‘We only want peace’, Delta community pleads for help as land tension rises
By Paul Olayemi OBITUGBO—For generations, the people of Obitugbo, a quiet Itsekiri community in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State have farmed, built homes, and raised families on land their ancestors settled centuries ago. The community is known for its peaceful coexistence with neighbours and hopes for a brighter future, including a proposed university […]
Halliburton: CNPP appeals to US on information
TWO days after Vanguard’s exclusive publication that US authorities were not too enthusiastic in providing assistance in the investigation of the multi- million dollar Halliburton scam by the Mike Okiro panel, the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), has warned that failure of the US to provide such information will create the opportunity for looters of the nation’s wealth to escape.
Zenith boosts education in Kano
KANO — THE Kano State government is working toward putting in place an initiative that will ensure that every student in public schools in the state possess textbooks in English and Mathematics.
Catholics not fighting Lagos on charges —Okogie
THE Catholic Church is not on collision course with the Lagos State Government over land use charges, the Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Anthony Cardinal Okogie, has averred.
Benue hosts Information Council parley
By Peter Duru MAKURDI — Benue State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Mrs. Ntol Adoga Unongo, has disclosed that the 40th edition of National Council on Information and Communication has been slated for Makurdi in the week with N30 million earmarked for that purpose.
Stick to one point agendum —CAN
President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), and Arch- Bishop of Catholic Church, Abuja Diocese, Arch-Bishop John Onaiyekan, has advised President Umaru Yar’Adua to prune the administration’s seven-point agenda to one.
