Mr. Osita’s nomination finally closes another chapter by former governor Peter Obi’s quest to replace Oduah as aviation minister. A letter sent to the Nigerian Senate about Osita’s nomination will be read on the floor of the senate later today. There are indications that President Goodluck Jonathan has sent to the Senate, the…
Nigeria and German officials are holding talks in Abuja on modalities for security cooperation in the fight against insurgency. The one-day discussion on the issue is holding under the political consultations working group of the Nigeria-German Bi-National Commission (BNC). The Nigerian delegation is led by Dr Martin Uhomoihbi, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, while the Dr Markus Ederer, Secretary of State, Foreign Affairs, is…
There were indications yesterday that 30 more women may have escaped from the Boko Haram camps in Sambisa Forest, Borno State.This is coming barely three days after 63 women and children reportedly escaped from the militant group. According to reports quoting military sources, the escapees were helped by hunters to flee the insurgents’ camps.A military…
Effective immediately, the suspension was issued after Nigerian soccer officials were fired by the government following the team’s World Cup exit amid a dispute over player bonuses. FIFA has set a July 15 deadline to resolve the problem, or Nigeria faces exclusion from the Under-20 Women’s World Cup that starts in August in Canada.RIO DE…
High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, admitted as evidence, two AK 47 rifles and 60 rounds of live ammunition as evidence in the ongoing trial of Kogi State University lecturer, Dr Nazeef Yunus Mohammed and two others by the Federal Government, over the terrorism charge slammed against them by the Department of the State…
AS the national conference is gradually winding up its activities, there were divergent views by delegates on the modalities for implementation of the decisions reached at the conference.The delegates were also divided on the powers of the confab to write a new constitution for Nigeria, in place of the 1999 Constitution. ADVERTISEMENTWhile most delegates supported…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has stated that re-electing President Goodluck Jonathan will constitute danger to the country, while blaming the country’s woes on the president.In a statement issued in Osogbo yesterday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said under President Jonathan’s watch, the country had been thrown into unprecedented crisis.The…
Ahead of today’s debate on the recommendation for the retention of 13 per cent as the minimum derivation payable to mineral producing areas of the country, some delegates spoke to Vanguard on their position on the issue. Our people want total resource control — Annkio BriggsMs Annkio Briggs, a delegate from the South South region…
THE Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has appealed to the United States (US) and other world powers not to abandon Nigeria in the ongoing war against insurgency.He called for rededication in order to nip the global monster of terrorism in the bud. Oba Adeyemi gave the remarks at a reception organised in his honour…
The Rivers State Police Command on Tuesday paraded three pregnant women and a 36-year-old man suspected to be involved in producing babies for sale.The ‘baby factory’ suspects, who were arrested at Igwuruta in Ikwerre Local Government Area, on July 5, 2014, were identified as Odinchinma Nwala (25), Glory Anyanwu (22), Goodness Nwankwo (19), and Stanley…