President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Aminu Maigari departed the shores of Nigeria on Thursday night to rejoin the Eagles B squad in Cape Town ahead of Saturday’s potentially-explosive African Nations Championship quarter final duel with Morocco’s Atlas Lions.

EVERY country that strives to attain true independence must be able to feed herself. There must be industries in place to produce both agricultural-end products and spare parts that will keep the engines and tools working.

Residents of Bauchi State are now groaning over poor electricity supply in Bauchi, the state capital and the environs.
Some of the residents who spoke to Vanguard over the situation lamented that they had expected the situation to improve with the privatisation of the PHCN, but regretted that the supply of electricity has continued to be epileptic within the state.

As last week was closing with the news of the sorrowful departure of the Peoples‘ Democratic Party‘s (PDP) Chairman, Bamanga Tukur, the new week has brought the pleasing news of a new Chairman, Adamu M‘uazu, a former Governor of Bauchi State. This is a credit to PDP Party for saving Nigerians the horror of witnessing a long drawn battle with the dire consequences of a fractured political party.

The Ogun State government, yesterday, accused the immediate past administration of Otunba Gbenga Daniel of procuring a 20 year old inefficient power equipment.
But in a reaction, former Governor Gbenga Daniel said the allegation against his government as laughable, describing Amosun as being mischievous.

THE lingering Ugborodo crisis took a twist, yesterday, with the Council of Elders of the community, disagreeing with Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan, that the $6 million released by Chevron Nigeria Limited for the development of the New Ugborodo Town Project was safe in an escrow account.

The Federal Government has concluded plans to launch the Multi-Stakeholder Trust Fund, MSTF, to fast-track the development of the Niger Delta.

LAPO Microfinance Bank Limited said it has budgeted N92.7 billion for disbursement to Small Medium Enterprises, SMEs, in this fiscal year.
The bank’s Managing Director, Mr. Godwin Ehigiamusoe, disclosed this while chatting with journalists on the activities of the bank this year.

LAST week, I commented on a political rally that resulted in a major clash between the police and supporters of Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi.

A day after the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona held a peace meeting with Governor Ibikunle Amosun and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Chief Olusegun Osoba, another attack was recorded, yesterday, at Ota, in Ado Odo Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State.