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Ooni is alive, Oodua Chief Priest insists

Posted by admin Headlines, Osun, State News Sunday, August 2nd, 2015

By Gbenga Olarinoye Osogbo—The Chief Priest of the ancient town of Ile-Ife, Chief Olajide Farotimi Faloba has described as untrue the news of the demise of Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuade. He also described a report (not in Vanguard) that the remains of the foremost royal father had been secretly brought home as untrue insisting […]

Picture: Iara Oshiomhole’s dress controversy

Posted by admin Edo, Headlines, State News Sunday, August 2nd, 2015

Blogosphere, it appears, cannot have enough of Iara Oshiomole, Edo state first lady and hot new wife of the state’s governor, Adam, who was the lone executive that took his better half on the recently concluded visit of the presidential team to Washington DC. Iara’s dress is responsible for the controversy this time, with folks […]

Corruption: Buhari descends on civil servants

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, August 2nd, 2015

By Clifford Ndujihe & Levinus Nwabughiogu ABUJA— Disturbed by the rot and thriving corruption in the civil service, which has cost the country trillions of naira, President Muhammadu Buhari has taken his anti-graft war to the sector. He has ordered that all outstanding audit queries which had piled up over the years be resolved within […]

Which way for Biafra?

Posted by admin Biafra, Headlines Sunday, August 2nd, 2015

SINCE the pogrom against Ndigbo of 1966, that led to the the declaration of the Republic of Biafra among the South Easterners of Nigeria , and the subsequent civil war, from 1967 to 1970, in which Biafrans were defeated, many do not know what to do with the name Biafra, which was drawn from the […]

Rio 2016: Siasia’s boys triumph in Congo, Falcons crash out of Olympics

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, August 2nd, 2015

By John Egbokhan Nigerian football got a major boost Sunday in Point Noire as the men’s Olympic team progressed to the CAF U-23 Championship, where the three qualifiers for Rio 2016 Olympics will be decided. But the dream of the Super Falcons to play at the summer Games have been punctured by Equatorial Guinea, who […]

An open letter to the Speaker of the 8th Imo State House of Assembly

Posted by admin Headlines, Imo, Kenneth Uwadi, State News Saturday, August 1st, 2015

Hon Iheanacho Ihim Speaker Imo State House of Assembly House of Assembly Complex Owerri Dear Hon. Iheanacho Ihim: The Youths for Human Rights Protection and Transparency Initiative (YARPTI) is saying congratulations on your election as the Speaker of the Imo House of Assembly .We wish you well in the great task ahead of you in […]

I wanted to impeach Ekweremadu —Ndume (By your self?)

Posted by admin Headlines, Legislature, Senate Thursday, July 30th, 2015

Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu | credits: File copy The Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, on Thursday, caused a stir in the upper chamber when he revealed how he collected signatures of other senators to impeach the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, in the 7th Senate. Ndume stated this while raising a point of order […]

Reopen Bola Ige, others’ murder cases —Reps

Posted by admin Headlines, House, Legislature Thursday, July 30th, 2015

Late Bola Ige The House of Representatives passed a resolution on Thursday asking the Federal Government to reopen investigations into several unresolved high-profile killings in the country. Lawmakers also called on the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, to take decisive actions against kidnapping, which they said had assumed an “embarrassing dimension” in Nigeria lately. […]

EFCC begins probe of Chime’s administration

Posted by admin EFCC Politics, Enugu, Headlines, Raw Politics, State News Thursday, July 30th, 2015

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has commenced earnest investigations into the administration of Sullivan Chime of Enugu State. An operative of the commission said on Thursday that the EFCC investigation was in response to several petitions written by indigenes of Enugu State about the financial operations of the previous administration in the state. It […]

Ambode orders Lagos agencies to vacate rented apartments

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Thursday, July 30th, 2015

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode | credits: rc1023.fm The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has ordered government agencies occupying rented apartments to vacate such and relocate to their mother ministries. It was gathered that no fewer than 20 agencies were currently paying rents across the state. A government source said the rents were deemed […]