per hour, commit suicide and still live to testify to the advantage the embattled motor company.

SENATOR ONYEABO Obi is a lawyer and politician. In the Second Republic he represented Anambra West Senatorial district . Obi, who is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in this interview with Vanguard, argued that the North should not allow itself to lose out in the current power game owing to the inability of ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua to take up the reins of power.

THE continued murder of innocent villagers by alleged band of roving Fulani janjaweed in Plateau State attracted the candid opinion of Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi over the past week. He was quoted as saying that splitting Nigeria into two would stop the killings and burning of places of worship that have bedevilled this country for decades in Northern Nigeria.

THE national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, will today hold an emergency National Working Committee, NWC, meeting.

THE Presidency is considering six names as likely replacement for Professor Maurice Iwu as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Vanguard can authoritatively reveal.

BANKS in the country are beginning to experience difficulties in addressing the new and rising wave of non-performing loans in their operations, brought about by the current credit freeze and slowdown in economic activities.

Director-General, National Sports Commission (NSC), Chief Patrick Ekeji, says the commission will pursue the restoration of credibility to sports administration in the country.

Lawrence Akpokona left the Warri Stadium last night taller than his height. He lived up to his word that he would improve Warri Wolves after their not too convincing qualification for the second round of the CAF Confederation Cup. His work clearly showed in the match against Zesco of Zambia.

By Babajide Komolafe, Peter Egwuatu, Yinka Kolawole and Michael Eboh Stakeholders in the financial service sector are divided over the plan of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to replace universal banking system with niche banking – specialised, regional sector specific banking. The Senate committee on banking has accepted the concept but said the Senate […]