Osun election: ADC’s Salaam not in alliance with any party, will contest to win — Aregbesola
Former Governor of Osun State and National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has dismissed reports that the party and its governorship candidate, Rt. Hon. Dr. Najeem Folasayo Salaam, have withdrawn from the forthcoming Osun State governorship election or entered into an alliance with another political party. Aregbesola described the reports […]
Mother of 7 delivers conjoined twins in Bauchi
By Patience Ogbodo BAUCHI — A 28-year-old mother of seven children, Binta Isa, has delivered conjoined twins in Guduba village of Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The mother and her twins, who are both receiving treatment at the General Hospital, Ningi, told Vanguard that it was the first time anybody from her family […]
PAN to import tokunbo vehicles
By Emeka Mamah KADUNA — Nigeria’s leading automobile company, Peugeot Automobile Nigeria, PAN, said yesterday that there was plan to flood the Nigeria auto market with fairly used vehicles which would be certified by the manufacturers as a way of repositioning itself to compete favourably with others. Managing Director of the company, Dr. Haroun Aliyu, […]
Man arrested for burying daughter alive
A 25-year-old labourer has been arrested by the police for allegedly burying his daughter alive.
N-Delta: FG approves N19bn for reclamation of lands
By Daniel Idonor ABUJA—ACTING President, Goodluck Jonathan yesterday rose from a stakeholders meeting on the Federal Government intervention programme for the Niger-Delta, with an approval for the release of N19 billion for the reclamation of lands in areas that have hitherto been washed away into the ocean. The spokesman for the Acting President, Mr Ima […]
Senate queries NPA over 2009 budget implementation
THE Senate Committee on Marine Transport yesterday queried the Nigeria Port Authority, NPA, over the poor implementation of the 2009 budget while describing its 2010 budget proposal as uncalled-for.
