THE federal government has restated its support for the management of the Brass LNG Limited in securing Final Investment Decision (FID) on the project this year to enable the company to fast-tracking commercial exploitation of the country’s natural gas resources. The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, gave the undertaking at a meeting with […]

Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, the Awujale of Ijebuland clocked 50 years on the throne on April 2, 2010. The outspoken and widely respected monarch will also mark his 76th birthday next month. Both events have been rescheduled for June 16-26, 2010.

In this interview held at his palace in Ijebu Ode, the frontline traditional ruler spoke on ascension to the throne, the attempts to dethrone him in the second republic, the state of the nation and his upbringing.

By DANIEL IDONOR  & JIMITOTA ONOYUME Port Harcourt-PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan gave kudos, yesterday, to Nigerian youths for their role in and contribution to national growth,and described the current democracy as a gift from them. “There is an unchallengeable power of good in the Nigerian youth”,he said in a keynote address, entitled Nigerian Youths: A Call […]

The most important question now is: what happens if the PDP breaks up? Before providing what I think will happen, just for now imagine what will happen when a 50-ton tanker loaded with fuel experiences brake failure while approaching a busy bus stop with thousands of people waiting for buses…

By Gbenga Ariyibi Ado Ekiti Ekiti State police command has rescued three foreigners working with construction company  from a group suspected to be kidnappers. The kidnapped victims, Sunday Vanguard gathered were  whisked away from their residence in the GRA area, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State capital in the early hours of  of yesterday.  The  victims  are; a 30 year […]

The issue I want to raise here is sensitive, but I want to be able to sleep well after I have said my say. I did mention last week that the passing on of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua was a relief to many because all the plots, the shenanigans that were engineered in his name had to end.

EX-MILITANTS said to be members of the  Deadly Underdogs in Delta State are at daggers drawn with their leader, Ezekiel Akpasubio over alleged non-remission of their full N65, 000 monthly stipends from the Federal Government to them. But in a reaction, Deadly Underdogs leader, Mr. Akpasubio told Sunday Vanguard on phone, “As I speak to […]

 Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC,  Mrs Farida Waziri has instituted a N5billion libel suit against a Lagos based newspaper.  Mrs. Waziri in the suit, filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, is seeking the sum of N5billion( Five Billion Naira only) as  special and general damages, for […]

After a good meal and generous helpings of booze, one of the guests, a cosmetologist who runs a high-tech gym, proceeded to give us a pcp talk on how to look good and have wonderful sex at the same time. Ears perked up immediately as she popped open her compact suitcase cramped with very daring sex toys, and then proceeded to tell her eager listeners how to have prolonged and enjoyable sex.

‘Hi Helen. Thanks for your write-up on abandoned projects. Nobody seems to care a hoot. All we’re concerned about is second term/tenure. Whatever happened to the textiles factories, steel rolling mills, fertilizer plants, newsprint manufacturing companies, etc. Nobody talks of uplifting the manufacturing sector to create employment and grow the economy.

 The Federal Government warned Friday against reckless spending, in the wake of fresh statistics that revealed a sustained decline in external reserves. “If we embark on any form of fiscal profligacy today, it will certainly hinder our ability to address the various challenges we are likely to face in the near future,” minister of State […]

Last year in Burlington, Vermont, I met a young Nigerian woman studying at Princeton who once loved visiting her ancestral home in Owerrinta, but who told me, “I’m not likely to visit again and that makes me sad.” Her parents will not permit her from all the news about kidnappings that they have heard from reports both in the media and by friends of theirs.

Super Eagles’ Technical Adviser, Lars Lagerback has played down his earlier semi-final target at next month’s 2010 World Cup finals promised at his unveiling as he is insisting on 100 per cent devotion and fitness of the players to progress at the Mundial.

By Jemi EKUNKUNBOR Of all the gem stones known to man, the pearl is often referred to as the Queen of gems. And why not? Pearls are sleek, natural gems, that enhance a woman’s beauty. Because they are always conventional and classic, paired with certain pieces like the Sunday church suit or trouser suit, it […]

In the run up to the FIFA World Cupâ„¢, many countries unearth an exciting young gem. Think of the likes of
Brazil’s Pele in 1958, Enzo Scifo for Belgium in 1986, and England striker Michael Owen 12 years ago.