At noon, the ever busy Obada market, Isolo was so scanty that one could count the number of marketers. The reason for this was not far fetched. The prices of foodstuffs and other essential commodities have rises in most markets across the country.

Charlyboy did not only lampoon and lambast corrupt, inept, military rulers in his 1990 hit album but had advocated for a drastic change using the music medium.

The name Prebor Nakpose King-Jerry may ring a bell in the mind of most Nigerians but he remains tucked away from limelight in the confines of his native Bomadi, one of the littoral backwaters of the Niger Delta. Saturday Vanguard met him recently and he talked about the Niger Delta struggle and the amnesty.

AT the height of late General Sani Abacha’s military reign, the polity was suffused with a series of phantom coups and accompanying videos. One them tendered at special tribunal showed former Chief of Defence Staff and then Abacha’s second-in-command, Lt. General Oladipo Diya, who was fingered in an alleged coup, apologising profusely to Abacha in an embarrassing manner.

Blackpool, relegated from the Premier League last season, marked their return to the second-tier Championship with a 1-0 win away to Hull on Friday, the opening day of the new English season.

– Defending German champions Borussia Dortmund opened the new season with an impressive 3-1 win over Hamburg on Friday thanks to goals from two of Germany’s rising stars.

As part of efforts to improve on healthcare in the country, special training in specialised fields including Oncology and Neurology in Nigeria has been earmarked for specialist doctors.

Paul Scholes was on the scoresheet as he marked his Manchester United farewell with a goal in a 6-0 win over New York Cosmos as the former England midfielder waved goodbye to a packed Old Trafford on Friday.

Ocean Boys FC third choice goalkeeper, Austino Egbe believes the Nigerian Premier League, NPL can be like any of the European Leagues if there are consistent media coverages of league matches.

Experts from the World Health Organisation (WHO) have arrived in the country to audit and inspect three leading Nigerian pharmaceutical companies with a view to enhancing their potentials and standards towards attaining WHO prequalification of medicines.

Arsene Wenger insisted again on Friday that he wants unsettled Arsenal skipper Cesc Fabregas to resist Barcelona’s attentions and stay with the club even if the Spaniard will miss the start of the new season.

By the time you are reading this piece, the much talked about wedding of hot and sexy Nollywood actress, Mercy Johnson to her hubby, Prince Odinaose Okojie, billed to take place on August 27, may suffer a setback, if urgent steps are not taken to stem the tide.

Crisis has engulfed the Ijaw Youth council following a disputed election in its Lagos chapter, the national executives of the group was accused of contravening and grossly abusing the constitution of the Lagos Chapter, warranting a vote of no confidence passed on the National Executive of IYC, worldwide led by Mr. Miabiyi Kromiema.

Christian men should reverse the disorder in their homes which has seen their wives ahead of them in spiritual affairs, Bible teacher, Mr. Gbile Akani has said.

Promasidor Nigeria Limited, makers of Cowbell milk and other consumables, has re-opened its factory for normal work following the directive from the Ministry of Labour that the management and aggrieved workers return to status quo.