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.

There is nothing mystical about success. It’s simply a product of practical engagement of tested and proven principles. Last week, I taught on the five covenant steps to the top. This week, as I conclude this series, I will teach on the power of covenant dreams. We live in the dreamer’s world. Dreamers rule the world! Dreamers shape history! Dreamers set the pace! Dreamers blaze the trail! Dreamers lead the way! What is a Covenant Dream?

Economic activities in the emerging mega city of Warri in Delta State penultimate weekend received a big boost as members and their relations as well as associates who came in from far and near assembled in the town for the week long God’s Kingdom Society (GKS) annual Christian Feast of Tabernacles.

Between 2001 and January 2003, the House of Representatives held the nation spell bound. This was the handiwork of the duo of then speaker, Ghali Umar Na’Abba, and his vice, deputy speaker, Chibudom Nwuche. They were dubbed Tiger. In this interview, Nwuche, who served as a very loyal deputy to Na’Abba, explains the intrigues of that era: “There was coincidence and a confluence of aspiration and vision; Ghali was a nationalist and I am.