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Headlines
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
Font size: Mrs. Ndi Okereke-Onyuike. -Stock Exchange ‘spent N37m on yacht’ -Council members ‘shared N1.7b surplus’ -N1.3billion spent on business travels  FOR those seeking answers to the sudden crash of the stock market, some came yesterday. The market succumbed to a combination of ailments – sensational lifestyle and financial recklessness, among others  – according […]
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Articles, Columnists, Edo, NNP Columnists, State News, Sunny Chris Okenwa
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
By Sunny Chris Okenwa | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | May 8, 2012 – In an article I wrote way back in 2007 captioned: “The Anini In Anenih’ (http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/articles/sunny-chris-okenwa/the-anini-in-anenih-16.html) I had compared the former PDP Board of Trustees Chairman, Chief Anthony Anenih, to one hell of a gangster named ‘The Law’ and concluded unapologetically that Anenih […]
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Legislature, Senate
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
BY BASHIR ADEFAKA Senator Babafemi Ojudu, vice chairman, Senate Committee on Public Service and Establishment told Vanguard in his office at the National Assembly, Abuja that efforts so far made by the authorities to address the insecurity situation in the country have only touched the surface of the problems. The opposition he claims has been […]
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Africa & World Politics, United Nations
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
The UN Genocide Tribunal in Rwanda has sworn in nine judges selected to deal with war crimes committed during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, a statement said. The statement, made available at the UN Headquarters in New York on Monday, gave the names of the judges as Florence Arrey, Solomy Bossa, Vagn Joensen, Gberdao Kam, […]
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EFCC Politics
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
By ABDULWAHAB ABDULAH & ONOZURE DANIA IKEJA — An Ikeja High Court, Lagos, yesterday, said it would not hesitate to strike out the N35.5 million theft charge against Deji Abiola, son of the late politician, Chief M.K.O. Abiola, by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for its failure to produce its witness in court. Trial […]
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Presidency, South-East
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
Says Jonathan free to seek second term AWKA – FIRST civilian governor of Anambra State, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife, insisted yesterday that Igbo nation must produce the president of Nigeria in 2015 in the interest of justice and equity. Ezeife, who spoke at a workshop organised by Orient Communications Limited and the Nigeria Union of Journalists, […]
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Latest Politics
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
By Favour Nnabugwu ABUJA—Federal Government has expressed deep concern over the spread of cult activities in primary and secondary schools across the nation. Consequently, government has indicated its interest to review existing laws in the education sector in order to clip the wings of cultists in learning institu-tions. President Goodluck Jonathan raised the alarm at […]
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Boko Haram, Headlines, Kano, State News
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
By AbduSalam Muhammad Kano – Unknown persons, Tuesday morning planted multiple high calibre time bombs in three locations at the Bayero University Kano (BUK) old campus in the commercial city. The location are the Faculty of Science, Sports Complex and in front of the  Sub-Dean’s office, Faculty of Law of the school. Eyewitness account told Vanguard that […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
Mr Adeyemi Ikuforiji, the Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, has advised his colleagues to stop blaming the governments for the death of Rashidi Yekini. Yekini, a former national football player, died on Friday at the age of 48. Ikuforiji while reacting to the comments of members of the assembly at plenary on Monday, […]
