“THE people that did this are just simply animals; they’re not human beings at all,” angrily exclaimed a parliamentarian, Chuks Ojukwu at a bus-stop gathering in Lagos. He was reacting to the gory pictures of the women and children who were murdered in their sleep in Jos by some fanatical, blood-thirsty Fulani herdsmen.

Shock , Surprise , madness were some of the adjectives used to describe the action of those that detonated dynamites to disrupt the opening of Vanguard’s Post amnesty dialogue at the Government House, Annex in Warri today.

By Dennis Agbo ABAKALIKI—THE factional chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ebonyi State,  Mr. Dave Umahi, has disclosed that the leader of the party in the state, Governor Martin Elechi and the Minister of Education, Dr. Sam Egwu,  recently held a crucial meeting, where they discussed issues bordering on the 2011 general elections and  […]

By Ndahi Marama MAIDUGURI— Minister of Commerce and Industry, Chief Achike Udenwa, has challenged all the flour mill industry operators in the country to engage in scientific research aimed at using the local formulation of agro-allied raw materials to replace wheat importation from the USA. The Minister gave the advice when he visited the management […]

The morning session of the on-going Vanguard post amnesty conference holding at Delta State Government House Annex, Warri was Monday disrupted by a bomb explosion which went off in a car park close to the venue.

By Prince Osuagwu ABUJA — Global researcher, Pyramid Research, will tomorrow present a book on its research findings on Nigeria’s telecommunications industry. The event which holds at the Nicon Luxury in Abuja, will throw light on Nigeria’s telecom industry which has become one of the fastest growing sectors in the world. The book, entitled: “The […]

By Demola Akinyemi ILORIN — Graduates of Geoscience of the University of Ilorin are expected to be ranked among the best in the world as  Exxon Mobil, weekend, donated N130 million  Mini-Geoscience workroom to the Geosciences Department to make them achieve that feat. The workroom was sponsored by Esso Exploration and Producing Nigeria Limited, EEPNL, […]

By Enyim Enyim ONITSHA—The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe weekend, granted amnesty to some erring Onitsha indigenes, allegedly ostracised by the community for acts capable of destabilising the corporate existence of the town. In a statement,  titled “Proclamation of General Amnesty” read by the monarch  to the people of Onitsha in his Ime Obi […]

By Abdulwahab Abdulah LAGOS — As the victims of the last attack on the people of Jos count their losses, Muslim Media Practitioners of Nigeria, MMPN, yesterday urged the security agencies to be more alert in the discharge of their duties. This was coming as the Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria, Lagos State expressed dissatisfaction […]

By Tony Edike ENUGU—PROPERTY worth millions of naira was gutted by fire at the official quarters of the Daughters of Divine Love, DDL , a Congregation of Catholic Reverend Sisters, managing the famous  Annunciation Specialist Hospital, Emene, Enugu at the weekend. Lamenting the huge lose suffered in the fire disaster, the victims yesterday,  called on […]