Globacom: Championing technology, innovations and exceptional value in the telecom sector
By KAYODE AKINYEMI When Globacom Nigeria Limited (Glo) made its debut in the Nigerian market in 2003, not much expectation was placed on it as a late arrival into the telecommunications space owing to the first movers’ advantage earlier enjoyed by two foreign mobile telecom firms that had entered in 2001. The odds were heavily stacked […]
President Buhari (1942-2025): Tears Not Enough
By ISSA AREMU On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, the former President, Muhammadu Buhari, was buried at the age of 82, according to Islamic rites. “Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un” (Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return). The clarion ritual humbles the living; stones or wood are placed at the bottom […]
Papa Fred Agbeyegbe @ 90 — A Vanguard of Stage, Law and Activism
By Prince Adeyemi Aseperi-Shonibare Fred Omadeli Agbeyegbe, the distinguished playwright, lawyer, publisher, and cultural figure, turns 90 today July 22. A man of vision and intellect, he has spent decades using the stage not for entertainment alone, but as a tool for social inquiry, political critique, and cultural preservation. He is one of Nigeria’s most fearless […]
“Don’t you know he’s my friend?”
By OCHEREOME NNANNA I never had the privilege of knowing Vanguard newspapers Founder/Publisher, Mr Sam Amuka-Pemu, when he wrote his legendary column under the pen name: Sad Sam. But those who did found both the writer and his column unforgettable. I have been to 35 of the 36 states of the Federation (except Zamfara State). Wherever […]
Uncle Sam @ 90: The magic of singularity principle
By LOUIS ODION The offer was irresistible. “Louis, I know you must be tired of hotel food by now,” he teased with a patriarchal grin. Then beckoning, he said: “Follow me make I show you better place to chop.” After meandering through a labyrinth of rain-sprinkled streets of Asaba this afternoon for some minutes, we finally repaired […]
To Sam Amuka at 90
By DELE JEGEDE In a country called Nigeria, there exists a rare breed of personages, nonagenarians they all are who, by circumstances of birth, are not only considerably older than the geo-political space in which they now reside, but who are also blessed with discernment. Within this cohort of Nigerians who are distinguished by the luminousness […]
