Abducted school girls: APC calls Chikwe’s comments absurd, insensitive
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said it is stupefied by the comments credited to PDP National Women Leader Kema Chikwe in which she expressed doubts about the abduction of over 200 school girls from Chibok in Borno State, saying by the comments, Mrs Chikwe has simply crossed the line and plumbed the depths of absurdity and insensitivity.
Confab must correct our confused federalism – Adesina
Mr Dele Adesina SAN is former general secretary of the Nigerian Bar Association NBA. An active Bar man, he has participated in various NBA activities including its crisis period . In this interview he spoke on the role of the bar in the society, his expectation from the on-going national conference on federalism and the justice sector.
May Day: What hope for Nigerian workers?
Today, Nigerian workers join millions of workers all over the world except the United States of America to mark 128th anniversary of May Day. This special edition of Labour Vanguard takes a look at the relationship between the average worker and the trade union. What are the challenges for the average worker? It’s a special May Day Edition. Only in Vanguard.
Hijab: Where is the tolerance?
A NIGERIAN Muslim girl reportedly made a record which reserved a place for her among the World’s 50 Smartest teenagers. Saheela Ibraheem, only 16, made the headlines earlier last year when she was accepted into Harvard University, making her one of the youngest students ever to attend that school as a rising talent.
Security Council recommends shoot-on-sight of criminals
Henceforth, any person found with illegal guns and other dangerous weapons in Lagos Island Local Government Area would be shot on sight.
Nigeria, Zambia, others to boycott EU trade agreement
African ministers of trade and experts in trade and regional integration have agreed to boycott planned signing of Economic Partnership Agreement, EPA, with European Union. The signing of the agreement is scheduled for October 1, 2014.
