WHO, WIPO, WTO unite to tackle COVID-19 pandemic
After a meeting with the WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Daren Tang and Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Directors General of WHO, WIPO and the WTO agreed to intensify cooperation in support of access to medical technologies worldwide to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic
Ondo varsity shut as gunmen rape four female students
Hundreds of students of the Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Ondo State have protested the alleged rape of four female students of the institution by gunmen.
Maintaining the love nest (2)
By Yetunde Arebi Hi, Below is the concluding part of the article published in last Saturday’s edition. If you missed out, kindly log on to our website; www.vanguardngr.org. The female sex organ over the centuries, evolved from the place cavemen seek their sexual pleasures or ease tension and walk away. Feminism and sexual liberation have […]
ICYMI: The ECOWAS court judgement on Twitter ban in Nigeria
The ECOWAS Court of Justice on Tuesday ordered the Nigerian government “to refrain from imposing sanction on any media house or harassing, intimidating, arresting and prosecuting” Nigerians for the use of Twitter and other social media platforms, pending its determination of a substantive suit filed by NGOs challenging the ban. The order comes as a result of […]
Okowa tasks States’ legislatures on constitutional amendment
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has called on States’ Houses of Assembly to ensure that the Constitutional Amendment Bill is passed when passed to them by the National Assembly. Okowa made the call on Friday when he received the Conference of Speakers of States’ Legislatures in Nigeria led by its Chairman and Speaker of Bauchi […]
#ENDSARs: LSETF shells out over N1.1b on Lagos MSMEs
By Moses Nosike 239 days after the unfortunate violence that followed the #ENDSARs protests last year, the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) has announced that it has provided financial support worth over N1.1b to 1,880 businesses in Lagos state. The agency made this assertion when it submitted the MSME Recovery Fund Report to the […]
SEGUN ODEGBAMI: My Olympic story ― Journey to Mount Olympus
By Segun Odegbami This is probably the most incredulous story you have ever read. On Thursday, June 24, 2021, I received a giant certificate issued by the World Olympians Association, recognising me officially, as an Olympian. If you know where I was coming from, you would start to understand why The certificate is a big […]
Mexico vs Nigeria: Eguavoen drops five players
Augustine Eguavoen has named Enyimba’s trio of John Noble, Imoh Obot, and Anayo Iwuala in the final 23-man team departing Abuja for the United States, where they will face reigning Concacaf champions Mexico in an international friendly match next week. With head coach Gernot Rohr stepping aside in the absence of regular Super Eagles stars, […]
William Boyd sedated Achuzia
By Emeka Obasi Now I understand why it is pretty dicey to judge a book by the cover. Dr. William Boyd was different in life from what he is in death. Brigadier Joe Achuzia knew more than enough to ever lend him attention while battle raged in oil rich Republic of Benin (Mid-West) during the […]
Oyinlola speaks on Ajunwa’s Lagos house gift claim
Prince Oyinlola in a statement on Friday said what he announced for Ajunwa and other Olympic medalists in August 1996 were plots of land.
INEC’s Electronic Registration: Seize this chance to rescue Nigeria, S’West PDP scribe, Owokoniran tells youths
Two days to the commencement of voters’ registration online, Peoples Democratic Party, South-West zone, has challenged youths to see it as an opportunity to decide their fate and future, and also rescue Nigeria from misgovernance.
Stop calling my property Ifeanyi Ubah stadium, says Gabros
Former member of the defunct Nigeria Football Association, now NFF, Chief Gabriel Chukwuma, popularly called Gabros has frowned at the continuous flouting of an Appeal Court ruling by the proprietor of Ifeanyi Ubah Football Club of Nnewi, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah over the ownership of the stadium which his club host their home matches. Gabros is […]
NDLEA seizes 646kg hard drugs, arrests 60 suspects in Imo
Imo Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 646kg of hard drugs and arrested 60 suspected drug traffickers from January to June, 2021. NDLEA Commander in Imo, Mr Nse Inam, disclosed this in Owerri on Friday during activities marking the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking. The day […]
Tony Peey releases Afrobeats EP, ‘On Ma Way’
By Gabriel Olawale Multi-talented Nigerian musician, Anthony Nwalu, also known by his stage name, Tony Peey (formerly Tony P), has released his anticipated Extended Playlist (EP) titled ‘On Ma Way’. The Afro pop and Afro life singer whose songs are always harmonious and rhythmic, drops ‘On Ma Way’ EP to mark his return into the […]
Open grazing ban: Questions for the presidency
By Tony Eluemunor Until details emerge, I fear the 1963 gazetted Cattle Routes may have passed through the State House, Abuja. Numerous bats nestle in the Aso Rock Presidential Villa area. When they fly out in the evenings, they darken the sky. Also, the entire three–arm zone (Presidency, the National Assembly and the Supreme Court) […]
Ondo varsity shut, as gunmen rape 4 students
Hundreds of students of the Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, OAUSTECH, Okitipupa, Ondo State, have protested the alleged rape of four female students of the institution by gunmen.
