Bernard Oboatarhieyeren Okumagba: Chartered accountant, public administrator, entrepreneur
By Raymond Najomoh Few trajectories in Delta State move so cleanly from accounting to public administration to enterprise as that of Chief Bernard Oboatarhieyeren Okumagba. A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) and consummate chartered accountant, he cut his teeth in Nigerian finance — from Arthur Andersen & Co (now KPMG) […]
Vanguard screens 180 staff for ‘silent killers’
….Cholesterol, diabetes, hypertension, prostate diseases targeted By Chioma Obinna Vanguard Media Limited on Tuesday intensified its workplace health programme with a free medical outreach aimed at detecting hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, prostate diseases and other conditions that can remain undetected until they become life-threatening. More than 180 members of staff registered for blood sample collection […]
16-year-old in police custody over killing of 20-year-old
By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR A 16-year-old boy has been arrested by the police in Cross River State over the alleged stabbing to death of a 20-year-old man, Uwem Daniel Akpan, following a misunderstanding. The incident occurred at about 7:30 p.m. yesterday at Peters Street, Awi, in Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state. Vanguard gathered […]
40 cultists renounce membership, embrace peace in C’River
By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR No fewer than 40 youths in Abini Community, Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State, have renounced their membership of the Vikings, Klans and Axemen cult groups and pledged to embrace peaceful and law-abiding lives. The youths made the commitment on August 26, 2026, during a sensitisation and engagement programme […]
Nwifuru to council chairmen: Win LGAs in 2027 or lose jobs
By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has directed the newly sworn-in local government chairmen to ensure the All Progressives Congress, APC, wins their respective areas in the 2027 general elections or risk losing their positions. Nwifuru said his directive was not a threat to opposition parties but a clear expression of […]
NAPTIP seeks probe of CSOs over alleged child trafficking
By Kingsley Omonobi The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, has called for an investigation into some civil society organisations, CSOs, allegedly being used as fronts by human traffickers to gain access to vulnerable communities and traffic children. The agency also disclosed that it had recovered 118 children allegedly trafficked from […]
