2011: Guber aspirant tasks PDP on internal democracy
 By Emma Ovuakporie ABUJA—A People’s Democratic Party, PDP, governorship aspirant in Gombe State, Mr Wassa Williams has advised the ruling political party to embrace internal democracy if it must perform well in the 2011 polls. Speaking with the Vanguard yesterday, Willams frowned at a situation where in the party structure the state governor is the […]
Court halts NDDC’s N350m road project
 By Simon Ebegbulem BENIN—THE Federal High Court in Benin has granted an interim injunction restraining the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, and the Attorney General of the Federation from continuing with the over N350 million Obe-Umoghun road construction project in Orhionmwon Local Government Council of Edo State. Others restrained include the Director General of the […]
Labour blast S-East govs electricity distribution plan
 By Victor Ahiuma-Young  ORGANISED labour in the country’s electricity, under the umbrella of National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, has faulted plans by South-East Governors to buy over and control electricity distribution in the region, saying regionalising the electricity industry portends great danger to national cohesion, integration and unity. NUEE said that it was unfortunate […]
Youths lay siege to NDDC office in Benin
ACTIVITIES at Edo State office of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, were brought to a stand still, weekend, as management and staff of the agency were held hostage for several hours by Ijaw youths believed to be ex-militants from Ovia North East and Ovia South West local government areas of the state.
Yar’Adua was peace loving – Etiebet
By Dapo Akinrefon FORMER Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Chief Don Etiebet, yesterday described late President Umaru Yar’Adua as a great and peace loving president who will be missed by Nigerians. Paying his tribute to the late Yar’Adua, Chief Etiebet said the late president will be remembered for his commitment to solving the Niger […]
The Predictable Failure Of Vision 2020
The Dream Economy envisioned in government’s “‘Vision 20:2020’ seeks to position Nigeria as one of the top 20 economies in the world by the year 2020. In economic terms, this translates to having a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of at least US$900 billion by that date compared to about US$212 billion as at 2008″…. (Source: Nigeria Vision 2020 Economic Transformation Blueprint – pg. 26, work-in-progress as at 5/10/2009.
