Amaechi’s jet: Leave aviation out of the politics
THOMAS HARDY, the English novelist, titled his fourth novel Far From the Madding Crowd. It is this same expression that runs through my mind as I pen this piece. Aviation is a global business, with a set of collective standards geared towards the safety of lives and as such it is a sector that should always like, Thomas Hardy’s novel, be far from the madding crowd.
City edge West Brom in FA Cup final warm-up
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) – Carlos Tevez advanced a compelling case for a place in Manchester City’s FA Cup final team with an effervescent display in his side’s 1-0 win at home to West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday
Premier League: Swansea fightback leaves Wigan facing relegation
LONDON(AFP) – Wigan Athletic face an uphill battle to avoid relegation from the Premier League after twice relinquishing the lead in an agonising 3-2 loss at home to Swansea City on Tuesday.
Nigeria, S/Africa to give priority to intra-regional trade – Jonathan
President Goodluck Jonathan has said that Nigeria and South Africa must ority to intra-regional trade and play leading roles in boosting inter-regional trade in the continent.
Police rescue 2 men from being set ablaze by commercial motorcyclists
Policemen from Karu Abattoir outpost in Abuja on Tuesday rescued two men, accused of stealing motorcycles, from being set ablaze by an angry mob at the Old Karu Road.
Local content fuels economic development
The local content initiative of the Nigerian government has fuelled economic development and demand for energy infrastructure projects in the oil and gas sector, due to the mandatory requirements for the domestication of a large portion of oil and gas risks locally, before transferring these risks internationally.
Sir Alex Ferguson factfile
LONDON (AFP) – Factfile on Alex Ferguson, who announced his retirement as Manchester United manager on Wednesday:
Manchester United, Alex Ferguson retires
Alex Ferguson is to retire as Manchester United manager at the end of this season, the English Premier League champions announced Wednesday, bringing down the curtain on one of the most successful careers football has known.
Clark to Orubebe: You can’t be governor of Delta State come 2015
WARRI—South-South leader, Chief Edwin Clark, Tuesday, lashed out at Minister of Niger Delta, Elder Godsday Orubebe, accusing him of disobeying and embarrassing President Goodluck Jonathan with his bloated ambition to take over from Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta State in 2015.
Son, 27, jailed 2 years for threatening to kill father
A Kubwa Upper Area Court, yesterday, sentenced a 27-year-old student, Gideon Sambo, to two years imprisonment for threatening to kill his father.
Suspected pirates kill two in Bayelsa
Suspected pirates reportedly shot dead two persons in the early hours of yesterday in the riverside town of Kuroamagbene in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
Reps begin ratification of Bakassi, other treaties
The House of Representatives, yesterday, initiated the process of ratification of treaties and agreements reached with international bodies by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government.
Those who can’t fly
IT must be stated clearly that aviation authorities have statutory rights to decide which aircraft flies. They can also impose sanctions for infractions, in line with the law.
Waiting for Pini Jason
TUESDAY passed without Pini Jason’s column that had become a traditional offering in Vanguard for years. What would he have written? What would he have ignored, rating it inconsequential, or scanning his ever fresh memory to remind you when he wrote about it?
PDP dares Oshiomhole to deny he begged joining them
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has again challenged Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State to open up on how he practically begged to join the party instead of allowing his aides who knew nothing about it to be defending him.
Much ado about presidential pardon
OUR convoluted and highly charged political environment gathered more steam recently in the aftermath of the presidential pardon granted eight Nigerians. The Council of States had granted pardon to the former Chief of General Staff,General Oladipo Diya and former Governor Of Bayelsa State,Diepreye Alamieyeseigha.Others include former Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquaters, the late Major General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua,Major Bello Magaji,Mohammed Lima Biu,Shettima Bulama, the late Major General Abdul Kareem Adisa and Major GeneralSegun Fadipe.
