The Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis, on Wednesday identified peaceful coexistence as the only solution to the crisis in some parts of Nigeria.The Pope said this in his message at the celebration of the World Day of Peace which is an annual event of Catholic faithful worldwide.The message was read by the Archbishop, Catholic Archdiocese of…
On the occasion of the country’s centenary, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, called on Nigerians not to take the continued unity of the country for granted even as he cautioned against distractions that could impede the future prosperity of the nation.Atiku, in his centenary message to the country, urged Nigerians to look above the structural…
The Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) says it has not shelved its proposed plans to go on strike over the planned sale of the country’s refineries.A statement from the President of NUPENG, Igwe Achese, on Wednesday in Lagos, said the union’s position was still that the decision to privatise the four…
President Goodluck Jonathan on Tuesday said some of the security challenges facing the country, started at a time the nation’s security architecture was not properly designed to combat them.Jonathan, at a New Year service at the Catholic Church’s Pro-Cathedral of Our Lady Queen of Nigeria, Garki in Abuja, also described the activities of Boko Haram…
Lawyers and civil rights activists, on Wednesday, assessed President Goodluck Jonathan’s New Year message, urging him to match his words with actions.The lawyers and activists including a legal practitioner, Mr. Ebun Olu-Adegboruwa, Mr. Bamidele Aturu and the President of the Campaign for Democracy, Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, dismissed Jonathan’s promise to fight corruption and increase power…
There are strong indications that the All Progressives Congress, APC, may, on resumption from recess of the House of Representatives on January 13, 2014, assume the leadership of the House from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.This, however, may not affect the offices of the speaker and deputy speaker respectively. The impending development which Vanguard scooped…
Former vice- president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has admonished Nigerians to guard the unity of the amalgam,
GENERAL Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has said the New Year, 2014, will determine the future of Nigeria.ADVERTISEMENT Adeboye gave the prediction during the crossover service, held at the Redemption Camp, Kilometre 46, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State. Adeboye, speaking on the New Year, said contrary to insinuations in…
Christian body in the country; under the umbrella of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has warned President Goodluck Jonathan to ‘tighten his seat belt’ in the New Year, or honourably resign and vacate the Aso Villa.Chairman of the South- East chapter of CAN and the Anglican Bishop of Enugu, Rt. Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Chukwuma handed…
The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria has supported the move by the Federal Government to privatise the nation’s refineries, saying it is a step in the right direction.The Secretary General, MOMAN, Mr. Obafemi Olawore, during a press briefing in Lagos on Tuesday, urged the Federal Government to ensure that the privatisation process was transparent…