Peace committee set up for CAC re-unification
A 23-YEAR old feud that has left the Christ Apostolic Church, CAC, in disarray with two factions, the Supreme Council and General Executive over ownership of the church may soon come to an end as the former extended an olive branch to its opponent for the resolution of the crisis.
FG to employ 500 youths in Otuoke skills centre – Minister
The Federal Government is to recruit 500 youths in the skills Acquisition Centre in Otuoke, Bayelsa, in the next few months.
How Aba Women Riot split Igboland
Perhaps, this year’s new yam festival in Obowu, one of the largest communities in Igbo heartland, was the grandest. The festival which began on August 16 with an intellectual feast ended on the 17th with the new yam cut and eaten by all in the large square.
Trailer crushes five persons in Ibadan
IT was a pathetic sight yesterday at Eleyele in Ibadan North West Local Government area of Ibadan when an articulated lorry crushed about five persons.
Collapsed buildings: Survivors recount ordeal
Incidence of building collapse in Nigeria, particularly in Lagos State, has assumed an alarming dimension following its frequent occurrence.
Lagos street sweepers groan under poor pay
Fifty-eight-year-old Afusat, a widow is one of the street sweepers in Lagos State. Afusat was a petty trader who was struggling to make ends meet with her five children. Her youngest child is in JSS 2. Fifteen years ago after she lost her husband, she has been facing numerous challenges raising her children. Afusat told Saturday Vanguard that she was using the profit realised from her petty business to train her children.
