The Commissioner for Insurance, Mr Fola Daniel, has urged insurance operators to comply with the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) Policy and Operational Guidelines for 2010. Daniel said in Lagos on Wednesday that compliance was necessary because the guidelines would form part of the regulatory and supervisory tools for 2010.According to him, the guidelines are also meant to sanitise the industry and rid it of unethical practices.

President Umaru Yar’Adua, has been out of the country for the past 46 days on medical treatment in Saudi Arabia. While away, the country seemed to have grinded to a halt, even though those in government will tell you that all is well. Against the clamour for Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to be sworn- in […]

By Sunny Uuyigue Mr. Dickson Imasogie’s article published on page 44 of the Saturday’s December 12, 2009 edition of the Vanguard remind the reading public of the journey of a straying dog which characteristically bluffs the master’s whistle. In his article titled “the problem between Anenih and Ogbemudia” which he used to cast aspersions and […]

By Emmanuel Majebi On December 30,  2009 the retired Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi swore in his  successor, Justice Alloysius Katsina Alu. Prior to this swearing in , the convention for over 50 years of Nigeria’s existence was for the CJN to be sworn in by the President or Head of State […]

By Daniel Idonor ABUJA—TEN years after, the Federal Government has approved the release of N2.117 billion for immediate payment to former staff of the defunct Nigeria Airways. The money is to be sourced from the issuance of Federal Government bonds through the Debt Management Office, DMO, to offsets the final payment and gratuity of the […]

By Ise-Oluwa Ige ABUJA—A Federal high court sitting in Abuja yesterday, refused a request by the pioneer Chairman of EFCC, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu to stop, exparte, (hearing him alone) the Inspector-General of Police, Ogbona Onovo, from executing the warrant for his apprehension and production before the Code of Conduct Tribunal scheduled to sit in Abuja, […]

By Chinyere Amalu ABUJA— The Eritrean Government has described as “double standard”, the placement of Nigeria on terrorism list by the American Government over Farouk’s attempted bombing of American aircraft. The Ambassador of the State of Eritrea to Nigeria, Mohammed Ali Omaro made this statement yesterday while fielding question from newsmen on the position of […]

By Peter Duru MAKURDI —Shortly after receiving kudos from the people of the state for ensuring a crime-free yuletide season, men of the Benue State Police Command, weekend, engaged a group of bandits numbering about fourteen, in a bloody gun duel that left six members of the gang riddled with bullets. The incident which was […]

By Emeka Mamah KADUNA — Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Senator Muhammad Adamu Aliero, said that he is neither aspiring to upstage President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua in 2011 nor become the Vice-President. He added that those peddling such rumours were out to put a wedge between him and the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, […]

According to Prof. Ademola Onifade who is the Director of the Centre for General Studies, Lagos State University, the basic thing is for political leaders to stop giving poor attention and low priority to education, saying that they should be focussed and wholeheartedly committed to education.

IS religion evil? Wait, don’t crucify me yet. Read below and make up your mind. Even Jesus Christ had a sham trial before Pontus Pilate before he was crucified. I contend that religious wars have killed more people than AIDS, malaria, famine, holocaust all put together.

… gets 1,000 graduates to replace them By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin — THE Kwara State government has announced that it will retire about 471 senior officers from Grade level 14-16 who have been found to be unsuitable for promotion in the last eight years and replace them with 1,000 fresh graduates in its bid to […]

As an information manager, the information minister saw the need to synergise and work closely with the security agencies, hence she was able to dazzle the world with her depth of knowledge. She immediately took charge and told the world that Abdulmatallab’s father had as a matter of fact reported the uncomfortable behaviour of his son to the US Embassy in Abuja as well as to the Nigerian security agencies.

Youths from KEFFES communities in Southern Ijaw Local Govern-ment Area of Bayelsa State, yesterday, sealed up Yenagoa liaison office of Chevron Nigeria Limited in protest over what they described as a breach of the Global Memorandum of Understanding, G-MoU, entered between them and the oil firm.

THE father of one of the Ijaw workers allegedly shot dead by soldiers at Escravos Gas-To-Liquid (EGTL) project site, Mr. Aken Tonfawei, yesterday, allegedly committed suicide at his hometown, Ogbe-Ijoh, in the Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State.