By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA—Fifty students of Anambra State University, Uli have renounced their membership of different secret cults at a special ceremony organised by the management of the University. Ten students renounced their membership of  secret cults at the Uli main campus of the University, while 40 renounced their membership at the Igbariam campus. Vice […]

AN umbrella group of youths in the Niger Delta, South-South Youth Leaders Forum, has described the call for the resignation of the Minister of Information, Professor Dora Akunyili, by the northern caucus in the House of Representatives as misplaced.

By Emeka Mamah KADUNA — The Institute of Chartered Economics of Nigeria, ICEN, has faulted the recent measures by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, which has led to massive retrenchment of commercial bank workers in the country and asked the Federal Government to halt the retrenchment exercise. ICEN also called for adequate funding of […]

By Dayo Johnson AKURE—THE 14 cocoa  producing states in the country, weekend, blamed the Minister of Agriculture, Abba Ruma over the dwindling fortune of cocoa in the country. The states  have put together a conference of the 14 cocoa producing states to fashion out appropriate strategies for  implementation with a view to repositioning cocoa industry […]

By Gbenga Ariyibi ADO-EKITI—The office of the former governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayo Fayose was set on fire by an unknown arsonists weekend The one story building which is situated at the Ajilosun Street, Ado Ekiti was said to have been  set ablaze in the wee hours of Saturday and Sunday respectively Vanguard reliably […]

*Allegation baseless, says govt By Dayo Johnson AKURE—THE opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State has condemned the invasion of the state by armed robbers and hired assassins. It would be recalled that within 24 hours two persons were gun down by gunmen in cold blood in Akure metropolis. In a statement by […]

Governor Liyel Imoke of Cross Rivers State weekend escaped unhurt as his entourage was involved in a minor accident.

As women mark the International Women’s Day today, the International Labour Organisation, ILO, has stated that 15 years after the Beijing conference on women’s rights, millions of women are far from attaining equality with their male colleagues in the workplace, according to ILO.

Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has said the state government approved marginal increment in school fees at Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, in order to make radical changes in the infrastructural development of the university and make it comparable to any higher institution in the world.

By Victor Ahiuma-Young LAGOS—INDICATIONS emerged, weekend, that a new minimum wage for workers may be announced for workers on May 1, 2010, expected to considerably push up the current wage of N7,500. Organised labour is demanding for what it calls a minimum living wage of N52,200 to enable workers cope with the worsening economic and […]

By Prince Osuagwu Femi Kusa — The Nation He was the first Managing Director of Guardian when we worked together. A very amiable and open person and I think that was one of the problems he had as a manager. He was very open and very friendly that every body had access to him. I […]

THE drivers at the centre of controversy over the armed robbery attack on passengers of a luxury bus on the Ijebu-Ode/Sagamu expressway, Ogun State, during which 19 persons were reportedly crushed to death have been re-arrested by the Police in Abuja.

By Emeka Mamah KADUNA — The Federal Government has been urged to consider drawing down part of its huge foreign reserve for “developing strategic areas that will alleviate the sufferings of most Nigerians” due to the global economic meltdown. A don, Professor Simon Irtwange, who made the call in Kaduna, weekend, said drawing down on […]

By AbdulSalam Muhammad KANO — Chairman, Meningitis Trust Fund, Justice Bashir Wali, has denied receiving car gift from US-based pharmaceuticals giant, Pfizer, following allegation by victims of  sustained effort by the latter to frustrate paying full compensations to victims of 1996 Trovan test in Kano. The former Supreme Court Justice told journalists in Kano that […]

By Dayo Johnson AKURE—The Director General of Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission, ICRC, Dr Mansur Ahmed, weekend announced plans by the commission to concessionaire all the airports in the country to companies that would turn it around. He, however, blamed the delay in the take off of the rehabilitation of Lagos-Ibadan expressway on teething problems that […]