Craze for varsity education responsible for numerous varsities in Nigeria
Professor Hope Eghagha is the Delta State Commissioner for Higher Education. He is a renowned educationist and was a lecturer in the English Department in the University of Lagos. In this exclusive interview with the Vanguard Learning, he spoke on variety of issues bordering on the educational system in Nigeria. Excerpts.
Gombe detects five new cases of leprosy among children
Gombe— The Gombe State Office of the Leprosy and Tuberculosis, TB, Control Programme, said on Wednesday it has detected five new leprosy cases among children in the state.
Diaspora group throws weight behind state of emergency
The Igbo community in Diaspora under the umbrella of Igbo World Assembly (IWA), has thrown their weight behind declaration of state of emergency in Bornu, Yobe and Adamawa by the Federal Government.
PDP ‘ll win Imo in 2015 – Ex-minister
OWERRI—Former Minister of Interior, Captain Emmanuel Iheanacho, has said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, would bounce back and reclaim Imo State as the citizenry did not vote against the party but an individual.
Retrenched ABS workers petition Anambra House
ONITSHA—Disengaged 148 staff of Anambra Broadcasting Service, ABS, Radio/Television, Awka and Onitsha, have petitioned Speaker, Anambra State House of Assembly, Mrs. Chinwe Nwaebili, asking her to look into their predicaments.
No contact yet with kidnappers of Borno lawmaker’s mother
Maiduguri —Two weeks after the mother of Borno State House of Assembly member, Hon Zakariya Dikwa was kidnapped by gunmen, the family was yet to establish contact with her.
