I saved money for 12 months to buy a bicycle — Chief Afe Babalola
Nestled in the serene town of Ado Eki is the Afe Babalola University (ABUAD), a pioneer private university in Ekiti State built by legal Icon, Chief Afe Babbalola. He had insisted that if this interview must hold, it had to be at the University as he wanted this reporter to have a first hand assessment of his education project. But we arrived at Ado Ekiti to a Mecca of some sort. His office was a beehive of activities, scores of people gathered outside his office taking turns to see him. Clad in a checked shirt over a pair of jeans and matching canvas and kangol hat, he presented an image far removed from the Litigator Supreme who has made Emmanuel Chambers a place for the high and low seeking justice. He had just returned from his farm he explained. It was interesting to see how he related with people in his community many of who had come to him for one help or the other. Giving as he later told us has become a way of life for him with over 20 charities benefitting from his deep purse.
My life as cook in Biafran feeding centre – Okpala
Another person was chosen for the role of Natty since I had assumed the role of Chief Zebrudaya. So many people had played the role of Natty before Romamus Amuta, the Natty you know came to play it
2011: Jonathan is being blackmailed, alleges Niger Delta youths
THE Niger Delta Youth Movement (NDYM) has condemned what it called moves to blackmail President Goodluck Jonathan from exercising his basic constitutional right in next year’s general elections.
Sanusi suggests how subsidy can work
GOVERNOR of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamidoi Sanusi says those calling for subsidy are day dreaming but suggested that what the country needs is to have an investment climate and environment to grow the economy.
Zoning: You’re joking, ACF tells Nwodo
The National Publicity Secretary of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Mr. Anthony Sani has also reacted to the statement credited to the National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo to the effect that the party’s zoning in the party was dumped in 1999 saying the PDP National Chairman does not constitute all the organs of the PDP and therefore should not comment on such matters without proper consultations with other organs of the party.
Bell tolls for PPA, as PDP threatens to swallow it
THERE are indications that the entire leadership of the Progressive Peoples Alliance ( PPA) may defect en-masse to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by next week. This development was confirmed last Thursday by a member of the Board of Trustees of PPA, Dr. Sam Nkire in a telephone interview with Saturday Vanguard.
Scandalous! NCC wants Kelani’s N1.7m to raid Alaba pirates
Disillusioned film maker, Tunde Kelani may have to wait upon the Lord’s intervention to bring to book the culprits who pirated his film, “Arugba†a week after it was released into the market.
Are you ignorant of happenings in your home?
Theres so much going on in most homes, and many people do not know about it. Many women are so busy, they do not know what goes on in their homes behind closed doors.
NFA’s problem beyond Lulu, Ogunjobi, says Amiesimaka
Former Green Eagles winger Barrister Adokie Amiesimaka last week lauded President Goodluck Jonathan for scattering the glasshouse when he announced the withdrawal of the Super Eagles from international competitions for two years and also called for the audit of NFA account.
Nigerians can’t thank President Jonathan enough
But for President Jonathan, the truth would not have been told or better still our campaign for sanity in the football house would have been ignored and we get called unprintable names. This victory over corruption in football is big victory for the Vanguard family and especially our publisher who has always asked questions on what could be done to stem the sliding tide in our football.
Nigerian sports need credible, transparent managers, says Ngerem
Former President of the Athletics Federation of Nigeria, AFN, Mr Dan Ngerem was on the right part of taking athletics to the next level. He was putting enduring structures on ground for athletes, both for the old as well as young and upcoming ones.
