A Dreadful experience pitches science against superstition
It was a Sunday morning, and most residents of Kwoi, Samba Daji, and the ancient, archeological community of Nok, in Jaba Local Government Area, LGA, of Kaduna State, were in Churches observing Sunday devotions. Then without warning, the ground started shaking, rattling and rocking the earth, many recalled to Saturday Vanguard.
‘Only restructuring’ll bring equity, justice in S/East, S/South’
TROUBLED by the unwholesome activities of herdsmen on its Eastern flank, destabilised by the actions of militant groups in the South and disappointed at the perceived failure of its leaders, the southern part of Nigeria seems to be in distress. Of the 11 states in the region that is split into South East and South South geopolitical zones, only a few appears to be succeeding while others are struggling to attain key parameters of governance.
Conte: Fabregas must improve defensively
Midfielder Cesc Fabregas must continue to sharpen the defensive side of his game to earn a place in Chelsea’s starting line-up, manager Antonio Conte has said
“Cesc is in my plans and in Chelsea’s plans,”
Babies may be made without women
Experiments by Bath University researchers hint at a future in which children are born from embryos made from skin cells rather than eggs.
Returning IDPs warn FG against amnesty for B’Haram repentants
Residents of Maiduguri and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPS) in various camps in Borno State yesterday, warned the Federal Government against granting amnesty to repentant Boko Haram insurgents, saying it will pose a dangerous threat to displaced persons who are returning to their homes.
How freed B/Haram ex-spokesperson was rearrested in Sen Ndume’s house
THE self-confessed spokesman of the Boko Haram sect, Ali Sanda Umar Konduga, who was recently freed after serving a three-year jail term, has been rearrested at the Maiduguri residence of Senator Ali Ndume.
UPU meets today
The Lagos State chapter of Urhobo Council of chiefs and Urhobo Progressive Union, UPU has scheduled an important meeting for it members today in Lagos. The event will hold at the UPU secretariat in Ajegunle, Apapa, Lagos.
No excuses for failure at World Cup, NFF warns Flamingoes
NFF Deputy General Secretary, Dr. Emmanuel Ikpeme has challenged Nigeria’s U17 girls to go all out to win the 5th FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup finals holding in Jordan, 30th September – 21st October this year.
Star Times to show City, Bournemouth tie live
With the European football league season now in full swing, digital television company Star Times has concluded plans to show today’s English Premier League game between Manchester City and Bournemouth live from Etihad Stadium.
No more war for the Igbo, Eze Nri warns
EZE Obidiegbwu Onyesoh, the traditional ruler of Nri, Anambra State which is regarded as the ancestral abode of Igbo people, has said that the loss of the three-year Nigeria-Biafra war took the Igbo nation several years back in terms of development, arguing that the worst thing any Igbo man could think of is to engage in another war.
Backlashes as PenCom, EFCC Clamp Down on Pension Cabals
The newfound collaboration between the Pension Commission, PenCom, and EFCC to enforce strict compliance with pension laws may have set the PenCom on a collision course with some forces which are bent on running PenCom down and stopping the agency on its stride, writes Johnbosco Agbakwuru.
