By Laja Thomas & Oboh Agbonkhese LAGOS – Development is not possible without a solid religious and cultural foundation. This was revealed by General Ishola Williams (rtd), President, Transparency International (PI) at a seminar organised by the Rosicrucian Order (AMORC) with the theme, Duty Performed, the Key to World Peace and Stability, weekend in Lagos. […]

By Demola Akinyemi Ilorin — Worried by the rising cases of kidnapping across the country, Chairman of Kwara State Council of Traditional Rulers,  Emir of Ilorin, Alhaji Ibrahim Zulu Gambari has tasked the state police command to take proactive measures to check invasion of kidnappers in the state. In a related development,  the state Governor, […]

ABAKALIKI-Governor Martin Elechi has promised to connect all parts of Ebonyi state with good drinking water, latest by December 2010, when the on-going two greater water schemes at Ofurekpe and Ukawa would be connected with Ezillo regional water scheme to supply water to both the towns and hinterlands. The state Commissioner for Public utilities, Mr. […]

CALABAR – Chairman of Yala local government area of Cross River State, Mr. Fidel Egoro, has called on all well meaning members of the society to fight cultism wherever it reared its head. He made the declaration in Okpoma, the Council headquarters, weekend, during a workshop on cultism and militancy organised by the State Security […]

By Emma Arubi WARRI—THE Ugbo Mefa Elders Assembly of Warri has givenUgbo Mefa Elders Assembly seven days within which to address issues of alleged insensitivity, neglect, marginalisation and lack of adherence to local content policy of the Federal Government or face a trade dispute. It also demanded from the company a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) […]

By Dayo Johnson AKURE-GOVERNOR Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State weekend rejoiced with Moslems in Nigeria and all over the world on the occasion of this year’s Eid-el-Fitri celebrations, urging them not to deviate from the strict adherence to the tenets of the Holy Month of Ramadan. He urged them to imbibe the spirit of selflessness, […]

ABUJA—The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Sabur Dimeji Bankole, is preaching forgiveness, tolerance and sacrifice to Nigerians, especially Muslims, on the occasion of the celebration of the end of Ramadan. Besides, Bankole asked Muslims and indeed all Nigerians to re-dedicate themselves to the cause that will promote national growth and development. In […]

By Taye Obateru Jos — Governr Jonah Jang of Plateau State and Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Mr. Istifanus Mwansat, have enjoined Muslims to sustain the spirit of sacrifice and tolerance exhibited during the Ramadan fast. They made the call in separate Sallah messages to Muslims in the state to mark the end […]

By George Onah Port Harcourt-An Islamic cleric in Rivers State and Chief Imam of Al-Usrah Dr. Abdulrazaq Kilani, has advocated for the establishment of Islamic banking in Nigeria as a means of adding value to the banking sector in the country. Kilani, in his Idel-fitri message to Muslims in the state and country, called on […]

Following speculation on the planned deregulation of the petroleum industry by the Federal Government, the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) has appealed to President Umaru Yar’Adua to desist from any act that would further exacerbate the tensed economic and social situation in the country. The party said “the people of this country have suffered enough of […]

By Austin Ogwuda Asaba—THERE is intensive lobbying for appointment into the State Executive Council following the sack of eleven commissioners last week. Vanguard gathered that many people have submitted their credentials through ‘powerful’ political figures for onward transmission to the governor. However, few days before the sack of the Commissioners, a pressure group, Ogume Study […]

By Albert Akpor LAGOS – IT was another black Sunday for The Guardian Newspapers as a gang of suspected armed men shot dead one of its journalists identified as Bayo Ohu. Police sources said the bandits stormed the journalist’s No 9, Oyeniyi Street, Odukoya estate residence at the about 7.00 a.m. and forced their way […]

THIS is to acknowledge that the stories carried yesterday by our sister publication, Saturday Vanguard on the rejection, by the U.S., of the nomination of Professor Tunde Adeniran as Nigeria’s Ambassador were partly based on an earlier report published last month by Sahara Reporters on the arrest of a son of Professor Adeniran for rape […]

By Dennis Agbo ABAKALIKI – Mrs. Mary Okereke, mother to Mr. Darlington Okereke representing Onicha/Ohaozara/Ivo Federal constituency in Ebonyi state has reportedly been abducted, weekend, by suspected gun-wielding kidnappers that stormed her village, Ugwulangwu in Ohaozara local government area of Ebonyi state. When contacted by Vanguard today, the Federal lawmaker, Okereke confirmed the kidnap which […]

INTERNATIONAL Police (INTERPOL) headquarters in Lyon, France, has commended the immediate past inspector-general of police (IGP), Sir Mike Okiro for the “valuable contributions you have made to the international law enforcement community, during your tenure as inspector-general of police of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.” In an August 20, 2009 letter with reference no 2009/Aug/25/NCB/AFR/rl/DCS39151 […]