The beginning of the end of Aribisala’s fiction
DR. Femi Aribisala’s recent article “The beginning of the end of the Bola Tinubu Dynasty” should not have appeared in The Vanguard or in any newspaper for that matter. What this piece represented was a contribution to fiction writing, not responsible journalism.
Edo Assembly crisis: PDP lawmakers demand oath taking at Ogun-Oba shrine
BENIN—THE crisis rocking Edo State House of Assembly has taken a new dimension as the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, lawmakers have challenged the state governor, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole and their colleagues in the All Progressives Congress, APC, to subscribe to an oath at the Ogun-Oba shrine in the palace of the Oba of Benin, over the allegation that they received N50 million to defect to PDP.
Edo Assembly crisis: APC lawmakers impeach suspended Deputy Speaker
BENIN—THE All Progressives Congress, APC, members in the Edo State House of Assembly, yesterday, sat at the old House of Assembly complex at the state Government House and impeached the suspended Deputy Speaker of the House, Mr. Festus Ebea.
NBA election: I’ll bridge gap between national office and branches – Abar
One of the things you promised to do if elected NBA general secretary is to bridge the gap between the national office of the NBA and branches throughout the country, how do you intend to do this?
Stringent bail conditions pitch lawyers against govt in Ondo
A recent circular is sued by the Ondo state government, over precondition for approval/perfection of bail application for those standing sureties for any accused person, has set lawyers on a war path with the government.
Boko Haram makes break-up less likely, says Soyinka
Nigeria is suffering greater carnage at the hands of Islamist group, Boko Haram, than it did during a secessionist Civil War, yet this has ironically made the country’s break-up less likely, Nigerian Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, has said.
