By Muyiwa Adetiba Anyone who lives or has lived in Nigeria knows that the occupy Lekki protest of last Saturday would not hold. And if it did, it would be low key probably with some casualties on the side of the protesters. They would know that the balance of the power which was touted by […]

By Tony Eluemunor Surprisingly, the Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is often seen as an officer who has been  merely kicked upstairs to make way for, sayan Army, Air or Naval Chief of Staff. In fact, there were murmurs of disaffection when former President Shehu Shagari appointed Nigeria’s first Chief of Defence Staff, Lt. […]

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, granted an application by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to destroy forfeited narcotics drugs and psychotropic substances, weighing 15.660kg and worth N150 million. Delivering a ruling, Justice Inyang Ekwo, gave the order for forfeiture and leave to destroy the drugs sought by the NDLEA in an […]

By Ayo Onikoyi The COVID-19 pandemic put a spotlight on the need for reliable access to essential medications, as supply chains around the world faced intense disruptions. In Ogun State, Busola Fadojutimi, a drug procurement officer, took on the challenge of keeping medicines available despite closed borders, high demand, and limited logistics. With her background […]

Where is the wealth of millions of children born in the wild to herdsmen, born into the servitude and perpetually slavery of roaming thousands of miles with cattle to earn crumbs? By Dr. Ugoji Egbujo They won’t face reality. They won’t accept facts. In the North, the chickens are coming home to roost. The northern […]

A female student (names withheld) has been apprehended by the authorities of Government Secondary School, Ikot Ewa, Akpabuyo Local government area of Cross River State for unlawful possession of a locally made pistol.

By Ephraim Oseji His Imperial Majesty, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi and Princess Ronke Ademiluyi, founder of Africa Fashion Week London are set to launch an Adire textile factory in Ile-Ife. Already being described as the biggest Adire Textile Factory, the initiative is to provide opportunities for cultural exchange between African and […]

In a move to further his music career, fast-rising music sensation, Idoko Babangida Peter a.k.a Nino Dray has penned a contract sealing a recording and promotional deal with Slim Cartel Music Worldwide.

The management of Edo State University Uzairue, formerly Edo University Iyamho,  has announced the commencement of postgraduate studies. This was contained in a statement made available to Vanguard. According to the statement:”Edo State University Uzairue, formerly Edo University Iyamho has scored another academic milestone with the commencement of admission into her postgraduate programme for the 2020/2021 […]

By Oche Oche A story is told of Oedipus the King, a play written by Sophocles, a great Greek writer. Oracle of Apollos prophesied that Oedipus would kill his father and marry his mother, and so it came to be that Oedipus actually killed a man he met in the wilderness, but the same man […]