Suspected pirates kill 9-year-old girl in Bayelsa

Suspected pirates kill 9-year-old girl in Bayelsa

The riverside town of Gbaraun in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, has been thrown into mourning following the shooting to death of a nine-year-old girl by armed gunmen suspected to be pirates.
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You need to be careful about Rivers crisis – Ladi Williams

You need to be careful about Rivers crisis – Ladi Williams

Chief Ladi Rotimi-Williams (SAN), is one of the prominent voices at the inner bar. He is known for baring his mind on National issues without mincing words in this interview he spoke on constitution amendment, immunity clause, six years single tenure, Sovereign national conference, Rivers crisis and the effort of the current Chief Justice of Nigeria to sanitize the Judiciary Excerpts:

PHCN workers more concerned about entitlements than sack – Ajaero

PHCN workers more concerned about entitlements than sack – Ajaero

AS the Federal Government races against time to handover the assets of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN, to private sector investors amidst unclear position on how to handle the workforce, General Secretary of the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, Comrade Ajaero in this interview with Labour Vanguard, said the issue of terminating the employment of the workers is of less importance to staff.

PDP crisis: The messier it comes

PDP crisis: The messier it comes

Our readers deserve to know that their Column is interested in silent revolutionaries who are unsung and uncelebrated largely because of society’s default and its apparent preference for rabble-rousers who only succeed in heating up the world around them.

Jonathan wants Olympic gold medals

Jonathan wants Olympic gold medals

President Goodluck Jonathan has challenged sports administrators and athletes in the country to ensure that Nigeria gets gold medals at the 2016 Olympics games billed for Brazil.

Burdens of contemporary  education

Burdens of contemporary education

LAST Sunday, I drove my children back to resume the new school term. The night before, I held a discussion with them about the responsibility of being educated, as a holistic pursuit of the life process.

NIMET warns pilots over hazardous weather

NIMET warns pilots over hazardous weather

LAGOS — Nigerian Meteorological Agency NIMET, Wednesday warned pilots flying the nation’s airspace to take precautionary measures to avert flying in hazardous weather condition.

PenCom wants licensing of life insurance companies as PFAs removed

PenCom wants licensing of life insurance companies as PFAs removed

Letters of Administration (S. 8(4) of the Bill): The exclusive jurisdiction of the National Industrial Court (NIC) to issue Letters of Administration for payment of retirement benefits may result in multiplicity of Letters of Administration in respect of the estate of one deceased person. It is therefore recommended for deletion.

FG to create automobile clusters in Lagos, Nnewi, Kano

FG to create automobile clusters in Lagos, Nnewi, Kano

The Federal Government has finalised plans to create three new automobile clusters and training centres in Lagos, Anambra and Kano states as part of the National Industrial Revolution Plan and Industrial Skills Development Programme.

Why I sacked Farida Waziri – Jonathan

Why I sacked Farida Waziri – Jonathan

Almost two years after firing the Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Farida Waziri, from her post, President Goodluck Jonathan has given reason for wielding the big stick against the former police commissioner.

Stakeholders proffer solutions to ASUU/FG face-off

Stakeholders proffer solutions to ASUU/FG face-off

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been going on strike for a number of years over the same issue – government not honouring agreements reached with the union; yet, nothing seems to have changed. In this report, Vanguard Learning sought the opinions of some Nigerians on the way forward. Excerpts:

Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun rocks Toronto film festival

Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun rocks Toronto film festival

It was a particularly momentous occasion for Nigerian art, especially the booming film industry as the highly anticipated epic and striking adaptation of Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Orange Prize-winning novel, Half Of A Yellow Sun, was staged at the 38th annual Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) which is going on at the Winter Garden Theatre, Toronto, Canada.