Democracy has helped army’s professionalism, says GOC

Democracy has helped army’s professionalism, says GOC

General Officer Commanding (GOC), 81 Div. of the Nigerian Army, Lagos, Maj.-Gen. Eugene Nwanguma, says the country’s 10-year-old democracy has helped professionalism in the army. “The Nigerian Army has done well under democracy and the leadership is not going back”, he told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos.. Nwanguma, who was the special […]
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Why Nigerians should leave Turai alone, by Barnabas Gemade

Why Nigerians should leave Turai alone, by Barnabas Gemade

Barnabas Gemade was the first elected National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. He had served as a minister before. In this interview, Gemade brings a fresh perspective to the issue of ailing President Umaru Yar’Adua and the role many have accused his wife, Tuaria, of playing. According to Gemade, it is not for Nigerians to blame a woman who has decided to protect her husband.

Warri bombing: Police hunt for bomb maker

Warri bombing: Police hunt for bomb maker

MEN of the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in Delta state have launched a manhunt for a bomb producer said to have configured the explosives that were used to disrupt the post-amnesty dialogue by Vanguard Newspapers, last Monday, at Government House Annex, Warri.

Will David Mark ever forgive Anenih?

Will David Mark ever forgive Anenih?

By Emma Aziken Pity the lot of Chief Tony Anenih last Wednesday as the local politics of attrition between him and Governor Adams Oshiomhole took centre stage in the Senate chambers on that day. It was a contest that the most zealot of the famous leader’s followers would not have bargained for. As the battle […]

SECURITY : How much longer must we quibble?

SECURITY : How much longer must we quibble?

A repeat performance of the Jos bestial killings, within weeks; brings to the front burner the question of security in Nigeria and our approach to state policing.

9 pupils, 2 others, die in auto crash

9 pupils, 2 others, die in auto crash

ELEVEN persons including nine pupils of Aricent Nursery and Primary School in Ore , Odigbo council area of Ondo State perished in an auto crash while 28 other pupils sustained injuries late Wednesday along Ondo/Ore Expressway.

Man in the Mint

Man in the Mint

Mr. Emmanuel Ehidiamhen Okoyomon, Chief Executive of the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company (NSPMC); also known as the mint, is in an understandably upbeat mood. He is basking in the genteel applause that has characterized the turning around of the Mint, the company responsible for the printing of the Nigeria ‘s currency, government certificates, receipts, postage stamps, University certificates, WASC certificates, amongst others.

‘Three reasons Ajaokuta steel complex failed to take off’

‘Three reasons Ajaokuta steel complex failed to take off’

Mr SOLOMON Edebiri is the president, Nigerian Institute of Welding, an affiliate body of the International Institute of Welding.In this interview, he captures the recommendations of his institute to the Federal Government on the Ajaokuta Steel Company. According to him, practical steps should be taken to revive the project if Nigeria truly wants to be among the top economies in the world.

ValuCard redeems prizes for Hopes & Dreams promo

ValuCard redeems prizes for Hopes & Dreams promo

Determined to provide the needed platform to accelerate the emergence of a cash less economy ValuCard Nigeria Plc redeemed prizes for the first series of draws in the on going “ValuCard Hopes & Dreams” promo, a FIFA 2010 World Cup usage campaign by the company courtesy of Visa International.