The Bachelor of Dental Surgery and Bachelor of Nursing Science programmes in the Lagos State University College of Medicine, Ikeja will soon take off as the Resource Assessment Visitation of the National Universities Commission (NUC) has visited the College.

As the commercial bus took off from Oshodi heading towards Mushin, a middle aged woman, Madam ‘Lara Kukoyi suddenly gave vent to her astonishment. She was surprised at the recent beautification that has taken place at the ever-busy Agege Motor Road.

THE Nigerian Church has, not without reason, come under intense vilification in recent times with its leadership accused of taking advantage of the pervading poverty in the land to hoodwink cash-strapped citizens, in want of miracles, who easily enrich the Church with their widow’s mite, while the pastors lead very flambouyant lifestyles.

*Says section 143 is the only option before National Assembly *Manner of president’s absence is cause of confusion *Declares: ‘Nigerians are watching’ Olorunimbe Mamora is a two-time senator. Before going to the Senate, he was Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly where his four-year tenure was marked by exceptional leadership. Therefore, when Senator […]

Those who were to help us raise the money said no problem, that even if we needed N1trillion, they would raise it. But there was a condition which they gave and that was that the foundation cannot be a Presidential committee. They said they could not give their money to such foundation except it is purely a private foundation that is run by a committee, by the private sector people that would be accountable to them.

After I spent one month in the cell and paid N500, 000 and the trial, some officers asked me to keep quiet, that if I said anything or tried to fight the system, they would rope me into one criminal charge and send me to prison.

In the 50s, 60s before independence, people like Zik, Chief Awolowo, Ahmadu Bello and many others, who were political giants, were in the field. Many of them owned newspapers to fight for independence

In our 13 years of marriage, I’ll say God has been faithful to my husband and I. My husband has also been very helpful all the way. He has been the Oil in my soup, the honey in my tea and his commitment to God, as a family man, father and husband is worthy of emulating.

President Umaru Yar’Adua, has been out of the country for the past 46 days on medical treatment in Saudi Arabia. While away, the country seemed to have grinded to a halt, even though those in government will tell you that all is well. Against the clamour for Vice President Goodluck Jonathan to be sworn- in […]

By Sunny Uuyigue Mr. Dickson Imasogie’s article published on page 44 of the Saturday’s December 12, 2009 edition of the Vanguard remind the reading public of the journey of a straying dog which characteristically bluffs the master’s whistle. In his article titled “the problem between Anenih and Ogbemudia” which he used to cast aspersions and […]

By Emmanuel Majebi On December 30,  2009 the retired Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi swore in his  successor, Justice Alloysius Katsina Alu. Prior to this swearing in , the convention for over 50 years of Nigeria’s existence was for the CJN to be sworn in by the President or Head of State […]

According to Prof. Ademola Onifade who is the Director of the Centre for General Studies, Lagos State University, the basic thing is for political leaders to stop giving poor attention and low priority to education, saying that they should be focussed and wholeheartedly committed to education.

The recent mass retrenchment of staff at Olabisi Onabanjo University, OOU, Ago-Iwoye, has been described as a necessary move to bring sanity to the troubled institution rather than to witch hunt the employees.

Peace has returned to Lagos State University (LASU) after Governor Babatunde Fashola waded into the crisis between the various unions of the institution and the embattled Vice Chancellor, Prof. Lateef Hussein over the alleged high handedness and other related allegations which led to the closure of the institution for six months.

The dedication of the minister was visible at the meeting. Most of the time, he was always the last person to leave the Bella Centre venue of the Summit after having attended the usually long plenary meetings and regional consultative meetings of the African Group and that of Group of 77 plus China with his colleagues – the Minister of State Power, Minister of State Health and the Minister of Foreign Affairs as well as the seemingly indefatigable Nigerian Ambassador to the Nordic Countries, Dr. Boladei Godknows Igali.