…the industry is full of people who are ready to sell you for any thing. That’s not right and that’s why I think that we have to put our act in order

In South Africa, the Apartheid government labeled Nelson Mandela terrorist, Jomo Keyata of Kenya was labeled a terrorist and these people became leaders of their countries. The important thing is this: The Federal Government had the opportunity to have resolved the problems of the oil producing areas, a long time ago, now it has led to loss of lives and property and more insecurity in Nigeria and that for me is what really matters.

“I am satisfied that these five institutions are in a grave situation and that their Management have acted in a manner detrimental to the interest of their depositors and creditors.”

The Islamic sect Boko Haram has declared total Jihad in Nigeria, threatening to Islamise the entire nation by force of war. In a statement dated August 9, 2009 and made available to Vanguard, the sect whose activities led to the lost of hundreds of lives in northern Nigeria recently declared that their leader Yusuf who […]

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Maurice Iwu, has said only the military can conduct free and fair elections in the country.

AS expected, the twin evils of corruption and bad leadership, yesterday, dominated bilateral talks between President Umaru Yar’Adua and the visiting US Secretary of State, Hilary Clinton who arrived Abuja Tuesday evening on a two-day trip to Nigeria.

“We are where we are today because we refused to get our priorities right on education. If we can put education system in order in this country for once, we can indeed achieve premium objective. Countries like Finland, Turkey, Korea were well behind Nigeria in the 1970s but have now overtaken us because they leveraged on the advantage of technology education and leapfrogged from developing status to world giants.”

Barring a last minute change of mind, several interest groups scheduled to hold talks with visiting United States Secretary of State, Mrs. Hillary Clinton would not honour the American Embassy invitation based on what is seen in diplomatic circles as a breach of protocol.

STRONG indications emerged yesterday that top politicians from the South South geo-political zone have started lobbying members of the leading militant group in the region, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, for support ahead 2011 polls.

Embattled Action Congress governorship candidate in 2007 election in Osun State Alhaji Rauf Aregbesola, who was arraigned before an Abuja Magistrate Court yesterday over allegation of forged police report has been granted bail.

PORT HARCOURT —THE crack in the rank of militants further deepened, yesterday, with a statement from the Joint Revolutionary Council (JRC), an umbrella body of militants in the region which distanced the body from the recent action and pronouncements of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND).

TRADITIONAL rulers in Delta State have been enlisted in the campaign to eradicate wide polio virus from the state.

On the report that the governors were to meet with the Petroleum minister, Dr. Rilwanu Lukuman, he said, “No, no, no, we didn’t, we did not hold such meeting, and I mean (laughs), why should we need to discuss with the Petroleum minister when we have the president there

*Development can’t be achieved overnight – President * Logistic problem hampers return of militants’ arms By Daniel Idonor and Jimitota Onoyume Repentant militant, Victor Ebikabowei alias General Boyloaf declared on Friday that his faction of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) would not hesitate to return to the creeks to resume hostilities […]

He spoke as President Yar’Adua declared that those expecting the development of the region to be carried overnight should have a rethink saying that “development in the region will be rapid but it will not be over night because it takes time.