As the world marked the 2020 Global week for action on NCDs, which held between 7th – 13th of  September 2020, three Nigerian organisations, member organisations of the Global NCD alliance;  Healthify Africa, Health Proactivists Initiative, and CHRONmate ensured Nigerians were not left out. They spearheaded the #ActOnNCDs Naija campaign. The global theme for this […]

Thousands of demonstrators joined after-sunset rallies across Israel on Saturday to protest against the rule of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, despite a strict virus lockdown. Netanyahu had earlier attempted to extend the country’s lockdown rules to prevent the now-weekly protests on health grounds, but was unable to push new curbs through Israel’s parliament in time. […]

By Christophe Vaissade, Sales Director EMEA, Western Digital Today’s supply chains are rapidly evolving to reflect the increased complexity of world trade – a highly competitive and increasingly volatile environment, where customer requirements can change in an instant. This makes a one-size-fits-all fulfilment model at best, inefficient, and at worst, downright confusing. Many companies are […]

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has pleaded with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to shelve its planned strike and participate in broad consultation with the various stakeholders. The governors made the call in a communiqué issued after dialogue between representatives of the forum and union which took place in the Abuja residence of NGF Chairman and Gov. Kayode […]

By Femi Aribisala Jesus says: “Whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.” (Luke 14:33). Few Christians are prepared to entertain this requirement. We may not exactly walk away physically, but many of us have walked away spiritually. We may remain in the church but in antipathy with the […]

By Dele Sobowale “The climax of every tragedy lies in the deafness of its heroes” – Albert Camus, 1903-1960, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p 90. Edo State election of Saturday, September 19, 2020 ended predictably. Comrade Adams Oshiomole, ex-NLC President, ex-governor and ex-National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, suffered a self-inflicted and […]

Thiago Alcantara will take Liverpool to “another level” as Jurgen Klopp seeks to build a new era of dominance at Anfield. That is the view of Reds team-mate Sadio Mane, who was thrilled to see the midfielder swap European champions Bayern Munich for the 2019-20 Premier League winners. It is a signing that has captured […]

By Bashir Bello The Kano State House of Assembly has pledged to ensure speedy passage of the child protection bill into law in the state in order to address issues around child abuse and violence. The Majority Leader, Kabir Hassan Dashi made this known when the members of the Assembly received in audience a youth-led […]

  By Tosin Oke I had heard my lecturers at the law school periodically chant the name ‘Ojukwu’, not always in good light (oversabi somebody things), but the underlining message I got was that there was an exceptional lecturer somewhere at one of the campuses of the law school who stood out and upheld a […]

By Sylvester Kwentua Popular Nollywood actress and movie producer, Ada Karl, has called on all endowed women to make sure they vote for one of their one, Dorathy of Big Brother Naija, and help her win the star prize at stake. In a show of comradeship, Karl, who has been an active player in Nollywood […]

By Adam Bulama The Boko Haram insurgency in North-East Nigeria had indeed festered since 2009 when the group began its violent campaign against Nigeria. Successive governments introduced various initiatives aimed at addressing the scourge but to no avail. Instead of the Boko Haram group losing steam, it gathered momentum and continued to wreak havoc of […]

By Tordue Salem To address the country’s worsening insecurity, the National Assembly and the Judiciary, must be involved, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Femi Gbajabiala advised on Thursday. The Speaker in a press statement signed by his Special Advisor bon Media and Publicity, Mr. Lanre Lasiso, said: “the three arms of government must […]

Combination of New 18TB HDD, 1TB microSD card, and Proven Software Optimized for 24/7 Streaming Workloads Provides the Capacity, Performance and Durability Required for Recorders, Smart Cameras, Deep Learning-Enabled NVRs and Video Analytics Applications Enabling customers to design and build solutions for a variety of smart video workloads, Western Digital Corp. (NASDAQ: WDC) today announced […]

Some members of the University of Ibadan academic community have expressed displeasure about the election of members of the community to join the Joint Council Senate Committee of the institution in the selection of its new vice-chancellor. There are 18 contestants for the position of vice-chancellor of the premier university. The Joint Senate Council Committee […]

Laments brain drain, drug abuse, self-medication By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja As Nigeria joins in commemorating World Pharmacist Day 2020 on Friday, a non-profit making organization, One Love Foundation, OLF, Saturday, called on the Federal Government to sanitize the pharmaceutical industry following numerous challenges plaguing the profession, practice, prescription and patients. Speaking with Vanguard on […]