By Bose Adebayo Command Road in Mosan-Okunola Local Council Development Area used to be a no-go-area to many commuters and motorists owing to its deplorable condition. In those days, the journey from Ipaja to Command Secondary School usually takes about one hour before the road was completed. But residents of the community soon got their […]

By Olasunkanmi Akoni Barring any unforseen development, work will soon commence on the planned expansion of the Lagos-Badagry Expressway which has generated mixed reactions from the public. Since the plan was first mooted and brought to public attention through the media, many have wondered whether it would ever see the light of day. The common […]

Last week, I brought to you an introductory segment of this series on faith. In defining faith, I said it is behaving according to God’s Word so as to become God’s will. This week, I will show you other definitions of faith for clarity of purpose.

Labour minister, Prince Adetokunbo Kayode, says the autonomous status of the nation’s universities has robbed the academic staff of the opportunity to negotiate with the Federal Government on the issue of salary and other matters that triggered on-going strike by the academic staff. In essence, the minister explains there is no subsisting agreement on payrise […]

Dr. Sylvan O. Ebigwei, renowned dentist,  is president, Aka Ikenga, the association of Igbo professionals, formed 21 years ago to think, plan, reason on issues confronting the Igbo wherever they may be.  Aka Ikenga is an aggregation of Igbo in the core south-east, Rivers and Delta states as well as Igbo in diaspora. It liaises […]

*Says Osun people will decide his guber bid Chief Femi Fani-Kayode was Minister of Aviation during the regime of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. He recently paid a visit to the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, for consultations  over his ambition to contest the governorship election in Osun State in 2011. He fielded questions from […]

*Things are getting better under President Yar’Adua * Discloses how he once cross examined General T Y Danjuma for three hours By Jide Ajani When Brigadier David Medaiyese Jemibewon agreed to Sunday Vanguard’s interview, there was a little bit of apprehension.  Firstly, the Special Interview Series had just featured Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha, former governor […]

By Tony Edike Enugu—KIDNAPPING  which has lately un settled residents of Enugu State and other states in the South East zone has taken a dangerous dimension. The illicit ‘human kidnap for ransom trade’ which started few years ago in the Niger Delta region has taken a strong root in the Igbo speaking states of the […]

The NECO I Inherited was an organisation which was facing various challenges in carrying out its mandate of conducting the examinations for which it was established. The organisation I inherited was one that was run by a clique where freedom of speech was a luxury; where a staff would be denied his rights without good reason(s) nor any explanation, whatsoever.

Osama Bin Laden was the first reformed militant to be part of the amnesty project in Rivers state. Osama whose real names are Solomon Ndigbara was in charge of militant operations in Ogoni area of the state. Before his repentance, there were several cases of abduction recorded in the area.

By Peter Duru MAKURDI—The mysterious shooting of an Igbo trader detained under police custody in a police post at Vaase village in Logo local government area of Benue state has left sour taste in the  mouths of many, including the Igbo Traders Association ,ITA, who are demanding an explanation to the circumstances surrounding the  murder. […]

By Albert Akpor THE rage that overwhelmed Mr. Monday Oritsejaro,father of Miss Damilola, the  9-year-old primary five pupil of Meoka Primary and Nursery school, Ishefun Ayobo in Alimosho Local Government area of Lagos State who was raped by her school headmaster, Mr. Umana Inuanam, was akin to that of a wounded lion as he dashed […]

By Ifeanyi Okolie The Nigeria Police Force said plans were on the way to introduce  effective  policing and crime prevention curriculum  into the educational sector in order to prevent students of both secondary and tertiary institutions from getting involved in acts of criminality. The Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) in charge  of Zone 2,  […]

By Albert Akpor, Evelyn Usman & Ifeanyi Okolie LAGOS — A middle-aged man  identified as Mr. Sunday Ajetumobi is presently cooling his heels in police custody for allegedly hacking his wife, Mrs Sakirat Ajebumobi to death. It was not too clear why the Ekiti State born commercial bus driver and father of three decided to […]

By Dennis Agbo Abakaliki – The Ebonyi State Police Commissioner, Kachi  Udeoji, last week called an unusual press briefing at the Command Headquarters in Abakaliki. During the briefing, it was obvious that the Police boss was agitated,and this stemmed from reports that his command has compromised justice in the murder of a 21-year-old boy, David […]