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Awo: 23 years after

Awo: 23 years after

IT’S 23 years since Africa’s statesman and man of the Century, Chief Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo, the Asiwaju of Ijebu Remo, the Losi of Ikenne, the Apesin of Oshogbo and the Isikalu of Ado-Ekiti passed on.

PDP meets over chairmanship position

PDP meets over chairmanship position

By Henry Umoru ABUJA— AS the Board of Trustees, BoT, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP meets today, the issue penciled down for discussion is who replaces Prince Vincent Eze Ogbulafor, who resigned penultimate week as the National Chairman of the Party. Vanguard gathered that some members of the BoT have started arriving Abuja for […]

Benin Airport won’t be relocated – FG

Benin Airport won’t be relocated – FG

By Kenneth Ehigiator The Federal Government assured at the weekend that Benin Airport would not be relocated from its present location. This comes as government has concluded plans to expand the airport to make way for rising aircraft and passenger movement. Former Aviation Minister, Mr. Babatunde Omotoba, had stirred the hornet’s nest by announcing last […]

Textile workers laud elevation of Sambo, Yakowa

Textile workers laud elevation of Sambo, Yakowa

By Victor Ahiuma-Young KADUNA —  NATIONAL Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, NUTGTWN, yesterday said the elevations of Namadi Sambo as Vice President and Patrick Yakowa as governor was a sign of the growing strength of Nigeria’s democracy and called on the duo to join hands with President Goodluck Jonathan to urgently […]

Reps probe Budget office over missing vehicles

Reps probe Budget office over missing vehicles

The Public Accounts Committee of the House of Representatives, has directed the Budget office in the Presidency to recover two official vehicles allegedly carted away by its former Directors.

Police arrest two PDP chieftains over attack on Gov Shema

Police arrest two PDP chieftains over attack on Gov Shema

By AbdulSalam Muhammad KANO — The police authority, weekend, arrested and detained two top People’s Democratic Party, PDP,  chieftains, Jamilu Dahiru Saude and AbdulKadir Musa, in connection with security breach during the burial of the late President Umaru Yar’Adua  in Katsina, last month. The two men who are currently in detention at Zone 1 headquarters […]

Reps debate employees’ compensation fund

Reps debate employees’ compensation fund

Stakeholders have hailed a proposed law that would lead to the establishment of a Fund that will adequately compensate employees who sustained injuries, disabilities and even death in the course of duty.

Argentina should worry about us – Lagerback

Argentina should worry about us – Lagerback

Eagles gaffer, Lars Lagerback, said moments after their send forth party that he was tired of the many questions and apprehensions about Argentina, one of their group opponents they play on June 12.

820 prisoners on death row sue govs, Prisons boss

820 prisoners on death row sue govs, Prisons boss

The 820 prisoners on death row in prisons across the country have dragged the 36 state governors and the Comptroller-General of Prisons before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, seeking an order to stop their planned execution.

S-South govs back Jonathan’s electoral reform

S-South govs back Jonathan’s electoral reform

SOUTH-South governors have expressed their resolve to support President Goodluck Jonathan on his planned electoral reform by ensuring that the gospel of one man, one vote succeeded in the region.