Nominees for the 2015 African Footballer of the Year and Africa-based Footballer of the Year awards: African Footballer of the Year (37 nominees) Algeria: Baghdad Bounedjah (Etoile Sahel/TUN), Yacine Brahimi (Porto/POR), Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia/ESP), Faouzi Ghoulam (Napoli/ITA), Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City/ENG), El-Arbi Hillel Soudani (Dinamo Zagreb/CRO) Benin: Rudy Gestede (Aston Villa/ENG) Cape Verde: Heldon Ramos […]

An Egyptian court Monday ordered the release of ousted president Hosni Mubarak’s two sons who were sentenced to three years in jail for corruption, a judicial official and their lawyer said.

Lagos, Nigeria. October 10, 2015 – In what appears to be a business expansion move, personal style brand, Natures Gentle Touch manufactured by Recare Limited says it has concluded plans to move operations of its hair institute, the first of its kind hair institute in Nigeria to a more conducive facility in a bid to enhance its student and customer experience, in line with its brand promise.

The recent comments by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Mr. President, Mr. Femi Adesina, on Buhari not going to be appointed minister of petroleum and also, age not being a yardstick for measuring performance in governance on the side of the ministerial nominees has sparked off criticisms from Nigerians who have not taken such statements like a pat on the shoulders.

There are indications that following the protest of leading politicians from Kaduna state against the nomination of Amina Mohammed as a minister from the state, the presidency might request the senate to treat her as nominee from Gombe, her place of birth.

Over the years, burdening social-cultural issues such as unwanted pregnancy, forced early marriage, gender-based violence, limited access to higher education, reproductive health services among others have been identified as the major factors that hinder the empowerment of the girl-child in Nigeria.

RECENTLY The Pointer Newspaper of Saturday, September 12, 2015 in a story entitled “Religious Institutions to Pay Tax on Investments,” one Barrister Frank Nwugo, a member of the Delta State Board of Internal Revenue cited some sections of the law and thereafter, concluded that churches will henceforth be taxed for investments such as school, vehicles, business outfits, and land acquisition. He added in his last paragraph that, “even Jesus Christ himself paid tax.”

As the nation awaits the screening of the 21 ministerial nominees by the Senate, Vanguard presents excerpts from their curriculum vitae (CV)

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Sunday confirmed that 145 Nigerians were killed in the Sept. 24 stampede in Mina, Saudi Arabia. More than 769 pilgrims from across the world were confirmed dead and 1,000 injured during the stampede on one of the roads leading to the Jamarat complex (stone throwing site) in Mina.

The Nigerian Army has again warned members of Boko Haram terrorist group to surrender and face the law as failure to do so will result in serious consequences for insurgents.